Clinical course, diagnostic findings and necropsy diagnosis in dyspneic cats with primary pulmonary parenchymal disease: 15 cats (1996–2002)     

Valérie Sauvé DMV    Kenneth J. Drobatz DVM  MSCE  DACVIM  DACVECC    Amy B. Shokek VMD    Alexia L. McKnight DVM  DACVR    Lesley G. King MVB  DACVIM  DACVECC 《Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care》2005,15(1):38-47

Objective: Correlate the necropsy diagnosis with the history, diagnostic findings, and clinical course of dyspneic cats with primary lung parenchymal disease. Design: Retrospective study. Setting: Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Animals: Client‐owned cats over 6 months of age hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with a primary problem of respiratory distress that had pulmonary parenchymal disease on thoracic radiographs, and a complete necropsy. Interventions: None. Measurements and main results: Cats included were assigned into 2 groups based on the pulmonary histopathology: inflammatory (n=8) and neoplastic (n=7) disease. No statistical difference was found between the groups with regard to age, body weight, clinical signs, duration of clinical signs, physical examination findings, thoracic radiography, duration of hospitalization, treatment, and outcome. Cats with neoplasia had a statistically higher mean total white blood cell count (26.60 k/μL±10.41) than those with inflammatory lung disease (11.59 k/μL±4.49; P=0.026). Cats with bacterial or viral pulmonary disease had a significantly shorter median duration of illness (5 days, range 1–7 days) than all other cats (30 days, range 7–365 days; P=0.0042). Ultrasound guided pulmonary fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) provided an accurate diagnosis in 5/5 cases. Conclusions: Forty‐seven percent of cats with pulmonary parenchymal disease had neoplasia. The clinical diagnosis was difficult to obtain ante‐mortem; lung FNA appeared to be the most helpful diagnostic tool in these cases.  相似文献   

Equine viral arteritis     

Peter Timoney MVB  PhD  William McCollum PhD 《Journal of Equine Veterinary Science》1998,18(1):10-11

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DETECTION OF PORTAL BLOOD FLOW USING PER-RECTAL ^99mTc-PERTECHNETATE SCINTIGRAPHY IN NORMAL CATS     

Fintan J.  McEvoy  MVB  PhD  Myra A. Forster-van  Hijfte  DVM  Robert N.  White  BSc  BVetMed 《Veterinary radiology & ultrasound》1998,39(3):234-237

This study reports data obtained from per-rectal ^99mTc-pertechnetate portal scintigraphy in normal cats. It examines the effects of chemical restraint and the methods employed in defining regions of interest (ROIs) on the shunt index derived from this data. Six normal cats were used for the study; all six were chemically restrained for imaging using propofol and later four of them were manually restrained for comparison. Portal blood flow was studied and the mean shunt index was found to be 5.9%± 3.9 when ROIs were operator defined and 9.2%± 4.4 when ROIs were defined using an isocontour program. In cats that were restrained using propofol and operator defined ROIs, the mean value for the time between detection of radioactivity in the liver and in the heart was 14 ± 1 seconds.  相似文献   

THE DURAL TAIL SIGN IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF MENINGIOMAS   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

John P.  Graham  MVB  MSc  Susan M.  Newell  DVM  MS  Andra K.  Voges  DVM  Gregory D.  Roberts  DVM  MS  Jay M.  Harrison  MS 《Veterinary radiology & ultrasound》1998,39(4):297-302

In humans the dural tail is a sign seen on contrast enhanced T1 weighted magnetic resonance images. This finding is considered specific for meningioma. The purpose of this study was to determine how often the dural tail occurs in cats and dogs and whether it is a specific sign for meningiomas in these species. MR examinations for eighteen dogs and four cats with proven diagnoses were reviewed. Diagnoses included ten meningiomas (seven dogs and three cats), three gliomas, two pituitary tumors, single examples of two other tumor types and five patients with mass lesions due to inflammatory disease. Contrast enhanced T1 weighted images were evaluated independently by three of the authors for the presence of a dural tail, without knowledge of the diagnoses. The results were compared to the diagnosis for each patient and the performance of individual reviewers compared. When their results were averaged, the reviewers reported the presence of a dural tail in 6 of 10 (60%) meningiomas, although detection varied between observers from 40% to 80%. Each reviewer had one false positive result, two reported a dural tail with a chromophobe adenocarcinoma and one with a toxoplasma meningoencephalitis. When a dural tail is seen an associated mass is most likely a meningioma. It is uncertain whether the dural tail represents neoplastic infiltration beyond the margins of the meningioma. This should be considered when planning treatment.  相似文献   

A Preliminary Study of Silver Sodium Zirconium Phosphate Polyurethane Foam Wound Dressing on Wounds of the Distal Aspect of the Forelimb in Horses          下载免费PDF全文

