Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
 December 1, 2008
By:Roman T. Skarda, DVM, PhD, DACVA, William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC, John A.E. Hubbell, DVM, MS, DACVA
This article describes intraarticular coffin blocks, pastern blocks, fetlock blocks, carpal blocks, elbow blocks, bursa blocks, shoulder blocks, tarsal blocks, tibiotarsal blocks, stifle blocks, and coxofemoral blocks.
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Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
December 1, 2008
By:Roman T. Skarda, DVM, PhD, DACVA, William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC, John A.E. Hubbell, DVM, MS, DACVA
The conduction of electrical impulses in excitable membranes requires the flow of sodium ions through ion selective channels in response to depolarization of the nerve cell membrane.
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Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
December 1, 2008
By:William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC
The drug combination of etorphine, a potent opioid, and acepromazine, a phenothiazine tranquilizer, has been suggested as a convenient neuroleptanalgesic for use in short surgical procedures in horses.
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Source: EQUINE ANESTHESIA
December 1, 2008
By:Roman T. Skarda, DVM, PhD, DACVA, William W. Muir, DVM, PhD, DACVA, DACVECC, John A.E. Hubbell, DVM, MS, DACVA
Local anesthetic drugs diffuse through the nerve cell membrane, enter sodium channels, and inhibit the influx of sodium ions, thereby interrupting nerve conduction.
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Source: ELSEVIER
 November 1, 2008
By:Spencer A. Johnston, VMD, Ronald M. McLaughlin, DVM, DVSc, Steven C. Budsberg, DVM, MS, DACVS
Osteoarthritis, although superficially considered to be deterioration of the joint associated with pain and dysfunction, is actually quite a complex condition.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
 October 5, 2008
Madison, Wis. -- A new injectable pain drug being studied at the University of Wisconsin (UW) could actually help animals recover faster after surgery.
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