The Equine Hospital Manual

Description

The must-have resource drawing together all aspects of hospital care of the horse and specialist techniques in equine medicine. Written by a team of over 30 international experts working at the cutting edge of equine medicine and surgery. The emphasis is on practical, easy-to-access information, with a sound basis in evidence based medicine and full references for further enquiry.

The Equine Hospital Manual covers the range of procedures used on hospitalized adult horses and foals from the simple to the advanced. The book is liberally illustrated with photographs and line drawings.

Covering:

• Basic skills including physical examination, blood collection, and bandaging
• Advanced skills including mechanical ventilation, lung biopsy and cardiac output measurement
• Designing and setting up an equine hospital
• Biosecurity
• Therapeutic drugs used in horses and their doses
• Nutrition for hospital patients, including TPN and PPN
• Fluid therapy – choices, amounts and pitfalls
• Anaesthesia – equipment, techniques and post-operative care including analgesia

Reflecting the substantial trend in recent years to treat horses in a hospital rather than in the field, this book provides all you need to know whether you have facilities to treat one or one hundred horses.

Table of contents

1. Procedures In the Adult Horse.

• 1.1 – Endotracheal Intubation. Kevin Corley.
• 1.2 – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Kevin Corley.
• 1.3 – Physical Examination. Anna Hammond.
• 1.4 – Examination Per Rectum. Emma Rowe.
• 1.5 – Collection Of Blood Samples and Intravenous Injection. Kevin Corley.
• 1.6 – Intramuscular Injections. Jennifer Stephen.
• 1.7 – Passage of A Nasogastric Tube and Indwelling Nasogastric Tube. Bettina Dunkel.
• 1.8 – Abdominocentesis. Jennifer Stephen.
• 1.9 – Peritoneal Lavage. Emma Rowe.
• 1.10 – Gastroscopy. Tim Brazil.
• 1.11 – Percutaneous Trocharisation. Emma Rowe.
• 1.12 – Rectal Mucosal Biopsy. Anna Hammond.
• 1.13 – Liver Biopsy. Kevin Corley.
• 1.14 – Jugular Catheterisation. Kevin Corley of the Cephalic and Lateral Thoracic Veins. Kevin Corley.
• 1.16 – Fluid Administration Sets. Kevin Corley.
• 1.17 – Electronic Infusion Pumps and Syringe Drivers. Kevin Corley.
• 1.18 – Blood and Plasma Transfusion. Anna Hammond.
• 1.19 – Collection of Arterial Blood Gas Samples. Harold Mckenzie.
• 1.20 – Arterial Catheterisation. Harold Mckenzie.
• 1.21 – Indirect Arterial Blood Pressure Measurement. Kevin Corley.
• 1.22 – Direct Arterial Blood Pressure Measurement. Kevin Corley.
• 1.23 – Central Venous Pressure Measurement. Mary Durando.
• 1.24 – Electrocardiography. Mary Durando.
• 1.25 – Echocardiography. Mary Durando.
• 1.26 – Cardiac Output Measurement. Mary Durando.
• 1.27 – Pericardiocentesis. Mary Durando.
• 1.28 – Emergency Tracheotomy. Jennifer Stephen.
• 1.29 – Intra-Nasal Oxygen Administration. Harold Mckenzie.
• 1.30 – Nebulisation. Harold Mckenzie.
• 1.31 – Endoscopy Of The Respiratory Tract. Jennifer Stephen.
• 1.32 – Endoscopy Of The Guttural Pouch. Harold Mckenzie.
• 1.33 – Tracheal Aspiration. Harold Mckenzie.
• 1.34 – Bronchoalveolar Lavage. Harold Mckenzie.
• 1.35 – Pleurocentesis. Harold Mckenzie.
• 1.36 – Evacuation Of Pneumothorax. Harold Mckenzie.
• 1.37 – Lung Biopsy. Harold Mckenzie.
• 1.38 – Sinocentesis. Jennifer Stephen.
• 1.39 – Lumbosacral Spinal Fluid Collection. Martin Furr.
• 1.40 – Atlanto-Occipital Cerebrospinal Fluid Collectio.Martin Furr.
• 1.41 – Epidural Injection And Catheterisation. Lydia Donaldson.
• 1.42 – Urinary Catheterisation. Anna Hollis.
• 1.43 – Endoscopy Of The Bladder And Ureters. Anna Hollis.
• 1.44 – Endometrial Biopsy. Anna Hollis.
• 1.45 – Uterine Lavage. Anna Hollis.
• 1.46 – Renal Biopsy. Anna Hollis.
• 1.47 – Bone Marrow Biopsy. Roger Smith.
• 1.48 – Regional Anaesthesia of the Eye. Mary Utter.
• 1.49 – Placement of A Sub-Palpebral Lavage Catheter. Mary Utter.
• 1.50 – Regional Analgesia of the Limb. Jennifer Stephen.
• 1.51 – Bandaging of the Limb. Louise Southwood.
• 1.52 – Application of Splints. Jennifer Stephen.
• 1.53 – Application of a Tourniquet and Regional Limb Perfusion. Jennifer Stephen.
• 1.54 – Bandaging of the Head. Louise Southwood.
• 1.55 – Muscle Biopsy. Nicola Menzies-Gow.
• 1.56 – Suture Materials and Suture Patterns for Skin Closure. Jennifer Stephen.

