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how to remove lung
cut carefully through muscle, blunt disection into pleural space- influx of air makes lung collapse
ligate pulmonary artery, vein and bronchus
or stapler
leak test
PDA physical exam may show
- 4/5 continuous machinery murmur
- heart base
- palpable thrill
what direction PDA
left to right
aorta to pulmonary artery
(L CHF)
what nerve coarses over PDA
vagus nerve
thymomas occur in what type of dog
labs and goldens
thymomas are associated with what condition
Paraneoplastic syndrome- Myasthenia gravis and hypercalcemia
what cells on cytology of thymoma
epithelial cells
what side of rib for throacocentesis
caudal aspect of intercostal space
(avoid space directly caudal to rib that is where the vessels and nerves are)
exudate vs transduate
exudate: high cells and proteins: pyo/FIP- increased vascular permeability
transudate: low cells and proteins: decreased oncotic pressure, increased hydrostatic pressure: CHF, liver failure, LLT
how to test for chylothorax
tap and TG will be higher then plasma
cholesterol will be lower