Management of Emergency Cases on the Farm, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice

1st Edition, Volume 37-2 - July 12, 2021
Editor: Isabelle Kilcoyne
Language: English
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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice, guest editor Isabelle Kilcoyne brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Management of Emergency Cases on the Farm.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Forthcoming Issues
Preface
Acute Central Nervous System Trauma in the Field
Key points
Traumatic brain and spinal cord injury
Physical and neurologic evaluation
Diagnostics
Therapeutic options
Clinical outcomes
Clinics care points
Castration Complications: A Review of Castration Techniques and How to Manage Complications
Key points
Introduction
Procedure and techniques
Complications and management
Hemorrhage
Eventration
Orthopedic Infections—Clinical Applications of Intravenous Regional Limb Perfusion in the Field
Key points
History
Clinical applications
Intravenous regional limb perfusion technique
Type of tourniquet
Vessel to perfuse
Volume of perfusate
Summary
Clinics care points
Fracture Stabilization and Management in the Field
Key points
Introduction
Stocking the truck
Initial assessment
Emergency first aid
Fracture assessment
Wound care
Stabilizing the fracture
Splint selection
Distal forelimb fractures
Mid-forelimb fractures
Forearm fractures
Proximal forelimb fractures
Distal hindlimb fractures
Mid-hindlimb fractures
Crus fractures
Proximal hindlimb fractures
Fractures of the skull and axial skeleton
Prognosis and decision making
Transportation
Summary
Clinics care points
Respiratory Distress in the Adult and Foal
Key points
Introduction
Definitions and pathophysiology
Clinical signs
Physical examination findings
Procedures, equipment, and diagnostics
Upper respiratory conditions that cause respiratory distress (with noise)
Respiratory distress caused by lower respiratory conditions
Nonrespiratory causes of respiratory distress
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Approach to Toxicologic Emergencies
Key points
Introduction
General approach
Stabilization
Diagnostic sampling
Decontamination
Antidotes
Referral
Toxicity based on clinical signs
Summary
Clinics care points
Managing Reproduction Emergencies in the Field: Part 1: Injuries in Stallions; Injury of the External Portion of the Reproductive Tract and Gestational Conditions in the Mare
Key points
Introduction
Conditions arising during gestation
Clinics care points
Managing Reproduction Emergencies in the Field: Part 2: Parturient and Periparturient Conditions
Key points
Uterine artery rupture
Dystocia
Summary
Uterine prolapse
Postpartum colic
Retained fetal membranes
Clinics care points
Emergency Management of Equid Foals in the Field
Key points
Introduction
Discussion
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Management of Colic in the Field
Key points
Introduction
Discussion
Summary
Clinics care points
Ophthalmic Emergencies in the Field
Key points
Introduction
Education of owners and practice team
Equipping the ambulatory vehicle
Examination equipment
Preparation at the farm
Sedation and regional anesthesia
Cleaning the periocular and ocular region
Examination
Diagnostic tests
Subpalpebral lavage systems
Imaging
Emergencies of the periocular region
Emergencies of the cornea
Intraocular emergencies
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Antimicrobial Selection for the Equine Practitioner
Key points
Introduction
Antimicrobial stewardship, critically important antimicrobials, and extralabel drug use
Principles of responsible antimicrobial use
Utility and interpretation of culture and susceptibility testing results
Bacteria associated with disease syndromes in horses
Empirical selection of antimicrobials to initiate treatment of infections in horses based on likely susceptibility of bacterial isolates
Empiric selection of antimicrobials for initiating treatment of disease syndromes in horses while awaiting culture and susceptibility test results
Emergency Management for Donkeys and Mules
Key points
Introduction
Key differences in donkeys and mules
Metabolic and hepatic emergencies
Oral and gastrointestinal emergencies
Respiratory emergencies
Musculoskeletal emergencies
Wounds and other integumentary emergencies
Neurologic emergencies
Reproductive and urinary emergencies
Ophthalmic emergencies
Neonatal emergencies
Cardiovascular emergencies
Preventive care
Quality of life assessment
Euthanasia
Summary
Clinics care points
When All Else Fails: Alternative Methods of Euthanasia
Introduction
Alternative methods of euthanasia
Summary