Key Terminology & Definitions - Respiratory Flashcards
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Pulmonary circulation
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High flow, low pressure, supplies alveoli (cardiac output)
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Bronchial circulation
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Low flow, high pressure, supplies bronchi +/-pleura, smaller vessels without external elastic lamina (cardiac output)
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Distinct lung lobules
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Pig, cow, human
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Intermediate lobulation
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Horse, small ruminant
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Absent lobules
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Carnivores
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Cat respiratory system
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Have very thick tunic muscularis in pul aa.
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Rodent respiratory system
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Have cardiac muscle in their larger pul vv.
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Pig and ruminant lungs
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Right cranial lobe bronchus is first branch off trachea = common site of aspiration pneumonia
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Marine mammals - differences
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Have cartilage in bronchioles - resists pressures of deep diving, other species rely on tension from adjacent alveoli to keep bronchioles open
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Classes of pul macrophages
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Alveolar, dendritic, interstitial, pulmonary intravascular (PIMs), pleural
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Alveolar macrophages
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Resident, self-renewing pool - homeostasis and prevent inflammation, recycle surfactant, not very good at recognises inert substances (e.g. C, silicates)
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Dendritic macrophages
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Same as dendritic cells everywhere else
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Interstitial macrophages
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Least characterised type, function incompletely described
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Pulmonary intravascular macrophages (PIMs)
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Phagocytic and pro-inflammatory - involved in acute lung injury, only present in ruminants, horses, pigs, cats, whales + recruited in humans and dogs
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Pleural macrophages
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Not well characterised
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Type I pneumocytes
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Have a large SA and low antioxidant levels - prone to oxidative damage, death leads to sloughing and type II pneumocyte regenerative response
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BALT
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Bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue
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Choanal atresia
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No communication between nasal cavity and nasopharynx - camelids, forced to mouth breath, interferes w/ nursing and prone to aspiration pneumonia
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Nasal amyloidosis
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Submucosal in horses, may be associated w/ ulceration (not usually associated w/ systemic amyloidosis)
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Epistaxis
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Nosebleed - usually unilateral if in the nasal cavity but can come from anywhere in respiratory tract
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Waldeyer’s ring
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Ring of lymphoid tissues circling pro and nasopharynx
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Rhinitis
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Irritation and inflammation of the mucous membrane inside the nose - starts with serous exudate and progresses to catarrhal (localised or part of systemic disease)
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Types and presentations of rhinitis
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Pseudomembranous, Fibrinonecrotic/diphtheric, acute, Chronic: suppurative, eosinophilic, lymphoplasmacytic Idiopathic lymphoplasmacytic Allergic (atopic)
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Pseudomembranous rhinitis
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Free-layering covering of fibrin on surface with no underlying ulceration (can just remove fibrin)
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Fibrinonecrotic/dipheric rhinitis
Fibrin firmly adhered to ulcerated surface - red + haemorrhaging
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Acute rhinitis
Loss of cilia, epithelial attenuation, goblet cell hyperplasia, inflammatory cells
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Chronic rhinitis
Epithelial attenuation or metaplasia (transformation of cells to squamous/cuboidal), fibrosis, polyps, lymphoid hyperplasia - classified based on inflammatory infiltrate
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Suppurative rhinitis
Non-specific - bacteria e.g. salmonella enterica spp diarizonae in sheep, streptococcus canis and streptococcus zooepidermicus in dogs and cats, fungi e.g. Aspergillus sp. in dogs and cats (German shepherds), foreign body etc
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Eosinophilic rhinitis
Often allergic + fungal tumours
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Lymphoplasmacytic rhinitis
Non-specific + v. common
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Idiopathic rhinitis
Important in dogs - inc mucus and turbinate destruction, mostly lymphoplasmacytic
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Allergic (atopic) rhinitis
Seen sporadically in most species - type I hypersensitivity, pollen allergy discharge, lacrimation, nasal itching, sneezing, pale, thick, oedematous mucosa - can progress to nasal granuloma in cattle (chronic)
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Granulomatous rhinitis
Protozoal agents - cryptococcus spp., rhinpsporidium seeberi, besnotia protozoal cysts
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Cryptococcus spp.
