Treatment of Joint Disease
Chapter 187 Treatment of Joint Disease Brad B. Nelson, Laurie R. Goodrich Introduction of Joint Disease and Importance Osteoarthritis (OA) or degenerative joint disease is a frequently encountered problem in…
Diseases Associated With Clinical Signs Originating From Cranial Nerves
Chapter 83 Diseases Associated With Clinical Signs Originating From Cranial Nerves Caroline Hahn The nerves emanating from the brainstem (the midbrain, pons, medulla, and cerebellum), whether they are sensory or…
Fungal Endometritis
Chapter 164 Fungal Endometritis Ryan A. Ferris Approximately 1% to 5% of all cases of infectious endometritis are caused by fungal organisms, but fungal endometritis is a clinically important cause…
Common Toxins in Equine Practice
Chapter 211 Common Toxins in Equine Practice Birgit Puschner, Julie E. Dechant Intoxications in horses are infrequent but can result in acute and often lethal presentations or chronic illness. Although…
Diagnosis of Ventral Cranial Trauma
Chapter 95 Diagnosis of Ventral Cranial Trauma Charlotte Sinclair, Anthony P. Pease Anatomic Overview of the Ventral Cranium In young horses, the basisphenoid-basioccipital bone that constitutes the ventral aspect of…
Postanesthetic Myelopathy
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…
Acute Kidney Injury
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…
Fungal Keratitis
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…
Mating-Induced Endometritis
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…
