AFA, ADHESION, Veterinary Clinics, Diagnoses, Terms and Drug Handbook Online

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AFA

American Farriers Association. U.S. based organization of farriers founded in 1971. Address: 4059 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY 40511... ↪ Read more

ADHESION

Sticking together. The abnormal joining of living tissues.... ↪ Read more

ACUTE

Coming about suddenly and severely, but persisting briefly. See also: Chronic.... ↪ Read more

ACRYLIC

Any of numerous thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers or copolymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, esters of these acids, or acrylonitrile, used in horseshoeing to fill gaps or cracks in the hoof wall.... ↪ Read more

ACETYLENE TORCH

A blowtorch which burns a combination of compressed acetylene gas and oxygen. Used for welding, brazing, and cutting metals.... ↪ Read more

ABSCESS

A localized infection of the sensitive tissues within the hoof. Abscesses often cause lameness which usually subsides when they are drained. If not drained intentionally, abscesses often rupture at the coronary band or the bulbs of the heels. a.k.a.: Gravel; Puss Pocket.... ↪ Read more

ABAXIAL

Away from the central axis of a structure.... ↪ Read more

BAR STOCK

The metal stock from which handmade horseshoes are forged. Typical steel horseshoe barstock is 5/16" by 3/4", but many other sizes are also used. Barstock is generally purchased by the linar foot.... ↪ Read more

ROSE BENGAL (OPHTHALMIC)

Indications/Pharmacology Rose Bengal is a vital stain and stains dead epithelial cells and mucus. Fullthickness loss of the corneal epithelium is not necessary (only dead cells need be present) to obtain Rose Bengal stain uptake. It does not stain epithelial defects and does not pass into... ↪ Read more

FLUORESCEIN SODIUM (OPHTHALMIC)

Indications/Pharmacology Fluorescein sodium is a yellow water soluble dye. It is used mostcommonly to delineate full thickness loss of corneal epithelium. In this instance it will stain the cornealstroma. The epithelium is not stained because its outer lipid cell membrane repels the stain.... ↪ Read more

OPHTHALMIC IRRIGANTS

Indications/Pharmacology Sterile isotonic solutions are used for flushing the nasolacrimal system andfor removing debris from the eye. They are also used to remove excess stain after diagnostic staining ofthe cornea. Sterile lactated Ringer's solution (LRS) is well tolerated by the surface of the... ↪ Read more

ARTIFICIAL TEAR PRODUCTS; OCULAR LUBRICANTS

Indications/Pharmacology Artificial tear solutions are aqueous isotonic, pH buffered viscous solutionsthat serve as a lubricant for dry eyes and associated eye irritation due to dry eye syndromes. They areoften useful adjuncts in keratoconjunctivitis sicca in dogs early in cyclosporine... ↪ Read more