Chapter 209 Postanesthetic Myelopathy Stavros Yiannikouris, Claude A. Ragle Postanesthetic myelopathy is an irreversible condition that leads to death or humane destruction of clinically affected horses. The condition, which follows…
Chapter 110 Acute Kidney Injury Harold C. Schott II, Evolution of Terminology and Incidence of Acute Renal Failure Prerenal failure has long been used to describe an acute, reversible increase…
Chapter 145 Fungal Keratitis Mary Lassaline Utter Equine keratomycosis can be a serious disease, resulting in permanent blindness in the affected eye or even loss of the affected globe. Early…
Chapter 165 Mating-Induced Endometritis Ryan A. Ferris Persistent mating-induced endometritis (PMIE), a noninfectious inflammatory condition of the uterus, is one of the most common reproductive abnormalities encountered by veterinarians who…
Chapter 115 Blood Transfusion and Transfusion Reactions Kelsey A. Hart Whole blood transfusion is an integral component of managing severe anemia in horses and foals. Although complete diagnostic evaluation and…
Chapter 137 Dyslipidemias Philip J. Johnson From the equine medical perspective, the term dyslipidemia refers to clinical situations in which an increase in plasma triglyceride (TG) concentration above the reference…
Chapter 207 Fluid Therapy in the Field C. Langdon Fielding In ambulatory equine practice, fluid administration can be a practical and life-saving therapeutic option. Treatment in a field setting may…
Chapter 203 Prevention of Musculoskeletal Injury in Thoroughbreds Tim D.H. Parkin The equine veterinary community began describing racehorse injury at a population level more than 50 years ago. For example,…
