Equine Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage

Question 1

What are the breeds that are the most commonly affected by this disease?

Answer 1

Thorough-breed, standard-breed, quarter horse racehorses

Question 2

What structure is the most affected in a necropsy of a horse with EIPH?

Answer 2

Caudodoral lung fields are the most commonly affected

Question 3

Clinical sign in the horse with EIPH

Answer 3

Epistaxis. But it’s important to know that does not occur in all horses.
Decreased performance, labored breathing, loss of speed during exercise, or coughing may be reported.

Question 4

Diagnosis for EIPH

Answer 4

The presence of blood at one or both nostrils.
Endoscopy and cytologic examination of bronchoalveolar lavage.

Question 5

Treatment for EIPH

Answer 5

Furosemide 4 hours before the exercise

Other remedies for EPIH include pro coagulants, vitamin K, hormone therapy, and various nutritional suplements.