Thick capsule, narrow-based budding
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Rhinosporidium seeberi
Polyps with huge endosporulating sporangia (endospore with a capsule)
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Besnotia protozoal cysts
Found in many other tissues
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Sinusitis
Inflammation of sinuses - secretions build up, predispose to bacterial infection and chronic purulent inflammation, most important in horses - large complex sinuses with poor drainage close to teeth and prone to extension of periodontitis
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Mucocele
Seromucous exudate
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Empyema
Purulent exudate (accumulation of pus)
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Progressive ethmoid haematoma
Horses - arise from ethmoid turbinates, mottled, fibrovascular mass of organising haemorrhages, siderosis, and mineral (thoroughbreds + Arabians, older animals)
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Nasopharyngeal polyp
Inflammatory mass arising in middle ear or auditory (eustachian) tube, young cats
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Cystic lesions
Paranasal sinus cysts in foals and young horses distort face + teeth, cystic nasal conchae in cattle -> progressive nasal obstruction
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Guttural pouch
Diverticulum of the auditory (eustachian) tube in horses -
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Laryngeal hemiplegia
Dorsal displacement of soft palate (close proximity to vagus n.)
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Guttural pouch tympany
Air build-up in pouch - less common than inflammation, young horses
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Larynx in horses
Abnormally short epiglottis predisposes to dorsal displacement of soft palate
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Laryngeal oedema
Local or systemic inflammation, irritant inhalation, hyperthermia, anaphylaxis (physical damage)
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Laryngitis
Occurs alone or with upper respiratory inflammation e.g. e.g. due to Fusobacterium necrophorum in calves (oral necrobacillosis)
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Laryngeal paralysis in horses
Idiopathic degeneration of recurrent laryngeal nerve, almost always affects left side, denervation atrophy of cricoarytenoid muscles, cartilage sags into larynx
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Laryngeal paralysis in dogs
Older males, large to giant breeds, predisposes to aspiration pneumonia, may be due to systemic muscular disease
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Laryngeal chondritis
Ulceration at rostral margin of arytenoid cartilage - deforms laryngeal cartilage, causes inflammation and necrosis, short-necked sheep (Texels) + horses
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Brachycephalic airway syndrome
Mostly dogs - stenotic nares, elongated soft palate, tracheal hypoplasia, tracheal rings overlap and the dorsal tracheal ligament in inapparent, inc airway pressure -> eversion of laryngeal saccules +/- tonsils, oedema, collapse of trachea and/or larynx
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Tracheal collapse
Dorsoventral narrowing, coughing and exercising intolerance, wide, flaccid trachealis muscle, cartilage rings are abnormal shapes (tracheal hypoplasia) + bronchioles often collapsed (middle-aged miniature dogs + horses)
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Tracheal oedema and haemorrhage syndrome
= 'Honker syndrome' - partial obstruction by haemorrhage and oedema of dorsal trachea (dusty environment)
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Atelectasis
A complete or partial collapse of the entire lung or area (lobe) of the lung - caused by air or gas in pleura due to loss of negative pressure, fleshy or firmer texture (if foetal, will not float)
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Pneumothorax
Air in thorax
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Primary spontaneous pneumothorax
Rupture of pulmonary blebs or bullae, especially in dogs
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Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax
Due to underlying lung disease e.g. ruptured parasitic cyst
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Hydrothorax
Clear, watery transudate, colourless or light yellow, low protein and low cells, due to inc venous pressure, lymphatic obstruction (backflow of fluid in circulation), common in cats w/ cardiomyopathy
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Chylothorax
Accumulation of milky, high triglyceride lymph fluid (usually idiopathic)
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Haemothorax
Blood in pleura, usually traumatic but also rodenticide toxicity, ruptured tumours, lung lobe torsion, erosion of vessels by tumours of inflammation
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Pleura
Continuous layer of mesothelium involved in fluid balance and inflammation
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Fibrinous pleuritis
Loose strands or sometimes large plaques with lakes of fluid (from blood vessels)
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Pyothorax - pleuritis
Creamy suppurative exudate
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Chronic pleuritis
Lots of adhesions but seldom affect lung func - fibrin polymerised, elasticity of lungs compromised
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Pleuritis - horses
Aspiration of pharyngeal contents, unilateral/bilateral, usually extends from lung lesion but reaction is so severe it's hard to find + in septicaemic foals
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Pleuritis - dogs
Hunting dogs, bilateral/unilateral, protozoal bacterial infection - Actinomyces spp., Nocardia, Bacteroides with characteristic sulphur granules, usually due to inhaled/migrating grass awns, or bite wounds, oesophageal perforation, bacteraemia
