Equine Head and Neck Flashcards
when is a nagogastric intubation passed?
to drain horse GI contents
they cant vomit
where should the nasogastric tube go?
ventral to ventral nasal meatus
VENTRAL
why do you put a nasogastric tube ventral?
if not will hit ethmoid turbinates
like to bleed
what will bleed when you hit while passing a nagogastric tube?
ethmoid turbinates
what is located at this line in the nasal cavity?
ethmoid turbinates
where is the sweet spot for a jugular venipuncture?
middle of the neck
what is significant about a jugular vein distal and proximal?
distal - jugular close to common carotid
proximal - omohyoideus muscle gets thicker
Describe Dental anatomy - tridan system
how many paranasal sinuses do horses have?
6
list the paranasal sinuses
what are the clinically relevant paranasal sinuses?
frontal and maxillary
where do ethmoid hematomas happens?
frontal sinuses
what can happen with ethmoid hematoma
mild, intermittent, unilateral epistaxis (bloody nose)
what is in the right picture? left picture normal
ethmoid hematoma
which side has the ethmoid hematoma?
right
what divides the maxillary sinuses?
osseous septa
what teeth communicate with the rostral compartment of the maxillary sinus?
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