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Results of ancillary tests for respiratory disease in normal dogs
Author(s) -
DILLON A. R.,
PECHMAN R. D.,
SPANO J.S.,
TEER P. A.,
ADAIR S.,
BUXTON B.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1983.tb00396.x
Subject(s) - medicine , subclinical infection , bronchoscopy , respiratory system , pathology , lung , tracheobronchomalacia , gross examination , population , disease , respiratory disease , radiology , environmental health
Twenty‐five mixed‐breed clinically normal mature dogs were evaluated for respiratory disease by thoracic radiographs, complete blood counts, modified Knott's test, fluorescent antibody test for heartworms, bronchoscopy, tracheal washing, and bronchial brushing. Gross necropsies, cultures of lung parenchyma, and microscopic studies of lung at the site of and adjacent to the tracheal washing and bronchial brushing techniques were performed. The high prevalence of abnormal findings reflected subclinical disease in a confined population. The importance of a combination of complementary diagnostic tests was reinforced by the lack of specificity of individual tests.