acute phase proteins; canine aspiration pneumonia score; community-acquired pneumonia; point of care ultrasound; simplified canine aspiration pneumonia score; C-Reactive Protein; Animals; Dogs; Lung/diagnostic imaging; Ultrasonography/methods; Ultrasonography/veterinary; Dog Diseases/diagnostic imaging; Dog Diseases/drug therapy; Pneumonia/diagnostic imaging; Pneumonia/drug therapy; Pneumonia/veterinary; Pneumonia, Aspiration/diagnostic imaging; Pneumonia, Aspiration/drug therapy; Pneumonia, Aspiration/veterinary; Dog Diseases; Lung; Pneumonia; Pneumonia, Aspiration; Ultrasonography; Veterinary (all); General Veterinary
Abstract :
[en] ("[en] BACKGROUND: Comparison of clinical findings, chest radiographs (CXR), lung ultrasound (LUS) findings, and C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations at admission and serial follow-up in dogs with aspiration pneumonia (AP) is lacking.
HYPOTHESIS: Lung ultrasound lesions in dogs with AP are similar to those described in humans with community-acquired pneumonia (comAP); the severity of CXR and LUS lesions are similar; normalization of CRP concentration precedes resolution of imaging abnormalities and more closely reflects the clinical improvement of dogs.
ANIMALS: Seventeen dogs with AP.
METHODS: Prospective observational study. Clinical examination, CXR, LUS, and CRP measurements performed at admission (n = 17), 2 weeks (n = 13), and 1 month after diagnosis (n = 6). All dogs received antimicrobial therapy. Lung ultrasound and CXR canine aspiration scoring systems used to compare abnormalities.
RESULTS: B-lines and shred signs with or without bronchograms were identified on LUS in 14 of 17 and 16 of 17, at admission. Chest radiographs and LUS scores differed significantly using both canine AP scoring systems at each time point (18 regions per dog, P < .001). Clinical and CRP normalization occurred in all dogs during follow up. Shred signs disappeared on LUS in all but 1 of 6 dogs at 1 month follow-up, while B-lines and CXR abnormalities persisted in 4 of 6 and all dogs, respectively.
CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Lung ultrasound findings resemble those of humans with comAP and differ from CXR findings. Shred signs and high CRP concentrations better reflect clinical findings during serial evaluation of dogs.","[en] ","")
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Fernandes Rodrigues, Nina; Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Liège, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Liège, Belgium
Giraud, Léna ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals and Health (FARAH) > FARAH: Médecine vétérinaire comparée
Bolen, Géraldine ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals and Health (FARAH) > FARAH: Médecine vétérinaire comparée
Fastrès, Aline ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals and Health (FARAH) > FARAH: Médecine vétérinaire comparée
Clercx, Cécile ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals and Health (FARAH) > FARAH: Médecine vétérinaire comparée
Boysen, Søren ; Department of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Billen, Frédéric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals and Health (FARAH) > FARAH: Médecine vétérinaire comparée
Gommeren, Kris ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals and Health (FARAH) > FARAH: Médecine vétérinaire comparée
Language :
English
Title :
Comparison of lung ultrasound, chest radiographs, C-reactive protein, and clinical findings in dogs treated for aspiration pneumonia.
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