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Respiratory- Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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What is the pulmonary alveolar pressure?

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25-30

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What is the order of respiratory structures?

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Nares- nasal passage - ethmoid- nasopharynx- guttural pouch- larynx- trachea

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What is the difference in O2 tension at rest vs. intense exercise?

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At rest: 100 mmHg

Exercise: 65-70 mmHg

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What allows us to assess lung auscultation based on increasing ventilation

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Rebreathing- use a bag over horses head

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What makes a horse an obligate nasal breather?

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Completely distinct oro/nasopharynx

Horses don’t have a pharynx

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How much fluid is held in the guttural pouch?

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300 mL

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Which is the larger bronchus?

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Right mainstem bronchus

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What dx test is run if you’re looking for pulmonary dz?

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Rads

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What dx test is run if you’re looking for thoracic dz?

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U/S

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When do we use transtracheal wash opposed to bronchoalveolar lavage?

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TTW: INFECTIOUS dz of FOCAL origin- can do a sterile culture
BAL: NON-INFECTIOUS DIFFUSE dz

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Why can’t you culture a sample obtained from a BAL?

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Not sterile and will not get a good evaluation of the culture

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What part of the lungs is respiratory tract disease (pneumonia) found?

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Cranioventral lung lobes

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Where is the transtracheal wash performed?

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Junction of middle and distal lower 1/3 of neck, above bifurcation of sternohyoideus m.

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What are all the possible dx techniques used to evaluate respiratory dz?

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BAL
TTW
Thoracocentesis
Lung aspirate
Lung biopsy(rare)
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A 2 yr old standardbred gelding presents for a  cough and nasal discharge. PE reveals fever,  purulent nasal discharge, mild tachypnea, and  tachycardia, and normal thoracic auscultation.  Which of the following best categorizes the disease  in this horse?
A. NonWinfectious URT disease 
B. Infectious LRT disease 
C. Infectious URT disease 
D. NonWinfectious LRT disease
A

C- Infectious URT disease

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What in this case indicates it is infectious? 
A. Tachycardia 
B. Tachypnea 
C. Presence of nasal discharge 
D. The appearance of the nasal 
discharge 
E. Age of the horse 
F. Fever 
G. Presence of cough
A

D & F

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What in this case indicates it is NOT LRT  disease? 
A. Presence of a cough 
B. The appearance of the nasal 
discharge 
C. Fever 
D. Presence of nasal discharge 
E. Tachycardia 
F. Tachypnea 
G. Thoracic auscultation
A

G

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Bilateral nasal discharge can be associated to upper or lower respiratory Dz?
A. True
B. False

A

TRUE
From a uni to a bilateral perspective – the anatomic structure is the end of the nasal septum – rostral to this is uni; caudal is bilateral. UPPER RESP TRACT is ANYTHING in the conducting airway

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Cough is associated with upper and lower respiratory Dz?
A. True
B. False

A

TRUE
BOTH! Think – if you have a scratchy throat, do you cough? YES; also cough with pneumonia. Generic finding – not sensitive for upper or lower

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Unilateral nasal discharge is associated with upper and lower respiratory Dz?
A. True
B. False

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FALSE

Yes – the separation is at the caudal aspect of the nasal septum ! only components of URT

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A horse can manifest a neutrophilic leukocytosis and hyperfibrinogenemia with either URT or LRT Dz?
A. True
B. False

A

TRUE

Yes – this indicates an infectious inflammatory disease – this is the nature of dz not location!

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CASE STUDY: 4WyrWold  thoroughbred mare that  first presented for mild  spontaneous  intermittent unilateral  epistaxis which first  occurred 3 weeks ago –  she has developed  dysphagia within the  last 2 days. No other  abnormalities have been  noted at this time or  previous to the  development of this. 
Categorize disease 
A. LRT infectious 
B. LRT non-infectious 
C. URT infectious 
D. URT non-infectious
A

D
you did your classification on appearance of case – it ended up being infectious – BUT – this didn’t look infectious before.

