Chronic Nasal Disease

Question 1

This is defined as:

• Low frequency snoring inspiratory sound
• Generated by vibrations of soft palate, pharynx, nasopharynx
• Nasal disease, elongated soft palate, nasopharyngeal disease

Answer 1

Stertor

Question 2

This is defined as:

• Sound resulting from impaired airflow through larynx or trachea
• Inspiratory or expiratory

Answer 2

Stridor

Question 3

What are some systemic differentials of epistaxis?

Answer 3

• Thrombocytopenia
• Thrombocytopathia
• Coagulation factor deficiency
• Vasculitis
• Hypertension
• Hyperviscosity syndrome

Question 4

What are some primary nasal differentials of epistaxis?

Answer 4

• Neoplasia
• Fungal infection
• Foreign body
• Tooth root abscess
• Rhinits
• Vascular abnormality

Question 5

What diagnostics do you run for a systemic chronic nasal disease?

Answer 5

CBC, Chemistry, PT/PTT, BMBT, Blood pressure

Question 6

What is the most common cause of epistaxis in dogs?

Answer 6

Neoplasia

Question 7

What chronic nasal disease has the following clinical signs?
-Sneezing, Epistaxis, mucopurulent nasal discharge, facial deformation, ulceration and/or depigmentation of nares

Answer 7

Nasal Aspergillosis

Question 8

What chronic nasal disease has the following clinical signs?
- Violent sneezing, reverse sneezing, pawing at nose, and serous to mucopurulent nasal discharge

Answer 8

Nasal Foregin body

Question 9

What chronic nasal disease affects the carnassial or canine tooth?

Answer 9

Tooth root abscess or Oronasal fistula

Question 10

What diagnostics would you run from primary chronic nasal disease?

Answer 10

Skull radiographs, CT of head, rhinoscopy, nasal biopsies (histopath)

Question 11

What are some differentials for feline stertor?

Answer 11

• Nasopharyngeal polyp
• Nasopharyngeal stenosis
• Chronic rhinitis
• Fungal infection
• Nasal foreign body
• Neoplasia

Question 12

This is defined as a benign pedunculated growth originating from the epithelial lining of the tympanic bulla or auditory tube

Answer 12

Feline Inflammatory Polyps

Question 13

This is defined as the pathologic narrowing of nasopharynx caused by primary or secondary to chronic rhinitis, aspiration rhinitis, or trauma

Answer 13

Nasopharyngeal stenosis

Question 14

This is defined as an infection with feline herpesvirus causes epithelial necrosis and osteolysis of nasal turbinates

Answer 14

Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Question 15

What are diagnostics for feline stertor?

Answer 15

CBC/Chem, Imaging (CT/skull rads), Sedated upper airway exam and oral exam, rhinoscopy

Question 16

What is the treatment for a nasopharyngeal polyp?

Answer 16

Traction-Avulsion