Relatório de estágio curricular obrigatório: área de clínica médica e cirúrgica de equinos

Abstract

This report presents the mandatory curricular internship developed in the area of equine medical and surgical clinic in Veterinary Medicine in the second semester of 2025, carried out in two different locations, with the objective of providing practical experiences and developing clinical and surgical skills. All cases and procedures followed and performed during this period will be described, along with discussions developed according to the literature. The work comprehensively addresses the digestive system, focusing on gastrointestinal disorders and clinical and surgical interventions, the respiratory system, emphasizing the diagnosis and management of frequent diseases in racehorses, the reproductive system, with emergency and elective procedures, the circulatory system, the locomotor system, with monitoring of musculoskeletal injuries, and the nervous system. Among the cases followed and reported with more focus are two respiratory system disorders that affected racehorses in active athletic careers, one being epiglottic incarceration, resolved surgically, and the other being the application of whole plasma for the treatment of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage in an athletic horse. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]