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40 Cards in this Set
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What are the indications for rhinoscopy |
unilateral discharge FB removal Aspirgillosis |
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What feline viruses cause viral rhinitis and URI |
FHV-1 feline calicivirus |
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What are viruses that cause viral rhinitis in dogs? |
distemper herpes - newborn - profuse mucopurulent discharge - DX made at necropsy |
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This type of rhinitis is unconmmon in dogs and cats |
primary bacterial generally secondary to viral or FB |
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What % of cats after acute FHV/calicivurs become chronic carriers |
80% |
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What is the most common mycotic rhinitis in dogs that affects the nasal plane or frontal sinuses? |
Aspergillus spp. |
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What is the most common cause of mycotic rhinitis in cats? |
Cryptococcus neoformans |
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Where is aspergillus spp found? |
household plants furniture made of plant material bird cages house dust |
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Is Aspergillus spp pathogenic? |
Considered oppertunisitc when resistance is reduced or large qty of spores are present |
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C/S of Aspergillus rhinitis |
profuse mucopurulent nasal discharge nasal pain depigmentation of th enasal plane below the nostril +/- bleeding from the nostril unilateral then bilateral |
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DX of Aspergillus |
-finding organism - generally in caudal part of nasal cavity. Negative on nasal swabs -rhinoscopy thick grayish-yellow material and atorpy of surrounding conchae - Serology (AB test)
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TX of Aspergillosis rhinitis |
- Topical administration of eniconazole or clorimazole through a trephine hole in the frontal sinuses/trephine hole - No systemic TX is successfull |
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How is Cryptococcus spp diagnosed in house? |
India ink of fresh nasal swabs |
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What syndromes are noted with neurogenic rhinitis? |
dryness of one side of the nasal plane KCS mucopurulent conjunctivitis |
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What causes neurogenic rhinitis? |
Loss of parasympathic innervation |
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Tumors of the nsasl plane cats - MC Other tumors in cats and dogs |
cats - SCC -MC dogs - can get SCC both get fibroma and fibrosarcoma |
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What is the biological behavior of nasal tumors in dogs and cats? |
malignant |
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MC tumors of the nasal cavity |
*SCC *adenocarcinoma OSA chrondrosarcoma LSA |
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What do O's notice with animals with nasal tumors
TX options? |
nose bloods, snezing, and mucopurulent discharge. Primarily unilateral. When b/c bilateral, dyspnea - difficulty breathing when sleeping (mouth closed).
Radiation |
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DDX for recurring epistaxis |
ulcerative rhinitis fungal tumor aspergillosis (dogs - profuse bleeding) platelet or coagulation defects leshmaniasis amyloidosis |
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DX for epistaxis? |
radiographs and rhinoscopy 48 hours after bleeding has stopped
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TX for acute epistaxis? |
sedation with phenobarbital - dosen't cuase hypotension epinephrine - 1 drop 3x over 24 hours |
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What other complication is common with cleft palate? |
middle ear disease |
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Can midline defects of the soft palpate be performed and prognosis |
SX yes with good results |
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Can soft palate hypoplasia be corrected? |
No only elevate the food/water to decrease reflux into the nasal cavity |
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What are the components of the brachycephalic syndrome? |
soft palate excess stenotic nares everted laryngeal
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Where should the caudal edge of the soft palpate should just touch teh tip of the |
epiglottis |
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What are the most common tumors that affect the pharyngeal region? |
Same as oral: melanoma, SCC, FSA cats: SCC and fibrosarcoma |
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What is the most common neoplasia is involved with the feline nasopharynx? |
LSA |
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tonillitis refers to these |
palatine tonsils |
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Inappetance, ptyalism and oral pain are all clinical signs of this |
tonsilitis or pharyngitis |
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What agents cause tonisitis/pharyngitis in cats? |
FHV and FCV |
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What agents cause tonsillitis/pharyngitis in dogs? |
ITB Bordetella bronchiseptica |
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TX for tonsillitis and pharyngitis |
TX primary px - tonsillitis is generally a secondary problem
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What cartilidges fail to open with Lar Par |
arytenoid cartilage |
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What is the most common cause of lar par |
ideopathic |
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What medication can be RXed if the layngeal edema exists with Lar Par |
steriods |
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What other diagnosis should be performed for lar par and why |
thoracic rads evaluate for aspiration pneumonia |
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What is the TX of choice for lar par? |
unilateral arytenoid lateralization |
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postoperative complications of a unliateral tieback sx? |
aspiration pneumonia surgical failure respiratory distress |
