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Physical Exam And Diagnostic Tests For The Respiratory Patient.
L. Johnson
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Assessment of the respiratory patient begins with a complete medical history and physical examination. Signalment can be important because young animals with chronic recurrent pneumonia or sinusitis could have primary ciliary dyskinesia or IgA deficiency. Parasitic migration through the lungs, pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia, fungal diseases, and foreign bodies also occur more commonly in young animals. Older dogs more typically present develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or neoplasia. Breed specific disorders are also recognized, such as cervical tracheal collapse in small breed dogs and bronchiectasis in Cocker Spaniels.
Patient examination begins with an appraisal of the respiratory pattern. Restrictive respiratory diseases (pleural and parenchymal disorders) cause rapid and sometimes shallow respiratory motions, while obstructive disorders such as bronchitis result in slow, deep breathing with augmented expiratory effort. Upper airway obstruction can lead to incessant panting, although prolonged, labored inspiration is typically expected. ...
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University of California Davis, CA 95616 USA
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