Integrated basic lung and heart ultrasound with X-ray (TUSX) for the diagnosis of asthma, chronic bronchitis and laryngeal paralysis, and treatment with inhaled fluticasone using home-made mask in dogs and cats

• Autorzy: Lobaczewski A. , Czopowicz M. , Moroz A. , Mickiewicz M. , Kosiec-Tworus A. , Frymus T. , Szalus-Jordanow O.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Basic lung and heart ultrasound examination combined with chest X-ray (TUSX) is currently considered to be very useful for differentiation of asthma, chronic bronchitis and laryngeal paralysis from other diseases with dyspnea/coughing. Among 252 client-owned animals with persistent dyspnea/cough/noisy breathing, in 197 of them: pulmonary edema, pneumonia, lung cancer, free pleural fluid, pneumothorax, lung contusion or heart disease were diagnosed. The remaining 55 animals (42 dogs and 13 cats) were diagnosed with asthma (in 13 cats), chronic bronchitis (in 37 dogs) and laryngeal paralysis (in 5 dogs) using TUSX. These animals were qualified for inhaled fluticasone treatment using 3 types of spacers – two commercial and a home-made mask. 36 animals (65.5%) completed the trail. In 26 of them (72.2%) the owners observed complete, long lasting relief of the symptoms, and the owners of 7 animals (19.5%) declared a considerable clinical improvement, regardless of the type of spacer used. The owners of 3 animals (8.3%) did not see any improvement. The proposed diagnostic and therapeutic management improved long-term clinical status of the vast majority (91.7%) of animals. Therefore, it seems justified to include the TUSX diagnostic protocol in daily veterinary practice and to encourage owners to prepare home-made face masks for inhaled fluticasone treatment.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: 25
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.335-344,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

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Lobaczewski A.

• Veterinary Clinic Auxilium, Arkadiusz Olkowski, Królewska 64 05-822 Milanówek, Poland

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Czopowicz M.

• Division of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Nowoursynowska159c, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland

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Moroz A.

• Division of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Nowoursynowska159c, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland

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Mickiewicz M.

• Division of Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Nowoursynowska159c, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland

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Kosiec-Tworus A.

• Veterinary Clinic, Legwet, Wysockiego 31, 05-120 Legionowo, Poland

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Frymus T.

• Department of Small Animal Diseases with Clinic, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw, University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159c, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland

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Szalus-Jordanow O.

• Department of Small Animal Diseases with Clinic, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw, University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159c, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland

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DOI

10.24425/pjvs.2022.141819