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Author:   Bonnie Rush (Kansas State University) ,  Tim Mair
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 17.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.762kg
ISBN:  

9780632052622

ISBN 10:   0632052627
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   17 September 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

About the Authors xv Introduction xvii Section I: Examination of the Equine Respiratory Tract 1 Chapter 1: Examination of the Upper Respiratory Tract 3 Chapter 2: Examination of the Lower Respiratory Tract 7 Section II: Noncontagious Diseases of the Upper Respiratory Tract 11 Chapter 3: Diseases Causing Airway Obstruction in the Horse 13 Pathophysiology 13 Respiration and Locomotion 14 Respiratory Noise 14 Diagnosis of Airway Obstructions 15 History 15 Palpation tests 15 Endoscopy at rest 15 Radiographic examination 16 Exercise tests 16 Treadmill endoscopy 16 Spectrum analysis of respiratory sounds 17 Further Reading 17 Chapter 4: The Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses 19 Anatomy 19 Nasal cavity 19 Paranasal sinuses 20 Function 23 Examination of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses 23 Common presenting signs 23 History 23 Physical examination 24 Endoscopic examination 24 Radiographic examination 25 Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 25 Nuclear scintigraphy 27 Percutaneous centesis 27 Surgical exploration and biopsy 27 Treatment Objectives in Nasal and Sinus Disease 27 Medical Management 28 Trephination of the Paranasal Sinuses 28 Bone Flap Surgery 29 Further Reading 31 Chapter 5: Congenital and Developmental Malformations of the Nasal Cavity 33 Wry Nose 33 Nasal Septal Deviation 34 Choanal Atresia/Stenosis 35 Further Reading 35 Chapter 6: Diseases Affecting the Nostrils (External Nares) 37 Hypertrophy of Alar Folds/Redundant Alar Folds 37 Epidermal Inclusion Cyst (“Atheroma”) of the False Nostril 38 Lacerations and Wounds of the Nostrils 39 Alar Cartilage Necrosis 39 Paralysis of the Nostrils 39 Further Reading 39 Chapter 7: Diseases of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses 41 Primary and Secondary Sinusitis and Sinus Empyema 41 Clinical signs 42 Diagnosis 42 Treatment 43 Prognosis 44 Progressive Ethmoidal Hematoma 44 Clinical signs 45 Diagnosis 45 Treatment 47 Prognosis 48 Paranasal Sinus Cysts 48 Clinical signs 48 Diagnosis 48 Treatment 49 Prognosis 49 Fungal Rhinitis and Sinusitis 49 Cryptococcosis 49 Rhinosporidiosis 49 Phycomycosis 50 Coccidioidomycosis 50 Aspergillosis 50 Sinus and Nasal Neoplasia and Polyps 50 Clinical signs 51 Diagnosis 51 Treatment 51 Prognosis 51 Amyloidosis 52 Conchal Necrosis and Metaplasia 52 Intranasal Foreign Bodies 52 Facial and Sinus Trauma 53 Subcutaneous Emphysema 53 Further Reading 54 Chapter 8: The Guttural Pouches 57 Anatomy and Function of the Guttural Pouches 57 Signs of Guttural Pouch Diseases 59 Examination of the Guttural Pouches 59 Palpation 59 Endoscopic examination 60 Radiographic examination 61 Cytology 62 Other diagnostic imaging techniques 62 Surgical approaches to the guttural pouches 62 Hyovertebrotomy 62 Viborg’s triangle 63 Paralaryngeal (Whitehouse) approach 63 Modified Whitehouse approach 64 Topical Treatment of the Guttural Pouches 64 Guttural Pouch Tympany 64 Clinical signs and diagnosis 65 Treatment 66 Prognosis 67 Diverticulitis of the Guttural Pouch 67 Strangles 68 Chronic gutteral pouch empyema and chondroids 68 Chronic diverticulitis 71 Guttural Pouch Mycosis 72 Clinical signs 74 Diagnosis 74 Treatment 75 Prognosis 77 Other Disorders of the Guttural Pouches 78 Foreign bodies 78 Neoplasia 78 Further Reading 79 Chapter 9: The Pharynx 81 Anatomy 81 Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate 82 Extrinsic factors 83 Intrinsic factors 84 Clinical signs 85 Diagnosis 85 Treatment 86 Conservative