2. Procedures in the Neonatal Foal. Kevin Corley.

• 2.1 – Nasotracheal and Orotracheal Intubation.
• 2.2 – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
• 2.3 – Mechanical Ventilation.
• 2.4 – Restraint of the Neonatal Foal.
• 2.5 – Placing an Indwelling Nasogastric Tube.
• 2.6 – Jugular Vein Catheterisation.
• 2.7 – Indirect Blood Pressure Measurement.
• 2.8 – Collection of Arterial Blood Gas / Arterial Catheterisation.
• 2.9 – Placement of a Urinary Catheter.
• 2.10 – Ultrasonography of the Umbilicus.

3. Hospital Design and Organisation.

• 3.1 – Designing and Building an Equine Hospital. Tim Greet.
• 3.2 – Diagnostic Imaging. Renate Weller, Fiona Ripley, Nick Bolas and Jennifer Stephen.
• 3.3 – Biosecurity for Equine Hospitals: Protecting the Patient and the Hospital. Helen Wheeler Aceto and Barbara Dallap Schaer.
• 3.4 – Hospital Forms. Veronica Roberts.

4. Anaesthesia. Lydia Donaldson.

• 4.1 – General Anaesthesia.
• 4.2 – Anaesthesia for some Specific Situations.
• 4.3 – Total Intravenous Anaesthesia (Tiva).
• 4.4 – Standing Surgery Sedation and Anaesthesia.
• 4.5 – Post-Anaesthetic Morbidity.

5. Nutritional Management of the Hospitalised Horse. Meri Stratton-Phelps.

• 5.1 – The Adult Horse.
• 5.2 – Nutrition Management of the Hospitalised Foal.

6. Common Treatments.

• 6.1 – Standing Sedation. Lydia Donaldson.
• 6.2 – Pain Management in the Hospitalised Horse. Lydia Donaldson.
• 6.3 – Antimicrobial Therapy. Steeve Giguère.
• 6.4 – Aerosolised Antimicrobials. Harold Mckenzie.
• 6.5 – Fluid Therapy. Kevin Corley.

7. Common Problems Encountered in the Hospitalised Horse.

• 7.1 – Unexplained Fever. Veronica Roberts And Shaun Mckane.
• 7.2 – Thrombophlebitis. Harold Mckenzie.
• 7.3 – Inappetence. Bettina Dunkel.
• 7.4 – Unwillingness To Drink. Harold Mckenzie.
• 7.5 – Hyperlipaemia. Bettina Dunkel.

8. Monitoring and Treating the Coagulation System.

• 8.1 – Monitoring the Coagulation System. Luis Monreal.
• 8.2 – Management of Horses With Coagulopathies. Luis Monreal And Escolástico Aguilera.

