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What views are needed for a full radiographic study of the thorax of an adult horse?

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Cranioventral
Craniodorsal
Caudoventral
Caudodorsal

Overlapping 14x17 in plate

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Which lung/hemithorax is highlight or seen more clearly on an adult horse? radiograph?

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The one closest to the plate will be the clearest.

Therefore you may need to shoot from both sides.

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The right and left lungs of the horse are divided into what lobes?

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Left with a cranial and caudal component

Right with a cranial, caudal and accessory component.

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How do the horse lung differ from dogs and cats when it comes to the interlobar fissures?

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Horse do not have interlobar fissures

Clinical - horse will not show pleural fissure lines when effusive.

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When does radiographic clearance of the lungs of a foal occur after birth?

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6 hours

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When is the thymus the largest in a foal?

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2 months of age and then regresses

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What is usually the cause of increased opacity in a recumbent foal?

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Atelectasis. Foals become atelectatic very fast.

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Is a mild diffuse bronchointerstitial lung pattern normal in an adult horse? What may it be due to?

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Yes it has been seen in normal horses.

Like secondary to normal abundant lobulation and connective tissue in the horse OR subclinical peribronchial fibrosis

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How to assess the heart of the horse on radiographs?

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Same as in dogs and cats

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In horses, which age set has bigger hearts when compared to the thorax?

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Foals

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What should the height of the heart of foals be measured at?

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6.6-7.8 x the length of a midthoracic vertebral body

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What should the width of a normal foal heart be measured at?

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5.6-6.3x the length of a midthoracic vertebral body

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What is the modality of choice for pleural disease in a horse?

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Ultrasound

CT for foals though this is expensive and too small for adults

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Nuclear scintigraphy perfusion and ventilation studies are used for what two diseases?

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  1. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2. Excercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage

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Does the type of pulmonary patterns correlate well with histopathologic diagnosis?

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No… pathology that is interstitial can be histopathologically alveolar and visa versa.

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Abscess formation is noted in what percentage of horses with pneumonia?

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10-15%

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Does acute or chronic pneumonia have better outcomes in foals?

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Chronic.

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Multinodular pulmonary fibrosis in horses is associted with what virus?

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Equine herpesvirus type 5

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Differentials for diffuse nodular pattern in an adult horse?

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  1. Multinodular pulmonary fibrosis
  2. Eosinophilic pneumonopathy (idiopathic pneumonia vs multisystemic)
  3. Pulmonary silicosis

Fungal and metastatic diseases are uncommon in horses

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When are R. equi radiographic changes most apparent after infection?

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3 weeks.

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The severity/number of what radiographic changes are negatively associated with prognosis in foals infected with R. equi?

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  1. Severity/extent of alveolar pattern

2. Number of pulmonary/cavitary nodules.

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What percentage of foals infected with R. equi have at least one additional extrapulmonary site of infection?

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What extrapulmonary sites have been noted in R. equi infections?

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  1. GI
  2. Abdominal lymph nodes
  3. Abdominal abscess
  4. Uveitis
  5. Synovitis
  6. Hepatitis
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Having extrapulmonary sites of infections with R. equi does what to the prognosis?

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Significantly reduces it.

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How to localize a pulmonary nodule in a horse?
Take both laterals to see where the lesion is clearer
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Pulmonary abscess are most commonly detected in what lung lobes?
Caudodorsal
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Pulmonary abscesses are predominantly seen in what age group?
Foal 6 month or younger
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Foals with what type of pulmonary pattern distribution have significantly higher mortality rates?
Diffuse or caudodorsal
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Inflammatory airway disease and recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) can be distinguished radiographically how?
They can't
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What is the most common radiographic changes with RAO and inflammatory airway disease is?
Nothin... commonly normal radiographs Radiographs are used for ruling out things.
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What is different between recurrent airway obstruction and lower airway disease of other species?
RAO does not normally create pulmonary hypertension due to its intermittent nature
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Best modality to evaluate the ribs for fractures in horses?
US and CT
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Are radiographs a good indicator of clinical signs in horses with exercis-induced pulmonary hemmorrhage?
No... they can have no rad signs and look like shit, or a ton of rad changes and look fine.
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Where are lung changes always seen with exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage?
Caudodorsal
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Can pleural fluid be seen with exercised induced pulmonary hemorrhage?
Yes
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Most common reason for a nodular pattern in a horse?
Abscessation
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What is the most common cause of pleural fluid in a horse?
Extension of bacterial pneumonia
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Why do horse not create pleural fissure lines with pleural effusion?
Anatomy. Horses lack prominent interlobar fissures.
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Approximately how much pleural effusion is needed to be seen on radiographs in a horse?
1-2L
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On US, if pleural effusion is just in the ventral thorax how much fluid is present?
0.5L
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On US, if pleural effusion is to the point of the shoulder how much fluid is present?
1-2.5L
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On US, if pleural effusion is 5-7cm dorsal to the point of the shoudler how much fluid is present?
5L
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What is the most common thoracic neoplasia in a horse?
Lymphoma
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Tracheal collapse is most common in what breed of horse?
American miniature horses
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What percentage of American miniature horses have collapsing trachea?
6%
46
Aortic-cardiac fistulas are common in?
Stallions
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Where in the aorta are most aortic-cardiac fistulas located?
Right aortic sinus
48
Where is a aortic-cardiac fistula commonly located in the heart?
Right atrium or ventricle | Dissecting the myocardial spetal wall
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What nerve is responsible for laryngeal hemiplegia (causing roaring)?
LEFT recurrent laryngeal n which wraps around the aorta
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How can enlarged lymph nodes cause roaring?
Left TB ln can cause pressure on the LRL n. causing degeneration.
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How many pairs of ribs do horses have?
18 pairs
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What is the major coronary artery in a horse?
the right... the dog is opposite
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what is the conus arteriosus?
The ouflow portion of the right ventricle that gives rise to the pulmonary trunk.
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Presence of comet tail artifacts in the caudodorsal lung on thoracic ultrasound has what sensitivity and specificity for induced pulmonary hemorrhage?
Sensitivity - 85.8% | Specificity - 25.7%

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