title: Pulmonary function testing in horses.
abstract: Pulmonary function tests in horses are in the early stages of development and there will be a limit in the range of tests available since those requiring patient cooperation cannot be conducted in animals. Some tests such as blood gas analysis, A-aDo2 and delta Ppl measurements could presently be used to a greater extent under field conditions. Others that require expensive equipment and considerable technical assistance will be limited to the larger referral type veterinary clinics until the time is reached when there is adequate information to select those procedures that give a reasonable cost to benefit ratio to make their use more widespread.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000662:veterinary; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D005652:Functional Residual Capacity; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006736:Horses; D008170:Lung Compliance; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D011653:Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests / Q000662:veterinary*; D013147:Spirometry / Q000662:veterinary; D013990:Tidal Volume; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio; D014939:Work of Breathing
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen