Lecture 25: equine lower respiratory disease: inflammatory Flashcards
What is normal respiratory rate
8-12bpm
___should be twice as long ___ in normal breathing
Inspiration, expiration
___should be passive in normal breathing
Expiration
What are some signs of increased RR
Flared nostrils, prolonged expiration, grunts, abdominal push, noise, anxious facial expression
Asthma is mediated via ___, increased ___cells
IgE, mast cells
Cytokines are __in inflammatory airway disease
Increased
There is ___in the epithelial lining fluid in airway inflammation
Leukocytosis
What are some results of airway inflammation
- Decreased size of airway
- Mucus plug
- Broncospams
- Increases in airway wall collagen and smooth muscle
What are some signs of RAO
Increased expiratory effort at rest, flared nostrils, mucopurulent discharge, spasmodic productive cough, thin, crackles and wheezes, exercise intolerance
Horses with RAO tend to be >__yrs
7
What part of country is summer pasture associated RAO
Southern US
When and why does summer pasture associated RAO occur
Horses turned out in spring and summer, hot humid weather, high environmental contamination with fungal spores and grass pollens
Inflammatory airway disease typically affects who
Young horses in performance training, typically following virus insult
What is the predominant sign of inflammatory airway disease and some other signs
1 sign: Cough with exercise
Other: mucus in airways, prolonged exercise recovery, worsens in hot and humid weather
What is the best diagnostic for lower airway inflammation
Bronchoalveolar lavage
What is not a good diagnostic for lower inflammatory airway disease/ smaller airways
TTW
What sedative is good for BAL
Butorphanol-antitussive
How do you perform a BAL
- Pass tube until hit bronchus
- Trickle 1% lidocaine in trachea as you pass tube
- Fill cuff with air
- Instill 240ml of sterile saline
- Withdraw at least 50% back
- Submit for cytology
The presence of ___in a BAL confirms good sample
Surfactant
What are some BAL cytology findings indicative of RAO
Neutrophils >25%, mucus curschmann;s spirals- inspissated mucus casts
What are some BAL cytology findings indicative of Inflammatory airway disease
Neutrophils >5%, mast cells >2%, eosinophils >1%
What is the treatment the broad tx for RAO and inflammatory airway disease
Bronchodilator with steroid