BALAGANGATHARATHILAGAR MTAMILSELVAN VTANUVASSUMATHI DANANDA CHITRA MTHANGAPANDIYAN M2024-01-102024-01-102021https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810206096ARDS is one of the leading causes of mortality in Intensive and Critical Care human and animal patients. The early identification and diagnosis of ARDS is essential because early treatment is associated with significant reduction in mortality in the studies reported from small animal and human patients. Studies on ARDS in dogs are spares in Veterinary literature. In this backdrop, this study on “Diagnostic and Therapeutic Evaluation of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Dogs” was conducted to document the various risk factors of ARDS, to compare various diagnostic tests in the early diagnosis of ARDS and to evaluate the therapeutic protocol in ARDS dogs. In this clinical study, dogs presented with respiratory distress, tachypnea, hypoxemia with leukocytosis, leukopenia, progressive multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), were assessed by thorough clinical examination. Dogs with ARDS criteria were subjected to blood gas analysis, thoracic radiography, blood culture and TFAST examination. Dogs with ARDS were grouped into two groups based on the origin of the trigger factor. Group I: Primary respiratory disorders ARDS (n=10), Group II: Systemic disorders ARDS (n=13) and Group III: Healthy dogs (n=10). Overall incidence of ARDS in dogs presented with respiratory emergencies (n=257) was 8.9 per cent in the study period. There was a higher incidence in Non-Descipts and Labrador Retrievers, male dogs and the dogs between 6 month to 4 years of age.EnglishThesis