Endoscopy of the airways in dogs and cats

Which sampling technique should be rather used if a focal bronchial lesion is found on thoracic radiographs in a dog?

Transtracheal wash

Bronchoalveolar lavage

Endotracheal wash

Nasal swab

What are the 3 most common pathologies affecting the nasal cavity of dogs?

Nasal aspergillosis, nasal tumor, primary inflammatory rhinitis

Bacterial rhinitis, nasal aspergillosis, nasal tumor

Primary inflammatory rhinitis, nasal polyp, nasal tumour

Nasal aspergillosis, oro-nasal fistulae, bacterial rhinitis

Does the use of airway endoscopy ALONE allow the diagnosis of some pathologies?

Inflammatory rhinitis

Laryngeal paralysis

Eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy

Tracheal tumour

Which of the following procedures is NOT usually done under endoscopic guidance?

Tracheal stent placement

Nasopharyngeal ballooning

Sinus trephination

Nasal biopsies

For which of the following disease processes can be treated using endoscopy?

Chronic bronchitis

Nasopharyngeal stenosis

Eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy

Nasal aspergillosis

Which of the following combinations of findings would you expect in the airway endoscopy of a dog with chronic bronchitis?

White and discoloured bronchial mucosa and absence of secretions

Rounded and thickened bronchial edges and mucoid secretions

Erythema and ulcerations of the bronchial mucosa and haemorrhagic secretions

Sharp and thin bronchial edges and purulent secretions

During an endoscopic examination of the trachea of a dog, you note that its diameter is reduced by 50%. What grade would you classify this dog into?

Grade I

Grade II

Grade III

Grade IV

Which of the following procedure requires the use of a rigid endoscope?

Bronchoscopy

Tracheoscopy

Nasopharyngeal endoscopy

Nasal endoscopy

Which of the following type of rhinitis is the most common in dogs?

Neutrophilic rhinitis

Eosinophilic rhinitis

Lymphoplasmacytic rhinitis

Monocytic rhinitis

Which of the following combinations of findings would you expect in the airway endoscopy of a dog with nasal aspergillosis?

Erythematous mucosa and abundant purulent secretions

Turbinates destruction and white plaques

Mass effect and haemorrhagic secretions

Normal mucosa and turbinates and mucoid secretions

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Endoscopy of the airways in dogs and cats