Endoscopy During Exercise Without a Treadmill, AAEP 2008

Dynamic obstructions of the equine respiratory tract are often underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed with resting endoscopy. So veterinarians usually perform endoscopy on exercising horses using treadmills, in order to try to reproduce the exercise conditions.
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Dynamic obstructions of the equine respiratory tract are often underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed with resting endoscopy. So veterinarians usually perform endoscopy on exercising horses using treadmills, in order to try to reproduce the exercise conditions. However, treadmills are only available in limited places and facilities. At the 2008 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention, held Dec. 6-10 in San Diego, Calif., Youssef Tamzali, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ECEIM, of the Ecole Veterinarie de Toulouse in France, described a two-year collaborative effort between engineers and clinicians that resulted in an endoscope that can be used on horses exercising under natural conditions.

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Nancy S. Loving, DVM, owns Loving Equine Clinic in Boulder, Colorado, and has a special interest in managing the care of sport horses. Her book, All Horse Systems Go, is a comprehensive veterinary care and conditioning resource in full color that covers all facets of horse care. She has also authored the books Go the Distance as a resource for endurance horse owners, Conformation and Performance, and First Aid for Horse and Rider in addition to many veterinary articles for both horse owner and professional audiences.

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