Livestock Thoracic Dz (HOLT)

Pleuritis is most commonly secondary to

Bronchopneumonia from histophilus/mannheimia

If you have high protein, what should you look for?

Abscess somewhere

Pleuritis treatment

-abx

-anti-inflammatory

-drain (CRANIAL ASPECT OF RIB)

Pneumothorax — rupture of emphysematous bullae caused by

BRSV usually

Most fatal type of pneumothorax

Tension pneumothorax

Diagnostic keys for pneumothorx

-insp effort dyspnea

-PING

-SQ emphysema (ddx penetrating wound)

Pulmonary edema is most commonly secondary to

Hypoproteinemia (decreased oncotic pressure)

What bacteria may be associated with LV failure and pulm edema?

Histophilus

Most common cause of diaphragmatic hernia

Dystocia

Diagnosis diaphragmatic hernia

Rads!

Poor doing animals with poor weight gain, poor appetite, and open mouth breathing is always what until proven otherwisew?

Vit E deficient

ME

Most common lung tumor to metastasize to lungs

Lymphosarcoma

Presentation of thymoma

Can't swallow usually

Skin lesions can be from

Cutaneous paraneoplastic syndrome

Most common area affected by lymphosarcoma

Spinal cord

What will we see in camelids with Vit E deficiency?

Diaphragmatic paralysis

Must to diagnose diaphragmatic paralysis

Rads/fluoroscopy