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Pleuritis - cats
FIP common (multifocal pyogranulomas on pleura), pyothorax relatively common, variety of bacteria, most cases idiopathic
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Pleuritis - pigs
Actinobacillus sp., Streptococcus suis, Haemophilus
| parasuis, Mycoplasma hyorhinis
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Pleuritis - cattle
Mannheimia haemolytica, Histophilus somni, traumatic reticuloperitonitis, Pasteurella multocida
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Pulmonary hypoplasia
Reduced lung weight + often reduced no. alveoli e.g. hernias, thoracic masses, effusions, ribcage malformation, impaired foetal breathing movements (nervous/muscular deficits)
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Bronchial atresia
Accumulation of mucus in lung (lack of patency)
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Partial bronchial obstruction
Air trapping after birth (congenital lobar emphysema)
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Lungs - lobe torsion
Right middle lobe in large, deep-chested dog breeds, cats
| Left cranial lobe in small breed dogs
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Obstructive atelectasis
Due to complete airway obstruction
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Compressive atelectasis
Due to space-occupying lesions (hydrothorax, pleuritis, tumours etc), abdominal distention (bloat, ascites - mostly cranial lobes), pneumothorax, recumbent large animals develop on the 'down' side
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Alveolar emphysema
Abnormal permanent enlargement of alveoli due to destruction of septa - imbalance between proteases and antiproteases
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Interstital emphysema
Subpleural and within interlobular septa - air in the connective tissues and lymphatics, common in cattle
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Blebs
Air-filled spaces in the connective tissue of the pleura, common cause of pneumothorax in dogs
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Bullae
Air-filled spaces in the parenchyma that bulges into the pleura, common cause of pneumothorax in dogs
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Overinflation of alveoli
(Not emphysema, but grossly resembles it) - due to airway obstruction or spasm (air trapping + failure to deflate), can be congenital in dogs
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In situ thrombi
Usually microscopic + dissolve quickly after death (absence of microthrombi doesn't rule out DIC)
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Embolic thrombi
Usually grossly visible in diff organs
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Lung infarction
Uncommon - due to dual blood supply
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Septic emboli
Lots of bacteria, can cause acute oedema/interstitial disease
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Fat emboli
Uncommon - can result from hepatic lipidosis, bone fractures or subcutaneous necrosis in diabetes or pancreatitis
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Siderophage
Haemosiderin-containing macrophages
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Equine exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage (EIPH)
Racehorses - lesions usually present in caudodorsal lung (pleural discolouration +/- fibrosis + siderophage accumulation)
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Equine exercise-associated fatal pulmonary haemorrhage
Common cause of acute sudden death in racehorses, wide spread haemorrhage and oedema on histology, haemorrhage in all lung components - not necessarily severe EIPH as it is a diffuse process
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Pulmonary hypertension
When pul arterial pressure >30 mmHg - due to vascular remodelling, imbalance between vasodilatory and vasoconstrictive factors
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Pulmonary venous hypertension
Due to left heart failure + can eventually lead to arterial hypertension
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Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
Rare - rapidly progressive respiratory distress, firm lungs
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Pulmonary vasculitis
Uncommon - septic vasculitis can arrive haematogenously or from adjacent pneumonia, specific causes e.g. heartworm, viral vasculitides
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Uraemic pneumonopathy
Dogs - acute or chronic renal failure, similar lesions in hypercalcaemia, vit D toxcitiy
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Eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy
Uncommon steroid-responsive disease of young dogs
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Bronchiectasis
Permanent dilation of bronchi due to chronic obstruction and infection - bronchi are unable to clear exudates + can't function, usually secondary to bacterial bronchopneumonia or bronchitis, sometimes immune-mediated or congenital
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Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD)
Diverse array of problems involving cilia throughout the body and sperm, half of affected individuals have Kartagener's syndrome
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Kartagener's syndrome
Sinusitis, bronchiectasis and situs inversus due to abnormal embryologic development
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Pneumonia
Caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs are inflammed
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Bronchointerstitial pneumonia
Necrosis affecting bronchiolar and alveolar epithelium, bronchioles more commonly obstructed than bronchi - much smaller and less dilated
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Bronchiolitis obliterans
