RESPIRATORY 5 & 1

Question 1

what are some difficulties in investigating pleural disease?

Answer 1

-life threatening in cat
-very difficult area to investigate
-expensive to investigate

Question 2

what are some types of pleural effusion exudate?

Answer 2

-modified transudate
-exudate
-chyle
-blood
-air

Question 3

what are some causes of pleural effusion?

Answer 3

• (cats) congestive heart failure
  -30-40% idiopathic

-neoplasia
-inflammation. infection
-hepatic, GI, renal
-trauma

Question 4

what are some clinical signs of pleural effusions?

Answer 4

-tachypnoea, dyspneoa, dogwont sit down
-exercise intolerance
-abnormal percussion[when you percuss a vertical line near lungs]

Question 5

describe tx for pleural effusion

Answer 5

-thoracocentesis!! [to temp treat, not to heal]
-treat underlying cause

Question 6

what are some features of mediastinal disease

Answer 6

-interferes with a bit of everything. said this is not really respiratory, but he does not want us to forget about it

-involve thoracic vertebrae and spinal cord
-interfere w trachea, oesophagus, bronchi
- compresses vessels
-damages vago-symps trunk
-interfere w fluid

Question 7

what are some causes of mediastinal widening?

Answer 7

-obesity
-enlarged thymus
-neoplasia

Question 8

whats the difference btwn tachypnoea and hyperneoea?

Answer 8

tachypnoea: elevated resp rate
hyperpnoea: labored breathing with elevated resp rate

Question 9

what is orthopnoea?

Answer 9

Adopting a position to ease breathing