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CASE STUDY: 4 yr old  thoroughbred mare that  first presented for mild  spontaneous  intermittent unilateral  epistaxis which first  occurred 3 weeks ago –  she has developed  dysphagia within the  last 2 days. No other  abnormalities have been  noted at this time or  previous to the  development of this. 
 What is the likely diagnosis 
A. Coagulopathy 
B. Trauma 
C. Ethmoid hematoma 
D. Guttural pouch mycosis 
E. EIPH
A

D

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CASE STUDY: 4 yr old  thoroughbred mare that  first presented for mild  spontaneous  intermittent unilateral  epistaxis which first  occurred 3 weeks ago –  she has developed  dysphagia within the  last 2 days. No other  abnormalities have been  noted at this time or  previous to the  development of this. 
Which of the following is  most significant in deciding  your Dx? 
A. Signalment 
B. Location of 
epistaxis 
C. Intermittent 
nature 
D. Spontaneous 
occurrence 
E. Degree of 
epistaxis 
F. Time line 
G. Presence of  dysphagia
A

G- presence of dysphagia

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What is the most common CS in a guttural  pouch mycosis (GPM)? 
A. Laryngeal hemiplegia 
B. Mucopurulent nasal discharge 
C. Ozena 
D. Epistaxis 
E. Dysphagia
A

D

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Where are the ethmoids and guttural pouches located in reference to the nasal septum?

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Ethmoids=rostral

Guttural pouches= caudal

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T/F: Both ethmoids and guttural pouches can cause bilateral bleeding

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TRUE

Volume of blood determines whether bilateral or unilateral

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What is the common signalment for hematomas?

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Old, male warmblood

29
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What runs through the medial vs. lateral guttural pouch?

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Medial: internal carotid a.
Lateral: maxillary a.

30
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15 yr old Thouroughbred gelding 1 yr history of spontaneous unilateral right nasal
epistaxis. Occasional blood from L. Episodes infrequent. • One month prior to presentation, epistaxis from R
occurred more frequently Q: Categorize the disease
A. LRT infectious
B. LRT nonWinfectious
C. URT infectious
D. URT nonPinfectious

31
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15 yr old Thouroughbred gelding 1 yr history of spontaneous unilateral right nasal 
epistaxis. Occasional blood from L. Episodes infrequent.  • One month prior to presentation, epistaxis from R 
occurred more frequently 
What is the likely diagnosis? 
A. Coagulopathy 
B. Trauma 
C. Ethmoid hematoma 
D. Guttural pouch mycosis 
E. EPIH
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What is the most significant  factor in deciding your Dx? 
A. Signalment 
B. Location of epistaxis 
C. Intermittent nature 
D. Spontaneous occurrence 
E. Degree of epistaxis 
F. Time line
A

A & F
It took a year – if this was guttural pouch, it is highly unlikely they would be lasting for a year!! There are cases – rare – that show you the timeline of this disease. Past 4W5 months we are more likely NOT having a GPM. Signalment is helpful in focusing you.

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Q: What might be the cause of bilateral bleeding in a PEH (Progressive Ethmoid Hematoma) case?
A. Associated coagulopathy
B. Bilateral lesion
C. Large bleeding volume
D. Unilateral lesion invading to opposite side

34
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If you are suspecting respiratory dz but don’t see any specific lesions upon endoscopy- what is the next dx test you will perform?

35
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T/F: If there is active bleeding at time of scoping- difficult to evaluate

A

FALSE

You want them to be actively bleeding to better evaluate issue

36
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T/F: You must scope when there is an active bleed to determine the cause, but for GPM you should still see a lesion even with no bleeding

37
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What is the #1 cause of bleeding in exercise horse and epistaxis in a horse?

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Bleeding in exercise horse: EIPH

Epistaxis: trauma

38
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What are your treatment options for ethmoid hematoma?

