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Tracheal avulsion, rupture or transection are terms used to describe this condition. The intrathoracic trachea is transected.
 
Tracheal avulsion, rupture or transection are terms used to describe this condition. The intrathoracic trachea is transected.
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As healing progresses and scar tissue matures, stenosis or displacement of the trachea result in respiratory distress.
 
As healing progresses and scar tissue matures, stenosis or displacement of the trachea result in respiratory distress.
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During inspiration, there is negative intrathoracic pressure which tends to open this area.
 
During inspiration, there is negative intrathoracic pressure which tends to open this area.
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After anastomosis, if there is a leak, a mediastinal pleural patch is sutured around the anastomosis to provide adequate seal.
 
After anastomosis, if there is a leak, a mediastinal pleural patch is sutured around the anastomosis to provide adequate seal.
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You are presented with a cat in severe respiratory distress. The cat was hit by a car two weeks previously and was treated by an emergency clinic. Because chest trauma was present, thoracic radiographs are made.


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Based on the radiograph, what is your diagnosis? Link to Article
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Does this cat most likely have inspiratory or expiratory dyspnea, and why? Link to Article
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