Geriatric Medicine, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice,

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Geriatric Medicine, an Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, E-Book

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Front Cover
Geriatric Medicine
Copyright
Contributors
CONSULTING EDITOR
EDITOR
AUTHORS
Contents
Preface: Geriatric Medicine: Aged Horse Health, Management, and Welfare
Demographics, Management, Preventive Health Care and Disease in Aged Horses
Dental Disease in Aged Horses and Its Management
Musculoskeletal Disease in Aged Horses and Its Management
Ophthalmologic Disorders in Aged Horses
Integumentary Disorders Including Cutaneous Neoplasia in Older Horses
Cardiac and Respiratory Disease in Aged Horses
Endocrine Disease in Aged Horses
Exercise and Rehabilitation of Older Horses
Immune Dysfunction in Aged Horses
Nutritional Management of the Older Horse
Welfare, Quality of Life, and Euthanasia of Aged Horses
VETERINARY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA: EQUINE PRACTICE
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
December 2016
April 2017
August 2017
RECENT ISSUES
April 2016
December 2015
August 2015
Preface: Geriatric Medicine: Aged Horse Health, Management, and Welfare
Demographics, Management, Preventive Health Care and Disease in Aged Horses
Key points
IMPORTANCE OF EQUINE GERIATRIC MEDICINE
DEFINING THE GERIATRIC HORSE
DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE EQUINE GERIATRIC POPULATION
MANAGEMENT OF THE GERIATRIC HORSE
Stable Management and Housing
Feeding and Nutrition
Exercise
PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE FOR THE AGED HORSE
Vaccination
Dental Prophylaxis
Anthelmintic Administration
Farrier Care
SIGNS OF AGING
DISEASES OF AGED HORSES
Musculoskeletal Disorders and Lameness
Laminitis
Dental Disease
Colic
Respiratory Disease
Cardiovascular Disease
Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction
Ocular Disorders
Neoplasia
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
Dental Disease in Aged Horses and Its Management
Key points
INTRODUCTION
ANATOMIC CHANGES WITH AGING
EXAMINATION OF THE GERIATRIC PATIENT
COMMON DENTAL DISORDERS OF AGED EQUIDS
Disorders of the Incisor Teeth
Disorders of the Canine Teeth
Disorders of the Cheek Teeth
Extraoral Pathology
Management
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
Musculoskeletal Disease in Aged Horses and Its Management
Key points
INTRODUCTION
CHRONIC JOINT DISEASE OR OSTEOARTHRITIS IN THE GERIATRIC HORSE
Definition, Pathogenesis, and Clinical Signs
Pain in Osteoarthritis
Joint pain
Nociception in the joint
Sources of joint pain in osteoarthritis
Management of Chronic Joint Disease in the Geriatric Horse
Local treatment of osteoarthritis in the elderly horse
Systemic treatment of osteoarthritis in the elderly horse
New developments in pain control of chronic joint disease
Nutraceuticals
Surgical Treatment
Supportive Treatments
CHRONIC LAMINITIS AND HOOF CARE OF THE GERIATRIC HORSE
Pathogenic Mechanisms
Treatment Considerations
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
Ophthalmologic Disorders in Aged Horses
Key points
INTRODUCTION
CORNEAL DISEASE
UVEITIS
GLAUCOMA
THE LENS
THE VITREOUS
THE RETINA
NEOPLASIA
DISTURBANCES OF VISION
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
Integumentary Disorders Including Cutaneous Neoplasia in Older Horses
Key points
INTRODUCTION
PRIMARY CONGENITAL/HEREDITARY DISEASE OF OLDER HORSES
Fading Appaloosa Syndrome
Summary
Clinical features
Main differential diagnoses
Diagnostic confirmation
Management
Prognosis
Mane and Tail Dystrophy
Summary
Clinical features
Main differential diagnoses
Diagnostic confirmation
Management
Prognosis
PRIMARY IMMUNOLOGIC DISORDERS OF OLDER HORSES
Alopecia Areata
Summary
Clinical features
Main differential diagnoses
Diagnostic confirmation
Management
Prognosis
Insect Bite Hypersensitivity
Summary
Clinical features
Main differential diagnoses
Diagnostic confirmation
Management
Prognosis
Pemphigus Complex
Pemphigus foliaceus
Summary
Clinical features
Main differential diagnoses
Diagnostic confirmation
Management
Prognosis
Sarcoidosis
Summary
Clinical features
Main differential diagnoses
Diagnostic confirmation
Management
Prognosis
Coronary Band Dystrophy
Summary
Clinical features
Main differential diagnoses
Diagnostic confirmation
Management
Prognosis
PRIMARY ENDOCRINE DISORDERS OF THE SKIN OF OLDER HORSES
Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (Equine Cushing Disease)
