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most recent consultation, the dog was depressed with a lowered head carriage and showed signs of dyspnea and abdominal breathing. Auscultation revealed muffled heart sounds. Thoracic radiographs showed pleural effusion, loss of silhouette sign, and
An 8-year-old castrated male Boxer (43-kg [94.6-lb]; dog 1) was referred to the CUHA for evaluation following an acute onset of dyspnea. Chronic, mild respiratory stridor; hypothyroidism; and epilepsy had been diagnosed previously. The
Dyspnea is defined as difficult or labored breathing and can result in severe physiologic compromise. Hypoxemia or hypercapnia can stimulate respiration, although under normal conditions, respiration is driven by an increase in carbon dioxide. 1
true usefulness of assessment of circulating cTnI concentration for the diagnosis of cardiac disease as the cause of respiratory distress or dyspnea. The purpose of the multicenter study reported here was to determine whether plasma cTnI concentration
to treatment are limited because even minimal stress can lead to decompensation or death. Dyspnea in cats may be attributable to many underlying causes, including asthma, obstruction of the upper airway (between the nares and larynx), neoplasia
suggest that LUS can be used to differentiate cardiogenic from noncardiogenic causes of dyspnea with high sensitivity and specificity 3,7,8,10,11,13–16 and similar or greater positive predictive value than measurement of blood NT-proBNP concentration 8
An 8-year-old castrated male Yorkshire Terrier with a 1-month history of progressive inspiratory dyspnea was evaluated at the Las Vegas Veterinary Specialty Center. Approximately 2.5 years prior, 9 extraluminal prosthetic tracheal rings a had
with the respiratory tract and BAOS (eg, inspiratory dyspnea, exercise intolerance, and syncope) was also extracted from the record of each dog, as were other pertinent clinical examination findings and CBC and serum biochemical results when available
]), presence of dyspnea (absent [respiratory rate, 20 to 30 breaths/min], mild dyspnea [respiratory rate, 31 to 35 breaths/min], moderate dyspnea [respiratory rate, 36 to 45 breaths/min with an increased breathing effort] or severe dyspnea[respiratory rate
dyspnea is due to CHF (rather than identifying the underlying type of heart disease). If cardiac disease is suspected, referral to a cardiologist can be pursued and echocardiography performed once the patient has been stabilized. However, it is often
