Recognition of Pain
Chapter 12 Recognition of Pain Erin K. Contino, Khursheed R. Mama Pain Pain is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain as an “unpleasant sensory and emotional…
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Biosecurity in Hospitals
Chapter 29 Biosecurity in Hospitals Helen Aceto The purposes of this chapter are to provide a brief overview of biosecurity and to outline specific practical recommendations for the management of…
Extensive Skin Loss/Degloving Injury
Chapter 6 Extensive Skin Loss/Degloving Injury Daniel J. Burba Degloving injuries are wounds in which the skin becomes separated from its subcutaneous attachments. These injuries most commonly occur on the…
Neck Pain and Stiffness
Chapter 23 Neck Pain and Stiffness Duncan F. Peters, Nicole Rombach In the sport horse, neck pain is one of the common complaints affecting athletic performance. Finding the origin of…
Heat Stress
Chapter 21 Heat Stress Benjamin R. Buchanan Heat-related illness is a collection of hyperthermic syndromes that are poorly described in the horse and include heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat…
Penetrating Wounds of Synovial Structures
Chapter 8 Penetrating Wounds of Synovial Structures Eileen S. Hackett Penetrating wounds of synovial structures occur secondary to trauma and result in wounds that communicate with joints and tendon sheaths….
Analgesic Pharmacology
Chapter 13 Analgesic Pharmacology Heather K. Knych Perception of pain begins with stimulation of nociceptors located in tissues. Stimulation of these nociceptors, whether from chemical or physical (heat, cold, or…
Postoperative Pain Control
Chapter 15 Postoperative Pain Control Khursheed R. Mama, Erin K. Contino The negative consequences of pain are far reaching and have been well described. In the perioperative period, pain may…
First Aid Care of Limb Injuries
Chapter 5 First Aid Care of Limb Injuries Alan J. Ruggles Orthopedic injuries in the horse are potentially life threatening, and proper understanding and application of first aid techniques to…
Pain Control for Laminitis
Chapter 14 Pain Control for Laminitis Keith R. Branson Pain management for laminitis is critically important in prevention of suffering. In addition, good pain control can enable treatment without causing…
