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The conducting system of the respiratory tract induces?

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Nasal cavity 
Paranasal sinus
Larynx
Trachea 
Bronchi
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What system of the respiratory system is made of only bronchioles, lined by Clara cells

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Transitional system

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What system of the respiratory tracts is made of alveoli and pulmonary capillaries?

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Exchange system

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T/F: bronchioles have goblet cells

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False

A healthy individual should not have these or very few

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What type of epithelial cells are found in alveoli?

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Type I (membranous) 
Type II (granular) pneumocytes
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The bronchial arteries carry (oxygenated/deoxygenated) blood to the lungs

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Oxygenated

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what bacteria of normal flora is commonly found in cattle and can cause shipping fever?

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Mannheimia haemolytica

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T/F: bordetella brochispetica can be found as a normal commenal of the lower respiratory tract

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False

Lower respiratory tract is considered sterile (no normal flora there)
This can be found as a normal flora of the upper resp tract

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Are the the non-immune mediated defense mechanisms of the respiratory tract?

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Mucous trapping
Mucociliary
Phagocytosis
Air turbulence (coughing or sneezing)

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What species are intravasular macrophages found in?

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Ruminant
Cat
Pig
Horse

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In dogs, rodents, and humans, what cells are responsible form removing circulating bacteria or particles?

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Kupffer cells (liver) or splenic macrophages

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What is commonly the cause of epistaxis in old horses?

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Ethmoidal hematoma

Other causes:
Trauma
Exercised induces
Mycotic infection of the guttural pouch

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A fibrinous rhinitis and formation of a diptheritic membrane in a calf is due to ???

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Infectious bovine rhiotracheitis (bovine herpesvirus 1)

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What parasite of sheep can be found in the nasal cavity of sheep, sometimes penetrating the into the sinuses or brain cavity?

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Oestrus ovis (nasal bot)

Commonly see mucous/catarrhal rhinitis
Neurological disease

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PM of pig

Atrophy of nasal turbinates and deviated nasal septum

Disease name and etiology?

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Atopic rhinitis

Bordetella brochispetica > toxin against osteoblasts
Pasteurella multocidia > toxin against osteoclast

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What is the etiology of inclusion body rhinitis?

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Porcine cytomegalovirus (suid herpesvirus 2)

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What are two viruses of cats causing rhinotracheitis ?

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Feline herpesvirus 1 
Feline calicivirus (usually with vesicles/ulcers on tongue)
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Feline calicivirus can cause what conditions ?

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Conjunctivitis
Rhinotracheitis
Ulcerative/vesicular stomatitis
Diffuse interstitial pneumonia

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What fungal organisms of dogs can produce a granulomatous rhinitis in the nasal mucosa?

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Rhinosporidium seeberi

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What do you call trapped air in the guttural pouch?

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Guttural pouch tympany - usually due to a malformation of the distal end of the Eustachian tube

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Horse with .. enlarged guttural pouch and lymph nodes, along with supperative exudate from lesions along the jaw lien

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Strangles - streptococcus equi

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What nerves and arteries are we concerned about in Stranges?

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Internal carotid artery > erosion of the artery wall can lead to epistaxis or fatal hemorrhage

CN IV, IX, X, XI, and XII

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What is often the etiologic agent of guttural pouch mycosis ?

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Aspergillus

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What stains are used to visualize fungal infections?

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PAS (periodic acid shiff)

GMS (Gomori’s methenamine silver)

