Equine Respiratory Disease QUIZ Flashcards
T/F: Equine Streptococcus equi infections are usually fatal
False
T/F: Sinus infections in horses are often caused by tooth root infections
True
T/F: The virus that causes Equine Viral Rhinopneumonitis persists in the horse’s lymph nodes for long periods of time until it is reactivated and undergoes “recrudesence”.
True
T/F: A common term for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease is “heaves”
True
T/F: Dorsal displacement of the soft palate results in partial airway obstruction usually when at high speed.
True
T/F: Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage is commonly treated with antibiotics
False. Treated with furosemide (diuretic)
T/F: Viral lower airway infections usually only affect older animals with minimal exposure to other horses.
False
What disease process is seen in the photo?
What clinical signs might this horse have?
What are the treatment options?
- Laryngeal paralysis
- Stridor with inspiration, difficulty with work
- Surgery or retirement
What are two clinical signs that would help you determine if a horse had lower airway disease rather than upper airway disease?
Lower: increase resp noise when Exhaling
Upper: increased resp noise when Inhaling
Name two clinical signs of horses with guttural pouch disease (either bacterial or fungal)
- Swelling of guttural pouch
- Dysphagia
This poor horse has had sinus trephination and drainage for chronic sinusitis. Which is NOT true about sinusitis in the horse?
1. Endoscopy can be used to evaluate the sinuses
2. Can be caused by viral or bacterial infections
3. Skull radiographs are not helpful for evaluating the sinus cavities
4. Clinical signs are nasal discharge, swelling and foul breath
- Skull radiographs are not helpful for evaluating the sinus cavities
All of the following are possible treatments for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease EXCEPT for:
1. Use of inhaler therapy
2. Keep horse in stall in barn
3. Avoiding dusty feeds
4. Oral treatment with corticosteroids and antihistamines
- Keep horse in stall in barn
This young horse and several others in the barn have had a sudden onset of fever, thick yellow nasal discharge and marked swelling of the submandibular lymph nodes. What is the MOST likely diagnosis?
1. Equine influenza
2. Streptococcus equi (Strangles)
3. Guttural pouch empyema
4. Equine Viral Rhinopneumonitis
- Streptococcus equi (Strangles)
