Breathlessness Flashcards
1
Q
What breathing pattern is associated with an upper respiratory tract disease?
A
slow respiratory rate and an exaggerated inspiratory effort (longer phase)
Inspiratory effort increased
2
Q
What breathing pattern is associated with an lower respiratory disease?
A
fast shallow breaths
Often both phases of breathing altered - inspiratory phase shorter then expiratory
3
Q
What are upper respiratory tract diseases characterised by?
A
- Inspiratory difficulty
- Audible noise
- Mostly surgical
- Emergency tracheostomy
4
Q
What are pleural space diseases characterised by?
A
- May have characteristic respiratory pattern
- Muffled heart and lung sounds?
- US thorax
- Remove the fluid
5
Q
In which structures is material found in lung diseases?
A
- Stuff in the alveoli
- Think about what you might find in the alveoi – blood, pus, parasites etc
- Stuff in the interstitium
6
Q
Where can the disease be located if the animal is coughing?
A
- URT
- Pleural space
- Lung itself
7
Q
What are non CRS respiratory problems characterised by?
A
- Often metabolic/physiologic
- Rapid, shallow breathing
- Rarely severe difficulty
8
Q
What are the typical cardiorespiratory signs associated with disease?
A
- Respiratory difficulty – “dyspnoea”
- +/- cough
- +/- cyanosis
- Sneezing/nasal discharge
- Cough
- Respiratory noise – LOCALISE!!
- Collapse, weakness, exercise intolerance – SYSTEM!
- Heart murmur +/- other clinical signs
- Dysrhythmia +/- other clinical signs
