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The Larynx: Laryngeal Paralysis, Masses and Trauma Flashcards

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How to find the muscular process of the arytenoid?

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The wing of the thyroid cartilage; the process being medial to the caudal half of the thyroid.

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Laryngeal compromise in dogs usually results in what sound?

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Stridor

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Larygneal compromise signs?

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Stridor
Excessive pant

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Why is laryngeal dx difficult to diagnose in cats?

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No obvious clinical signs until the disease is quite progressed

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Clinical signs of laryngeal dx in cats? (4)

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Exercise intolerance,
dyspnoea
abdominal effort
mouth breathing

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Laryngeal Paralysis breed?

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Large

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Laryngeal Paralysis, sex?

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Male

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Acquired idiopathic laryngeal paralysis is most common in:
A) Age?
B) Breeds? (3)

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A) Middle - Older
B) Labrador Retrievers, Afghan Hounds, and Irish Setters

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Laryngeal paralysis should be suspected in young (< 1 year old) what breeds with upper respiratory obstruction. (5)

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Bouviers,
Siberian Huskies,
Bull Terriers,
Dalmatians, Rottweilers
white GSD

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4 possible pathophysiological causes of laryngeal paralysis?

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Idiopathic
Trauma
Disease
Iatrogenic (surgery)

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When is laryngeal paralysis often asymptomatic?

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Unilateral dx

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What dx may cause laryneal paralysis?(5)

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polyneuropathy,
myopathy,
Chagas’ disease,
hypothyroidism
neoplasia-mediastinal mass

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What surgery can cause laryngeal paralysis? (2)

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collapsed trachea
thyroidectomy

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What about the history make make you suspect laryngeal paralysis? (9)

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stridor,
voice change
exercise intolerance. dyspnoea,
cyanosis,
coughing,
gagging,
vomiting,
restlessness and anxiety.

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What may exacerbate sings of larygneal paralysis? (4)

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Obesity,
exercise,
excitement,
high ambient temperatures

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Laryngeal paralysis occurs in approximately how many of dogs with tracheal collapse.

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one third

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All animals with laryngeal paralysis are at increased risk of what 2ry condition?

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aspiration pneumonia

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Early sign of laryngeal paralysis in cats?

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Change of purr

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Which are the longest nerves in the body which may be affected in cases of polyneuropathy? (2)

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The sciatic and recurrent laryngeal nerves

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Patients with acquired laryngeal paralysis may have other ? signs

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neurological

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Diagnostic techniques for laryngeal paralysis?

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Laryngoscopy
Lateral cervical and thoracic radiographs or CT
Laboratory findings

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What anaesthetic is good for laryngoscopy?

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alfaxalan, propofol and diazepam plus ketamin

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How to know if plane of anaesthetic is light enough for larygnoscopy?

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Ideally the plane of anaesthesia should be so light that the animal is pulling back on the tongue or swallowing

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In questionable cases what can be given to stimulate laryngeal motion

