Kate Hepworth

Also known as: Kate Hepworth; Kate L. Hepworth; Kate Hepworth-Warren

Works (72)

Updated: February 19th, 2026 16:19

2025 article

A Portable Fluorometer Detects Significantly Elevated Cell-Free DNA in Tracheal Wash and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid in Horses with Severe Asthma

Cooper, B. L., Hobbs, K. J., Bayless, R., Stinson-Miller, A., Gruber, E., Hepworth-Warren, K., … Sheats, M. K. (2025, December 3). Animals.

By: B. Cooper n, K. Hobbs*, R. Bayless n, A. Stinson-Miller n, E. Gruber n, K. Hepworth-Warren n, J. Lavoie*, M. Sheats n

topics (OpenAlex): Veterinary Equine Medical Research; Veterinary Oncology Research; Asthma and respiratory diseases
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: December 4, 2025

2024 journal article

An updated description of bacterial pneumonia in adult horses and factors associated with death

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 38(5), 2766–2775.

By: K. Hallowell n, K. Hepworth‐Warren n & K. Dembek n

author keywords: anaerobes; antimicrobials; bronchopneumonia; creatinine; lymphocytes; pleuropneumonia
MeSH headings : Animals; Horses; Retrospective Studies; Horse Diseases / microbiology; Horse Diseases / mortality; Pneumonia, Bacterial / veterinary; Pneumonia, Bacterial / mortality; Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology; Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy; Male; Female; Risk Factors; Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
topics (OpenAlex): Streptococcal Infections and Treatments; Veterinary Equine Medical Research; Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
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Added: July 30, 2024

2024 chapter

Cardiovascular Disorders of the Neonatal Foal

In D. Wong & P. Wilkins (Eds.), Equine Neonatal Medicine (pp. 315–342).

By: C. de Solis, D. Wong, R. Fries & K. Hepworth‐Warren*

Ed(s): D. Wong & P. Wilkins

topics (OpenAlex): Renal function and acid-base balance; Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices; Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 23, 2025

2024 conference paper

Changes in peritoneal fluid associated with colitis in adult horses

ACVIM Forum. Minneapolis, MN.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren & B. Sheahan

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2024 journal article

Concurrent Streptococcus equi subsp. equi infection, purpura haemorrhagica and immune‐mediated myositis in a Quarter Horse filly

Equine Veterinary Education, 36(8).

By: K. Hepworth‐Warren n, K. Young n, A. Armwood n, H. Roessner n & B. Veerasammy n

author keywords: horse; guttural pouch empyema; MYH1 mutation; Quarter Horse; strangles
topics (OpenAlex): Streptococcal Infections and Treatments; Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus; Microbial infections and disease research
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Added: March 4, 2024

2024 chapter

Congenital Disorders of the Equine Gastrointestinal Tract

In D. Wong & P. Wilkins (Eds.), Equine Neonatal Medicine (pp. 421–435).

By: K. Hepworth‐Warren*

Ed(s): D. Wong & P. Wilkins

topics (OpenAlex): Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery; Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies; Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
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Added: February 23, 2025

2024 chapter

Congenital Nervous System Disorders

In D. Wong & P. Wilkins (Eds.), Equine Neonatal Medicine (pp. 759–783).

By: D. Rhodes, K. Hepworth‐Warren* & J. Kopper

Ed(s): D. Wong & P. Wilkins

topics (OpenAlex): Neurological diseases and metabolism; Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders; Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 23, 2025

2024 conference paper

Delayed, severe rhabdomyolysis following uncomplicated anesthesia in six Warmblood horses

ACVIM Forum. Minneapolis, MN.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren, C. Noll, T. Pinn-Woodcock, M. Ballou, A. Moreira, K. Penttila, D. Goldsmith, K. Dembek, S. Valberg

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2024 journal article

Involvement of veterinary students in the placement of intravenous catheters in adult horses in a teaching hospital does not significantly increase the rate of catheter complications