Summary
Clinical features
Main differential diagnoses
Diagnostic confirmation
Management
Prognosis
PRIMARY NEOPLASTIC DISORDERS OF THE SKIN OF OLDER HORSES
Melanoma
Summary
Anaplastic Malignant Melanoma
Summary
Clinical features
Main differential diagnoses
Diagnostic confirmation
Management
Prognosis
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Summary
Clinical features
Main differential diagnoses
Diagnostic confirmation
Management
Prognosis
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
Cardiac and Respiratory Disease in Aged Horses
Key points
AGE AS A RISK FACTOR FOR CARDIAC AND RESPIRATORY DISEASE IN HORSES
SPECIFIC CONDITIONS
Recurrent Airway Obstruction
Bronchiectasis
Hypoxia and Right Heart Dysfunction
Pneumonia in the Older Horse
Aortic Valvular Regurgitation
Mitral Regurgitation
Aortocardiac Fistula
Thoracic Neoplasia
SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR THERAPY FOR GERIATRIC PATIENT WITH CARDIAC AND/OR RESPIRATORY DISEASE
Congestive Heart Failure
Comorbidity in the Geriatric Patient
SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
REFERENCES
Endocrine Disease in Aged Horses
Key points
INTRODUCTION
PITUITARY PARS INTERMEDIA DYSFUNCTION
Definition and Pathophysiology
Diagnosis of Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction
Management of Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction
EQUINE METABOLIC SYNDROME
Definition and Pathophysiology
Diagnosis of Equine Metabolic Syndrome
Hyperinsulinemia tests
Testing insulin resistance
Measuring risk factors for insulin resistance
Management of Equine Metabolic Syndrome
OTHER ENDOCRINOPATHIES
Diseases Affecting Glucose Homeostasis
Diabetes mellitus
Neoplasia-associated hypoglycemia
Thyroid Disorders
Hypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperparathyroidism
Adrenal Disorders
Adrenal cortex
Adrenal medulla
REFERENCES
Exercise and Rehabilitation of Older Horses
Key points
INTRODUCTION
AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN AEROBIC CAPACITY AND CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION
AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN THERMOREGULATION AND FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE
AGING-INDUCED CHANGES IN RESPIRATORY FUNCTION THAT MAY AFFECT EXERCISE
EFFECTS OF AGE ON BODY COMPOSITION AND MUSCLE FIBER TYPE
AGING-RELATED ALTERATIONS IN THE ENDOCRINE RESPONSE TO EXERCISE
Cardiovascular and Renal Hormones
Growth Hormone
Endorphin and Cortisol: the Stress Hormones
Metabolic Hormones and the Control of Glucose Homeostasis
ALTERATIONS IN THE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO EXERCISE
RENAL, GASTROINTESTINAL, AND OTHER SYSTEMS
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
Immune Dysfunction in Aged Horses
Key points
IMMUNOSENESCENCE
AGE-ASSOCIATED CHANGES IN IMMUNE FUNCTION
Cell Populations
Cytokine and Acute-Phase Protein Profiles in the Aged Horse
Immune Responsiveness
Lymphocyte Function
Neutrophil Function
CLINICAL CONSEQUENCES OF IMMUNOSENESCENCE IN HORSES
Risk of Infectious Disease
Vaccine Responsiveness
Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR STUDIES IN IMMUNOLOGY OF AGING
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
Nutritional Management of the Older Horse
Key points
INTRODUCTION
AGE-RELATED CHANGES THAT IMPACT ON FEEDING AND DIGESTIVE FUNCTION
Body Composition and Aging
Food Intake
The Gastrointestinal Microbiome and Nutrient Digestibility
Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction
DEFINING THE ELDERLY HORSE
MONITORING THE ELDERLY HORSE
NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT OF OLDER HORSES
The Normal Elderly Horse that Is Losing Condition
The Normal Obese Elderly Horse
Weight loss at pasture
Weight loss for the stabled horse
THE GERIATRIC HORSE
THE HORSE WITH PITUITARY PARS INTERMEDIA DYSFUNCTION
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
Welfare, Quality of Life, and Euthanasia of Aged Horses
Key points
INTRODUCTION
THE ROLE OF AGED HORSES AND THE HUMAN-HORSE BOND
OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES AND AWARENESS OF EQUINE WELFARE
QUALITY OF LIFE
Assessing Quality of Life
The Role of the Owner in Quality of Life Assessment
Factors Affecting Quality of Life in Geriatric Horses
CAUSES OF MORTALITY AND EUTHANASIA IN GERIATRIC HORSES
EXPERIENCES OF MORTALITY AND EUTHANASIA IN GERIATRIC HORSES
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
Index

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