Neuromuscular Disorders
Chapter 92 Neuromuscular Disorders Monica Aleman Anatomy and Function The neuromuscular (NM) system, which is composed of motor units, is an important component of the nervous system. Motor units consist…
Sleep Disorders
Chapter 93 Sleep Disorders Monica Aleman Sleep Sleep is essential in horses. Lack of sleep and sleep disorders can compromise horses’ health, performance, and quality of life. Limited information and…
Urinary Tract Infection and Bladder Displacement
Chapter 106 Urinary Tract Infection and Bladder Displacement Harold C. Schott II, Primary urinary tract infections (UTIs) are uncommon in horses, compared with other companion animal species. Ascending UTIs are…
How to Manage Air Quality in Stables
Chapter 56 How to Manage Air Quality in Stables Melissa L. Millerick-May The stable environment has long been implicated as a cause of respiratory disease in horses. As early as…
Urinary Incontinence
Chapter 104 Urinary Incontinence Beatrice T. Sponseller Urinary incontinence is the inability to control urination. It results in the intermittent or continuous escape of urine unrelated to the act of…
Congenital Disorders of the Urinary Tract
Chapter 105 Congenital Disorders of the Urinary Tract Emily A. Graves Although congenital malformations of the equine urinary tract are rare, anomalies affecting all portions of the tract have been…
Polyuria and Polydipsia
Chapter 103 Polyuria and Polydipsia Bryan M. Waldridge Polyuria and polydipsia (PU/PD), defined by inappropriately high urine production and water intake, respectively, are common presenting complaints in equine medicine. Generally,…
Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome
Chapter 64 Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome Pilar Camacho-Luna, Frank M. Andrews Equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS) describes ulceration in the terminal part of the esophagus (see Chapter 63), nonglandular and…
Diagnostic Procedures for Evaluating Lower Airway Disease
Chapter 48 Diagnostic Procedures for Evaluating Lower Airway Disease Renaud Léguillette A diagnosis of lower airway pathology cannot be made solely on the basis of results obtained from a diagnostic…
Paraneoplastic Syndromes
Chapter 97 Paraneoplastic Syndromes Anna R. Hollis A paraneoplastic syndrome is a disease or clinical sign that arises consequent to neoplasia, but is not caused by the local presence of…
