Section I - Clinical Pharmacology : Chapter 1 Adverse Drug Reactions Jennifer L. Davis Chapter 2 Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Anthony T. Blikslager Chapter 3 Update on Common Antimicrobials K. Gary Magdesian Chapter 4 Systemic Chemotherapy for Oncologic Diseases Teresa Burns, C. Guillermo Couto Chapter 5 Fluphenazine Toxicosis Michael Brashier Chapter 6 Field Anesthesia Craig A. Mosley Chapter 7 Anesthesia at High Altitude Khursheed Mama Chapter 8 Anesthesia and Sedation of Miniature Horses Nora S. Matthews, Carin Ponder Section II - Medico-Legal : Chapter 9 Reading and Interpreting Scientific Literature Philip H. Kass Chapter 10 Equine Insurance Ronald Kirk, T. Douglas Byars Chapter 11 Protecting Yourself with Medical Records Margaret L. Neterer, Patricia O'Handley Chapter 12 The Unwanted Horse: An Overview of the Issue Tom R. Lenz Chapter 13 Field Necropsy Kurt Williams Section III - Nutrition : Chapter 14 Nutritional Management of the Starved Horse Iveta Becvarova, Craig Thatcher Chapter 15 Dietary Management of the Obese Horse Ray J. Geor, Pat Harris Chapter 16 Updates to the Nutrient Requirements of the Horse: NRC 2007 guidelines Laurie M. Lawrence Chapter 17 Antioxidants and Horse Health Pierre Lekeux, Nathalie Kirschvink Chapter 18 Nutritional Factors in Developmental Orthopedic Disease Brian D. Nielsen Chapter 19 The Pros and Cons of Probiotics Veronique Julliand, Annette Zeyner Chapter 20 Herbs and Nutraceuticals Carey A. Williams Chapter 21 Use of Nutraceuticals for Equine Joint Disease Wayne McIlwraith Chapter 22 Nutrition for the Critically Ill Horse Susan J. Holcombe, Elizabeth A. Carr Section IV - Behavior : Chapter 23 Headshaking Syndrome Katy Taylor, Daniel Mills Chapter 24 Management of Stereotypic Behavior (Stable Vices) Daniel Mills Chapter 25 Aggression in Horses Sharon Lynn Crowell-Davis Chapter 26 Foal Rejection Katherine A. Houpt Chapter 27 Transportation of Horses Ted H. Friend Section V - Infectious Disease : Chapter 28 Strangles, Immunology and Management John Timoney Chapter 29 Epidemiology and Prevention of Rhodococcus Infection Noah Cohen Chapter 30 Control of Salmonella and Nosocomial Infections Roberta M. Dwyer Chapter 31 Rhodococcus Equi Pneumonia Nathan Slovis Chapter 32 Lyme Disease Thomas J. Divers, Yung-Fu Chang Chapter 33 Leptospirosis Thomas J. Divers, Yung-Fu Chang Chapter 34 Systemic Illness Caused by Corynebacterium Pseudotuberculosis Suzanne M. Pratt Chapter 35 Equine Viral Arteritis Peter Timoney Chapter 36 Clostridial Diseases J. Scott Weese Chapter 37 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci J. Scott Weese Chapter 38 Lawsonia Intracellularis Enteropathy in Foals Ramiro E. Toribio Chapter 39 Equine Herpes Virus Myeloencephalopathy Lutz S. Goehring, D. Paul Lunn Section VI - The Cardiovascular System : Chapter 40 Cardiovascular Pharmacology Colin C. Schwarzwald Chapter 41 Management of Atrial Fibrillation Gunther Van Loon Chapter 42 Training Effects on Echocardiographic Measurements Rikke Buhl, Annette K. Ersboll Chapter 43 Congestive Heart Failure Sarah Gardner Chapter 44 Pericarditis Sophy Jesty Chapter 45 Infective Endocarditis Sophy Jesty Chapter 46 Pulmonary Hypertension JoAnn Slack Chapter 47 Biochemical Tests for Cardiac Injury Simon F. Peek Chapter 48 Blood Donors and Whole Blood Transfusion in Private Practice J. Barry David Chapter 49 Coagulopathies Karsten Feige Section VII - The Respiratory System : Chapter 50 Radiology of Sinuses and Teeth David O. Klugh Chapter 51 Sinuscopy and Sinus Surgery in the Standing Horse James Schumacher, Justin