02 - Nasal Cavity and Sinuses

Question 1

(congenital dz)

(primary ciliary dyskinesia)

1. uncoordinated and ineffective ciliary fx resulting in what?
2. Cx?
3. dx?
4. tx?
5. prog?

Answer 1

1. inflammation of airway and lungs
2. nasal discharge and coughing that begin at early age
3. measure velocity of mucus clearance
4. abx to treat 2° infections
5. guarded

Question 2

(rhinitis and sinusitis of infectious origin)

Question 3

(bronchopulmonary and pleural diseases)

(history)

1. acute viral rhinitis is usually self limiting
2. what is a primary bacterial cause of rhinitis?
3. what fungus is a normal inhabitant in dogs - but can cause problems if immunosuppressed?

Answer 3

2. bordetella bronchiseptica (others are secondary)
3. aspergillus flavus

Question 4

(bronchopulmonary and pleural diseases)

(Cx)

1. typical signs?

Answer 4

1. sneezing and nasal discharge

Question 5

(bronchopulmonary and pleural diseases)

(dx)

Answer 5

Question 6

(bronchopulmonary and pleural diseases)

(viral tx)

1. treat with what?
2. what if herpes suspected?

Answer 6

1. broad spec abx and supportive care
2. lysine

Question 7

(bronchopulmonary and pleural diseases)

(bacterial tx)

1. what is effective against B. bronchiseptica or Bartonella infections?
2. what has some efficacy against mycoplasma?
3. treat underlying disorder!

Answer 7

1. doxycycline
2. clindamycin

Question 8

(bronchopulmonary and pleural diseases)

(fungal tx)

1. aspergillus tx?
2. crytpococcus neoformans?

Answer 8

1. nasal tubes + clotrimazole or eniconazole
2. fluconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole, or amphotericin B

Question 9

(bronchopulmonary and pleural diseases)

(nasal parasites)

Question 10

(nasopharyngeal polyps)

1. inflammatory masses that arise from nasopharynx
2. common in dog or cat?
3. Cx?
4. tx?

Answer 10

2. cat
3. voice change, gagging
4. removal of mass by traction

ventral bulla osteotomy if middle ear involved

Question 11

(foreign body)

1. common in young dogs
2. Cx?

3.

Answer 11

2. sneezing and nasal discharge