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Equine Neonatology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, E-Book
(2016)
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Abstract
This issue on Equine Neonatology is guest edited by Pam Wilkins and covers topics such as: Imaging the Equine Neonatal Respiratory Tract: CT and Radiographs; Defining the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome in the Equine Neonate;Ultrasonographic Examination of the Equine Neonate: Thorax and Abdomen;The Equine Neonatal Cardiovascular System in Health and Disease;The Transition From Fetus to Neonate: The Renal System;Sepsis and Septic Shock in the Equine Neonate;The Equine Neonatal Acute Abdomen;Anesthesia of the Equine Neonate in Health and Disease;The Normal and Abnormal Equine Neonatal Musculoskeletal System, and more!
Table of Contents
Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
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Front Cover | Cover | ||
Equine \rNeonatology | i | ||
Copyright\r | ii | ||
Contributors | iii | ||
CONSULTING EDITOR | iii | ||
EDITOR | iii | ||
AUTHORS | iii | ||
Contents | v | ||
Preface\r | v | ||
Defining the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome in Equine Neonates\r | v | ||
Sepsis and Septic Shock in the Equine Neonate\r | v | ||
Diagnostic Imaging of the Lower Respiratory Tract in Neonatal Foals: Radiography and Computed Tomography\r | v | ||
Ultrasonographic Examination of the Equine Neonate: Thorax and Abdomen\r | v | ||
The Equine Neonatal Cardiovascular System in Health and Disease\r | vi | ||
Anesthesia of the Equine Neonate in Health and Disease\r | vi | ||
The Equine Neonatal Central Nervous System: Development and Diseases\r | vi | ||
The Normal and Abnormal Equine Neonatal Musculoskeletal System\r | vii | ||
Prognostic Indicators for Survival and Athletic Outcome in Critically Ill Neonatal Foals\r | vii | ||
VETERINARY CLINICS OF\rNORTH AMERICA: EQUINE PRACTICE\r | viii | ||
FORTHCOMING ISSUES | viii | ||
April 2016 | viii | ||
August 2016 | viii | ||
December 2016 | viii | ||
RECENT ISSUES | viii | ||
August 2015 | viii | ||
April 2015 | viii | ||
December 2014 | viii | ||
Preface \r | ix | ||
Defining the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome in Equine Neonates | 463 | ||
Key points | 463 | ||
HISTORY OF THE SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME | 464 | ||
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME | 468 | ||
THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME, AND THE EQUINE NEONATE | 471 | ||
SUMMARY | 477 | ||
REFERENCES | 477 | ||
Sepsis and Septic Shock in the Equine Neonate | 483 | ||
Key points | 483 | ||
INTRODUCTION | 483 | ||
PATIENT EVALUATION | 484 | ||
SEPSIS TREATMENT | 487 | ||
Anti-infective Therapy | 487 | ||
Hemodynamic Support | 489 | ||
Supportive Therapies | 492 | ||
Plasma transfusions | 492 | ||
Glucose control | 492 | ||
Corticosteroid therapy | 492 | ||
Sodium bicarbonate therapy | 492 | ||
Gastric ulcer prophylaxis | 492 | ||
Diuretics | 493 | ||
Nutrition | 493 | ||
Low-molecular-weight heparin | 493 | ||
Management of recumbency | 493 | ||
SURGICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS | 493 | ||
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION | 493 | ||
REFERENCES | 494 | ||
Diagnostic Imaging of the Lower Respiratory Tract in Neonatal Foals | 497 | ||
Key points | 497 | ||
INTRODUCTION | 497 | ||
RADIOGRAPHY | 498 | ||
Radiographic Imaging Protocol | 498 | ||
Radiographic Findings: Normal Foals and Artifacts | 500 | ||
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY | 501 | ||
Computed Tomography Imaging Protocol | 502 | ||
Computed Tomography Findings: Normal Neonatal Foals and Artifacts | 503 | ||
Quantitative Computed Tomography Analysis | 504 | ||
SUMMARY OF RADIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN NEONATAL FOALS WITH LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASE | 505 | ||
Pneumothorax | 509 | ||
SUMMARY OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FINDINGS IN NEONATAL FOALS WITH LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASE | 510 | ||
REFERENCES | 511 | ||
Ultrasonographic Examination of the Equine Neonate | 515 | ||
Key points | 515 | ||
IMAGING IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION | 515 | ||
REVIEW OF ACOUSTIC-WAVE BEHAVIOR | 517 | ||
EQUIPMENT USED FOR IMAGING FOALS | 518 | ||
PREPARING TO ULTRASOUND | 519 | ||
SONOGRAPHIC SURVEY OF THE THORACIC CAVITY | 519 | ||
