III: DISEASE SUMMARIES
Bronchial cartilage hypoplasia This condition presents early in life, usually causing severe respiratory distress. Chylothorax This condition is quite common. Clinical signs are the same as for other pleural effusions,…
4 DISEASES OF THE EAR PINNA
4.1 Erythematous Diseases 4.2 Diseases with Crust and Scale 4.3 Papular Diseases 4.4 Pustular Diseases 4.5 Nodular Diseases 4.6 Ulcerative Diseases 4.7 Diseases with Alopecia Many of the diseases of the ear start with lesions on the…
5 CONDITIONS OF THE EAR CANAL
5.1 Allergy 5.2 Endocrine Disease 5.3 Ectoparasites 5.4 Keratinization Disorders 5.5 Autoimmune Disease 5.6 Idiopathic Disease 5.7 Foreign Bodies 5.8 Neoplastic and Hyperplastic Conditions of Ear Canal 5.9 Predisposing Factors in Otitis Externa 5.10 Perpetuating Factors The ear canal is…
6 CONDITIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAR
6.1 Aetiology and Pathogenesis of Acute Otitis Media 6.2 Chronic Otitis Media 6.3 Investigation of Otitis Media Otitis media (OM) is by definition disease within the middle ear, and can be acute or…
2 DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
2.1 Ear Pinna 2.2 External Ear Canal 2.3 Middle Ear A range of diagnostic techniques can be employed to investigate ear disease in the dog and cat. Many quick basic tests can be…
1 ANATOMY OF THE EAR
1.1 External Ear: Pinna and Ear Canal 1.2 Middle Ear of the Dog 1.3 Middle Ear of the Cat 1.4 Inner Ear 1.1 EXTERNAL EAR: PINNA AND EAR CANAL The pinna is the most prominent…
8 SURGERY OF THE EAR
8.1 Pinna Lacerations 8.2 Pinnectomy 8.3 Auricular Haematoma Drainage 8.4 Lateral Wall Resection 8.5 Vertical Ear Canal Resection 8.6 Total Ear Canal Ablation with Lateral Bulla Osteotomy 8.7 Subtotal Ear Canal Ablation with Lateral Bulla Osteotomy 8.8 End-To-End…
3 ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
3.1 Video Otoscopy 3.2 Radiography 3.3 CT 3.4 MRI 3.5 Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response 3.6 Auditory Tympanometry Advanced diagnostic techniques are not indicated in all cases of otitis externa. Where otitis media is suspected then further…
7 DISEASES OF THE INNER EAR
7.1 Vestibular Apparatus 7.2 Cochlea The inner ear of the dog and cat is contained within the petrosal portion of the temporal bone and includes the cochlea and the vestibular apparatus. Diseases…