9. Monitoring and Treating the Cardiovascular System.

• 9.1 – Monitoring the Cardiovascular System. Mary Durando and Kevin Corley.
• 9.2 – Treating the Cardiovascular System. Mary Durando and Kevin Corley.

10. Monitoring and Treating the Respiratory System. Harold Mckenzie.

• 10.1 – Monitoring the Respiratory System.
• 10.2 – Management of Horses with Respiratory Disorders.

11. Monitoring and Treating the Gastrointestinal System.

• 11.1 – Monitoring the Gastrointestinal System. Emma Rowe, Jennifer Stephen, Kevin Corley and Tim Brazil.
• 11.2 – Management of Horses with Gastrointestinal Disorders. Emma Rowe.

12. Monitoring and Treating the Liver. Andy Durham.

• 12.1 – Monitoring the Hepatic System.
• 12.2 – Management of Horses with Hepatic Disorders.

13. Monitoring and Treating the Urogenital System. Anna Hollis and Kevin Corley.

• 13.1 – Monitoring the Urogenital System.
• 13.2 – Treating the Urogenital System.

14. Monitoring and Treating the Neurological System. Martin Furr.

• 14.1 – Monitoring the Neurological System.
• 14.2 – Management of Horses with Neurologic Disorders.

15. Monitoring and Treating Common Musculoskeletal Problems in Hospitalised Horses.

• 15.1 – Monitoring the Musculoskeletal System. Louise Southwood.
• 15.2 – Laminitis.
• 15.2.1 – Detection And Treatment of Laminitis. Louise Southwood.
• 15.2.2 – Supporting the Laminitic Foot. Nicola Menzies-Gow.
• 15.3 – Biochemical Monitoring Of the Muscles. Nicola Menzies-Gow.
• 15.4. Management Of Rhabdomyolysis And Myopathy. Nicola Menzies-Gow.
• 15.5 – Monitoring Horses with Implants. Louise Southwood.
• 15.6 – Monitoring Surgical Incisions. Ehud Eliashar.
• 15.7 – Ultrasonography of Surgical Incisions. Ehud Eliashar.
• 15.8 – Management of Surgical Site Infections. Louise Southwood.
• 15.9 – External Coaptation (Splinting). Jennifer Stephen.
• 15.10 – Application of Casts. Ehud Eliashar.

16. Management of Horses with Problems of the Integument.

• 16.1 – Wound Management in Hospitalised Horses. Louise Southwood.
• 16.2 – Simple Skin Grafting Techniques. Jennifer Stephen.

17. Monitoring and Treatment of Eyes. Mary Utter.

• 17.1 – Ophthalmic Examination.
• 17.2 – Management of Horses with Specific Ophthalmic Conditions.
• 17.3 – Management of Ocular Problems in the Neonatal Foal.

18. Physiotherapy. Bairbre Sharkey and Patrick Herbots.

• 18.1 – Introduction.
• 18.2 – Indications for Physiotherapy.
• 18.3 – Treatment Techniques.
• 18.4 – Conclusion.

19. Appendices.

• 19.1 – Drug Doses.
• 19.2 – Normal Physiological Values.
• 19.3 – Anticoagulants Needed for Various Blood Tests.
• 19.4 – Haematology.
• 19.5 – Biochemistry and Electrolytes.
• 19.6 – Blood Gas Analysis.
• 19.7 – Peritoneal Fluid Analysis.
• 19.8 – Transtracheal and Bronchoalveolar Fluid Analysis. Harold Mckenzie.
• 19.9 – Normal Values for Pleural Fluid.
• 19.10 – Normal Values for Cerebrospinal Fluid. Martin Furr.
• 19.11 – Normal Values for Urine and Urine Production.
• 19.12 – Normal and Abnormal Values for Joint Fluid.
• 19.13 – Normal Haemodynamics of Adults and Foals.
• 19.14 – Diagnosis of Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (Cushing’s Disease). Jocelyn Habershon-Butcher.
• 19.15 – The Oral Glucose Tolerance Test. Jocelyn Habershon-Butcher.
• 19.16 – Ageing Horses by Dentition. Inside Back Cover: CPR Of The Neonatal Foal