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 262(8), 1055–1061.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren n, S. Erwin-Craig n & K. Love

author keywords: intravenous catheter; catheter complications; veterinary student; thrombophlebitis; veterinary teaching hospital
MeSH headings : Animals; Horses; Retrospective Studies; Education, Veterinary; Female; Male; Hospitals, Animal; Horse Diseases; Hospitals, Teaching; Students
topics (OpenAlex): Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis; Patient Safety and Medication Errors; Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 5, 2024

2024 journal article

Postanesthetic rhabdomyolysis in 7 warmblood horses

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 263(2), 248–258.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren n, D. Goldsmith*, M. Tsoi*, A. Gerras*, C. Noll*, T. Pinn-Woodcock*, A. Moreira*, K. Penttila ...

author keywords: myopathy; postanesthetic myopathy; anesthesia; warmblood horses; rhabdomyolysis
MeSH headings : Animals; Horses; Rhabdomyolysis / veterinary; Horse Diseases / pathology; Female; Male; Anesthesia, General / veterinary; Anesthesia, General / adverse effects
topics (OpenAlex): Veterinary Equine Medical Research; Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia; Muscle and Compartmental Disorders
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 16, 2025

2024 journal article

Survey of the approach to the diagnosis and management of bacterial pneumonia in adult horses by equine veterinarians

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 11.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren n & K. Love

author keywords: pleuropneumonia; pneumonia; antimicrobial stewardship; equine respiratory disease; survey
topics (OpenAlex): Streptococcal Infections and Treatments; Veterinary Equine Medical Research; Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: January 13, 2025

2023 conference paper

Complications associated with 255 intravenous catheters placements in adult horses at a veterinary teaching hospital

ACVIM Forum. Philadelphia, PA.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren & S. Erwin-Craig

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2023 journal article

Error reporting in a large animal veterinary teaching hospital identifies medication errors occur most often in the prescribing phase of therapy

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 262(3), 1–7.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren n, E. Maynard-Swift n, T. Prange n, C. Colwell n, O. Stallings n, K. Derks n, K. Love, D. Hepworth, S. Marks n

author keywords: medication errors; error reporting; decentralized pharmacist; medical error; large animal
MeSH headings : Animals; Humans; Hospitals, Animal; Retrospective Studies; Hospitals, Teaching; Medication Errors / veterinary; Patient Safety
topics (OpenAlex): Patient Safety and Medication Errors; Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills; Innovations in Medical Education
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: November 4, 2024

2023 article

General anesthesia does not induce ultrasonographic changes in the pleura of healthy adult horses anesthetized for elective magnetic resonance imaging

JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Vol. 261, pp. 500–504.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren, N. Nelson, K. Dembek & K. Young

topics (OpenAlex):
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Added: May 9, 2023

2023 journal article

General anesthesia does not induce ultrasonographic changes in the pleura of healthy adult horses anesthetized for elective magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 261(4), 500–504.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren n, N. Nelson n, K. Dembek n & K. Young n

MeSH headings : Horses; Animals; Pleura; Anesthesia, General / adverse effects; Anesthesia, General / veterinary; Magnetic Resonance Imaging / veterinary; Radiography; Ultrasonography / veterinary
topics (OpenAlex): Thermal Regulation in Medicine; Veterinary Equine Medical Research; Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 16, 2025

2023 journal article

Ingesta-associated choledocholithiasis in horses: 2 cases and literature review

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 35(4), 418–425.