A

Intralesional formalin

Laser ablation

39
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A 10 yr old quarter horse mare is presented for  bilateral mild spontaneous intermittent epistaxis. She has an  inspiratory and expiratory noise which has developed within  the last month despite the problem being present for several  months. No other abnormalities have been noted in this horse  at any time 
  Q: What is the likely diagnosis? 
A. Coagulopathy 
B. Trauma 
C. Ethmoid hematoma 
D. Gutteral pouch mycosis 
E. EIPH
40
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What is intralesional formalin?

A

Create a necrosis and dessicate the lesion

41
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What is laser ablation?

A

the best technique used to treat ethmoid hematoma

42
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What needs to be done prior to laser ablation surgery and why?

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Crossmatch prior and expect the horse needing a transfusion
You are expecting the horse to bleed a significant amount
Most preferred surgical option

43
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What vessels need to be ligated prior to guttural pouch surgery?

A

Internal carotid artery
External carotid artery
Maxillary artery

44
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What is a complication of guttural pouch mycosis sx?

45
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What are the four surgical options for guttural pouch mycosis?

A

Balloon tipped catheter placement
Detachable self-sealing latex balloon
Transarterial coil placement
Transarterial nitinol intravascular plug

46
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What are the arterial systems of the guttural pouch connected through?

A

Circle of Willis

47
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T/F: It is essential to close off the retrograde and antegrade aspect of the carotid artery during guttural pouch sx?

48
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What is the common age of guttural pouch mycosis patients?

A

Younger horses

49
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What is the presenting complaint of guttural pouch mycosis?

A

Mild frank, unilateral epistaxis

50
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What is the #2 CS of guttural pouch mycosis?

51
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What is the deciding factor of treating guttural pouch mycosis medically vs. surgically?

A

Medically- no history of epistaxis

Surgically- history of bleeding

52
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What is the typical speed exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage is seen?

53
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What are CS of EIPH?

A

Epistaxis
Exercise intolerance
None-acute collapse

54
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What is seen in a grade 0-4 EIPH horse?

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0: no evidence of hemorrhage
1: flecks of blood/single short stream of blood extending less than a quarter of the tracheal length
2: One continuous stream of blood extending at least 1/2 the length of trachea or multiple streams of blood covering less than one third of tracheal surface
3: Multiple streams of blood covering more than one third of tracheal surface
4: abundant blood in trachea completely covering tracheal surface and pooling at thoracic inlet

55
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What is the typical dx method for EIPH

A

Endoscope- direct observation of blood in tracheobronchial tree

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T/F: Incidence of EIPH is related to duration of exercise and not intensity

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FALSE

Related to intensity

57
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What are the three components of the capillary rupture theory for EIPH?

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Disruption of pulmonary capillaries as a consequence of high CO required during intense exercise
Stress failure of the vessel wall- tensile strength has been exceeded
Elevated pulmonary vascular system pressures

58
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What are two other theories besides the capillary rupture theory for EIPH?

A

Lower airway inflammation theory

Concussive lung injury theory

59
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What is the concussive lung injury theory?

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Impact or hoof on ground force transmitted as a wave to the scapula –> force transmitted to chest wall –> force travels as a wave through lung to caudodorsal area and then caudal tip of lung results in microscopic shearing

60
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What are some classical CS of EIPH?

A

Poor performance- “quitting”
Epistaxis- small percent of cases
Coughing

61
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What is the rad pattern of EIPH?

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increased interstitial pattern in the caudo-dorsal lung fields

62
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What is a tx commonly given for EIPH?

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Furosemide

63
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T/F: Giving furosemide pre-race is most commonly used and recommended?

64
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When performing a TTW what cells are you looking for?

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Hemosiderophages

65
Q

What is another tx for EIPH besides lasix?

A

FLAIR nasal strip

Conjugated estrogens- aminocaproic acid and premarin

66
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Laryngeal hemiplegia will have what kind of noises?

A

STRIDOR- inspiratory noises

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