Dynamic obstructions of the equine upper respiratory tract
Dysfunction of the upper respiratory tract is a common cause of impaired performance and intolerance to exercise in racehorses and include several upper airway obstructions. The ones termed dynamic obstructions are primarily seen during physical exertion and affected horses often appear to be normal...
| Autor principal: | |
|---|---|
| Formato: | M2 |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés sueco |
| Publicado: |
SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health (until 231231)
2012
|
| Materias: |
| _version_ | 1855570638604861440 |
|---|---|
| author | Odelros, Emma |
| author_browse | Odelros, Emma |
| author_facet | Odelros, Emma |
| author_sort | Odelros, Emma |
| collection | Epsilon Archive for Student Projects |
| description | Dysfunction of the upper respiratory tract is a common cause of impaired performance and intolerance to exercise in racehorses and include several upper airway obstructions. The ones termed dynamic obstructions are primarily seen during physical exertion and affected horses often appear to be normal during endoscope examination at rest. The correlation between diagnoses made at rest respectively exercise is low, suggesting that an examination at rest alone is likely to be insufficient.
The upper respiratory tract is exposed to great differences in pressure throughout the respiratory cycle; variations that are further altered during strenuous exercise and affect the rigidity of upper airway structures. In presence of great fluctuations in pressure, stability is achieved through coordinated and synchronous neuromuscular mechanisms. Due to nerve damage or anatomical abnormalities, these functions may be disrupted and further cause a dynamic collapse of the upper respiratory tract when pressure changes become too severe.
The etiology behind the neuromuscular dysfunction is not yet fully understood. Since the underlying cause of the obstructions is unknown, further studies are required in order to prevent the dynamic collapses from occurring in the future. |
| format | M2 |
| id | RepoSLU4161 |
| institution | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
| language | Inglés swe |
| publishDate | 2012 |
| publishDateSort | 2012 |
| publisher | SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health (until 231231) |
| publisherStr | SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health (until 231231) |
| record_format | eprints |
| spelling | RepoSLU41612012-04-30T11:10:30Z Dynamic obstructions of the equine upper respiratory tract Obstruktiva problem i övre luftvägarna hos häst Odelros, Emma häst svalg dysfunktion obstruktion struppipning DDSP etiologi orsak Dysfunction of the upper respiratory tract is a common cause of impaired performance and intolerance to exercise in racehorses and include several upper airway obstructions. The ones termed dynamic obstructions are primarily seen during physical exertion and affected horses often appear to be normal during endoscope examination at rest. The correlation between diagnoses made at rest respectively exercise is low, suggesting that an examination at rest alone is likely to be insufficient. The upper respiratory tract is exposed to great differences in pressure throughout the respiratory cycle; variations that are further altered during strenuous exercise and affect the rigidity of upper airway structures. In presence of great fluctuations in pressure, stability is achieved through coordinated and synchronous neuromuscular mechanisms. Due to nerve damage or anatomical abnormalities, these functions may be disrupted and further cause a dynamic collapse of the upper respiratory tract when pressure changes become too severe. The etiology behind the neuromuscular dysfunction is not yet fully understood. Since the underlying cause of the obstructions is unknown, further studies are required in order to prevent the dynamic collapses from occurring in the future. SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health (until 231231) 2012 M2 eng swe https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/4161/ |
| spellingShingle | häst svalg dysfunktion obstruktion struppipning DDSP etiologi orsak Odelros, Emma Dynamic obstructions of the equine upper respiratory tract |
| title | Dynamic obstructions of the equine upper respiratory tract |
| title_full | Dynamic obstructions of the equine upper respiratory tract |
| title_fullStr | Dynamic obstructions of the equine upper respiratory tract |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dynamic obstructions of the equine upper respiratory tract |
| title_short | Dynamic obstructions of the equine upper respiratory tract |
| title_sort | dynamic obstructions of the equine upper respiratory tract |
| topic | häst svalg dysfunktion obstruktion struppipning DDSP etiologi orsak |