Nasal Discharge Flashcards
1
Q
What 2 agents are implicated with Guttural Pouch Empyema?
A
Streptococcus equi var. zooepidemicus
Streptococcus equi var. equi
2
Q
What antibiotics do we use to treat Guttural Pouch Empyema?
A
penicillins,
3rd generation cephalosporins
remember: does not include treating the pouches directly
3
Q
How do foals sick with Rhodococcus equi present?
A
subacute to chronic bronchopneumonia
(Pulmonary abscessation in foals)
4
Q
How can we diagnose R.equi?
A
Culture/sensitivity,
PCR,
*Vap A (virulent protein - is causing dz process)*
5
Q
Fibrinogen over 800-1000, what should we be thinking?
A
bone!
Osteomyelitis