Histological syndrome - sequel to chronic bronchiolar damage, fibrous polyps occlude lumen, severe impact on alveolar ventilation, may cause widespread hypoventilation and secondary hypertension, common in cattle with chronic pneumonia
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Lobular bronchopneumonia
Affected and unaffected lobules, slow lesion expansion, most common in species with prominent septa (cattle)
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Lobar bronchopneumonia
Consolidation of entire lobe, often accompanied by pleuritis
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Chronic suppurative bronchopneumonia
If infection remains active, often secondary pathogens, primary cause not identifiable, may cause fibrosis, bronchiectasis, abscesses, sequestra
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Sequestrum
Mass of necrotic lung, often separated by purulent exudate and fibrous capsule, firm, grey-red, friable, foul smell, permanent, non-functional nidus of infection
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Aspiration pneumonia
Inhalation of any foreign material (usually fluid)
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Bronchiointestinal disease
Epithelial necrosis in bronchioles and alveoli
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Diffuse alveolar damage
Most common form of interstitial disease - damage to type I pneumocytes or endothelium
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Anaphylaxis
Mostly in cattle, bronchoconstriction, alveolar and interlobular oedema
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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Confinement-raised cattle, rarely horses, chronic inhalation of mould spores in hay, lesions centred on airways
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Granulomatous interstitial penumona
TB, Rhodococcus, Nocardia, yeasts, parasites, some viruses
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ARDS
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (interstitial lung disease in dogs), rapid progression, may see pneumothorax + gastro-oesophageal intussusception due to dyspnoea
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Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome
Common in foals - herpesvirus septicaemia, meconium aspiration (in calves) -. failure of type II pneumocytes to secrete functional surfactant -> inc surface tension -> alveoli collapse, shear stress injures epithelium
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Interstitial + bronchointerstitial pneumonia in foals
Often concurrent Rhodococcus lesions
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Lipid pneumonia
Aspiration of oil droplets - foamy macrophages try to resorb oil and fill alveoli
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Alveolar filling disorders
Buildup of abnormal material in alveoli - incidental, indicate airway obstruction, excess production and/or impaired removal of substances (foamy macrophages)
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Alveolar proteinosis
Granular eosinophilic or amphophilic material made of surfactant proteins and phospholipids
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Pulmonary hyalinosis
Macrophages and giant cells with hyaline material
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Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
Laminated concretions in alveoli and sometimes septa, rare in animals + cause clinical signs if extensive
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Multifocal osseous metaplasia
Well demarcated small nodules of bone
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Pneumoconiosis
Lung disease due to inhalation of inorganic dusts (silicates), persist in macrophages, which trigger fibrosis
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Anthracosis
Carbon - when animals exposed to pollutants, around airway bifurcations (branches) (migration of macrophages)
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Direct interstitial disease, non-infections (toxic)
Toxic gas exposure NO2
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Metabolites interstitial disease, non-infections (toxic)
Cause damage to cells with high P450 enzyme activity e.g. Perilla mint, mould beans, brassicas, pyrrolizidine alkaloids, crotalaria, paraquat (herbicide), fumonisin B1
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Fog fever (3-methylindole toxicity)
L-tryptophan is metabolised to 3-MI in the rumen which is further metabolised to a substance that damages cell mems
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Embolic pneumonia
Haematogenous arrival of agents - multifocal rounded foci of necrosis, inflammation, abscessation
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Abscesses
Via emboli or from chronic bronchopneumonia -> cranioventral distribution +/- bronchiectasis or aspirated foreign material, can erode through pleura to cause empyema, into vessels + cause haemorrhage/into bronchi -> bronchopneumonia
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Inflammatory airway disease (IAD)
Mild-moderate end of equine asthma syndrome, no clinical signs at rest, exercise intolerance and poor performance, excess mucus and coughing, doesn't necessarily progress to RAO
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Recurrent airway obstruction (RAO)
Severe equine asthma, AKA heaves, airway hyper-responsiveness + episodes of reversible airway obstruction due to bronchospasm in response to allergen exposure, often seasonal (dust exposure), genetic predisposition + previous viral injury, grossly unremarkable, changes most prominent in caudodorsal lung
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Feline asthma syndrome
AKA feline allergic bronchitis - recurrent episodes of bronchoconstriction, cough, dyspnoea, excess mucus and smooth muscle hyperplasia in chronic cases, not fatal - self-limiting and responds to steroids
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BAL
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Cytology
