Controversies In Equine Medicine And Surgery An Issue Of Veterinary Clinics Of North America Equine Practice

This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice, guest edited by Dr. Robert MacKay in collaboration with Consulting Editor Dr.Thomas Divers, is devoted to Controversies in Equine Medicine and Surgery. Topics in this issue include:Hepatitis viruses in horses; Surgical treatment of wobblers; Electrical nerve stimulation in the management of equine headshaking; Lidocaine in postoperative management of colics; Neonatal encephalopathy; Shared mechanisms in the pathophysiology of different clinical forms of laminitis and implications for prevention and treatment; Toward functional cartilage restoration over chondral and subchondral defects in equine joints: prospects for regenerative medicine; Diagnostic testing for equine endocrine diseases; Treatments for sarcoid; EIPH importance and prevention; Treatment options for equine melanoma; and Removing a placenta.

This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice, guest edited by Dr. Robert MacKay in collaboration with Consulting Editor Dr. Thomas Divers, is devoted to Controversies in Equine Medicine and Surgery. Topics in this issue include: Hepatitis viruses in horses; Surgical treatment of wobblers; Electrical nerve stimulation in the management of equine headshaking; Lidocaine in postoperative management of colics; Neonatal encephalopathy; Shared mechanisms in the pathophysiology of different clinical forms of laminitis and implications for prevention and treatment; Toward functional cartilage restoration over chondral and subchondral defects in equine joints: prospects for regenerative medicine; Diagnostic testing for equine endocrine diseases; Treatments for sarcoid; EIPH importance and prevention; Treatment options for equine melanoma; and Removing a placenta.

This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice, guest edited by Dr. Carrie Finno, focuses on Equine Genetic Diseases. Topics include: Genetics, Genomics, and Emergent Precision Medicine 12 years post Equine Reference Genome; Equine SNP Genotyping Arrays; Next-generation Sequencing; Genetic Testing in the Horse; Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease; Genetics of Respiratory Disease; Genetics of Neurological Disease; Genetics of Immune Disease; Genetics of Orthopedic Disease; Genetics of Ocular Disease; Genetics of Skin Disease; Genetics of Endocrine and Metabolic Disease; Genetics of Muscle Disease; Genetics of Laminitis; Genetics of Reproductive Diseases; and Genetics of Behavioral Traits.

This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice, Guest Edited by Dr. Colin Schwarzwald and Dr. Katharyn Mitchell, in collaboration with Consulting Editor Dr. Thomas Divers, focuses on Clinical Cardiology. Article topics include: An overview of the equine heart in health and disease; Examination of horses with cardiac disease; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Cardiac arrhythmias; Congenital cardiac disease; Acquired valvular disease; Pericardial disease, myocardial disease, and great vessel abnormalities; CV causes of exercise intolerance and poor performance; Assessment of the CV system during prepurchase and insurance examinations; Monitoring of the CV system; Response to exercise and training; and Drugs used to treat cardiac disease.

This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice focuses on Equine Sports Medicine and includes topics on: Lameness evaluation in the equine athlete; Diagnosis of soft tissue injury in the sport horse; Upper airway conditions affecting the equine athlete; Lower airway conditions affecting the equine athlete; Cardiac/Cardiovascular conditions affecting sport horses; Neck, back, and pelvic pain in sport horses; Neurologic conditions affecting the equine athlete; Metabolic diseases in the equine athlete; Muscle conditions affecting sport horses; Lyme disease in the sport horse; Management and rehabilitation of joint disease in sport horses; Regenerative medicine and rehabilitation for tendinous and ligamentous injuries in sport horses; and Chiropractic and manual therapies.

This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice, edited by Dr. Earl Michael Gaughan, focuses on Wound Management in the Horse, with topics including: Diagnostic Approaches to Understanding Equine Limb Wounds; Wounds over Synovial Structures; Wounds with Special Challenges, such as exposed bone, marked hemmorrhage, genital and mobile sites; Wound Cleansing and Hygiene; Suture Selection and Patterns; Topical Wound Medications; "Non-Healing" Wounds; Medical Therapy in Wound Management; Regnerative Therapies in Wound Management; Bandages, Casts, and External Support; and LASER Therapy.

This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice, guest edited by Dr. Sally DeNotta and Dr. Tracy Stokol, focuses on Clinical Pathology for the Equine Practitioner. This is one of three issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. Thomas J. Divers. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: practical tips on sample handling for hematology, biochemistry and cytology, what a hemogram can tell you, bone marrow, update on coagulation, inflammatory markers, point-of-care diagnostics, clinical pathology in the foal, synovial, CSF, peritoneal, and pericardial fluids, airway diagnostics, liver and GI clinical pathology in sick adult horses, renal clinical pathology and urinalysis in sick adult horses, and clinical pathology in the performance horse.

This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice, guest edited by Dr. Ramiro Toribio in collaboration with Consulting Editor Dr. Thomas Divers, is devoted to Diseases of Donkeys and Mules. Topics include:Endocrine and metabolic disorders of donkeys;Gastrointestinal disorders of donkeys and mules;Clinical pathology of donkeys;Genetics, evolution, physiology in donkeys/mules;Nutrition and malnutrition;Donkey and mule welfare;Dermatological disorders of donkeys/mules;Anesthesia, analgesia, and sedation in donkeys/mules;Dental disorders of donkeys;Clinical evaluation and preventative care of the donkey;Respiratory disorders of donkeys;Donkey and mule behavior;Clinical Pharmacology of donkeys;Key aspects of donkey and mule reproduction;and Foot Care and Practical Farriery for the Donkey.