Treatment of subcutaneous lipomas in the horse.

Objective: To describe the treatment of subcutaneous lipomas in the horse.

Animals: 3 horses.

Clinical Presentation: The horses were aged 1 to 2 years old, with lipoma of the abdomen, prepuce, and tarsus.

Musculoskeletal examination of the forelimb of the horse.

Objective: The intention of this tutorial video is to illustrate the methods of examining the forelimb and neck of a horse in order to identify abnormalities that may be associated with lameness or disease.

Animal: A 16-year-old quarter horse gelding was used for examination.

Methods: The horse was examined for abnormalities by means of physical examination.

Rectal tear repair using barbed suture in the horse.

Objective: To describe the repair utilizing integral-anchor barbed suture in equine rectal tears.

Animals: 3 horses aged 3 to 10 years old with grade 3 to 4 rectal tears.

Clinical Presentation: Grade 3 and 4 rectal tears were referred for surgical repair immediately after iatrogenic tearing or tearing during parturition.

Viral Detection by Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction in Upper Respiratory Tract and Metagenomic RNA Sequencing in Lower Respiratory Tract in Critically Ill Children With Suspected Lower Respiratory Tract Infection.

Objectives: Viral lower respiratory tract infection (vLRTI) contributes to substantial morbidity and mortality in children. Diagnosis is typically confirmed by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) of nasopharyngeal specimens in hospitalized patients; however, it is unknown whether nasopharyngeal detection accurately reflects presence of virus in the lower respiratory tract (LRT). This study evaluates agreement between viral detection from nasopharyngeal specimens by RT-PCR compared with metagenomic next-generation RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) from tracheal aspirates (TAs).