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Acute respiratory distress syndrome in a 10-year-old dog

By Hunter, T L·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne·2001·Ontario Veterinary College, Canada·View original on PubMed

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Original publication title: Acute respiratory distress syndrome in a 10-year-old dog.

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Plain-English summary

A 10-year-old Shih Tzu was brought to the vet after showing signs of lethargy, not eating, coughing, and trouble breathing for two days. The vet tried several treatments, including fluids, steroids, antibiotics, and diuretics, but unfortunately, the dog did not survive. The cause of the symptoms was determined to be acute respiratory distress syndrome, which was confirmed through tissue examination.

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Abstract

A 10-year-old shih tzu was presented with lethargy, anorexia, coughing, and dyspnea of 2 days' duration. Despite treatment with parenteral fluids, corticosteroids, antibiotics, and diuretics, the dog died. Acute respiratory distress syndrome was diagnosed histologically.

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Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11565374/