Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE
July 1, 2009 By:Leah A. Cohn, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
The use of inhaled respiratory medications in dogs and cats is becoming more common.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS April 1, 2009 By:Bernie Hansen, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVECC
It is suspected that mammals generally adopt a respiratory pattern that meets their metabolic needs with the least metabolic energy cost.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS April 1, 2009 By:Bernie Hansen, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVECC
In spite of the fundamental importance of auscultation to the physical exam, there has been surprisingly little effort made to teach and standardize how the examination is performed, how to interpret results, and how to communicate those results between professionals.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS April 1, 2009 By:Tim Hackett, DVM, MS, DACVECC
Diseases of the parenchymal lung tissue present a unique clinical problem. With impaired gas exchange and hyoxemia rapid diagnosis and treatment is essential.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS April 1, 2009 By:Tim Hackett, DVM, MS, DACVECC
Tracheobronchial disease represents a series of problems covering disorders of the upper and lower airways.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS April 1, 2009 By:Tim Hackett, DVM, MS, DACVECC
While trauma by its very nature is a polysystemic disease, pulmonary complications present one of the most common, and life-threatening aspects of trauma triage.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS April 1, 2009 By:Tim Hackett, DVM, MS, DACVECC
Bronchial obstruction can develop due to inflammatory infiltrates (eosinophils, neutrophils, or macrophages) or hypertrophy of bronchial tissues.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS April 1, 2009 By:Tim Hackett, DVM, MS, DACVECC
Air within the mediastinum may be the result of spontaneous rupture, trauma, or the result of diagnostic or therapeutic interventions.
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