Pericardial Disease Basic Information Definition Diseases involving the visceral or parietal pericardial layers. There is usually some degree of inflammation of the pericardium (pericarditis), which can be associated with infectious…
Spinal Injury Basic Information Definition Injury to the vertebral column caused by a sudden (mechanical and usually external) force. This section focuses on consequences to the central nervous system (CNS;…
Pancreatic Disease, Chronic Basic Information Definition Neoplasia of the pancreas and chronic pancreatitis Synonym(s) Chronic pancreatic necrosis Epidemiology Species, Age, Sex More likely in older horses Clinical Presentation History, Chief…
Small Colon Strangulating Lipoma Basic Information Definition Physical obstruction of the small colon caused by external compression when it becomes entwined with a pedunculated lipoma Epidemiology Species, Age, Sex •…
Rodenticide Toxicosis, Anticoagulant Basic Information Definition Anticoagulant rodenticides are compounds that contain a coumarin or indandione group and act by inhibiting vitamin K recycling, thereby causing coagulopathy. Warfarin, a once…
Computed Tomography Musculoskeletal Basic Information Overview and Goal(s) • Computed tomography (CT) is most commonly used in equine practice for osseous studies (eg, complex fractures, sequestrum identification, the skull), but…
Hernia, Incisional Basic Information Definition Protrusion of an organ or tissue through the ventral abdominal wall Synonym(s) • Ventral midline hernia • Ventral abdominal hernia Epidemiology Risk Factors • Ventral…
Tendinitis and Desmitis Basic Information Definition • Tendinitis: Inflammatory conditions of tendons, their muscle or bone attachments, or both encompassing a broad range of injuries from strains to severe fiber…
