Equine Pathology and Laboratory Diagnostics, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice

Colleen Duncan

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Guest Edited by Drs. Colleen Duncan and Bruce Wobeser, this issue focuses on Equine Pathology and Laboratory Diagnostics. Articles include: Field Necropsy of the horse, Skin disease, Enteric diseases, Neurologic diseases, Musculoskeletal diseases, Reproductive disorders, Toxicology, Diseases of the urinary system, and more!

Sujets

• Médecine
• Médecine Générale
• Equine
• Veterinary Medicine
• Medical

Informations

• Publié par: Elsevier
• Date de parution: 12 novembre 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780323393638
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

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Clinics Review Articles Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice
Equine Pathology and Laboratory Diagnostics

Bruce K. Wobeser, DVM, MVetSc, PhD
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Colleen Duncan, DVM, MSc, PhD
Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
ISSN  0749-0739 Volume 31 • Number 2 • August 2015
Elsevier
Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Copyright
Contributors
Consulting Editor
Editors
Authors
Forthcoming Issues
Forthcoming Issues
Recent Issues
Preface: Equine Pathology and Diagnostics for the Practicing Veterinarian
Field Necropsy of the Horse
Key points
Introduction
Necropsy procedure
System-specific examination
Summary
Overview of Clinical Pathology and the Horse
Key points
Quality assurance
Hematology
Fluid evaluation
Biochemical changes
Toxicology for the Equine Practitioner
Key points
Introduction
Toxins affecting the nervous system
Toxins affecting the liver and biliary system
Toxins affecting the urinary system
Toxins affecting the cardiovascular system
Toxins affecting the gastrointestinal system
Neurologic Diseases in Horses
Key points
Introduction
Gross examination of the central nervous system
Diseases by neuroanatomic location
Summary
Respiratory Disease
Key points
Introduction
Clinical evaluation of the respiratory system
Ancillary diagnostic tests to evaluate the respiratory system
Upper airway endoscopy at rest
Upper airway endoscopy during exercise
Sampling of the upper airways for pathogen testing
Viral isolation
Antigen detection
Antibody detection
Polymerase chain reaction
Bacterial testing
Thoracic ultrasonography
Bronchoscopy and sampling of the lower respiratory tract
Tracheal aspiration
Bronchoalveolar lavage
Interpretation of tracheal aspirate cytology
Interpretation of bronchoalveolar lavage cytology
Pathogen testing in tracheal aspirate/bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples
Thoracocentesis
Thoracic radiography
Lung biopsy
Summary
Appendix
Gastritis, Enteritis, and Colitis in Horses
Key points
Introduction
Gastritis
Enteritis and colitis
Skin Diseases in Horses
Key points
Introduction
Useful diagnostic techniques
Nodular skin diseases
Ulcerative lesions
Alopecic dermatoses
Scaly dermatoses
Summary
Diseases of the Equine Urinary System
Key points
Introduction
Upper urinary tract diseases
Lower urinary tract diseases
Summary
Reproductive Disorders in Horses
Key points
Introduction
Reproductive disorders of the female abortion and stillbirth
Endometrial and uterine pathology
Selected pathology of the ovary and oviduct
Selected pathology of cervix, vagina, and vulva
Female reproductive tract neoplasia
Reproductive disorders of the male
Musculoskeletal Pathology
Key points
Developmental musculoskeletal pathology
Exercise-induced musculoskeletal pathology
Infectious musculoskeletal pathology
Miscellaneous musculoskeletal pathology
Ocular Pathology
Key points
Introduction
Diseases of the equine orbit
Diseases of the equine eyelid
Diseases of the equine conjunctiva
Diseases of the nasolacrimal system
Diseases of the equine cornea
Diseases of the equine uvea
Diseases of the equine lens
Ocular manifestations of systemic disease
Summary
Index
Copyright
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Contributors

Consulting Editor
THOMAS J. DIVERS, DVM
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine; Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care; Steffen Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Section Chief, Section of Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

Editors
BRUCE K. WOBESER, DVM, MVetSc, PhD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists; Assistant Professor of Anatomic Pathology; Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
COLLEEN DUNCAN, DVM, MSc, PhD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathology; Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Preventative Medicine; Associate Professor, Departments of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

Authors
AHMAD AL-DISSI, BVetSc, MSc, PhD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists; Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
LUIS G. ARROYO, DVM, DVSc, PhD
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Large Animal); Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
CLAUDIO BARROS, DVM, PhD
Laboratory of Anatomic