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Lecture 25: equine lower respiratory disease: inflammatory Flashcards

1
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What is normal respiratory rate

A

8-12bpm

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2
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___should be twice as long ___ in normal breathing

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Inspiration, expiration

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3
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___should be passive in normal breathing

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Expiration

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4
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What are some signs of increased RR

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Flared nostrils, prolonged expiration, grunts, abdominal push, noise, anxious facial expression

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5
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Asthma is mediated via ___, increased ___cells

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IgE, mast cells

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6
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Cytokines are __in inflammatory airway disease

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Increased

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7
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There is ___in the epithelial lining fluid in airway inflammation

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Leukocytosis

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8
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What are some results of airway inflammation

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  1. Decreased size of airway
  2. Mucus plug
  3. Broncospams
  4. Increases in airway wall collagen and smooth muscle
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9
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What are some signs of RAO

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Increased expiratory effort at rest, flared nostrils, mucopurulent discharge, spasmodic productive cough, thin, crackles and wheezes, exercise intolerance

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10
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Horses with RAO tend to be >__yrs

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7

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11
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What part of country is summer pasture associated RAO

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Southern US

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12
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When and why does summer pasture associated RAO occur

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Horses turned out in spring and summer, hot humid weather, high environmental contamination with fungal spores and grass pollens

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13
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Inflammatory airway disease typically affects who

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Young horses in performance training, typically following virus insult

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14
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What is the predominant sign of inflammatory airway disease and some other signs

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1 sign: Cough with exercise

Other: mucus in airways, prolonged exercise recovery, worsens in hot and humid weather

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15
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What is the best diagnostic for lower airway inflammation

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Bronchoalveolar lavage

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16
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What is not a good diagnostic for lower inflammatory airway disease/ smaller airways

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TTW

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17
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What sedative is good for BAL

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Butorphanol-antitussive

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18
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How do you perform a BAL

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  1. Pass tube until hit bronchus
  2. Trickle 1% lidocaine in trachea as you pass tube
  3. Fill cuff with air
  4. Instill 240ml of sterile saline
  5. Withdraw at least 50% back
  6. Submit for cytology
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19
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The presence of ___in a BAL confirms good sample

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Surfactant

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20
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What are some BAL cytology findings indicative of RAO

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Neutrophils >25%, mucus curschmann;s spirals- inspissated mucus casts

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21
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What are some BAL cytology findings indicative of Inflammatory airway disease

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Neutrophils >5%, mast cells >2%, eosinophils >1%

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22
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What is the treatment the broad tx for RAO and inflammatory airway disease

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Bronchodilator with steroid

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23
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You cant use bronchodilator without steroid because ___

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Rapid resistance

24
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What can you do to food to tx RAO and inflammatory airway disease

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Dampen hay, wet pellets, hay steamer, feed on ground

25
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How do steroids tx RAO and IAD

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Inhibit arachidonic acid pathway and limit production of leukotrienes and cytokines

26
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What are some inhaled steroids to tx RAO and IAD

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  1. Fluticosone
  2. Nebulized budenoside
  3. Aservo equihaler
27
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What are some systemic steroids to tx RAO and IAD

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  1. Dexamethosone
  2. Prednisolone
28
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What systemic steroid should you avoid in tx of RAO and IAD d/t laminitis

A

Triamcinolone

29
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How do bronchodilators tx RAO and IAD

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Increase ciliary beat frequency, decrease mucus production and release of inflammatory mediators

30
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Which bronchodilators are preferred: inhaled or systemic

31
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What are some inhaled bronchodilators to tx RAO and IAD

A

Albuterol- B2 agonist, ipratromiun- PNS

32
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What systemic bronchodilators can be used to tx RAO and IAD

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  1. Clenbuterol
  2. Albuterol syrup
  3. Atropine
  4. Buscopan
33
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How do systemic parasympatholytics tx RAO and IAD and what are 2 examples

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Block muscadine acetylcholine receptors preventing bronchoconstrictions

Atropine, buscopan

34
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How do mast cell stabilizers work

A

Block Ca2+ channel preventing release of histamine and tryptase

35
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What antihistamine is commonly used to tx RAO and IAD

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Certirizine

36
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What is the goal RR in tx RAO and IAD

37
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What is the eventual outcome of RAO

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Pulmonary fibrosis, hypertension, right sided heart enlargement and failure, cor pulmonale

38
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What is the pathophysiology of EIPH

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Pulmonary hypertension with low inspiratory alveolar pressure, secondary stress failure of capillaries, reduced compliance of vasculature

39
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What is clinical sign of EIPH

40
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What radiographic sign is indicative of EIPH

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Caudodorsal interstitial pattern

41
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What is grade 0 EIPH

42
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What is grade 1 EIPH

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One or more flecks of blood

43
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What is grade 2 EIPH

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Single stream of blood

44
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What is grade 3 EIPH

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Multiple streams of blood

45
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What is grade 4 EIPH

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Multiple convalescing streams of blood, covering 90% and pooling at thoracic inlet

46
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What drugs/tx can you do to prevent EIPH

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Furosemide: decrease pulmonary arterial pressure
Nasal strips

47
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Interstitial pneumonia is thought to be __ or __etiology

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Toxic or infectious

48
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What are some things that can cause interstitial pneumonia

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Perilla ketones, oxygen therapy, smoke, sillcosis, SIRS

49
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What is clinical presentation for interstitial pneumonia

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Dying, pulmonary edema, restrictive rapid breathing pattern, severe respiratory distress, hypoxemia

50
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What method is diagnostic for interstitial pneumonia

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Pulmonary biopsy

51
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What drugs are used to manage interstitial pneumonia

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  1. Dexamethasone
  2. Beclomethasone
  3. Beta 2 agonist, parasympatholytic
52
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Prognosis for interstitial pneumonia in adults is __ and in foals ___

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Guarded, favorable

53
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What is cause of interstitial pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis

54
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What is tx for pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial pneumonia

A

Valcylovir

55
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What is prognosis for pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial pneumonia

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