Respiratory surgery Flashcards

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Indications for respiratory surgery

A
Exercise intolerance 
Poor performance
abnormal respiratory noise 
Mucopurulent nasal discharge 
Serosanguinous nasal discharge 
External distortion of facial region
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What is the clinical sign for Redundant alar folds?

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Expiratory noise

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3
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Treatment for Redundant alar fold

A

Large temporary mattress suture

Surgery: Lateral or dorsal recumbency, carmalt forceps

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4
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Clinical signs of disease of the nasal septum

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Decreased or complete obstruction
stridor
discharge
facial distortion

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5
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Aftercare of treatment of nasal septum resection

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systemic abx
NSAIDs
Remove packing 2 days post op
Clean and flush with saline

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6
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Progressive ethmoid hematoma

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progressively enlarging soft tissue mass originating from the mucosa of the ethmoid turbinates

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Clinical signs of ethmoid hematoma

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epistaxis
serosanguinous nasal exudate
Stridor

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Where is the ethmoid hematoma located if the epistaxis is bilateral?

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caudal to the caudal edge of the nasal septum

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9
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Where is the ethmoid hematoma located if the epistaxis is unilateral?

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cranial to the caudal edge of the nasal septum

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10
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Treatment for Ethmoid hematoma

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Trephination for removal

4% formalin via biopsy endoscopically repeat in 2-3 weeks

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11
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What is the histopathology of ethmoid hematoma?

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Outer surface: respiratory epithelium

Central: hemosiderin filled macrophages

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12
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What causes Primary Sinusitits?

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Upper respiratory tract infection

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13
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What causes secondary Sinusitis?

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Dental disease
Facial fractures
Cysts
Neoplasia

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14
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Clinical signs of Sinusitis

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Nasal discharge: serosanguinous
Coughing
Facial deformity

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15
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Landmarks of the frontal sinus

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Cranial edge of facial crest
Medial canthus of the eye
1cm above the imaginary line halfway between the points

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16
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Aftercare of trephination for sinusitis

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Leave open
flush daily
Abx
NSAIDs

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17
Q

What is the treatment for Squamous cell carcinoma?

A

necropsy

18
Q

Cribbing

A

“windsucker”
Grasp object with incisors
Contract ventral neck muscles
Pull backward

19
Q

What are the causes of cribbing?

A

Boredom
confinement
isolation
lack of roughage

20
Q

Consequences of cribbing

A

Colic
abnormal wear of incisors
weight loss

21
Q

Non surgical treatment of cribbing

A
Remove fixed objects 
bitter tasting substances
Cribbing straps 
acupuncture 
Aversion 
Naloxon
22
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Surgical treatment of cribbing

A

removal of: Sternomandibularis, sternothyrohyoideus, omohyoideus
Neurectomy - ventral branch of spinal accessory nerve
Modified Forssel’s Procedure - myectomy or neurectomy

23
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Aftercare of Myoectomy

A

Abx + NSAIDs

Change environment

24
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Idiopathic Laryngal Hemiplegia

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Uni- or bilateraly paralysis of the cricoarytenoid muscle due to progressive neurogenic atrophy of the recurrent laryngeal nerve

25
Q

Signalment of equine with Idiopathic laryngeal hemiplegia

A

1-10 years old
large breed horses
Hereditary

26
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Causes of Idiopathic Laryngeal Hemiplegia

A
Perivascular injection of the left jugular vein 
Gutteral pouch mycosis 
trauma 
strangles 
Organophosphate toxicity 
Plant poisoning 
Lead toxicity 
CNS disease
27
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Test for Idiopathic Laryngeal hemoplegia

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Slap test

28
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Grade 1 Idiopathic Laryngeal hemoplegia

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Normal full abduction of left and right

29
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Grade 2 Idiopathic Laryngeal hemoplegia

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Asynchronous abduction but full abduction could be achieved

30
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Grade 3 Idiopathic Laryngeal hemoplegia

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Asymmetry at rest, some movement, but full abduction cannot be achieved

31
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Grade 4 Idiopathic Laryngeal hemoplegia

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Asymmetry at rest and no movement

32
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Treatment of Idiopathic Laryngeal hemoplegia

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Laryngoplasty (Tie back)

Ventriculectomy (sacculoectomy)

33
Q

What are complications of the Tieback?

A

Seroma
Cough
Dysplagia

34
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What are complications of Ventriculectomy?

A

Granuloma formation
Mucocele
Laryngeal web

35
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Arytenoid chondritis

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inflammation and thickening of the arytenoid cartilage

36
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Treatment of Arytenoid chondritis

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Total arytenoidectomy

Partial arytenoidectomy

37
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Treatment of choice for Arytenoid chondritis

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Partial arytenoidectomy

38
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Dorsal Displacement of the soft palate

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the soft palate is displaced over the epiglottis

“Choking up”

39
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Treatment of DDSP

A

NSAIDs
Tongue tie
Laryngohyoid support device

40
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Surgical Treatment of DDSP

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Staphylectomy 
Myectomy 
Removal of sternothyroideus, 
sternohyoideus, omohyoideus
Epiglottic augmentation 
LASER cauterization 
Laryngeal tie forward
41
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What is the preferred Surgical Treatment of DDSP?

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Myectomy of sternothyrohyoideus,