Chapter 14 Perinatology W.E. Vaala Consultant Editor P.L. Sertich Chapter contents INTRODUCTION ENDOCRINOLOGY OF THE PERIPARTURIENT PERIOD Gestation Progestogens Equine chorionic gonadotropin Estrogens Relaxin Prolactin Parturition Hormone assays PERIPARTURIENT COMPLICATIONS…
Chapter 23 Intensive care medicine K.G. Magdesian Consultant Editor Chapter contents INTRODUCTION FLUID THERAPY Introduction Body water balance Assessment of hydration status and effective circulating volume Clinical examination Monitoring circulatory…
Chapter 9 The hemolymphatic system D.D. Morris Consultant Editor Chapter contents INTRODUCTION Hematopoiesis Hemostasis Coagulation Fibrinolysis ANEMIA Laboratory evaluation Blood loss anemia Hemolytic anemia Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia Neonatal isoerythrolysis Autoimmune…
Chapter 8 The cardiovascular system C.M. Marr Consultant Editor J.M. Reimer Chapter contents INTRODUCTION CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM The circulatory system The heart Cardiac murmurs Diagnostic aids in…
Chapter 12 The urinary system D.C. Knottenbelt Consultant Editor Chapter contents INTRODUCTION Normal micturition GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE DIAGNOSIS OF URINARY TRACT DISEASE Rectal palpation Endoscopy Ultrasonography Renal biopsy Radiography…
Chapter 3 Equine nutrition and metabolic diseases P.A. Harris Consultant Editor M. Coenen, D. Frape, L.B. Jeffcott and H. Meyer Chapter contents INTRODUCTION GUIDE TO TYPICAL FEEDSTUFFS Cereals, sugar beet…
Chapter 7 The lower respiratory tract A.F. Clarke Consultant Editor P.M. Dixon, J.D. Slater and E.J. Stella Chapter contents INTRODUCTION DIAGNOSTIC APPROACHES TO LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES Introduction Clinical examination…
Chapter 15 The musculoskeletal system M.H. MacDonald Consultant Editor N. Kannegieter, J.F. Peroni and Wm. E. Merfy Chapter contents INTRODUCTION Diagnostic local analgesia Practical aspects of diagnostic local anesthesia General…
Chapter 13 The stallion and mare reproductive system S.W. Ricketts Consultant Editor A. Barrelet, F.E. Barrelet and S.J. Stoneham Chapter contents INTRODUCTION THE STALLION Congenital abnormalities Gonadal dysgenesis Hermaphroditism Testicular…
Chapter 21 Anesthesiology R.S. Jones Consultant Editor Chapter contents INTRODUCTION GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ANESTHETIZING HORSES PREPARATION FOR GENERAL ANESTHESIA PREMEDICATION, SEDATION AND CHEMICAL RESTRAINT Definitions Phenothiazines Benzodiazepines α2-adrenoceptor agonists Anticholinergic…
