infectious resp diseases Flashcards
what is strangles
s. equi equi
G+ cocci
b hemolytic
where does strangles replicate
in the LN of the head
classic strangles cs
fever, swollen LN, nasal discharge- 1-14 days post exposure
bastard strangles
abscesses in a weird location. bacti travels through the lymphatics and lands somewhere
when do we see mature abscesses
2-3 weeks post infection
atypical strangles
mild infection that the horse fights off. does not get abscesses
isolation and treatment plan of strangles outbreak on a farm
swollen abscess horses? NO meds. let abscess rupture
exposed horses but not clinical? isolate together and temp daily
exposed horse that spikes a fever? new iso group. PENICILLIN
healthy non exposed have their own group
what is the primary source of environmental contamination
ruptured abscesses
how do we know an animal has cleared strangles
submit weekly PCR until serially negative. then retest monthly for the next couple months
what is the lung worm and who is at risk
dictlyocaulus arnfieldi
any horse housed around donkeys
unique clinical signs of pleural pneumonia that are different than other respiratory disease
painful! base wide stance, reactive to stethoscope on chest, tachycardic, reluctant to cough
what is our diagnostic method of choice for pleural pneumonia
US – comet tails.
treatment for pleural pneumonia
thoracocentesis
abx
NSAIDs
pantoxifylline
what is our respiratory neoplasia
granular cell tumor
best diagnostic for pneumothorax
US and rads
