Bovine Respiratory Disease-Dr. French Flashcards
Where is most respiratory pathology going to be auscultated?
On the right side due to increased lung lobes
Major branching of bronchi occurs to middle/accessory lung lobe on R side
What is the first lung lobe to be affected?
The R accessory lung lobe
When are we most concerned about respiratory pathology?
When there is an absence of air flow
If we suspect a bacterial infection, where will majority of the problem lie in the lungs?
Ventral due to the high cell count (heavy)
What is the characteristic stance of respiratory disease?
Stand motionless, elbows abducted, head lowered w/ neck extended, open mouth breathing
Where would you auscultate respiratory pathology if the cause was interstitial infection?
All over the lung fields
What is the most important thing to listen for when determining if there is respiratory pathology?
Air flow- when there is absence we should be concerned
What would we suspect if a patient presents with a non-productive cough?
Tracheal irritation
What would we suspect if a patient presents with a productive cough?
Removal of excess mucous, inflammatory products or foreign material
What would we suspect if a patient presents with sneezing?
Allergic rhinitis
What would we suspect if a patient presents with expiratory grunting?
Thoracic pain (pleuritic and severe pneumonia)
What would we suspect if a patient presents with inspiratory and expiratory grunting?
Cranial abdominal pain
What are some differentials if stridor is heard on inspiration?
Decrease in cross-sectional area of larynx
Laryngeal calf diphtheria
What are some differentials if snoring is heard on PE?
Retropharyngeal abscess
External pressure on larynx or upper airway
Balling gun induced in older animals
What clinical presentation will be observed in a cow with sinusitis?
Obvious discharges from head, squinting eyes, head pressing, reluctant for a head exam
What might you notice when doing a sinus percussion on a patient with sinusitis?
Dull resonance (normal will sound hollow)
How do nasal obstructions present?
Unilateral airflow deficit and respiratory stridor
OR
Severe dyspnea w/ open mouth breathing from bilateral obstruction
If both nostrils have reduced airflow, where is the mass located?
Caudal to nasal septum
What can a patient be put on if the nasal obstruction is caused by a fungal mass from Actinobacillosis or Nocardiosis?
Na Iodide IV solution
What are some common causes of pharyngeal/retropharyngeal abscesses?
Inappropriate use of oral dosing equipment
Stomach tubes
Coarse feedstuffs
What are some CS of a patient with a pharyngeal/retropharyngeal abscess?
Head/neck extension, pharyngeal swelling, increased water/decreased feed, malodorous breath, severe pain on palpation
What occurs secondary to condritis of laryngeal cartilages?
Laryngeal/Pharyngeal dysfunction
What is a common name for Bovine Herpes Virus 1?
Red nose
What are the differences in the three subtypes of Bovine Herpes Virus 1?
- 1: respiratory disease and abortion
- 2a: genital tract infections
- 2b: respiratory disease, no abortions
T/F: all three subtypes of BHV1 share Ag properties so the vaccination offers cross protection?
TRUE