085 Brachycephalic Airway Obstruction Syndrome

Internal Medicine For Vet Techs Podcast

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about:

• Squished faces + stress = Brachycephalic Airway Obstruction Syndrome (BAOS) which, naturally, can lead to further and further problems. You know, because it is IM. We discussed this week when there is not enough room in a pet's head to adequately breathe, how that affects the rest of the body.

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Resources We Mentioned in the Show

• Bonagura, J. D., & Twedt, D. C. (2014). Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy (15 ed.). pp. 649-653. St. Louis: Elsevier
• Merrill, L. (2012). Small Animal Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses. Ames: Wiley - Blackwell.
• Brachycephalic Syndrome. American College of Veterinary Surgeons. https://www.acvs.org/small-animal/brachycephalic-syndrome
• Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome. VIN. World Small Animal Veterinary Association World Congress Proceedings, 2004. https://www.vin.com/apputil/content/defaultadv1.aspx?meta=Generic&pId=11181&id=3852317
• Radiographic tracheal dimensions in brachycephalic breeds before and after surgical treatment for brachycephalic airway syndrome. Can Vet J. 2020 Sep; 61(9): 971–976. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7424946/

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– Yvonne and Jordan