Respiratory Flashcards
What is a characteristic stance for cattle with respiratory disease?
Stand motionless
Elbows abducted
Head lowered with neck extended
Open mouth breathing
Common predisposing factors to respiratory disease?
Stress Vaccination Source of infection Biosecurity Lungworm
Poor housing
- ventilation
- overcrowding
- poor quality bedding
- common airspace’s
- mixing animals of different ages
Increased inspiratory effort indicates ?
Upper airway obstruction
Increased expiratory effort indicated??
Lower respiratory disease
What clinical sign do you usually see with tracheal irritation?
Non-productive cough
Expiratory grunting is usually associated with _______ pain
Thoracic
Eg pleuritis and severe pneumonia
Inspiratory AND expiratory grunting are usually assoicated with ________ pain
Cranial abdominal
Eg TPR
What would be your top differential for an animal that is squinting their eyes, holding their head abnormally, and has discharge coming from their head at previous dehorning site?
Sinusitis
When you percuss a sinus with exudate or tissue present, it will have a _________ sound
Dull
EDx of nasal obstructions?
Foreign body, trauma, neoplasia, inflammation
Nasal granuloma caused by fungal agents are rare
Common presentation of nasal obstruction?
Unilateral nasal airflow
Respiratory stridor
Severe dyspnea with open mouth breathing if bilateral obstruction
Where is the obstruction if both nostrils have reduced airflow?
Mass caudal to nasal septum
What type of neoplasms re seen in the nasal cavity?
Squamous cell carcinoma Liposarcoma Lymphosarcoma Chondrosarcoma Osteoma
Wha. can cause a granuloma in the nasal cavity?
Actinoballilosis
Nocardiosis
Most common causes of pharyngeal/retropharyngeal abscess?
Inappropriate use of oral dosing equipment, stomach tubes, or potentially coarse feedstuffs
What bacteria are usually isolated from pharyngeal/retropharyngeal abscesses?
Aracnobacter (trueperella pyogenes) and anaerobic bacteria
Clinical signs of pharyngeal/retropharyngeal abscess?
Head and neck extension Pharyngeal swelling Excessive salivation Increased water, decreased feed Malodorous breath, severe pain on palpation
Methods of diagnosis for pharyngeal abscess?
Oral exam and palpation of the throatlatch
Endoscopy
Radiography
US
Treatment for pharyngeal/retropharyngeal abscesses?
Lancing the abscess — intraorally or vial lateral/ventral cervical approach
Antibiotics — pencillin, ampicillin,oxytetracyclin, florfenicil, or ceftiofur
Pain— Banamine
Laryngeal / pharyngeal dysfunction often occurs secondary to ____________ of the laryngeal cartilages
Chondritis
In recently weaned, can occur secondary from excessive bawling or vocalizing
Was is the causitive agent of calf diphtheria?
Fusobacterium necrophorum
—> necrotic pharyngitis