Respiratory distress is common and challenging. Cats often compensate well for pulmonary diseases, and some conditions can rapidly fulminate. Dogs are often more "honest" although they can decompensate rapidly as well. It is crucial to balance the equal goals of limiting stress on the patient ...
Medications play a vital role in providing supportive care and managing these infections.In cases of severe respiratory distress, oxygen therapy may be administered to ensure that the cat receives adequate oxygen to support its bodily functions. Outdoor cats and those in crowded shelter environments ...
Managing dogs and cats in respiratory distress is a multifaceted effort that involves stabilizing patients prior to determining a definitive diagnosis. Fortunately, respiratory distress—no matter what the cause—requires somewhat standardized interventions during initial stabilization. Initial Stabilization...
Acute respiratory distress syndrome in dogs and cats: A review of clinical findings and pathophysiology. J Vet Emerg Crit Care 2007;17:340-347.DECLUE, A.E.; COHN L.A. Acute respiratory distress syndrome in dogs and cats: a review of clinical findings and pathophysiology Journal of Veterinary...
Emergency Medicine Jo-Ann O. Nesiama, Jennifer McConnell, and Kenneth Yen 7 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS Definitions • Respiratory distress –– Interruption of the respiratory tract or the systems that control respiration –– One of the most common pediatric com- plaints in the emergency ...
Respiratory distress in ID mice should elicit suspicion of pneumocystosis. Pathologic examination of the lung with special staining is essential to confirm the presumptive diagnosis. Past infections may be detected through ELISA, and PCR is used to detect active infection. Rat The immunocompromised ...
in a university veterinary teaching hospital.Animals Cats and dogs with respiratory distress presented to the emergency service between April 2008 and July 2009.Interventions None.Measurements and Main Results The following parameters were systematically determined at time of admission: respiratory rate, ...
Acute respiratory emergencies are uncommon, and most are a severe manifestation ofchronic disease. Accurate localization of the disease to the upper or lower airways is imperative and follows the same principles from domestic mammalemergency medicine. Common causes of respiratory distress in reptiles incl...
Interestingly, reflux is not always accompanied by typical reflux symptoms, such as heartburn and/or regurgitation, leading many clinicians to empirically treat for possible gastro-oesophageal reflux. Indeed, costs associated with use of acid suppressants in pulmonary disease far outweigh those in ...
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is characterized by fever, headache, diarrhea, shivering, and muscle pain. Those with severe cases may lead to respiratory distress. However, there is no cluster of symptoms which was found out to be specific for SARS diagnosis. ...