Diagnosing and managing chronic enteropathy or IBD

Presented by Johanna Cooper, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM

Continuing education questionnaire

CE credit: 1

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Questions

1. True or False. Canine chronic enteropathy, also known as canine inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is a chronic condition in which dogs exhibit abnormal gastrointestinal signs, such as vomiting and diarrhea and/or weight loss, for 3 weeks or longer. *
2. True or False. The canine chronic enteropathy/canine inflammatory bowel disease assay is an ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) based on three different serological markers that are specific to dogs. *
3. Which one of the following biomarkers is considered to have the highest specificity and sensitivity to enable a veterinarian to diagnose a dog with chronic gastrointestinal signs consistent with canine chronic enteropathy/inflammatory bowel disease? *
4. Which one of the following biomarkers helps to identify if there is intestinal inflammation in a dog with chronic gastrointestinal signs consistent or not consistent with canine chronic enteropathy/inflammatory bowel disease? *
5. Which biomarker may indicate a potential gliadin sensitivity, or, be a result of increased intestinal permeability with subsequent antigen exposure, in a dog with chronic gastrointestinal signs consistent or not with chronic enteropathy/IBD? *
6. Which of the following tests would be important to perform in the diagnostic workup of a dog with chronic gastrointestinal signs that includes vomiting, diarrhea, poor appetite and weight loss? *
7. Complete blood count, chemistry profile, complete urinalysis Fecal analysis Abdominal imaging Canine chronic enteropathy/inflammatory bowel disease assay All of the above *
8. True or False. Dogs with a diagnosis consistent with canine chronic enteropathy/inflammatory bowel disease require endoscopy, biopsy and histopathology for a definitive diagnosis to be made. *
9. True or False. While rare in dogs, small cell lymphoma can result in elevations in markers found on the canine chronic enteropathy assay. *
10. The sensitivity and specificity of the canine chronic enteropathy/canine inflammatory bowel disease assay is best described by which of the following? *