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Feline asthma and chronic bronchitis Flashcards

1
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Coughing in younger cats and kittens- increases suspicion of…..

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infectious disease cause

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respiratory issues in older cats- increases suspicion of ……

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other diseases such as:
hyperthyroidism
neoplasia
cardiac disease

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3
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signalment of lower airway disease

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tends to affect young adult to middle aged cats

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4
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what is feline lower airway disease

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used to include feline asthma (a condition of reversible bronchoconstriction in response to inhaled allergens), and chronic bronchitis (a condition of airway thickening and excessive mucous).

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Describe the breathing pattern that you tend to see in cats with laryngeal disease

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laboured inspiration - stridor, increased effort and slow inspiratory phase
may have change in purr or vocalisation

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Describe the respiratory pattern that you tend to see in cats with lower airway disease

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laboured expiration- prolonged expiratory phase, additional expiratory push, audible expiratory wheeze
increased airway resistance
occasional cough

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What is chronic bronchitis

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inflammation of the bronchi persisting over a long time
Response to an infection or inhaled irritant

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How does airway obstruction occur in feline asthma

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bronchoconstriction
inflammation
mucous plugs in narrowed bronchioles

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9
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List 5 differential diagnosis for coughing cats

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URT disease
inflammatory lower airway disease
infectious
foreign body
neoplasia

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What is PPDH

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Peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia

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why do we need to careful when doing bronchoscopy/ BALs in cats

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they have very sensitive airways and this can cause bronchoconstriction

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List 5 things that you may see on a radiograph of a feline inflammatory airway disease patient

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bronchial patterns
hyperinflation
air trapping
collapse of R middle lung lobe
air in stomach

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13
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List differentials for eosinophilic inflammation of the lungs

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feline inflammatory airway disease
viral pneumonia
parasites
hypereosinophilic syndrome

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What may you see on BAL of a cat with congestive heart failure

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iron in the macrophages - known as heart failure cells

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Describe a management plan for feline inflammatory airway disease

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corticosteroids- dexamethaone IV
beta-2 agonists- to manage bronchospasm (terbutaline or inhaled salbutamol)
oxygen therapy
reduce allergens- if you know them
prednisolone po for 2-3 weeks

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16
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What causes feline lungworm

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Aelurostrongylus abstrusus

17
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Describe how you diagnose Aelurostrongylus abstrusus

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identify L1 in faeces or on BAL in cat

18
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Describe the treatment of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus

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fenbendazole 5-7 days minimum

19
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Describe the clinical signs of feline lungworm

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most infected cats are asymptomatic
mild cough but might –> dyspnoea

20
Q

List the clinical signs of Mycoplasma felis pneumonia

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fever
cough
tachypnoea
lethargy
M felis associated with lower airway disease in cats

21
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How do you diagnose M. felis pneumonia

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PCR on tracheal wash

22
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How do you treat M. felis pneumonia

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doxycycline

23
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what pathogen causes mycoplasma pneumonia in cats

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Mycoplasma felis

24
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When should you consider M. bovis/ microti in cats

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if cat has a bite that is not healing like normal

25
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What are the clinical signs of M. bovis/ microti in cats

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early cutaneous signs - non-healing sores or nodules
+/- large lymph nodes
early GI signs - V/D, weight loss, poor appetite, inflammatory granulomas
late stage respiratory signs - pneumonia

26
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How do you treat M. bovis/ microti infections in cats

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6 month course of rifamipicin/pradofloxacin/azithromycin

27
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how to diagnose M. bovis/microti infections

A

histopathology and PCR testing

28
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List the clinical signs of feline asthma

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coughing
audible wheezing
exercise intolerance
respiratory distress
tachypnoea

29
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List 10 differential diagnosis for hyperpnoeic/tachypnoeic cat

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respiratory disease
cardiac disease
pleural space disease
mediastinal disease
stress/pain/fear
CNS disease
anaemia/hypovolaemia
heatstroke
ruptured diaphragm
PPDH

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