Sx of Equine URT Flashcards
1
Q
Young TB and SB mainly affected by this disease
A
Subepiglottic cysts
2
Q
What are clinical signs of subepiglottic cysts?
A
Dysphagia, resp noise
3
Q
How is the epiglottis affected by a cyst?
A
Asymmetric elevation
4
Q
Why do you want to remove as little sup-epiglottic tissue with the cyst as possible?
A
Risk of DDSP
5
Q
4 BAD is abnormal development of what?
A
Lateral wings of thyroid cartilage, crycoarytenoid articulation, crycothryoid, thyropharyngeus and cricopharyngeus mm
6
Q
Exercise induced resp noise d/t collapse of soft tissue or cartilage, dysphagia, chronic colic are signs of what?
A
4 BAD
7
Q
What does 4 BAD stand for?
A
4th branchial arch defects
8
Q
What will you see on rads w/4 BAD?
A
Air in upper esophagus continuous w/air in pharynx
9
Q
How do you treat 4 BAD?
A
Usually not attempted
