Rhinintis and sinusitis

RHININTIS AND SINUITIS

Acute Rhinitis

Traumatic (Sharp or Blunt)

  • Etio - Auto, Bullet, Bites, Kicks, F.B.
  • Symp. - Epistaxis, sneezing, snorting
  • Bony fractures
  • Open mouth breathing deformity
  • Dx - MDB, X-ray, Rhinoscopy, Exploratory
  • Rx - Epistaxis - Sedation, confinement. Ice packs
  • Gauge packing, Deformity -surgery
  • FB - Removal, reverse flushing

Viral Rhinitis/Bact. Rhinitis

  • Etio - viral CD, Adeno, Herpes, Reo, Influenza
    • Bact.- Bordetella, Mycoplasma, Spirochetes
  • Symp.- Fever, sneezing, nasal discharge, tracheitis, bronchitis, cough
  • Dx. - MDB, symptoms, dried nasal secretions
  • Rx. - TLC, remove dried secretions
    • Instill 4-6 drops of broad spect. AB TID
    • Phenylophrine 0.2% I/N TID

Chronic Rhinitis/Sinusitis

  • Etio - Following acute, allegic
    • Sec. bact. staph, strep, prote.
    • Mycotic, - aspergillus, crypto,
    • BP - Dolicocephalic, collie
    • Parasitic - Linguatula serrata
  • Pneumonyssys Caninum
    • Caranassialtooth abscess
  • Symp - Sneezing, nasal discharge, U/B
  • Smearing, conjestion, stertorous breathing
  • Facial deformity
  • Dx - MDB, x-ray, Rhinoscopy, Cytology, Culture
  • Rx - Bact. - revelent AB
  • Mycotic - Surgery, currettage, 1% lugols + 90 mg/lb, TDD, of 5-FC, QID for 3 m.
  • Neoplasia - surgery and currettage, radiation
  • Parasitic - Self limiting confine in a cage with a dichlorvos strip in it
  • Carnassial tooth - Extraction, AB
Last modified: Tuesday, 5 June 2012, 12:09 PM