Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome It’s so shocking, I can’t breathe! Heidi Ditmyer DVM University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Pathobiology Tifton 2008 Presented at SEVPAC.
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome It’s so shocking, I can’t breathe! Heidi Ditmyer DVM University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine Department of Pathobiology Tifton 2008 Presented at SEVPAC 2008 – Permission granted for use on SEVPAC website only Signalment Juvenile Female Spayed Yorkshire Terrier Presented to rDVM after chewing electric cord rDVM treated with Oxygen and diuretics Presented at SEVPAC 2008 – Permission granted for use on SEVPAC website only Case 07-796 Referred to UT Ventilator Febrile Died 24 hours post arrival Presented at SEVPAC 2008 – Permission granted for use on SEVPAC website only Gross Findings Glossal and gingival ulceration Bilateral interstitial pneumonia Congenital portosystemic shunt Presented at SEVPAC 2008 – Permission granted for use on SEVPAC website only Glossal ulceration Presented at SEVPAC 2008 – Permission granted for use on SEVPAC website only Presented at SEVPAC 2008 – Permission granted for use on SEVPAC website only Presented at SEVPAC 2008 – Permission granted for use on SEVPAC website only Histology and etiology Fibrinous interstitial pneumonia Multiple possibilities Consistent with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Presented at SEVPAC 2008 – Permission granted for use on SEVPAC website only Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Acute onset Bilateral/diffuse pulmonary changes Hypoxemia No evidence of left atrial hypertension Presented at SEVPAC 2008 – Permission granted for use on SEVPAC website only ARDS Secondary inflammatory response Macrophages cytokines enzymes free radicals diffuse alveolar and endothelial damage Differential diagnosis for any animal with non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema and appropriate risk factors Presented at SEVPAC 2008 – Permission granted for use on SEVPAC website only Conclusion Limited lung response regardless of trigger Overzealous inflammatory response Pathophysiology not entirely understood Considered as differential diagnosis Presented at SEVPAC 2008 – Permission granted for use on SEVPAC website only Acknowledgements Dr Kim Newkirk UT histology staff Presented at SEVPAC 2008 – Permission granted for use on SEVPAC website only Thank you www.k9station.com Questions? Presented at SEVPAC 2008 – Permission granted for use on SEVPAC website only