By: S. Linn-Peirano*, K. Hepworth-Warren n, H. Kinsella*, D. Diaz-Campos*, B. Brenseke n, R. Cianciolo*, E. Schroeder*, M. Schreeg n

author keywords: cholangiohepatitis; cholangitis; cholelithiasis; colic; foreign body; horses; liver; plant
MeSH headings : Horses; Animals; Female; Choledocholithiasis / veterinary; Choledocholithiasis / complications; Colic / complications; Colic / veterinary; Cholangitis / veterinary; Fibrosis; Fever / complications; Fever / veterinary; Horse Diseases / pathology
topics (OpenAlex): Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders; Amoebic Infections and Treatments; Veterinary Equine Medical Research
TL;DR: The clinical, gross, histologic, and microbiologic features of this condition in 2 horses and compare the features to 2 previous cases are described. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: June 19, 2023

2023 journal article

Risk factors associated with an outbreak of equine coronavirus at a large farm in North Carolina

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 10.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren n, S. Erwin n, C. Moore, J. Talbot, K. Young n, M. Neault*, J. Haugland*, J. Robertson n, A. Blikslager n

author keywords: ECoV; coronavirus; colic; diarrhea; small colon impaction
topics (OpenAlex): Animal Virus Infections Studies; Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology; Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
TL;DR: Clinical findings and risk factors for ECoV infection many of which were associated with intensive management of show horses were described, and clinicians should be aware that clinical signs vary and can include severe colic. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: April 4, 2023

2023 article

Utility of serum amyloid A in monitoring clinical response to antimicrobial treatment in horses with bacterial pneumonia

Hepworth-Warren, K. L., Estell, K., Cowles, B., Amodie, D., & Crisman, M. (2023, July 31). Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol. 7.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren n, K. Estell*, B. Cowles*, D. Amodie* & M. Crisman*

author keywords: acute phase; antimicrobials; equine; microbiology; pleuropneumonia; respiratory
MeSH headings : Animals; Horses; Serum Amyloid A Protein / metabolism; Prospective Studies; Biomarkers; Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy; Pneumonia, Bacterial / veterinary; Fibrinogen / metabolism; Anti-Infective Agents; Horse Diseases / diagnosis
topics (OpenAlex): Streptococcal Infections and Treatments; Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections; Animal health and immunology
TL;DR: SAA concentration decreased significantly over the course of treatment and correlated with clinical improvement of pneumonia whereas fibrinogen, neutrophil, and WBC counts did not. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 14, 2023

2022 conference paper

An Updated Description of Bacterial Pneumonia in Adult Horses and Factors Associated with Non-survival

ACVIM Forum.

By: K. Hallowell, K. Dembek & K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2022 journal article

Comparison of Fluid Analysis and Cytologic Findings of Cerebrospinal Fluid Between Three Collection Sites in Adult Equids With Neurological Disease

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9.

By: K. Young n, K. Hepworth-Warren n & K. Dembek n

author keywords: equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM); cytopathology; atlanto-occipital; atlantoaxial; lumbosacral
topics (OpenAlex): Hematological disorders and diagnostics; Microbial infections and disease research; Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus
TL;DR: There were minimal differences in multiple other parameters between sites, which are likely clinically insignificant and have clinical implications due to the importance of comparative diagnostics and its potential impact on cytologic evaluation. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: May 23, 2022

2022 journal article

Comparison of thoracic ultrasonography and thoracic radiography between healthy adult horses and horses with bacterial pneumonia using a novel, objective ultrasonographic scoring system

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren n, N. Nelson n, K. Dembek n & K. Young n

author keywords: equine pneumonia; thoracic radiography; imaging; equine pleuropneumonia; ultrasonography
topics (OpenAlex): Ultrasound in Clinical Applications; Flow Measurement and Analysis; Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
TL;DR: TUS appears to be an acceptable stand-alone imaging modality for diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia in horses when radiography is not practical and to validate a novel, objective scoring system for TUS in adult horses. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: November 7, 2022

2022 journal article

Pleuropneumonia

Equine Disease Quarterly.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2022 conference paper

Risk factors associated with an outbreak of equine coronavirus at a large farm in North Carolina

ACVIM Forum. Austin TX.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren, S. Erwin, C. Moore, J. Talbot, K. Young, M. Neault, J. Haugland, A. Blikslager

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2022 journal article

Successful cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation incorporating defibrillation in a filly with neonatal maladjustment syndrome following a routine anaesthetic procedure

Equine Veterinary Education, 35(2).

