Epistaxis
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samstewartrvaa on May 19, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 nasogastric tubing, ethmoid hematoma | 2 most common causes of bilateral epistaxis |
| guttural pouch mycosis | most common cause of unilateral epistaxis |
| ethmoid hematoma | which cause of epistaxis is most likely to be malodorous? |
| ozena | term that we use for the malodorous discharge from the nose of a horse with an ethmoid hematoma |
| guttural pouch mycosis | horse has intermittent, unilateral epistaxis over the past few months. suddenly it has a very voluminous bilateral epistaxis. what is most likely the cause? |
| 50 | what percent of horses with GPM will experience a fatal bleed? |
| ethmoid hematoma | with which of the causes of epistaxis can you see facial deformity? |
| intralesional formalin | what is the medical way to treat an ethmoid hematoma? |
| laser ablation | what is the surgical way to treat an ethmoid hematoma? |
| younger | is GPM usually found in younger or older horses? |
| no | on a lateral radiograph of the head of a horse, will you see a fluid line in the guttural pouch if that horse has a GPM? |
| medial | in which compartment of the guttural pouch do you see the fungal plaques associated with GPM? |
| caudodorsal | where in the medial compartment of the guttural pouch do you see the fungal plaques? |
| internal carotid artery | which blood vessel do the fungal plaques grow around in the guttural pouch? |
| dysphagia | the most common clinical sign of GPM is epistaxis. what is the second most common clinical sign? |
| dorsal displacement of the soft palate | what is the sequel of GPM that results in the dysphagia seen in these horses? |
| pharyngeal branch of the vagus | what nervous structure runs through the guttural pouch that can be damaged by the fungal plaques, resulting in the DDSP? |
| obliteration of internal carotid artery | if a horse is diagnosed with GPM and has experienced episodes of epistaxis in the past, what is the main goal of your treatment? |
| detachable self-sealing latex balloon, transarterial coil embolisation | 2 most common methods of vessel obliteration with GPM |
| topical antifungals | if a horse is diagnosed with GPM and has NOT experienced any episodes of epistaxis, what is the main course of treatment? |
| ethmoid hematoma | are you more likely to see purulent discharge with a GPM or an ethmoid hematoma? |
| nasal passage | where are you if through the endoscope all you see are straight flat walls on either side of the scope? |
| pulmonary arterial, intrathoracic | in the capillary stress theory as a possible cause of EIPH, what 2 pressures are increased that leads to the rupture of the capillaries? |
| epistaxis, exercise intolerance | horses with EIPH rarely show clinical signs, but if they do, what are the 2 most common clinical signs? |
| caudodorsal | when using radiographs to aid in the diagnosis of EIPH, where would you be most likely to opacification in the lungs? |
| transtracheal wash, bronchoalveolar lavage | other than endoscopy and radiography, what are the other 2 ways to diagnose EIPH? |
| hemosiderophages | what is the main thing you're looking for in a TTW or BAL from an EIPH horse? |
| furosemide | main treatment used for EIPH |
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