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Exam 3
Equine Resp Exam
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Veterinary Medicine
Professional
03/22/2017

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Term
True or False: Adult equine resp exam is incomplete without RBBE.
Definition
-TRUE, have to use a rebreathing bag
-must be out of the wind
Term
Does a normal horse cough when you palpate the trachea? What about when you take the rebreathing bag off?
Definition
-No
-no
Term
How do we detect sinusitis in a horse?
Definition
-head rads
Term
HOw does pleural effusion affect heart sounds? Lung sounds?
Definition
-resonate
-dec
Term
When do we usually use nasal swab diagnostics in horses?
Definition
-mostly w/ viral pathogens
-sometimes Strangles
Term
What are the advantages of TTW in equine diagnostics?
Definition
-used for cytology AND culture
-sample represents entire lung
-more sterile
Term
What do we learn from BAL in horses?
Definition
-cytology
-small isolated peripheral airways represented
Term
How do we use U/S for screening foals?
Definition
-R. equi abscesses
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