Difference between revisions of "Respiratory System Clinical Signs - Pathology"

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*Respiratory noise
 
*Respiratory noise
  
 
 
===Epistaxis===
 
*Haemorrhage from the nose
 
*May originate from nasopharynx or lower respiratory tract
 
*Causes
 
**Inflammation eg: [[Nasal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology|ulcerative rhinitis]]
 
**Neoplasia eg: [[Nasal Cavity Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology|infiltrating tumour]], haemangioma
 
**Trauma
 
**Clotting defects
 
 
 
*'''Horse''':
 
**[[Nasal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of rhinitis|Nasal aspergillosis]]
 
**[[Nasal Cavity Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology#Progressive ethmoidal haematoma|Ethmoidal haematoma]] = 'Haemorrhagic nasal polyp', 'Progressive haematoma' - arise from the ethmoid region and can extend to fill the nasal cavity. They can be difficult to control as they can recur after surgery.
 
***Histology - multiple areas of acute to chronic haemorrhage within a fibrous tissue stroma.
 
**[[Lungs Circulatory - Pathology#Pulmonary haemorrhage|Exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage]]
 
**Rupture of rectus capitus - profuse haemorrhage
 
**[[Guttural Pouches Inflammatory - Pathology|Mycotic infection of guttural pouches]]
 
**Nasolacrimal haemorrhage
 
**Nasal/pharyngeal trauma/foreign body
 
**[[Paranasal Sinuses Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology|Sinus neoplasia]]
 
**[[Nasal Cavity Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology#Nasal and paranasal sinus cysts|Sinus cyst]]
 
**[[Paranasal Sinuses Inflammatory - Pathology|Sinusitis]]
 
**Lower airway disease
 
**[[Lungs Hyperplastic and Neoplastic - Pathology|Pulmonary neoplasia]]
 
**Cardiac
 
***Mitral insufficiency
 
***Atrial fibrillation
 
**Skeletal
 
***Head trauma
 
**Rarely hypertension or vascular aneurysms
 
 
*Blood stained nose at post-mortem - terminal pulmonary congestion, oedema, haemorrhage
 
  
  

Revision as of 14:51, 19 July 2010


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Nasal discharge

  • Bilateral discharge:
  • Unilateral discharge:
    • Lesion is cranial to nasal septum eg: nasal or sinus lesion; pharyngeal or guttural pouch lesion in horses.
  • Type of discharge
    • Serous
    • Catarrhal
    • Purrulent
    • Haemorrhage

Sneezing

  • Nasal


Facial swelling


Pain

  • Any location


Coughing


Dyspnoea/altered air flow

  • Respiratory noise


Dysphagia



  • Equine respiratory disease by clinical signs
    • Contains pictures and videos
    • From Equine Respiratory Diseases edited by P. Lekeux, published by the International Veterinary Information Service (IVIS)
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