Maureen E. Kelleher DVM  Diplomate ACVS  Isabelle Kilcoyne MVB  Julie E. Dechant DVM  MS  Diplomate ACVS & ACVECC  Emma Hummer BS  Philip H. Kass DVM  PhD  Diplomate ACVPM  Jack R. Snyder DVM  PhD  Diplomate ACVS 《Veterinary surgery : VS》2015,44(3):359-365

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Efficacy of Postoperative Antimicrobial Use for Clean Orthopedic Implant Surgery in Dogs: A Prospective Randomized Study in 100 Consecutive Cases          下载免费PDF全文

Andrea Pratesi DVM  PhD  CertSAS  DipECVS  Ciara Downes MVB  CertSAS  Thomas W. Maddox BVSc  PhD  CertVDI  DipECVDI 《Veterinary surgery : VS》2015,44(5):653-660

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Complications Associated With Perineal Urethrotomy in 27 Equids     

Isabelle Kilcoyne MVB  Julie E. Dechant DVM  MS  Diplomate ACVS & ACVECC 《Veterinary surgery : VS》2014,43(6):691-696

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Analgesia in Dogs After Intercostal Thoracotomy: A Clinical Trial Comparing Intravenous Buprenorphine and Interpleural Bupivacaine   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

M.G. CONZEMIUS dvm    D.J. BROCKMAN bvsc  mrcvs    L.G. KING MVB  MRCVS  Diplomate ACVIM  Diplomate ACVECC  S.Z. PERKOWSKI VMD  PhD 《Veterinary surgery : VS》1994,23(4):291-298

We prospectively studied 26 dogs that presented for intercostal thoracotomy. Dogs were pre-medicated with oxymorphone, induced with diazepam and etomidate, and anesthesia was maintained with isoflurane in oxygen. Preoperatively, animal patients were randomly assigned to one of two groups. Group 1 (n = 13) received buprenorphine (10 μg/kg intravenously [IV]) every 6 hours for 24 hours starting 10 minutes before tracheal extubation. Group 2 (n = 13) received 0.5% bupivacaine (1.5 mg/kg) administered interpleural (IP) by slow injection through a pediatric feeding tube fixed to the most dorsal aspect of the thoracotomy incision. Interpleural injections were administered with each dog placed in lateral recumbency with the incision positioned ventrally; IP injections were administered every 4 hours for 24 hours starting 10 minutes before tracheal extubation. All cases were monitored in the intensive care unit for 24 hours postoper-atively. The analgesic efficacy of each regimen was evaluated using a pain scoring system that included a subjective pain score, heart rate, and respiratory rate. Arterial blood pressure, arterial blood gases, oxygen saturation, body temperature, and changes in the electrocardiogram or neurological status were also noted. Significant increases in mean heart rate, respiratory rate, and total pain score occurred after surgery in dogs in the buprenorphine group. In contrast, dogs in the bupivacaine group had no significant changes when compared with their preoperative values. Dogs in the bupivacaine group had significantly decreased total pain scores and better PaO₂ and oxygen saturation values when compared with the dogs receiving buprenorphine. Hypoventilation did not occur in either group.  相似文献   

QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE THYROID IMAGING IN FELINE HYPERTHYROIDISM USING TECHNETIUM-99M AS PERTECHNETATE   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Carmel T.  Mooney  MVB  MPhil  Keith L.  Thoday  BVetMed  Phd  DVD  Jeremy J.  Nicoll  BSc  Phd  David L.  Doxey  BVM&S  PhdD 《Veterinary radiology & ultrasound》1992,33(5):313-320

Thyroid imaging using technetium-99m as pertechnetate (^99mTcO₄) was carried out in five healthy, euthyroid and 37 hyperthyroid cats using both pinhole and parallel-hole collimators. Images of greater resolution, necessary to distinguish bilateral lobe involvement, were obtained using the pinhole collimator. Per cent thyriod ^99mTcO₄ - uptake was calculated in each cat and was significanly (P < 0.001) higher in hyperthyroid compared with euthyroid cats. In the hyperthyroid cats, per cent thyroid uptake was significantly correlated with serum total thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) Concentrations. Per cent thyroid ^99mTcO₄ - uptake is increased in feline hyperthyrodism and may be calculated using a pinhole collimator alone at the time of qalitative assessment of the extent of thyroid tissue involvement.  相似文献   

Evaluation of Cut Accuracy and Cis Cortical Damage for Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy Performed with and without Aid of a Novel Saw Guide: An In Vitro Study     

Neil J. Burton BVSc  Noel Fitzpatrick DUniv  MVB  Adrian M. Wallace BVSc 《Veterinary surgery : VS》2013,42(1):28-37

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