Synonyms

No known synonym

Name of the disease in English

Respiratory changes following blood loss

The disease in brief

If the blood loss is visible, the cause of a respiratory change is obvious; depending on the speed of the hemorrhage, one may be dealing with either hemorrhagic shock or progressive anemia. It is especially the latter case that we are discussing here when we treat diseases with respiratory signs.

Clinic & diagnosis

Panting and accelerated respiratory movements of normal amplitude (polypnea) which can lead to acute respiratory distress, in a bovine whose mucous membranes are paler than normal or which has recently lost blood, suggest the disease. Cardiovascular signs (tachycardia, anemic murmur, small and thready pulse) and normal pulmonary auscultation will support the suspicion.

Typical sign of the disease

No description

Pictures

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Diagnostic formulas

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Differential diagnosis

-Poisoning with respiratory manifestation N362

-Recovery emphysema-acute form RS28

Confirm a suspicion?

Anemia is one of the aspects of the disease that is easy to assess. The link between anemia and respiratory problems is more difficult to confirm.

Prognosis and treatment

 If the bleeding persists, it is necessary to stop it.

Consider transfusion whenever hematocrit is below 15-20% in acute blood loss and below 10-15% in chronic blood loss.

-1-1.5 l/100 kg of live weight, or 6 to 8 l/adult bovine, guarantees survival; the risk of incompatibility is negligible if a transfusion from the same donor is not repeated.

Prevention

No specific prevention for this problem with multiple origins.

References

Veterinary Medicine-Pocket companion -9th Edition BLOOD DC-page 144