Chapter 69 Antimicrobial-Associated Diarrhea Claire H. Stratford, Bruce C. McGorum Antimicrobial-associated diarrhea (AAD) is the most common adverse effect associated with antimicrobial use in horses. The condition ranges in severity…
Chapter 67 Anterior Enteritis Rodney L. Belgrave Anterior enteritis (AE) is a syndrome of acute inflammation and subsequent ileus affecting the proximal to middle segments of the small intestine. It…
Chapter 39 World Status of Equine Influenza J. Richard Newton, Debra Elton, Ann Cullinane Equine influenza (EI) continues to be an important disease across most of the globe, primarily because…
Chapter 16 Spinal Anesthesia and Analgesia Claudio C. Natalini Neuraxial anesthesia and analgesia, which includes spinal and epidural anesthesia and analgesia, has been used in human and veterinary medicine as…
Chapter 46 Equine Granulocytic Anaplasmosis (Formerly Ehrlichiosis) John E. Madigan, Nicola Pusterla Equine granulocytic anaplasmosis (EGA) is a common, seasonal, rickettsial, tick-transmitted, noncontagious disease of horses seen where Ixodes spp…
Chapter 45 Equine Protozoal Myelitis Martin Furr Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a commonly diagnosed condition of the horse, which was originally described in 1964 by J. Rooney, and termed…
Chapter 33 Update on Antimicrobial Selection and Use K. Gary Magdesian Antimicrobial use in equine practice is constantly evolving. Judicious antimicrobial use is critical to minimizing selection pressure for antimicrobial…
Chapter 58 Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage Alice Stack Prevalence Exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH) is a common condition of intensely exercising horses and occurs in up to 75% of horses that race….
Chapter 57 Hemoptysis and Epistaxis Henry D. O’Neill By definition, hemoptysis refers to the expectoration of blood-contaminated sputum from the lower respiratory tract (i.e., the trachea, bronchi, and lungs), whereas…
Chapter 42 Leptospirosis Thomas J. Divers Leptospirosis is caused by a highly invasive spiral bacterium of the genus Leptospira. The infectious agent is capable of infecting both humans and animals….
