Equine Flashcards
1
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Normal equine temp range
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37.3-38.2
2
Q
inspiratory respiration difficulty
A
upper resp tract disease
3
Q
expiratory respiration difficulty
A
lower resp tract disease
4
Q
removing dust from hay
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soak or steam
5
Q
equine physical exam
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- demeanour
- stance
- nasal discharge
- submandibular lymph nodes
- resp rate/effort (8-10 bpm)
- heave line (rectus abdominus hypertrophy)
6
Q
rebreathing exam
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- bin bag over nose
- makes them breathe harder
- ausculate
7
Q
Endoscopy
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- pass up meatus of nase
- examine URT down to tracheal bifurcation
8
Q
tracheal wash
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- tracheal pul? (plateu of trachea before going into chest)
- sample of resp secretions and cells
9
Q
bronchoalveolar lavage
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- fluid in -> fluid out
- sample from specific segment of lung
- sedate
- will cough
- go down until stuck then keep pressure or inflate cuff
- give fluid and get back frothy sample
10
Q
most common presenting sign of nasopharynx and larynx disorders
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abnormal resp sounds during exercise
- can cause exercise intolerance
11
Q
DDSP dorsal displacement of the soft palate
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soft palate on top of epiglottis
- common in strenuous exercise
- causes reduced air supply
- causes gurgle
12
Q
diagnosis technique for DDSP
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- exercise endoscopy
13
Q
treatment for DDSP
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- rest
- surgery
- soft palate cautery (stiffens soft palate)
- laryngeal tie-forward
14
Q
arytenoid cartilage collapse
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- also called recurrent laryngeal neuropathy
- recurrent laryngeal nerve innervates the cricoarytenoideus dorsalis muscle which opens the arytenoid cartilages
- left nerve is really long so end dies off
15
Q
ACC clinical signs
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- inspiratory noise
- exercise intolerance
- diagnose using exercise endoscopy
16
Q
ACC treatment
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- ventricolochordectomy (hobday)
- removes noise only
- prosthetic laryngoplast (tieback)
- risk of aspiration
17
Q
Sinusitis
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- accumulation of exudate within sinus
- primary (viral or bacterial)
- secondary (due to dental disease)
18
Q
sinusitis diagnosis
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- endoscopy
- x-ray
- CT
- sinoscopy (treat at same time - drain)