Changes in the SIDActual and SID Effective Values in the Course of Respiratory Acidosis in Horses With Symptomatic Severe Equine Asthma-An Experimental Study

Equine asthma syndrome is an allergic, inflammatory airway disease that usually affects older horses. Respiratory acidosis is an acid-base imbalance caused by alveolar hypoventilation. The acid-base balance may be assessed using the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation as well as the Stewart model. The authors hypothesized that systemic respiratory acidosis changes the ionic concentrations affecting water dissociation. The study group included 16 Warmblood, mixed breed horses of both sexes with a history of severe equine asthma, and 10 healthy horses were used as controls. Arterial and venous blood were collected from all the horses. The pH, pO₂, and pCO₂ and HCO_3- were assessed in the arterial blood. Na, K, Cl, albumin, and P_inorganic (P_i) were assessed in the venous blood. The obtained results were used to calculate the anion gap (AG), modified AG, actual strong ion difference (SID_a), weak non-volatile acids, and effective strong ion difference (SID_e) values for all the horses. A systemic, compensatory respiratory acidosis was diagnosed in the study group. The concentration of Na in the blood serum in the study group was significantly higher, whereas the concentration of Cl was significantly lower than the values in the control group. The SID_a and SID_e values calculated in the horses from the study group were significantly higher than those in the control group. Significantly higher SID_a and SID_e values confirm the presence of ionic changes that affect water dissociation in the course of respiratory acidosis in horses. The SID_a and SID_e values may be useful in the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory acidosis in horses, which warrant further investigation.

Hemogasometria arterial pré e pós-rinoplastia em cães braquicefálicos portadores de estenose de narina

RESUMO Vinte e seis cães braquicefálicos portadores de estenose de narina, 22 machos e quatro fêmeas, foram submetidos à rinoplastia bilateral. Dezesseis cães eram Buldogues Franceses; dois, Buldogues Ingleses; seis, Pugs; e dois, Shih Tzus, com idade variando de seis meses a seis anos. Foram efetuadas coletas de sangue arterial para análises hemogasométricas no pré-operatório e 30 dias após a cirurgia. Para cada avaliação, foi obtida uma amostra de 0,5mL de sangue coletado da artéria femoral, em seringa plástica heparinizada. Em seguida, procedeu-se à avaliação hemogasométrica em analisador de gases sanguíneos (I-stat-Abbot®). Os resultados da hemogasometria pré e pós-rinoplastia mostraram uma redução nos valores médios de pCO2, TCO2 , HCO3- e BEecf, hematócrito e hemoglobina, e aumento de pH, pO2 e SO2, indicando melhora na condição ventilatória dos animais após a correção cirúrgica da estenose de narina. Isso posto, conclui-se que a hemogasometria arterial é um exame importante no diagnóstico da síndrome respiratória dos cães braquicefálicos, e extremamente útil no acompanhamento da resposta do paciente ao tratamento. A rinoplastia mostrou-se eficaz no tratamento da síndrome respiratória, promovendo melhora nos parâmetros hemogasométricos que indicam acidose respiratória secundária à obstrução das vias aéreas, comum nas raças braquicefálicas.