Pancreas

Pancreas

1. Pancreatitis

   • pancreatic inflammation
   • Singlement
     • Fat
       • toy breeds fed lots of human/junk food
     • Miniature Schnauzer/poodle
       • triglyceride issues
   • Bloodwork
     • Increased amylase
       • not very diagnostically useful
     • Increased lipase
       • not very diagnostically useful
     • Decreased Ca++
       • saponification of fat
         • making soap
     • Increased cPLI
       • Go to test!!!
       • SNAP test

2. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI)

   • destruction of acinar cells therefore decrease in digestive enzymes
   • Singlement/Hx
     • Thin
     • German Shepherd
     • good appetite
     • fatty stools
   • Increased TLI