Essay On Diaphragmatic Hernia

First, diaphragmatic hernias can either be congenital or environmental. Congenital hernias happen due to a problem in the development of the animal embryo. Environmental diaphragmatic hernias are often traumatic and they occur at a larger rate than congenital diaphragmatic hernias do. The condition observed was a traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. A traumatic diaphragmatic hernia occurs when the diaphragm is unsettled to the point that the stomachic organs move up into the chest cavity. Usually, the organs that are moved are the liver, the small intestine, and the stomach. This causes lungs to not be able to expand properly leading to breathing trouble. In contrast, a normal dog would have the chest and the abdominal cavities being separated muscularly which helps breathing. Traumatic diaphragmatic hernias are caused by either a new traumatic event or one that has happened in the past. Younger animals are especially prone to get this condition.
A dog could also contract pneumothorax where the air escapes into the chest; or, the dog could also contract hemothorax where blood escapes into the chest cavity. About 25-40% cases show painful injuries to other parts of the body. With this condition, a dog will exhibit the following signs: troubled respiration, quick and light respiration, and an atypical breathing position. In order to properly see this condition, a veterinarian must take a chest radiograph, a CT scan, a thoracic or abdominal ultrasound, and/or a contrast radiography. When using these techniques, the veterinarian will be able to see where the stomach contents have moved into the chest cavity causing the lungs to be moved. Plus, they will be able to see where the diaphragmatic line and the cardia shadow has started to disappear. As soon as a dog is diagnosed with this condition, surgery needs to be performed before the stomach becomes filled with