7: Dyspnoea Flashcards
1
Q
What is orthopnoea?
A
Difficulty breathing when lying down
2
Q
Ddx for dyspnoea?
A
Pleural effusion, pnuemothorax, diaphragm rupture, cardiac enlargement, neoplasia
3
Q
What kind of fluid in a hydrothorax?
A
Transudate or modified transudate. Looks like water (medium cells and protein)
4
Q
What do the lungs look like in pleural fluid?
A
Well delineated (fissure lines) and rounding of costophrenic angle
5
Q
What can a large amount of fluid cause?
A
Fibrosing pleuritis
6
Q
Which pattern do you see in haemorrhage?
A
Air bronchograms
7
Q
What happens to the lungs in paraquat poisoning?
A
Ireversible damage
8
Q
WHich animals show Kussmaul breathing?
A
DKA as acidotic
