About Equine on the NAVLE
At 14.7% of the NAVLE, equine is the third-highest-weighted species and often the area where students feel least prepared. Key topics include colic (medical and surgical differentiation), lameness (laminitis, navicular syndrome, osteochondrosis), respiratory disease (heaves, IAD, strangles, influenza), reproduction (estrous cycle, dystocia, placentitis), neonatal illness (septicemia, rhodococcus foal pneumonia), and large-animal surgery. Knowing equine-specific drug dosages and regulatory restrictions is also tested.
Key Topic Areas
Colic & GI
Lameness & Orthopedics
Respiratory Disease
Reproduction
Neonatology
Surgery
Infectious Disease
Dermatology
Neurology
Nutrition
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159 articles covering Equine topics for the NAVLE
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Cardiovascular
Endocrine
Gastrointestinal
Gastrointestinal and Digestive
Equine Rotavirus Study Guide
Equine Rectal Prolapse and Rectal Tear – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Proliferative Enteropathy Study Guide
Equine Potomac Horse Fever Study Guide
Equine Gastrointestinal Parasites Study Guide
Equine Gastrointestinal Lesions – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Hepatic Disease and Biliary Disorders – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Gastric Ulceration Study Guide
Equine Esophageal Obstruction and Trauma – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Enterolithiasis Study Guide
Equine Duodenitis-Proximal Jejunitis Study Guide
Equine Colic Study Guide
Equine Chronic Diarrhea and Granulomatous Enteritis – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Coronavirus Enteritis Study Guide
Equine Acute Colitis and Diarrhea Study Guide
Hemic and Lymphatic
Equine Viral Arteritis Study Guide
Equine Ulcerative Lymphangitis Study Guide
Equine Strangles Study Guide
Equine Purpura Hemorrhagica Study Guide
Equine Piroplasmosis Study Guide
Equine Pigeon Fever Study Guide
Equine Lymphoma Study Guide
Equine Immune Deficiency Syndromes – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Infectious Anemia Study Guide
Equine Failure of Passive Transfer Study Guide
Equine Epizootic Lymphangitis Study Guide
Equine Anaplasmosis Study Guide
Equine Acute Blood Loss Study Guide
Integumentary
Equine Squamous Cell Carcinoma Study Guide
Equine Sarcoids Study Guide
Equine Photosensitization Study Guide
Equine External Parasites Study Guide
Equine Melanoma Study Guide
Equine Laceration Repair Study Guide
Equine Dermatophytosis Study Guide
Equine Cutaneous Habronemiasis – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Dermatitis Study Guide
Equine Dermatophilosis Study Guide
Equine Aural Plaques Study Guide
Equine Allergies and Immune Hypersensitivity Reactions – NAVLE Study Guide
Multisystemic
Equine Vesicular Stomatitis Study Guide
Equine Pulmonary Edema Study Guide
Equine Internal Parasites Study Guide
Equine Peritonitis Study Guide
Equine Neoplasia Study Guide
Equine Neonatal Septicemia Study Guide
Equine Moldy Hay and Feed Toxins – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Metabolic Syndrome Study Guide
Equine Malnutrition Study Guide
Equine Insect Toxicity Study Guide
Equine Hypertriglyceridemia Study Guide
Equine Hyperlipidosis (Donkeys) – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Hepatic Encephalopathy Study Guide
Equine Endotoxemia Study Guide
Equine Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Study Guide
Equine Drug Toxicities Study Guide
Equine Borreliosis (Lyme Disease) Study Guide
Equine Anhidrosis Study Guide
Musculoskeletal
Equine Thrush Study Guide
Equine Tendon and Ligament Rupture – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Tendonitis and Desmitis Study Guide
Equine Temporohyoid Osteoarthropathy Study Guide
Equine Septic Tenosynovitis Study Guide
Equine Subsolar Abscess Study Guide
Equine Supraspinous Bursitis / Fistulous Withers – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Nonseptic Synovitis and Bursitis Study Guide
Equine Navicular Disease/Palmar Digital Pain – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Myositis and Myopathy Study Guide
Equine Lameness Study Guide
Equine Joint Luxations Study Guide
Equine Laminitis Study Guide
Equine Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HYPP) – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Hoof Imbalance Study Guide
Equine Hernias Study Guide
Equine Fractures Study Guide
Equine Flexural Deformities Study Guide
Equine Exertional Rhabdomyolysis Study Guide
Equine Suspensory Ligament Disruption – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Dorsal Metacarpal Disease Study Guide
Equine Developmental Orthopedic Disease Study Guide
Equine Arthritis: Septic and Non-Septic – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Angular Limb Deformities Study Guide
Nervous
Equine West Nile Viral Encephalomyelitis – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Vestibular Disease Study Guide
Equine Tetanus Study Guide
Equine Seizures Study Guide
Equine Rabies Suspect Study Guide
Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM) – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Peripheral Neuropathy Study Guide
Equine Neonatal Maladjustment Syndrome Study Guide
Equine Narcolepsy and Cataplexy – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Motor Neuron Disease Study Guide
Equine Encephalomyelitis Study Guide
Equine Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy Study Guide
Equine Cervical Vertebral Stenotic Myelopathy – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Central Nervous System Trauma – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Cauda Equina Syndrome Study Guide
Equine Botulism Study Guide
Reproductive
Equine Uterine Torsion Study Guide
Equine Uterine Artery Rupture Study Guide
Equine Uterine Tear Study Guide
Equine Twinning Study Guide
Equine Retained Placenta and Placentitis – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Prematurity and Dysmaturity – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Patent Urachus Study Guide
Equine Omphalophlebitis Study Guide
Equine Ovarian Abnormalities: Granulosa-Theca Cell Tumor – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Metritis Study Guide
Equine Mastitis Study Guide
Equine Infertility Study Guide
Equine Genital Abnormalities of the Stallion – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Dystocia Study Guide
Equine Disorders of the Cervix Study Guide
Equine Agalactia Study Guide
Equine Infectious Abortion Study Guide
Respiratory
Equine Sinusitis Study Guide
Equine Rhodococcus equi Pneumonia in Foals – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Rhinitis Virus Study Guide
Equine Recurrent Airway Obstruction Study Guide
Equine Pneumothorax Study Guide
Equine Pleuropneumonia Study Guide
Equine Pharyngitis Study Guide
Equine Laryngeal Hemiplegia Study Guide
Equine Influenza Study Guide
Equine Herpesvirus 1, 4, and 5 Study Guide
Equine Guttural Pouch Diseases Study Guide
Equine Glanders Study Guide
Equine Progressive Ethmoid Hematoma Study Guide
Equine Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Epiglottic Entrapment Study Guide
Equine Dorsal Displacement of the Soft Palate Study Guide
Equine African Horse Sickness Study Guide
Special Senses
Equine Uveitis Study Guide
Equine Ocular Trauma Study Guide
Equine Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction and Dacryocystitis Study Guide
Equine Immune-Mediated Keratitis Study Guide
Equine Glaucoma (Secondary to Uveitis) – NAVLE Study Guide
Equine Entropion Study Guide
Equine Corneal Ulcer Study Guide
Equine Cataracts Study Guide
Urinary
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