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…
Diseases of the Hemolymphatic System
I. Diseases of the bone marrow 1. Severe combined immunodeficiency disease 2. Myeloid necrosis 3. Myelodysplasia 4. Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia 5. Neoplasia 6. Bone marrow biopsy II. Diseases of circulating blood…
Diseases of the Liver and Pancreas
I. Liver 1. Hemodynamic changes a. Lobar atrophy b. Portosystemic shunt c. Chronic congestive heart failure d. Focal ischemia 2. Metabolic, necrotic, and toxic diseases a. Lipidosis b. Amyloidosis c….
Diseases of the Cardiovascular System
I. Heart 1. Congenital cardiovascular anomalies a. Ventricular septal defect b. Common truncus arteriosus c. Patent ductus arteriosus d. Vascular ring anomaly and megaesophagus 2. Pericardial diseases 3. Myocardial diseases…
