Respiratory Flashcards
ciliary dyskinesia
- immotile cilia syndrome
- genetic condition
- get recurrent pneumonia
- infertility
brachycephalic airway syndrome
stenotic nares, large soft palate, everted saccules, hypoplastic trachea
- edema in larynx
metabolic issues
calcification (renal failure, malignancy, hypevitamin D)
- lungs have rib impressions! not compliant, gritty textures
lymphoplastocytic rhinitis
xx
oronasal fistulas
malodorous
present with sneezing, nasal discharging
80% of feline respiratory disease are caused by which viruses?
Feline herpes virus 1
and calicivirus
oral ulcerations think
calicivirus
respiratory and eyes think
herpes virus
conjunctivitis and oral/nasal discharge think
chlamydophila
adenovirus 1 v. 2
1 - liver
2 - eyes, resp
severe necrotizing and proliferative bronchitis and bronchiolitis
adenovirus type 2
epitheliotropic, bronchiolar epithelium (killing escalator cells)
common pathogenesis for many respiratory viruses
disrupt defense mechanisms
result - increased susceptability to secondary infection (bacterial, fungus)
why does cough last so long after viral infection?
no longer has ciliary epithelium, its replaced by squamous cells, need to cough to get rid of junk