SONOGRAPHIC SURVEY OF THE ABDOMEN | 521 | ||
DISEASES OF THE THORAX | 522 | ||
Pulmonary Abnormalities | 522 | ||
Pleural Space Abnormalities | 526 | ||
The Cranial Mediastinum | 529 | ||
DISEASES OF THE ABDOMEN | 529 | ||
Gastrointestinal Tract Disease | 529 | ||
Urinary Tract Abnormalities | 536 | ||
SUMMARY | 540 | ||
REFERENCES | 540 | ||
The Equine Neonatal Cardiovascular System in Health and Disease | 545 | ||
Key points | 545 | ||
PRENATAL TO POSTNATAL ADAPTATION | 545 | ||
CLINICAL FINDINGS IN THE HEALTHY FOAL | 546 | ||
CARDIAC DYSRHYTHMIAS IN THE NEONATE | 546 | ||
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING | 548 | ||
CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION AND ESTIMATION OF PULMONARY ARTERY PRESSURE | 549 | ||
CARDIAC DISEASES IN THE NEONATAL PERIOD | 549 | ||
CARDIAC TRAUMA | 552 | ||
CARDIAC INFECTION | 554 | ||
FIBRINOUS PERICARDITIS | 555 | ||
CONGENITAL CARDIAC DISEASE | 555 | ||
VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT | 556 | ||
TETRALOGY OF FALLOT | 557 | ||
CRITICAL PULMONIC STENOSIS AND PULMONIC ATRESIA | 557 | ||
OTHER CONGENITAL CARDIAC DISEASES | 557 | ||
Step 1: Atrial Arrangement | 558 | ||
Step 2: Ventricular Arrangement | 558 | ||
Step 3: Atrioventricular Connections | 558 | ||
Step 4: Atrioventricular Valves | 558 | ||
Step 5: Ventriculo-Arterial Connections | 558 | ||
Step 6: Arterial Valves | 558 | ||
Step 7: Associated Malformations | 558 | ||
SUPPLEMENTARY DATA | 560 | ||
REFERENCES | 560 | ||
Anesthesia of the Equine Neonate in Health and Disease | 567 | ||
Key points | 567 | ||
INTRODUCTION | 567 | ||
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE NEONATE | 568 | ||
COMMON REASONS FOR ANESTHESIA | 568 | ||
PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION | 569 | ||
PHARMACOLOGY | 569 | ||
Sedatives and Tranquilizers | 569 | ||
Analgesics | 570 | ||
Induction Agents | 572 | ||
Maintenance Agents | 572 | ||
PREPARATION FOR ANESTHESIA | 573 | ||
Premedication | 573 | ||
Induction | 574 | ||
Intubation | 574 | ||
Maintenance | 574 | ||
Positioning | 576 | ||
ANESTHETIC MONITORS AND MONITORING | 576 | ||
Assessing Anesthetic Depth | 576 | ||
Oxygenation and Ventilation | 576 | ||
Circulation and Arterial Blood Pressure | 576 | ||
Temperature | 577 | ||
Advanced Monitoring Techniques | 577 | ||
ADJUNCT ANESTHETIC AND ANALGESIC TECHNIQUES | 577 | ||
COMMON COMPLICATIONS AND THEIR TREATMENT | 578 | ||
Hypothermia (See Temperature) | 578 | ||
Hypoventilation | 578 | ||
Hypotension | 578 | ||
SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OF THE NEONATE | 579 | ||
Ruptured Bladder and Uroperiotoneum | 579 | ||
Septicemia | 580 | ||
Pulmonary Disease | 580 | ||
RECOVERY | 581 | ||
SUMMARY | 581 | ||
REFERENCES | 581 | ||
The Equine Neonatal Central Nervous System | 587 | ||
Key points | 587 | ||
INTRODUCTION | 587 | ||
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT IN THE FETUS | 588 | ||
The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis and the Transition from Intrauterine to Extrauterine Life | 588 | ||
Neurosteroids in Central Nervous System Development and Function | 588 | ||
The Role of Neurosteroids in Neonatal Neurologic Disease | 589 | ||
The Neuroprotective Role of Allopregnanolone and the Other Neurosteroids | 590 | ||
Progestagen Concentrations in Neonatal Foals | 590 | ||
CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE NEONATAL CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM | 591 | ||
NEONATAL ENCEPHALOPATHY | 591 | ||
Clinical Signs of Neonatal Encephalopathy | 592 | ||
Diagnosis | 592 | ||
Treatment and Management | 593 | ||
Prognosis | 595 | ||
OTHER DISEASES AFFECTING THE NEONATAL EQUINE BRAIN | 595 | ||
SUMMARY | 596 | ||
REFERENCES | 596 | ||
The Normal and Abnormal Equine Neonatal Musculoskeletal System | 601 | ||
Key points | 601 | ||
NORMAL OSSIFICATION | 601 | ||
FLEXURAL LIMB DEFORMITIES | 605 | ||
Laxity | 608 | ||
Treatment | 608 | ||
ANGULAR LIMB DEFORMITY | 609 | ||
ORTHOPEDIC SEPSIS | 610 | ||
Diagnosis | 610 | ||
Treatment | 611 | ||
Prognosis | 611 | ||
SUMMARY | 612 | ||
REFERENCES | 612 | ||
Prognostic Indicators for Survival and Athletic Outcome in Critically Ill Neonatal Foals | 615 | ||
Key points | 615 | ||
MATERNAL BODY WALL TEARS (PREPUBIC TENDON RUPTURES) | 615 | ||
DYSTOCIA | 617 | ||
L-LACTATE | 618 | ||
GLUCOSE | 620 | ||
MUSCULOSKELETAL | 620 | ||
RESPIRATORY | 623 | ||
THE FUTURE | 624 | ||
Coagulation Testing | 624 | ||
SUMMARY | 625 | ||
REFERENCES | 625 |