Astma som är en av de stora folksjukdomarna i Sverige, behandlas idag med moderna läkemedel. Målet är att patientens livskvalitet förbättras. Detta kräver en riktig och tidig diagnos. En torrluftsprovokation kan vara ett bra undersökningsalternativ vid utredning av astma.Patienten andas torrluft med snabba och djupa andetag i ca 4 minuter. Målet är att ballongen skall tömmas fullständigt.

The purpose of the present study was to study if the systemic blood pressure in cats significant increases due to stress associated with a visit to a veterinarian clinic. We also wanted to investigate the clinical utility of two different methods for indirect blood pressure measurements in cats by assessing how easy they were to use and how reliable measurements they provided. The methods that were used were Oscillometric (Memo Diagnostic) and ultrasound-doppler technique (Minidop). The blood pressure was measured in both clinical environment and home environment. Fifty cats were used in the study, from which measurements were impossible to obtain in one cat.