Resp 2

Question 1

Diagnostic aids for respiratory disease

Answer 1

1. Arterial blood gas
2. CBC

Question 2

Purpose of arterial blood gas

Answer 2

-oxygen saturation
-acid base disorders

Question 3

Purpose of CBC for resp disease

Answer 3

-systemic inflammation/infection
-acute vs chronic inflammation

Question 4

Airway diagnostic tests

Answer 4

-airway endoscopy
-airway sampling

Question 5

Airway sampling techniques

Answer 5

Question 6

Radiographs

Answer 6

-head/sinuses (teeth)
-guttural pouch mycosis
-lungs

Question 7

CT

Answer 7

-exam only head in horses

Question 8

Ultrasound

Answer 8

examine lungs

Question 9

Areas to avoid in airway endoscopy

Answer 9

Avoid middle meatus= ethmoids

Question 10

Where to examine in edoscopy?

Answer 10

Aim for ventral meatus
-guttural pouches
-larynx
-pharynx

Question 11

Tracheal mucus score

Answer 11

grading system for equine mucus
-allows to quantify and communicate with other clinicians

Question 12

What do you do with collections from swabs/washes?

Answer 12

PCR (for influenza, EHV 1&4, strangles)

Question 13

What do you use samples from tracheal wash and bronchoalveolar lavage for?

Answer 13

-cytology
-bacterial culture and sensitivity testing

Question 14

Normal cytology results from bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)

Answer 14

Question 15

How does mild to moderate equine asthma display?

Answer 15