Y4 Equine - Lameness & Orthopaedics

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Decks in this class (34)

Overview
Components of a physical exam,
Components of a lameness exam,
What is lameness
55  cards
Forelimb lameness - static exam
General principles
1  cards
Forelimb nerve blocks
What are nerve blocks used for,
Aseptic technique,
Why direct the needle down the leg
17  cards
Hindlimb lameness - static exam
Distant examination from side,
Distant examination from behind,
What to look for on palpation
15  cards
Diagnostic anaesthesia for hindlimb lameness
Kit list for perineurial anaesthesia,
Why is restrain of the pt important,
How to restrain the pt
20  cards
Emergency fractures in the horse
How are fractures classified,
How to tell whether a fracture is...,
Why is determining whether there ...
33  cards
Triage and 1st aid
What cases are emergencies,
Emergency considerations,
Priority 1
42  cards
Fracture stabilisation
Following ao principles,
Challenges,
Management of fractures
20  cards
Emergency field radiography
Patient preparation,
Location preparation,
Safety equipment
13  cards
Recognising and understanding soft tissue injuries
Tendon injuries in racehorses epi...,
Tendon injuries in event horses e...,
Losses due to soft tissue injury
37  cards
Diagnostic imaging for soft tissue injuries
Restraint of the horse,
Prep of the skin,
Which scanner probe
13  cards
Treatment of soft tissue injury
Aims of 1st aid,
1st aid tx of the inflammatory phase,
1st aid tx of the inflammatory ph...
21  cards
Rehabilitation for horses with soft tissue injuries
Aims of rehabilitation,
Controlled exercise programs,
Factors and benchmarks to monitor...
24  cards
Muscle revision
2 types of muscle fibres,
Sarcolemma,
Sarcoplasm
60  cards
Pathophysiology of muscle disease
Types of muscle dz,
Exertional muscle dz,
Non exertional muscle dz
40  cards
Diagnostic testing for muscle disease
Non specific markers of muscle da...,
When does ck peak and fall,
When does ast activity peak and fall
19  cards
Treatment of muscle disease
General considerations,
Acute severe rhabdomyolysis tx bu...,
Sporadic rhabdomyolysis tx manage...
17  cards
Intro to equine wound management
4 phases of wound healing,
Hemostasis phase of wound healing,
Inflammatory phase of wound healing
26  cards
Wound evaluation and tx
4 important categories of wound e...,
First 3 stages of wound evaluation,
Clinical examination palpation
23  cards
Introduction to increased digital pulse cases
Physiology of increased digital p...,
History q s,
Palpation
17  cards
Laminitis
Definition,
Founder,
What is the weight bearing struct...
34  cards
Hoof abscess
What is a hoof abscess,
Predisposing factors,
Clinical signs
10  cards
P3 & distal sesamoid fractures
Causes of navicular and p3 fractures,
Types of fracture,
Causes of non articular fragments...
13  cards
Introduction to cases that block to the foot but with no localising signs
Where in the horse is the most co...,
Is hind or front feet lameness mo...,
History
25  cards
Solar bruising and corns
Pathogenesis of sole bruises,
Clinical signs differential diagn...,
When is sole bruising called a corn
8  cards
Keratoma
Pathogenesis,
Where are keratomas most commonly...,
Keratomas commonly occur due to a...
11  cards
Osteoarthritis of the distal interphalangeal joint
Signalment,
Signalment of dip coffin joint oa,
Another name for coffin joint oa
28  cards
Navicular degeneration
What is the navicular bone,
What is navicular degeneration,
Aetiopathogenesis
14  cards
Soft tissue injuries within the foot
Clinical history,
Ce findings,
Dynamic evaluation findings
18  cards
Farriery
Straight bar shoe what it does an...,
Egg bar shoe,
Heart bar shoe
5  cards
Septic pedal osteitis
Pathogenesis,
History and examination,
Tx
6  cards
Neonate orthopaedic disease
6 neonatal orthopaedic diseases,
Incomplete ossification of the ca...,
Incomplete ossification of the ta...
34  cards
Angular limb deformities
What is an ald,
What 3 criteria are ald described...,
Valgus
13  cards
Flexural deformities
Which anatomical plane do they oc...,
Are they more common in the fore ...,
More commonly unilateral or bilat...
28  cards

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