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doxopram (1 mg/kg IV

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True or false Post obstruction pulmonary oedema may occur in dogs and can be recognised as an bronchial pattern (this may coalesce to an alveolar pattern) on thoracic films.
False -interstitial
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Why do we need to know the oesophagus is functioning well before larygneal sx?
Corrective surgery in animals with proximal oesophageal dysfunction can cause devastating aspiration
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Laryngeal paralysis bloods; what neuropathy needs to be ruled out? What bloods are performed?
Hypothyroid neuropathy - serum free thyroxine (T4) - endogenous thyroid stimulating hormone (cTSH) concentrations.
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Other than thyroid, what other condition needs to be ruled out with laryngeal paralysis? How is this done?
Acquired myasthenia gravis can be diagnosed by measuring circulating antibodies to acetyl choline receptor
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Electromyography using bipolar concentric needle electrodes can detect denervation of the?
Laryngeal muscles
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What are the 3 laryngeal muscles?
dorsal cricoarytenoid, ventricular, and thyroarytenoid
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How to confirm neurogenic laryngeal muscle atrophy?
Histopathological and histochemistry tests
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T or F Ideally the plane of anaesthesia should be so light that the animal is pulling back on the tongue or swallowing.
True
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T or F Doxopram can be given to decrease laryngeal motion.
False- increases!
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T or F In patients diagnosed with laryngeal paralysis, haematology and biochemistry are usually normal.
True
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Which dogs are more successfully managed with medical therapy with laryngeal paralysis?
Small
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Cat treatment?
do not usually cope well as with laryngeal paralysis and though medical treatment can be tried most will benefit from surgical treatment in the form of left arytenoid lateralisation
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Laryngeal paralysis What measures can be taken if the animal is in moderate to severe respiratory distress?
Sedation Corticosteroids Oxygen supplementation
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What about laryngeal paralysis would indicate use of furosemide?
Post obstructive pulmonary oedema
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What about laryngeal paralysis would indicate use of ABx?
Aspiration pneumonia
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If the animal is not responding to medical treatment or has marked clinical signs which are impacting quality of life an what is indicated.
arytenoid lateralisation
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what are currently being developed and may be an option in the future, particularly for acute relief of symptoms?
Laryngeal stents
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Which sx approach to arytenoid lateralisation is best if right handed?
left sided laryngeal arytenoid lateralisatio
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which side is affected first with laryngeal paralysis and why?
The left recurrent laryngeal nerve is longer than the right and thus usually first affected
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How to position for laryngeal arytenoid lateralisation?
a wedge under the neck to raise the larynx
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Warn os of what risks with a laryngeal arytenoid lateralisation?
post-operative aspiration pneumonia progression of a polyneuropathy.
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Are cats or dogs LESS likely to have polyneuropathy with laryngeal paralysis?
cats
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T or F : The presence of a polyneuropathy in an older dog with severe laryngeal paralysis precludes treatment. Euthanasia should be discussed.
FALSE: Many dogs are happy pottering around the garden with ataxia.
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Surgical Approach to the Larynx: How to make the incision? What is palpated?
Make a skin incision ventral to the jugular vein, beginning at the caudal angle of the mandible and extending over the dorsal lateral aspect of the larynx to 1 to 2 cm caudal to the larynx. Palpate the laryngeal cartilages prior to cutting.
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Surgical Approach to the Larynx: A) Incise and retract what? (3) B) What are retracted dorsally? (2) C) What is retracted ventrally?
A) subcutaneous tissues, platysma and parotidoauricularis muscles. B) sternocephalicus muscle and jugular vein C) sternohyoid ventrally.
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Surgical Approach to the Larynx: Identify the thyroid cartilage by palpation and place what and where?
A stay suture (1.5- 2M monofilament) in the wing of the thyroid, halfway along the thyroid wing.
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Surgical Approach to the Larynx: What muscle is incised along wing of thyroid?
thyrohyoideus
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Surgical Approach to the Larynx: Identify the muscular process of the arytenoid process (which will be close to the suture) by?
following the fibres of the dorsal cricoarytenoideus muscle and by palpation
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Surgical Approach to the Larynx: Where is the cricoarytenoid articulation disarticualted? Using what and how
At muscular process Metzenbaum scissors, cut the caudal joint capsule and disrupt the articulation with a freer elevator
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Surgical Approach to the Larynx: How are sutures placed? using?
Two polypropylene sutures through the muscular process of arytenoid cartilage and the caudal third of the cricoid cartilage near the dorsal midline to mimic the direction of the cricoarytenoid muscle.
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Success rate of
90%
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Why do we not bilaterally lateralise unless one side has failed to alleviate clinical signs of obstruction?
High chance of aspirating
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Masses that affect the larynx include..? (6)
benign granulomas granulomatous laryngitis squamous cell carcinoma, soft tissue sarcomas, plasmacytoma lymphoma
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What is benign granulomas possibly related to
regurgitation
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most common tumout of larynx in cat?
Lymphoma
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Granulomatous laryngitis responds to what treatment
steroid
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How to treat granuloma?
Resect

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