Respiratory Flashcards
What is the most common reason for nasal disease in dog
Tumor 70-80%
increased effort on expiration is indicative of upper or lower airway disease
Lower
what sound does the flow of air passed a rigid obstruction, paralysed/ collapsed larynx
Stridor
orthopnea
the position of sternal recumbency with elbows abducted, the neck extended and open mouth breathing
What is the position of sternal recumbency with elbows abducted, the neck extended and open mouth breathing.
orthopnea
Stridor or stertor are suggestive of upper or lower airway disease
Upper- inspiration
What airway sound would you hear with laryngeal paralysis, tracheal collapse, nasopharyngeal stenosis
stridor
What is the term for difficult or labored breathing
dyspnea
What causes stridor
rapid flow of air passed a rigid obstruction, paralysed/ collapsed larynx durring inspiration
High pitched inspiratory noise
Stridor
Cough is suggestive of upper or lower airway disease
Lower
Increased effort in inspiration is indicative of upper or lower airway disease
Upper
What causes stertor
inspiratory air passing over soft tissue obstruction
Low pitched inspiratory noise
Stertor
What causes the blue color of cyanosis
increased amounts of deoxygenated (reduced) hemoglobin