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Enzootic nasal carcinoma is found in what species and is caused by what?
Sheep Ovine beta-retrovirus (enzootic nasal tumor virus)
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What is the most likely etiology of calf diphtheria ?
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (bovine herpesvirus 1) Followed by secondary infection of fusobacterium necrophorum
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Horse Roaring sound???
Neuropathy of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve -> atrophy of the dorsal cricoarytenoid muscle
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What is the cause of tracheal collapse? Who is this mainly seen in?
Widening of the cartilaginous rings causes flattening of the dorsal ligament of the trachea Miniature/toy dog breeds Occasionally horse, cattle, and goat
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Etiology of fibronecrtozing laryngotracheitis in cattle?
infectous bovine rhinotracheitis
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What lesions can be seen in a systemic herpesvirus infection in a claf?
Ulcerative and necrotizing lesions in the rumen Foci of necrotic hepatitis
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What is the primary pathogen of kennel cough?
Bordetella brochispetica
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Horse Head and neck are extended Nasal flaring Mucous nasal discharge Heave line
Recurrent airway obstruction Clinical signs caused by resistance to airflow/ diffuse bronchoconstriction
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Mucous in the airway (bronchioles) of a horse is called ________ ,and in a feline is __________
Recurrent airway obstruction Feline asthma/feline allergic bronchitis/ hyperactive airway disease
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The blood air barrier is composed of?
Vascular endothelium BM of endothelial cells BM of type I pneumocytes and its cytoplasm
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Hemorrhage in the dorsal caudal portion of the caudal lungs lobes of a race horse
Most likely exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage Elevation in arterial and capillary pressures during strenuous exercise
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What is the sequel of bacterial infection leading to pulmonary thromboembolism ?
Bacteria in the circulation (eg originating from ruminal epithelium in the case of ruminal acidosis) -> hepatic abscessation -> vena cava thrombosis -> emboli travel to heart and lung causing valvular endocarditis and pulmonary thromboembolism
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What are the main pathogenic mechanism leading to pulmonary edema?
1. Increased hydrostatic pressure (cardiogenic edema) 2. Increased vascular permeability (injury to blood air barrier) 3. Obstruction to lymphatic drainage. Eg neoplasm of thoracic lymph nodes or vessels
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What is pulmonary anthracosis?
Carbon deposits int he lungs usually around brochioles Pinpoint black discoloration Usually linked with exposure to pollution
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___________ is an incomplete expansion of lungs (or portions)
Atelectasis
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Pulmonary parachyma is dark-red and sunken. Consistency is fleshy and dense.
Atelectasis Can be acquired (space occupying lesions) or congenital
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What are acquired causes of atelectasis ?
``` Space occupying lesions -hydrothorax -hemothorax -pleutitis Pneumothorax ``` Obstructive - inflammation or edema
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What is meconium aspiration syndrome
Dystocia -> dedication in the amniotic sac -> inhalation -> patchy atelectasis and development of pulmonary disease
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___________ is permanent enlargement of airspaces distal to the terminal bronchioles, accompanied by destruction of alveolar walls
Pulmonary emphysema -> decrease SA and gas exchange -> respiratory distress
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Pulmonary emphysema is always secondary to ____________________
Obstruction of outflow of air or agonal at slaughter Freq in animals with bronchopneumonia
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What are the two types of emphysema in cattle?
Bulbous emphysema: large focal air-filled spaces (bulla) -->rupture causes fatal pneumothorax Interstitial emphysema
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____________________ is characterized by discoloration (dark red) in the anteroventral portion of the lung
Supperative bronchopneumonia Bacteria from an aerogenous route
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_________________ is characterized by a discoloured (red with yellow) in the anteroventral portion of the lung
Fibrinous bronchopneumonia Yellow=> fibrous Eg shipping pneumonia
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__________________ is characterized by lungs that have and increase in size, may have rib indentations, and have increased consistency
Interstitial pneumonia | -viral
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______________ is characterized by a multifocal dark red discolourations randomly distributed throughout the lungs
Embolic pneumonia -systemic bacterial infections
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____________________ is characterized by a multifocal yellowish/white discolourations randomly distributed throughout the lungs
