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First published 2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-7020-2818-2
ISBN: 10: 0 7020 2818 5
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broaden our knowledge, changes in practice, treatment and drug therapy may become necessary or
appropriate. Readers are advised to check the most current information provided (i) on procedures
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dose or formula, the method and duration of administration, and contraindications. It is the
responsibility of the practitioner, relying on their own experience and knowledge of the patient, to make
diagnoses, to determine dosages and the best treatment for each individual patient, and to take all
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Foreword
The use of endoscopy in veterinary practice has become commonplace over the last
decade, such that almost every practice dealing with horses now owns a fibreoptic or
videoendoscope. The equine upper and lower respiratory tract suffers a huge array of
disorders and therefore not surprisingly, the vast majority of endoscopy in equine clinical
practice concerns examination of the respiratory tract. This handbook concentrates on the
more common abnormalities found in the respiratory system.
This handbook aims to educate general equine practitioners and veterinary students to
become familiar with the normal endoscopic appearance and normal variations of the
equine upper and lower respiratory tract, and from there, to recognise and interpret
abnormalities of these areas. The highly visual nature of the book allows the reader to
compare what they see endoscopically in their own cases with the disorders illustrated in
this text and it would be a useful book for the practitioner to keep in the car as a quick
reference and for client education.
A concise outline of aetiology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis is given for each disorder,
thus giving key information which can help the practitioner make a diagnosis and also
provide information that can be easily relayed to the client. This handbook is not aimed to
provide exhaustive information on all disorders of the equine respiratory tract, and further
reading lists are provided at the end of each chapter which will enable the reader to
research individual disorders in more detail. This book will make a valuable addition to all
equine practitioners’ collections.
Professor Paddy Dixon
University of Edinburgh
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Acknowledgments
I wish to thank and acknowledge all the equine clinicians at the Royal (Dick) School of
Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh who were involved in the many cases photographed for this
handbook.
I am particularly grateful to Professor Paddy Dixon for provision of many images for this
manuscript, and for his advice and instruction over the years.
Thanks also to Justin Perkins, John Keen, Dr Hester McAllister, Thomas Leaman and
Dr Eric Strand for providing images, and to Dr Jim Schumacher and Dr Derek Knottenbelt
for their editorial guidance.
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