measures and medical treatments 86 Surgical treatments 87 Staphylectomy 87 Strap muscle resection 87 Llewellyn procedure—Sternothyroid muscle resection and staphylectomy 88 Epiglottic augmentation 88 Tension palatoplasty 88 Laryngeal tie-forward 89 Prognosis 89 Pharyngeal Lymphoid Hyperplasia 89 Clinical signs 90 Diagnosis 91 Treatment 91 Nasopharyngeal Cicatrices 92 Clinical signs 92 Diagnosis 92 Treatment 92 Cleft Palate (Palatoschisis) 93 Clinical signs 94 Diagnosis 95 Treatment 95 Prognosis 95 Subepiglottic, Pharyngeal, and Palatal Cysts 96 Clinical signs 97 Diagnosis 97 Treatment 98 Prognosis 98 Pharyngeal Paralysis 99 Pharyngeal Neoplasia 99 Pharyngeal Trauma 99 Pharyngeal and Retropharyngeal Foreign Bodies 101 Clinical signs 101 Diagnosis 101 Treatment 101 Retropharyngeal Abscess 101 Clinical signs 102 Diagnosis 102 Treatment 103 Prognosis 103 Further Reading 103 Chapter 10: The Larynx 107 Anatomy and Function 107 Idiopathic Laryngeal Hemiplegia/Recurrent Laryngeal Neuropathy 108 Prevalence 111 Clinical signs 112 Diagnosis 112 Treatment 114 Ventriculectomy and cordectomy 114 Prosthetic laryngoplasty 115 Temporary tracheotomy tubing 117 Permanent tracheostomy 117 Arytenoidectomy 117 Laryngeal reinnervation 118 Prognosis 118 Right Laryngeal Hemiplegia 118 Epiglottal Entrapment 119 Clinical signs 120 Diagnosis 120 Treatment 121 Prognosis 122 Arytenoid Chondropathy (Arytenoid Chondritis; Arytenoid Chondrosis) 122 Clinical signs 123 Diagnosis 123 Treatment 124 Prognosis 125 Laryngeal Neoplasia 126 Fourth Branchial Arch Defects 126 Clinical signs 127 Diagnosis 127 Treatment 128 Prognosis 128 Epiglottic Flaccidity 129 Clinical signs 129 Diagnosis 129 Treatment 130 Prognosis 130 Epiglottic Hypoplasia 130 Clinical signs 130 Diagnosis 130 Treatment 131 Prognosis 131 Epiglottitis 131 Clinical signs 131 Diagnosis 131 Treatment 131 Prognosis 131 Dorsal Epiglottic Abscess 132 Persistent Frenulum of the Epiglottis 132 Laryngeal Web 133 Perilaryngeal Accessory Bronchial Cyst 133 Further Reading 133 Chapter 11: Dynamic Airway Collapse During Exercise 137 Pharyngeal Collapse 137 Dynamic Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate 138 Intermittent Epiglottal Entrapment 139 Aryepiglottic Fold Collapse (Axial Deviation of the Aryepiglottic Folds) 139 Clinical signs 139 Diagnosis 140 Treatment 140 Prognosis 140 Epiglottic Retroversion 141 Dynamic Rostral Displacement of the Palatopharyngeal Arch 141 Dynamic Laryngeal Collapse 141 Further Reading 141 Chapter 12: Postanesthetic Upper Respiratory Tract Obstruction 143 Nasal Edema 143 Bilateral Laryngeal Paralysis 143 Further Reading 144 Chapter 13: The Trachea 145 Anatomy 145 Tracheal Examination 145 Surgery of the Trachea 146 Tracheotomy intubation 146 Permanent tracheostomy 147 Tracheal resection and anastomosis 148 External prosthesis to stent collapsed tracheal cartilages 149 Laser surgery 149 Congenital Tracheal Collapse (Collapsed Trachea) 149 Clinical signs 150 Diagnosis 150 Treatment 150 Tracheal Stenosis 151 Clinical signs 152 Diagnosis 152 Treatment 152 External Compression and Stenosis of the Trachea 152 Tracheal Wounds 152 Tracheal Neoplasia 153 Intratracheal Prolapse of the Cricotracheal Membrane 153 Tracheobronchial Foreign Body 153 Further Reading 155 Color plates (following page 156) Section III: Contagious Respiratory Diseases 157 Chapter 14: Strangles 159 Etiology and Pathogenesis 159 Epidemiology 160 Clinical signs 160 Complications and sequela 162 Diagnosis 164 Treatment 167 Control of an outbreak 169 Prevention 169 Further Reading 170 Chapter 15: Equine Herpesvirus (Rhinopneumonitis) 171 Equine Herpesvirus 4 (EHV-4) 171 Equine Herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) 172 Diagnosis 173 Treatment 173 Prevention 174 Equine Herpesvirus 2 (EHV-2) 175 Chapter 16: Equine Influenza 177 Diagnosis and Treatment 178 Prevention of Influenza 179 Chapter 