Diarrhea In A Shelter Setting: Do You Have A Firm Handle On IT?

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2. What is the significance of diarrhea in the shelter setting?

Impacts dietary control, increases costs, has zoonotic potential, decreases adoptability

Impacts infectious disease control, decreases costs, has zoonotic potential, decreases adoptability

Impacts infectious disease control, increases costs, has zoonotic potential, decreases adoptability

Impacts infectious disease control, increases costs, has latent potential, decreases adoptability

3. Bacterial overgrowth affects up to 50% of dogs with chronic diarrhea.

True

False

4. What are the four mechanisms of diarrhea?

Transference, altered permeability, abnormal motility, secretory

Osmotic, altered transference, abnormal motility, secretory

Osmotic, altered permeability, abnormal stagnation, secretory

Osmotic, altered permeability, abnormal motility, secretory

Osmotic, altered permeability, abnormal motility, occlusion

5. The differential diagnosis for acute diarrhea are:

Fungal, viral, bacterial, diet, and stress

Parasites, viral, bacterial, diet, and stress

Parasites, systemic, bacterial, diet , and stress

Parasites, viral, inflammatory, diet, and stress

Parasites, viral, bacterial, neoplasia, and stress

6. Which are the two essential diagnostic tools for diarrhea to have available in a shelter setting?

Corona virus fecal ELISA test and fecal analysis

Parvoviris fecal ELISA test and fecal culture

Parvovirus fecal ELISA test and fecal analysis

Rotavirus fecal ELISA test and fecal analysis

Feline panleukopenia fecal ELISA test and fecal analysis

7. Which of the following is not a key management technique for infectious diarrhea?

Vaccinate at intake

Prophylactic parasite treatments

Address co-infections

House infected animals with non-infected animals

Appropriate cleaning and disinfection techniques

8. What are some of the common causes of dietary diarrhea in a shelter setting?

Food allergy

Inconsistent diet

Inappropriate diet

Overfeeding

All of the above

9. Which of the following is not true about stress diarrhea?

Results from episodic disturbances in myoelectrical function ("spastic colon")

Infectious diseases usually play a major role in causing stress diarrhea.

It is a non-inflammatory, non-lesional mucoid large bowel diarrhea.

It is presumed to be caused by psychological and emotional factors.

It is a diagnosis of rule outs.

10. General dietary guidelines include:

Appropriate diet for the species and age of the animal

Consistent supplement sources

Appropriate amounts of food and frequency

All of the above

A. and C.

11. Villous atrophy results in intestinal malabsorption, chronic small bowel diarrhea, and weight loss.

True

False