By: S. Wiechert‐Brown*, S. Di Concetto*, K. Hepworth‐Warren*, S. Madson* & D. Wong*

topics (OpenAlex): Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation; Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research; Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 23, 2025

2022 conference paper

Utility of Serum Amyloid A in Monitoring Clinical Response to Antimicrobial Therapy in Equine Bacterial Pneumonia

ACVIM Forum. Austin, TX.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren, K. Estell, B. Cowles, D. Amodie & M. Cisman

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2021 conference paper

Comparison of fluid analysis and cytologic findings of cerebrospinal fluid between three collection sites in adult equids with neurologic disease

ACVIM Forum.

By: K. Young, K. Hepworth-Warren & K. Dembek

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2021 journal article

Equine Influenza virus: a brief review

DVM 360, 54.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2021 conference paper

Infectious diseases of the lower respiratory tract

NCVC Proceedings.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2020 journal article

Addressing Acute Diarrhea in the Adult Horse

DVM 360, 51(7).

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2020 conference paper

Emergency and Critical Care in the Foal

CPD For Vets Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II. The Foal: Medical Aspect. Presented at the CPD For Vets Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II. The Foal: Medical Aspect, Rabat, Morocco.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Event: CPD For Vets Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II. The Foal: Medical Aspect at Rabat, Morocco on March 6-7, 2020

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: April 16, 2025

2020 journal article

Endoscopy and respiratory disease in horses

DVM 360, 51(12).

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2020 conference paper

Infectious Diseases of Foals

CPD For Vets Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II. The Foal: Medical Aspect. Rabat, Morocco.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2020 conference paper

Is my horse really that stressed out? A review of Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome

Purdue Veterinary Conference Proceedings.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2020 conference paper

Pneumonia in the adult horse: Traveling beyond shipping fever

Purdue Veterinary Conference Proceedings.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2020 journal article

Revisiting the use of hydroxyethyl starch solutions in equine fluid therapy

Equine Veterinary Education, 33(8), 436–443.

By: K. Hepworth‐Warren n

author keywords: horse; hydroxyethyl starch; colloid osmotic pressure; oncotic pressure; colloid
topics (OpenAlex): Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation; Abdominal Trauma and Injuries; Renal function and acid-base balance
TL;DR: The information presented here serves to review the physiology of oncotic pressure and the rationale behind colloid use, specifically HES solutions and the foundation of arguments against the use of HES are summarized. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 24, 2020

2020 journal article

Strangles: Identifying the chronic shedder

DVM 360, 51(3).

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2020 journal article

The lesser-known equine herpesviruses

DVM 360.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2020 journal article

What Is Your Neurologic Diagnosis?

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 257(1), 37–40.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren*, C. Alcott*, J. Warren*, R. Ruby* & D. Wong*

MeSH headings : Animals; Diagnosis, Differential; Dog Diseases / diagnostic imaging; Dogs; Neurologic Examination / veterinary
topics (OpenAlex): Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology; Orthopedic Infections and Treatments; Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
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Added: February 23, 2025

2020 conference paper

When $*** hits the fan, the walls, and everything else...Dealing with equine colitis

Purdue Veterinary Conference Proceedings.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2019 journal article

Equine West Nile virus. Its time to stop being complacent

DVM 360, 50(9).

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2019 conference paper

Guttural Pouch Diseases

Proceedings of the North Carolina Veterinary Conference.

By: K. Hepworth Warren & T. Prange

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2018 conference paper

Advanced Colic Diagnostics in the Field

Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference. Atlantic City, NJ.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2018 conference paper

Equine Endocrine Update

Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference, 8–11, Atlantic City NJ.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2018 conference paper

Equine Muscular Disorders

Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference. Atlantic City, NJ.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2018 conference paper

Neoplasia in the Horse

Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference. Atlantic City, NJ.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2018 conference paper

Outbreak: Dealing With Common Infectious and Contagious Diseases

Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference. Atlantic City, NJ.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2018 conference paper

The Chronically Coughing Horse: How to Identify and Manage Non-Infectious Lower Airway Disease

Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference. Atlantic City, NJ.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2017 journal article

Measured and calculated variables of global oxygenation in healthy neonatal foals

American Journal of Veterinary Research, 78(2), 230–238.

