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NOSEBLEEDS IN HORSES
RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NEUROPATHY (RLN)
VetBooks.ir Structure and function of the larynx
Tracheotomy or tracheostomy
DORSAL DISPLACEMENT OF THE SOFT PALATE (DDSP)
16 THE HORSE’S HEART AND THE CIRCULATORY
SYSTEM
THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
The control of heart rate and rhythm
The normal heart sounds
Examination of a horse with suspected heart disease
Examination of the horse’s heart
Palpation; Auscultation; Electrocardiography; Echocardiography; Exercise tolerance test
Heart murmurs
Cardiac arrhythmias
Atrial fibrillation
THE COMPOSITION AND FUNCTION OF BLOOD
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Platelets
Plasma
BLOOD DISORDERS
Anaemia
Chronic lethargy syndrome
THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
Conditions of the lymphatic system
Oedema and filled legs; Lymphangitis
17 THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
