Mid-Term 2 Flashcards
What are characteristics of congenital brachycephalic airway syndrome (BAS)?
- Stenotic nares
- Aberrant turbinates
- Soft palate elongation and hyperplasia
- Tracheal hypoplasia
What are characteristics of secondary brachycephalic airway syndrome (BAS)?
- Everted laryngeal saccules
- Laryngeal collapse
- Mucosal Edema
- Gastroesophageal reflux
What are some clinical signs of brachycephalic airway syndrome?
- Heat, stress, and exercise intolerance
- Snoring, inspiratory dyspnea
- GI signs: vomiting and regurgitation
What anatomical configuration do pugs have that causes BAS?
- Dorsal rotation of the maxillary bone
- Severely underdeveloped/absent frontal sinuses
- Ventral orientation of olfactorial bulb
What are two causes of BAS?
- Anatomic changes leading to increased inspiratory resistance
- Secondary conditions contributing to clinical signs
What 3 structures are debated to be the greatest contributors of BAS?
Soft palate, nose, and rima glottidis
What do you need to diagnose BAS?
History, Physical Exam, Diagnostic imaging (rads, CT, fluoroscopy, endoscopy)
What type of imaging is needed to help you diagnose the causes of BAS?
Thoracic rads, head and cervical CT, and endoscopic evaluation of upper airway
How do you treat an animal with BAS that is in acute respiratory distress?
- Cooling, oxygen, corticosteroids, if GI signs (gastric acid reduction and prokinetics)
What are some indications for surgical therapy of BAS?
Stenotic nares, hyperplastic/elongated soft palate, turbinectomy, laryngeal conditions
If a dog with BAS has stenotic nares, what surgical procedure should you perform?
Obliteration of the nares via Alaplasty with wedge excision approach
DIRECT PRESSURE FOR HEMOSTASIS
An abnormal soft palate extends how many mm beyond the epiglottis?
> 1-3 mm
When completing a staphylectomy for an elongated soft palate, what is VERY important?
Gentle, meticulous tissue handling
What are the landmarks of a staphylectomy?
Tip of epiglottis and middle to caudal palatine tonsils/crypt
What is another procedure you can do that corrects excessive length and thickness of an elongated soft palate?
Folded flap palatoplasty
For everted laryngeal saccules and aberrant turbinates, how do you treat them?
Remove them (not sure if treatment actually helps)
What 3 procedures are you going to consider for a patient with BAS?
Alaplasty, Staphylectomy, or Folded flap palatoplasty
What is the most important thing to remember for surgically recovering BAS patients?
Maintain ET tube for reintubation if needed
With patients diagnosed with BAS, when do you recommend surgical correction?
As soon as possible
What are the 3 stages of laryngeal collapse?
- Stage I: laryngeal saccule eversion
- Stage II: medial displacement of cuneiform process
- Stage III: collapse of corniculate process
How do you treat laryngeal collapse?
Treat primary disease and do an arytenoid lateralization (if needed!)
Can do permanent tracheostomy if needed
What is the most common cause of hindlimb lameness in dogs?
CCL Rupture
What are the 3 types of CCL rupture?
Complete tear, Partial tear, Avulsion
What are the 3 types of movement that the stifle joint is capable of?
Axial rotation, Flexion/extension, and translation
What are the functions of the CCL?
- Limits cranial translation of the tibia with respect to the femur
- Prevents hyperextension of the stifle joint
- Limits internal rotation of the tibia
- Limited degree of valgus-varus support to the flexed stifle
- Mechanoreceptors —> proprioceptive feedback
What is the co-contraction theory in relation to CCL injuries?
The quadriceps starts losing some of its force and the gastrocnemius being a stronger muscle keeps pulling the tibia in caudal translation which damages the CCL
What are the muscles surrounding the CCL?
Caudal belly of sartorius, gracilis, and semitendinosus
What are the functions of the surrounding musculature of the CCL?
- Stifle flexion and internal rotation
What is the external rotator of the tibia?
Biceps femoris
The cranial and caudal cruciate ligaments, medial and lateral meniscus, and medial and lateral collateral ligaments are considered what type of restraint of the stifle?
Passive restraint
What are the 3 etiologies of CCL rupture?
Chronic degenerative changes, acute trauma, and conformation
What is the biggest conformational etiology of CCL ruptures?
Obesity
When diagnosing CCL ruptures, what is the difference in history of acute vs chronic injury?
Acute - sudden, onset non-weight bearing lameness
Chronic - prolonged weight bearing lameness
A “click” during walking or on stifle flexion and extension is suggestive of what?
Meniscal injury
With CCL rupture, what should you be able to palpate on physical exam?
Joint effusion
This is excessive craniocaudal movement of the tibia relative to the fetus as a result of cruciate ligament injury?
Cranial drawer motion
When performing a cranial drawer test, in what ways should you perform it?
Extension, Standing angle of 135 degrees, 90 degrees of flexion
Which test can diagnose complete AND partial tears with CCL ruptures?
Cranial drawer motion test
Which test can ONLY diagnose complete tears with CCL ruptures?
Tibial thrusts
With complete and partial tears, when will you have a drawer?
Partial - no drawer in extension and a drawer in flexion
Complete - drawer in flexion AND extension
This test will show cranial movement of the tibial tuberosity in the cranial cruciate ligament-deficient stifle when the hock is flexed and the gastrocnemius muscle contracts
Cranial Tibial Thrust
(T or F): You can have positive tibial thrust and a negative cranial drawer
False
(T or F): You can have a positive cranial drawer and a negative tibial thrust
True
(T or F): You can have both negatives and both positives of a cranial drawer and tibial thrust tests
True
This test is performed standing or in lateral recumbency with the foot in moderate extension and should be repeated in different degrees of stifle flexion
Tibial compression test
With a positive tibial compression test, you will feel what?
Cranial advancement of the tibial crest as the hock is flexed
What are some things you will see in radiographs of a CCL rupture?
- Articular cartilage degeneration
- Periarticular Osteophytes development
- Capsular fibrosis
- Joint effusion
- Subchondral sclerosis
- Thickening of medial fibrous joint capsule
- Evidence of avulsion
What is the main goal of arthroscopy?
To evaluate the meniscus
Which meniscal injury is more common?
The medial meniscus
What are the reasons medial meniscus injury is more common?
- Firm attachment to tibial plateau
- No femoral attachment
- Caudal pole often wedges between medial femoral condyle and tibial plateau