title: Techniques for sampling the respiratory tract of horses.
abstract: Field diagnostic tests for respiratory diseases are constantly evolving. With each new application, equine patients with sinusitis, acute and chronic bacterial and fungal pneumonia SAID, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pleuropneumonia or poor performance are managed with greater proficiency. All of these problems can be investigated adequately in the field. This article is a guide to sampling techniques relevant to the ambulatory clinician.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Viel
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006736:Horses; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000473:pathology*; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology