Echocardiography Basic Information Synonym(s) • Echo • Cardiac ultrasound • Transthoracic echocardiography Overview and Goal Echocardiography has tremendously increased the equine clinician’s ability to recognize and diagnose cardiac diseases. The…
Wound Dressing Particulate Dextranomers Basic Information Procedure • Particulate dextranomers Beads (eg, Debrisan, Johnson & Johnson Products Inc, New Brunswick, NJ), flakes (eg, Avalon, Summit Hill Laboratories, Avalon, NJ), and…
Rhodococcus Enterocolitis Basic Information Definition Diarrhea caused by gastrointestinal (GI) infection with Rhodococcus equi Epidemiology Species, Age, Sex Foals from 1 to 9 months of age Clinical Presentation History, Chief…
Salmonellosis Basic Information Definition Colitis or diarrhea caused by Salmonella spp. infection Epidemiology Risk Factors • Increased horse density, such as equine referral hospitals or large breeding farms • Treatment…
Sporotrichosis Basic Information Definition Chronic, slowly invasive subcutaneous mycosis caused by the yeast form Sporothrix schenckii. The disease generally manifests as cutaneolymphatic pyogranulomatous inflammation. Epidemiology Risk Factors • Wound contaminated…
Ejaculatory Dysfunction Basic Information Definition • Ejaculation is the process of sperm transport from the epididymis to the urethral meatus, resulting in expulsion of semen. Ejaculation is divided in two…
Breeding with Frozen Semen Basic Information Synonym(s) • Fresh cooled semen may also be referred to as cooled shipped or fresh chilled semen. Semen is collected from a stallion with…
Wound Therapy Topical Agents Basic Information Procedure • Live yeast cell derivative (LYCD): Water-soluble yeast extract reported to stimulate angiogenesis, epithelialization and collagen formation. Associated with improved wound healing in…
Peritonitis Basic Information Definition Focal or generalized inflammation of the peritoneal cavity Clinical Presentation History, Chief Complaint • Inappetence • Depression • Colic • Fever Physical Exam Findings • Fever…
Splenic Rupture Basic Information Definition Full-thickness disruption of the splenic parenchyma and capsule Epidemiology Risk Factors • Abdominal trauma • Splenic neoplasia • Splenomegaly Clinical Presentation History, Chief Complaint •…
