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What is problem oriented approach

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  1. Get data- history, PE, tests
  2. Problem prioritization
  3. Plans- diagnostic, therapeutic, client education
  4. Follow up
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What are some “big picture” things to look at during your physical exam

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Rate
Effort
Patient position and attitude
Audible or auscultable sounds

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What are some details to look for during physical exam

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Inspiration vs expiration (timing, effort, sounds)

Body wall movements

Auscult full lung fields and large airways

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Define:
Eupnea
Tachypnea
Bradypnea
Hyperpnea
Hypopnea
Apnea
Dyspnea
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  1. Normal breathing
  2. Increased rate/frequency (hyperventilation)
  3. Decreased rate/frequency (hypoventilation)
  4. Increased depth/airflow (hyperventilation)
  5. Decreased depth/airflow (hypoventilation)
  6. Cessation of breathing
  7. Difficult/labored breathing (need to further describe besides just “dyspnea”)
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What is orthopnea

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Dyspnea while lying down but is corrected when upright

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What is ataxic/agonal

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Continuous irregular shifts of hyperventilation, hypoventilation, and apnea

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What is paradoxic breathing

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Abdomen and thorax moving in opposite directions

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What is flail chest

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One segment of chest wall moves differently

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What are bronchial sounds

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Normal, airflow through trachea (mid height, mid width of chest)

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What are vesicular sounds

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Normal airflow through large airways

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What is stertor and what does it mean

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Snoring sounds produced by partial obstruction of upper airway

Means a problem somewhere between nose or nasopharynx

Abnormal

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What is stridor and what does it mean

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High pitched, harsh, vibratory sound caused by partial upper airway obstruction

Usually means problem in the larynx

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What are crackles and what causes it

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Discontinuous bubbling/popping sounds caused by air passing through fluid or when air forces collapsed airway/alveolar walls open

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What are wheezes and what causes it

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Continuous whistling sounds caused by air turbulence in narrowed lower airwars

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What does an end expiratory grunt indicate

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Bronchoconstriction or air trapping

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What does a pleural rub indicate

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Irregular pleural surface

Similar to crackles but is very focal (same place and time in breath)

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What does it mean if you can hear lung sounds dorsally but not ventrally

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Fluid line usually means pleural space disease or consolidation

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what are signs the problem is nose/nasopharynx specific

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Nasal discharge, epistaxis, sneezing

Nasal passage occlusion, stertor, mouth breathing, facial asymmetry or deformity, ocular signs, anorexia (cats)

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What are signs the problem is upper airway below the nose?

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Stridor, coughing, altered breathing pattern (posture, I>E, paradoxic breathing), exercise intolerance, hyperthermia, tachypnea, panting, dyspnea, distress

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What are signs the problem is lower airways

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Couging, wheezing, altered breathing (I

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What are signs the problem is pleural space?

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Altered breathing (I>E), tachypnea, dyspnea, distress, exercise intolerance, decreased lung sounds on auscultation

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What are other things that can determine your differential diagnoses

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Cats vs dogs
Breed specifics
Age

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What are important things to gather in your history

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Confirm and characterize principal clinical signs
Preventative care protocol
Prior treatment, response to treatment
Other concurrent signs or diseases
Environment
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What is coughing?

Where are cough receptors located?

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A symptom, NOT a disease

Receptors are located in upper respiratory tract and large airways

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Basic approach for nasal disease
Start with less invasive tests- blood work, infectious disease screening, cytology Next step is imaging- oropharyngeal exam, nasal rads, dental rads, CT/MRI, rhinoscopy Next step is more invasive tests- nasal flush, biopsy
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What type of information does imaging give you about nasal disease
Give you information of localization, but generally doesn’t give you definitive diagnose UNLESS it’s: - foreign body - tooth root abscess - mites - anatomic/structural abnormalities
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Which diagnostic test will provide the highest diagnostic yield?
Blind nasal biopsies. Don’t technically need imaging so it can be done for clients with low budgets
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Basic approach for upper airway problems?
Still start with less invasive tests (blood work, infectious disease screening, cytology, imaging) Next visualization and imaging (oropharyngeal exam, CT/MRI, endoscopy) More invasive tests (brush cytology, biopsies)
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What will imaging tell you about upper airway problems
Can localize, but will not provide definitive diagnoses UNLESS it is: - laryngeal paralysis - cervical tracheal collapse - foreign body - other anatomic/structural abnormalities
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Basic approach for lower airway/ lung problems
Less invasive tests (infectious disease screening, blood gas analysis, cytology, imaging) More invasive tests (transthoracic FNA, airway washes, biopsies)
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Fecal testing for parasites- when should you do it? What test should you do if looking for resp parasites?
Do this diagnostic for all patients with cough! Baermann is resp parasite check, but in practice you should also do float and sediment
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What signs clue you in to a lower airway/lung problem
Cough, tachypnea, expiratory distress
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What signs clue you in to upper airway problems?
Stridor, tachypnea, inspiratory distress, cough
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What signs clue you in to nasal problems?
Stertor, discharge, sneezing, open mouth breathing
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What can the blood gas help you determine?
Severity Differentiate between pulmonary disease from hypoventilation Monitor response to treatment
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What does pulse oximetry tell you
Measure saturation of hemoglobin, NOT the total content *need to make sure the number fits with HR, RR, and breathing effort
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What is the FIO2: PIO2 ratio
Percentage of oxygen patient is breathing in to percentage of oxygen in their blood Expect it to be 400 or more Can’t use this for oxygen cages or nasal cannulas
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What is the hemoglobin dissociation curve
Sigmoid shape with a plateau at higher PaO2
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What does imaging tell you about lower airway/lung problems
Only definitive diagnosis unless it is tracheal/bronchial collapse, foreign bodies, anatomic/structural abnormalities
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What are differentials for alveolar pulmonary patterns
Fluid or tissue within alveolar spaces | Pneumonia, effusion, neoplasia
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What are differentials for interstitial pulmonary pattern
Increased tissue in interstitium | Fibrosis, neoplasia, inflammatory infiltrates
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What are differentials for bronchial pulmonary pattern
Bronchitis, asthma
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What would you use a trans-thoracic aspiration for? What are complications?
Cytology and/or culture- mainly in patients with mass lesions or diffuse disease Most patients will get a pneumothorax
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What are other very specific tests for lower airway/lung problems
Pulmonary function testing Angiography Scintigraphy
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What is a tracheal wash
Sample for large airways Two main techniques- TTW and endotracheal lavage Doesn’t require anesthesia Limited use in cases of interstitial or focal disease
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What is a bronchoalveolar lavage
Two main techniques- bronchoscopy guided and endotracheal Sample from small airways and alveoli Limited use in cases of interstitial disease Anesthesia required
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What should all airway washing techniques do? What may they result in?
Bypass normal flora/debris from oral and pharyngeal cavities May cause transient hypoxemia and crackles
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What cells should predominate in normal secretions
Large mononuclear cells
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What signs clue you in to a pleural space problem?
Tachypnea, inspiratory distress
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What diagnostics are available for pleural disease?
Imaging (rads, CT) Thoracocentesis Thoracoscopy/thoracotomy
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If a dog is coughing, what two thing do you need to differentiate between?
Heart disease or resp disease *no murmur and no tachycardia prob means coughing is not cardiac related
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What are components of adequate oxygen delivery
``` Oxygen in air Enough air getting to lungs Air can move from inside lung to blood Blood is able to hold enough oxygen Blood can get to tissues ```

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