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LAM-Horse
respiratory tract
Question | Answer |
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chronic pulmonary obstructive disease | caused by allergy to dust/mold spores in hay asthma-lik syndrome "heave line"=ridge of muscle along chest wall indicating increased intercostal muscle work manage by feeding outdoors/wet down hay treat w/ bronchodilators & steroids w/ nebulizer |
Exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage | common in racing horse hemorrhage into lungs bloody discharge from nose after exercis/increased swallowing after exercise Lasiz given before race to reduce blood pressure |
Epiglottal Entrapment | spiglottis becomes trapped by cartilage folds of larynx resulting in airflow obstruction coughing , increased respiratory noise diagnose with endoscope surgical correction |
Left Laryngeal Hemiplegia | vocal folds on left side of larynx are paralyzed due to damage to left laryngeal nerve increased respiratory noise on inspiration during exercise surgical "tie-back" or cut out vocal fold |
Guttural Pouch Infections | guttural pouch is connected to pharynx by a slit function is unclear |
Guttural Pouch Empyema | pus in the guttural pouch usually sencondary to resp. infection purulent nasal discharge |
Guttural Pouch Mycosis | fungal infection in guttural pouch invasion of carotid artery difficulty swallowing |