Perkins Chapter 52 Ultrasonographic Examination of the Upper Airway Heather J. Chalmers, Normand G. Ducharme Chapter 53 Disorders of the Guttural Pouch Scott R. Pleasant, Douglass B. Berry, II Chapter 54 Efficacy of Surgery for Laryngeal Hemiplegia Jennifer Brown Chapter 55 Surgical Advancement of the Larynx for Treatment of Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate Normand G. Ducharme Chapter 56 Disorders of the Trachea Niam M. Collins. Padraig M. Dixon Chapter 57 Cough Virgina Buechner-Maxwell Chapter 58 Viral Respiratory Diseases Undine Christmann, Virginia Buechner-Maxwell Chapter 59 Antimicrobial Therapy of the Respiratory System Harold C. McKenzie, III Chapter 60 Multimodal Management of the Horse with Airway Disease Laurent Couetil Chapter 61 Managing IAD in Pleasure Horses Melissa I. Mazan Chapter 62 Inflammatory Airway Disease in Racehorses Brett Berthold, N. Edward Robinson Chapter 63 Pleuropneumonia Marybeth Miskovic, Laurent Couetil Chapter 64 Granulomatous Lung Disease T. Douglas Byars Chapter 65 Pulmonary Fibrosis Kurt J. Williams, Pamela A. Wilkins Chapter 66 Silicosis/Osteoporosis Syndrome Matthew Durham Chapter 67 Respiratory Fungal Infections Allison J. Stewart Chapter 68 Pneumothorax Joel Lugo Chapter 69 Thoracoscopically Guided Pulmonary Biopsy Joel Lugo Chapter 70 Management of Pulmonary Edema Kate Borer Chapter 71 Exercise-induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage Montague N. Saulez Section VIII - The Gastrointestinal System : Chapter 72 Dental Consequences of Excessive Use of Power Equipment Thomas J. Johnson Chapter 73 Periodontal Disease David O. Klugh Chapter 74 Dental Nerve Blocks Colleen Porter Chapter 75 Dental Extraction W. Henry Tremaine Chapter 76 Management of Tongue Injuries Mathew P. G©rard Chapter 77 Oral Cavity Masses Mathew P. G©rard Chapter 78 Esophageal Obstruction Yvonne A. Elce Chapter 79 Dysphagia of Neurogenic Origin Monica Aleman Chapter 80 Esophageal Surgery David E. Freeman Chapter 81 Gastric Ulcer Syndrome Jenifer A. Nadeau, Frank M. Andrews Chapter 82 Working the Acute Abdomen Including Imaging Alison Morton Chapter 83 Stabilizing the Surgical Colic Patient for Referral Lance H. Bassage Chapter 84 Laparoscopic Diagnosis in the Abdomen John F. Peroni Chapter 85 Multimodal Pain Management of the Horse with Acute Abdomen Lori A. Bidwell Chapter 86 Medical Management of the Postoperative Colic Patient Louise L. Southwood Chapter 87 Ileal Impaction Kelly Fleming, P.O. Eric Mueller Chapter 88 Cecal Impaction Anthony Blikslager Chapter 89 Intraluminal Obstruction of the Large Colon Marco Lopes Chapter 90 Extraluminal Obstruction of the Large Colon Marco Lopes Chapter 91 Acute Colitis Rebecca McConnico Chapter 92 Chronic Colic: Diagnosis and Treatment Debra C. Archer Chapter 93 Right Dorsal Ulcerative Colitis Samuel L. Jones Chapter 94 Antibiotic-induced Colitis Samuel L. Jones Chapter 95 Mesh Hernioplasty John F. Peroni Chapter 96 Infiltrative Bowel Diseases John Schumacher Chapter 97 Integrated Control of Equine Cyathostomes Anne M. Zajac Chapter 98 Neoplastic Disease of the Gastrointestinal Tract Yvonne A. Elce Chapter 99 Rectal Tears John F. Peroni Chapter 100 Icterus Simon F. Peek Section IX - The Musculoskeletal System : Chapter 101 Heritable Muscle Diseases Stephanie J. Valberg Chapter 102 Evaluation of Back Pain Robert Van Wessum Chapter 103 Assessing Saddle Fit in Performance Horses Hilary M. Clayton Chapter 104 Vertebral Facet Joint Syndrome Robert Van Wessum Chapter 105 Sacroiliac Disease Robert Van Wessum Chapter 106 Pelvic Fractures Kevin Brown