17: Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA) 181 Diagnosis and Treatment 182 Prevention of EVA 182 Chapter 18: Other Contagious Respiratory Diseases 183 Hendra Virus (Equine Morbillivirus) 183 Adenovirus 184 African Horse Sickness 184 Further Reading 185 Section IV: Noninfectious Pulmonary Diseases and Diagnostic Techniques 187 Chapter 19: Noninfectious Pulmonary Diseases 189 Recurrent Airway Obstruction (Heaves) 189 Diagnosis 190 Treatment 192 Respiratory Distress at Rest 194 Systemic corticosteroid therapy 194 Bronchodilator therapy 195 Mild to Moderate Airway Obstruction 197 Aerosolized corticosteroids 197 Adrenal suppression 198 Long-acting bronchodilator therapy 199 Maintenance therapy 199 Response to therapy 200 Stable hygiene 200 Summer Pasture-Associated Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 201 Interstitial Pneumonias 202 Lungworms 205 Inflammatory Airway Disease (IAD) 206 Diagnosis 207 Treatment 210 Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH) 211 Diagnosis 213 Treatment 215 Thoracic Neoplasia 217 Smoke Inhalation 219 Diagnosis 220 Treatment 220 Immunostimulant Therapy 222 Bacterial and Viral Products 223 Propionibacterium acnes 223 Mycobacterium 224 Parapoxvirus ovis 226 Synthetic Immunostimulants 227 Levamisole phosphate 227 Interferon-alpha 227 Further Reading 229 Chapter 20: Techniques: Noninfectious Lower Respiratory Tract 233 Endoscopic Examination of the Lower Respiratory Tract 233 Arterial Blood Gas Evaluation 234 Bronchoalveolar Lavage 237 Technique 238 Complications 240 Lung Biopsy 240 Technique 240 Complications 241 Advanced Respiratory Techniques 241 Aerosol Delivery Devices 244 Mechanical nebulizers 246 Dry powder inhalant (DPI) devices 247 Further Reading 248 Section V: Lower Respiratory Tract Infectious Disease and Diagnostic Techniques 249 Chapter 21: Juvenile Pneumonia 251 Rhodoccocus equi 254 Clinical signs 255 Diagnosis 257 Treatment 260 Prevention 262 Pneumocystis carinii 263 Bronchointerstitial Pneumonia 265 Further Reading 269 Chapter 22: Pneumonia in Adult Horses 271 Bacterial Pneumonia/Pleuropneumonia 271 Clinical signs 273 Diagnosis 274 Thoracic ultrasound 275 Thoracocentesis 276 Thoracic radiographs 279 Treatment 280 Thoracostomy 282 Complications 283 Prognosis 285 Fungal Pneumonia 285 Pulmonary Metacestode Infection 287 Further Reading 289 Chapter 23: Techniques for Infectious Respiratory Disease 291 Transtracheal Aspiration 291 Thoracic Ultrasound 294 Thoracocentesis 296 Thoracic Radiography 299 Further Reading 303 Index 305 

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"""The text is relatively comprehensibve in describing diagnostic, medical and surgical procedures"" ""The general nature of the contents and its user friendly format will lend itself to equine practitioners, veterinary students and equine veterinary nurses alike."" Equine Veterinary Journal, 2005"

The text is relatively comprehensibve in describing diagnostic, medical and surgical procedures The general nature of the contents and its user friendly format will lend itself to equine practitioners, veterinary students and equine veterinary nurses alike. Equine Veterinary Journal, 2005

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Dr Rush gained her DVM degree from The Ohio State University in 1989. She completed her internship training at North Carolina State University in 1990, and her internal medicine residency training at The Ohio State University in 1993. She has been awarded the 1996 and 2003 Carl J. Norden Distinguished Teacher Award and the 2002 Pfizer Award for Research Excellence at Kansas State University. Dr. Rush's research interest is equine respiratory disease, particularly respiratory physiology, immunology, and aerosol drug therapy. Her clinical interest is in equine respiratory, neurologic, and immune-mediated disease.

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