Respiratory Therapeutics
Drug Therapy Antibiotics for Upper Respiratory Tract Disease Empiric antibiotic therapy is often used in animals with presumed respiratory infection prior to obtaining definitive information on the bacteria involved because…
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Vascular Disorders
Structural Disorders Pulmonary Thromboembolism Pathophysiology Systemic diseases that result in stasis of blood flow, hypercoagulability, and disruption of the endothelial layer of the vascular bed can result in the secondary…
Localization of Disease
Nasal Discharge History Nasal discharge is almost always a sign of local disease within the nasal cavity. One exception is eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy, an inflammatory condition of the lung and airways…
Diseases of the Gastrointestinal System
I. Diseases of the oral cavity 1. Anomalies 2. Dental diseases 3. Dental tumors 4. Diseases of the buccae and tongue II. Diseases of the esophagus 1. Obstruction of the…
Diseases of Foals and Juveniles
I. Foal disorders and diseases 1. Congenital abnormalities 2. Acquired diseases a. Neonatal isoerythrolysis b. Actinobacillosis c. Tyzzer’s disease d. Clostridial enteritis e. Salmonellosis and foal sepsis f. Toxic hepatopathy…
Diseases of the Nervous System and Peripheral Nerves
I. Central nervous system 1. Removal and examination of the brain and spinal cord 2. Malformations a. Hydrocephalus b. Meningocele 3. Degeneration a. Equine leukoencephalomalacia (ELEM) b. Nigropallidal encephalomalacia c….
Diseases of the Respiratory System
I. Upper respiratory tract 1. Structures of normal nose 2. Sinonasal disorders a. Paranasal sinus cyst b. Ethmoid hematoma c. Nasal polyp d. Sinonasal inflammation 3. Guttural pouch diseases 4….
Disease of the Reproductive System
I. Male 1. Morphology of the normal mature equine testis 2. Testicular hypoplasia 3. Testicular degeneration/atrophy 4. Testicular inflammation 5. Testicular neoplasia 6. Accessory male sex organs 7. External genitalia…
Disease of the Skeletal System
I. Congenital/developmental lesions 1. Aplasia/hypoplasia/dysplasia 2. Osteochondrosis/osteochondritis dissecans 3. Cervical vertebral instability (equine wobbler syndrome) II. Traumatic lesions (fractures) 1. Axial skeletal fractures 2. Growth plate fractures 3. Stress fractures…
Diseases of the Skin (Integument)
I. Congenital and hereditary disorders 1. Dermatosparaxis 2. Epidermolysis bullosa II. Disorders of epidermal differentiation 1. Coronary band disease 2. Linear alopecia 3. Seborrhea III. Disorders of pigmentation 1. Leukotrichia…
