085 Brachycephalic Airway Obstruction Syndrome

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.    Question of the Week What soapbox subject would you like us to talk about? Leave a comment at https://imfpp.org/episode85   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/    Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next week for another episode!  Want to earn some RACE approved CE credits for listening to the podcast? You can earn between 0.5-1.0  hour of RACE approved CE credit for each podcast episode you listen to.    Join the Internal Medicine For Vet Techs Membership to earn and keep track of your continuing education hours as you get your learn on!   Join now! http://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com/   Get Access to the Membership Site for your RACE approved CE certificates Sign up at https://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com  Get Access to the Technician Treasure Trove  Sign up at https://imfpp.org/treasuretrove    Thanks for listening!  – Yvonne and Jordan