Equine Asthma Diagnostics: Review of Influencing Factors and Difficulties in Diagnosing Subclinical Disease
Lioba Lendl, Ann Kristin Barton · 2024
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Lioba Lendl and Ann Kristin Barton review how horse asthma is diagnosed in this 2024 article. Horse asthma ranges from mild, hidden disease to severe attacks, and the quiet forms are the hardest to confirm. Standard checks include listening to the chest, a rebreathing test, blood work, and a scope view of the airways, plus fluid samples washed from the windpipe and deep lung.
Cell counts in the deep lung fluid set both the severity grade logic and the inflammatory type, yet that fluid can look normal when disease rests or runs low. The review sorts factors that can sway results: recent exercise, cold or chlorinated air, long training, and bleeding from hard work. Stress tests that challenge the airways may unmask hidden cases, the authors suggest.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lioba Lendl, Ann Kristin Barton |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |