Bronchial disease Flashcards
A dog presents coughing with an increased heart rate. The coughing mainly occurs at rest or when sleeping. Is this likely to be due to cardiac or respiratory disease?
Cardiac Occurs at rest Usually with murmur \+/- diastolic gallops and arrhythmia HR normal to increased
A dog presents coughing with a decreased heart rate. The coughing mainly occurs on excitation or exertion. Is this likely to be due to cardiac or respiratory disease?
Respiratory HR normal or decreased No heart murmur (unless concurrent disease) No diastolic gallops Normal rhythm
Life threatening bronchitis, pneumonia or peritonitis may require ‘four quadrant antibiotic treatment’. What is this? (3 drugs)
Amoxicillin/penicillin
Metronidazole
Fluoroquinolones
A dog presents with nodules at the tracheal bifurcation. Which parasite do you suspect?
Oslerus osleri
What is the lavage volume in ml/kg for BAL?
0.5ml/kg
When performing a BAL, 0.5ml/kg saline is given. How much should you be able to aspirate back?
50%
What size and age dogs are usually affected by eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy (EBP or pulmonary infiltrate with eosinophils)?
Young
Large dogs
What % of eosinophils is needed to diagnose eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy (EBP)?
25%
What is the treatment for eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy?
Prednisolone
Immunosuppressive doses
Can consider azathioprine
What is eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy? What is the main symptom?
Presumed hypersensitivity to inhaled allergens or parasites (Toxocara)
Yellow-green mucus
A cat has been diagnosed with feline asthma/allergic airway disease. How is this treated?
Steroids
Bronchodilators - injectable or inhalable salbutamol, fluticasone, terbutaline, prednisolone
Environmental allergen control and minimise stress
Which dogs are prone to bronchial foreign bodies? What is the major clinical sign?
Gun dog breeds - scenting, sniffing
Marked halitosis
