Application of clinical exercise testing for identification of respiratory fitness and disease in the equine athlete.
Maximal exercise testing is a valuable diagnostic tool for the evaluation of exercise intolerance and level of fitness in the equine athlete. A description of the standardized incremental exercise testing protocol and interpretation of the results of the test is followed by a discussion of more specific diagnostic techniques aimed at identifying pulmonary dysfunction as a cause of suboptimal performance.
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Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts.
D000818:Animals; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006736:Horses / Q000502:physiology*; D010809:Physical Fitness; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*