Granulomatous pneumonia -> Fungal/mycobacterium Tumor metastases (a larger lesion will demonstrate that the primary tumor originated in the lungs)
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______________ is characterized by a multifocal dark-red with yellow, discolourations that is distributed through the middle and caudal lobes the lungs
Porcine fibrinous pleuropneumonia | Actinobacillosis
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______________ is characterized by bronchitis and pneumonia in the distal end of the caudal lung lobes
Verminous pneumonia (lung worms)
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________________ is characterized by a unilateral discolouration in the anteriocaudal lung
Aspiration pneumonia
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_______________ is characterized by unilateral discolouraton in an animal who has had prolonged recumbency
Hypostatic congestion
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What are the viral pneumonias of cattle?
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis Para-influenza 3 virus Bovine respiratory syncytial virus
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Formation of syncytial cells occurs in _________ and ___________ infections
Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) Para-influenza 3 virus
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What is the etiology of bovine enzootic pneumonia?
Mycoplasma Chlamydiophila ``` Pasteurella Trueperella Histophilus Mannheimia E.coli ```
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What deficiency in calves prevents the migration of neutrophils forms he capillaries, making them highly susceptible to bronchopneumonia?
Bovine leukocyte adhesion deficiency (BALD)
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What acute respiratory disease can occur in cattle after shipment ?
Shipping fever | Mannheimia heamolytica -> most economically important respiratory disease of cattle in N. America
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What distribution will shipping fever have in the lungs?
Anteroventral Fibrous bronchopneumonia
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Lung is bright red with interstial areas filled with fibrin, giving a marbled appearance. What is the MDx?
Fibrinous necrotizing supperative pneumonia Pneumonic mannheimiosis
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What disease does histophilus somni cause and what lesions will it cause in the lungs?
Sleepers sickness Supperative or fibrinous bronchopneumonia
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What bacteria is the most important cause of chronic respiratory disease in North American feedlot cattle?
Mycoplasma bovis | Chronic necrotizing bronchopneumonia
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What type of necrosis is seen in bronchopneumonia caused by mycoplasma bovis
Caseous necrosis | - loss of architecture, surrounded by a rim of inflammatory cells
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Granulomatous pneumonia in cattle. What should you suspect as a primary etiology?
Mycobacterium bovis Will also see lesions in retropharyngeal l.n., lungs, thoracic and mesenteric l.n.
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What are the lungworms found in cattle, sheep, and equids?
Dictylocaulus viviparus - cattle Dictylocaulus filaria - sheep and goat Dictylocaulus arnfeldi- equids
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Cattle | Interstitial pneumonia and broncititis, located in the caudal lung lobes. You also see catarrhal discharge
Caudal lung lobes-> parasitic | Lung worms of cattle==> dictylocaulus viviparus
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Pig You see numerous thin and elongated worms within the terminal bronchi of the caudal lung lobes. What is your MDx? Etiology?
Verminous bronchitis/pneumonia Metastrongylus spp
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Cow with.... Edema, interstitial emphysema, hyaline membranes, type II pneumocytes hyperplasia and interstitial fibrosis
atypical interstitial pneumonia
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What are common syndromes causing atypical interstitial pneumonia?
Bovine pulmonary edema and emphysema (fog fever) Extrinsic allergic alveolitis Reinfection syndrome (dictylocaulus sp or BRSV) Milk allergy Ingestion of moldy potatoes -> 4-ipomeanol is metabolized by mixed function oxydases in the lung (Clara cells)
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What is fog fever?
Boveine pulmonary edema and emphysema Cattle grazing on 'fog' pastures (re-growth pasture after a hay or silage has been cut or lush green) L-tryptophan is present and metabolized to 3methylindole ->absorbed into the blood and carried to lungs -> Clara cells and mixed function oxidase metabolize to pneumotoxic compound --> necrosis of bronchioles epithelial cells and type I pneumocytes (diffuse aveolar damage)
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Extrinsic allergic alveolitis is most commonly seen in adult diary cows during what season?
Winter
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What is extrinsic allergic alveolitis?
Type III hypersensitivity rxn to inhaled organic antigens, most commonly fungal spores in moldy hay --> deposit of Ag-Ab complex in lungs
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What viruses cause pneumonia in sheep?
PI-3 RSV Maedi-visna
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Maedi is also known as ____________________, and occurs where in the world?
Ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP) Australia and New Zealand
