FART II 



MISCELLANEOUS AND MORE OR LESS 

 BAPELING AFFECTIONS 



RHINORBHAGIA 



A profuse flow of blood from the nose, and having its 

 source in the vessels of the nose, is termed rhinorrhagia. 



The treatment of this condition is considered irrespect- 

 ive of its cause, for the reason that the first concern in 

 this condition is always the checking of the hemorrhage. 

 When a case of rhinorrhagia is presented for our atten- 

 tion, we are not particularly concerned about the direct 

 cause of the bleeding; we attend to this, if necessary, 

 after the hemorrhage is under control. 



In veterinary practice alarming hemorrhages from 

 the nose are rare; most of these are limitfed to a harm- 

 less epistaxsis which usually ceases spontaneously. When, 

 however, rhinorrhagia does occur in horses the condition 

 is especially serious for the reason that these animals vio- 

 lently resist the veterinarian's efforts, and also because 

 of the anatomical arrangement of the turbinated bones. 



Severe hemorrhage in the nose must be differentiated 

 from pulmonary hemorrhage. Blood coming from the 

 lungs appears foamy and produces fits of coughing dur- 

 ing its emission. In severe nasal hemorrhage the phar- 

 ynx may fill with blood and also cause some cough. If 

 this creates doubt as to the source of the hemorrhage, 

 the trachea is to be auscultated. If the hemorrhage is 



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