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| A _____ view can be used to radiograph the thoracic inlet. |
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| T/F: The size of the trachea varies with phase of respiration. |
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| T/F: The trachea has varying size throughout its length. |
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| What is the normal diameter of the trachea, wrt the larynx? |
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| >1/2 the height of the larynx |
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| What is the normal diameter of the trachea, wrt the 3rd rib? |
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| 3x width of proximal 1/3 of rib 3 |
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| T/F: Brachycephalic breeds have larger tracheas |
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| T/F: Labored breathing will diminish the diameter of the extra-thoracic trachea & increase the diameter of the intra-thoracic trachea on expiration. |
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| With congenital hypoplasia, how does the width of the trachea relate to the larynx? |
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| Name some dogs that are predisposed to congenital tracheal hypoplasia. |
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| English bulldog, Bull mastiff, brachycephalic |
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| What causes tracheal collapse? |
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| Malacia of cartilage rings w/ age |
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| T/F: In tracheal collapse, the D trachealis m. & D tracheal membrane shorten. |
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| In tracheal collapse, the cervical trachea will collapse on _____ & the thoracic trachea will collapse on _____. |
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| What can occur secondary to tracheal laceration/tear? |
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| SQ Emphysema; Pneumomediastinum |
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| T/F: Tracheal foreign bodies are always radiopaque. |
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| T/F: Tracheitis can be diagnosed radiographically. |
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| Give 3 examples of extrinsic mass lesions that cause Rt sided tracheal displacement. |
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| Megaesophagus, Esophageal Mass, Lt Cr lung lobe mass |
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| Give 3 examples of extrinsic lesions that cause Lt sided tracheal displacement. |
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| Rt Cr lung lobe mass, Rt middle lung lobe mass, Vascular ring anomaly |
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| T/F: A heart base tumor will cause dorsal displacement of the trachea Cr to the heart base. |
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| T/F: Cr mediastinal lymphadenopathy causes V displacement of the trachea. |
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| What type of tracheal displacement does tracheobronchial lymphadenopathy cause? |
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| In which lung lobes is bronchiectasis common? |
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| In what dogs is calcification of bronchial rings w/ age common? |
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