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What virus of sheep results n lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia and may also cause a nonpsupperative encephalitis, lymphocytic arthritis, and lymphofollicular mastitis and vasculitis?
Maedi (maedi-visna) Ovine lenivirus
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What bacteria are involved in chronic enzootic pneumonia in sheep?
Mannheimia hemolytica Pasteurella multocida Chlamydophila Mycoplasma ovipenumoniaee
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A septicemic pasteurellosis causing necrotizing pharyngitis and tonsillitis, septicemia with disseminated intravasular thrombosis and bacteremia, is usually caused by ______________ in lambs under three months and by _____________ in lambs 5-12months
Mannheimia hemolytica; Biberstenia trehalosi
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What is the etiologic agent causing verminous bronchitis in sheep and goats?
``` Dictylocaulus filaria Muellerius capillaries (sheep only) ```
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What viruses are important causes of pneumonia in horses?
Equine viral rhinopneumonitis (EHV-1 and EHV-4) Equine influenza Equine viral arteritis Equine adenovirus
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Viral respiratory infections in horses can predispose them to what disease?
Airway hyper-responsiveness | Recurrent airway obstruction
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Interstitial pneumonia due to ____________ or _________ infection are a common complication in Arabian foals with SCID
Adenovirus; pneumocystis carinii
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What bacterial organism is an important cause of chronic pyogranulomatous pneumonia in foals worldwide
Rhodococcus equi -> virulence factors encoded on plasmids
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What is responsible for the extensive caseous necrosis of the lungs seen in infections with Rhodococcus equi?
Cytokines, lysosomal enzymes and bacterial toxins --> recruitment of neutrophils, macrophages, and giant cells
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T/F: Rhodococcus equi is a potential zoonotic microorganism and can infect immunocompromised people
True
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What are the viral pneumonias of pigs?
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome Swine influenza Postweaning multi systemic wasting syndrome (porcine circovirus 2) Porcine respiratory coronavirus
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What bacteria of pigs induces supperative or catarrhal bronchopneumonia with BALT hyperplasia
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
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PM of pig Abnormal amounts of fibrin in thoracic and abdominal cavity. This is characteristic of what disease?
Glassers disease Hemophilus parasuis
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PM of pig hemorrhagic necrosis that is locally extensive across the the dorsal area of the caudal lobes of the lungs This is pathoneumonic for what disease?
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae On a cut surface of the lung, will appear marbeled
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What are the two most common infectious pneumonias of dogs?
Infectious tracheobronchitis (kennel cough) Canine distemper Also canine adenovirus type 2, canine herpesvirus 1, and canine influenza
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Non infectious pneumonias of dogs are caused by?
Toxity Uremia and Paraquat (herbicide)
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PM on a dog.. Necrotic tissue localized to the crainial lung lobes of the left side of the lung What is the most likely cause?
Aspiration pneumonia Can see other focal areas of necrosis in the pulmonary tissue
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Dog with widely spread mineralization in the alveolar septate
Uremic pneumonia
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T/F: pneumonias are common in cats?
False Upper respiratory infections are common in cats
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What lung worm can be found in cats?
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus Snail and slug IH Nodules in lungs will contain larvae and eggs
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A common tumor in cats and dogs, lungs have multifocal areas of blood filled cysts.
Hemangiosarcoma
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PM in dog Multifocal areas of black pigmentation on the surface of the lung Dx?
Melanoma
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Dog with Pale-tan areas of regeneration in the lungs Hydrothorax Lungs have multifocal areas of atelectasis Dx
Severe chronic hepatitis Fatty change in liver -> generalized edema -> hydrothorax -> atelectasis due to pressure of fluid on lungs
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Milky white fluid in the thoracic cavity of a dog?
Chylothroax
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Fibrinous pleuritis in a horse is due to???
Streptococcus equi subsp zooepidemicus Shipping fever
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Pasteurella multocida infection in a cat can lead to ___________
Pyothorax
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Chronic pleutitis with sulfur granules is associated with what bacteria?
Nocardia
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______________________ seen mainly in cattle can be congenital and is associated with inhalation of asbestos
Mesothelioma

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