(581.2) Ultrasound of the Atypical Colic

1. Approximately 5% of all horses that present with colic have a non-GI cause

2. Musculoskeletal causes that mimic GI causes of abdominal pain are rare.

3. Which of the following cardiac diseases will not cause clinical signs of mimicking abdominal pain?

4. Evidence suggests that pneumothorax is the most common respiratory cause mimicking abdominal pain.

5. Diaphragmatic ruptures are more likely to present mimicking abdominal pain than with signs of respiratory distress.