By: D. Wong, K. Hepworth-Warren*, B. Sponseller, J. Howard & C. Wang

MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Newborn / physiology; Blood Gas Analysis / veterinary; Carbon Dioxide / blood; Horses / physiology; Lactic Acid / blood; Oxygen / blood; Reference Values
topics (OpenAlex): Renal function and acid-base balance; Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy; Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
TL;DR: This study provided information about several variables that reflect global oxygenation in healthy neonatal foals that may aid in treatment decisions and prognosis of clinical outcome for critically ill foals. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 20, 2019

2017 journal article

The Truth about Tail Blocks

Equus, 476, 50–59.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2016 conference paper

Clinical Utility of SnSAG 2,3/4 ELISA Serum: Cerebrospinal Fluid Ratios As Surveillance Testing For Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis In Non-Clinical Standardbred Racehorses

ACVIM Forum. Denver, CO.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2016 conference paper

Humoral Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in the Horse: A Retrospective Analysis

ACVIM Forum. Denver, CO.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren, S. Caston & C. Wang

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2016 journal article

Macrophage effector responses of horses are influenced by expression of CD154

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 180, 40–44.

By: B. Sponseller*, S. Clark*, J. Gilbertie*, D. Wong*, K. Hepworth*, S. Wiechert*, P. Chandramani*, B. Sponseller* ...

author keywords: CD154; Reactive intermediates; Equine
MeSH headings : Animals; CD40 Antigens / physiology; CD40 Ligand / genetics; CD40 Ligand / physiology; CHO Cells; Coculture Techniques; Cricetinae; Cricetulus; Horses / immunology; Macrophages / immunology; Superoxides / metabolism
topics (OpenAlex): Immune Response and Inflammation; Immune Cell Function and Interaction; Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
TL;DR: The cloned and expressed recombinant equine CD154 (reqCD154) in Chinese Hamster Ovary indicates that regulation of CD154 expression plays a role in innate host defenses. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 28, 2019

2016 journal article

Magnetic resonance imaging of presumptive neonatal encephalopathy in a foal

Equine Veterinary Education, 29(10), 534–538.

By: D. Wong*, N. Jeffery*, K. Hepworth-Warren*, S. Wiechert* & K. Miles*

author keywords: horse; MRI; hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy; cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation; foal
topics (OpenAlex): Neonatal and fetal brain pathology; Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders; Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis
TL;DR: Findings on MRI were consistent with the counterpart disease in infants and are the first to document MRI changes in a foal with neonatal encephalopathy. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 28, 2019

2016 journal article

Septic peritonitis in a Percheron mare associated with Clostridium haemolyticum

Equine Veterinary Education, 29(11), 603–608.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren*, B. Hay Kraus*, D. Wong*, A. Krull* & G. Metcalf*

author keywords: horse; tetrastarch; hypoalbuminaemia; hypoalbuminaemia; oncotic pressure; ileus; colic
topics (OpenAlex): Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing; Streptococcal Infections and Treatments; Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
TL;DR: The mare was administered a low molecular weight/low molar substitution hydroxyethyl starch solution in conjunction with other therapies that resulted in marked improvement of clinical signs and the beneficial effects of tetrastarch administration in a clinical case with severe hypoalbuminaemia and ventral oedema. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 20, 2019

2015 journal article

Bacterial isolates, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, and factors associated with infection and outcome in foals with septic arthritis: 83 cases (1998–2013)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 246(7), 785–793.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren*, D. Wong, C. Fulkerson, C. Wang & Y. Sun

MeSH headings : Aging; Animals; Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology; Arthritis, Infectious / mortality; Arthritis, Infectious / therapy; Arthritis, Infectious / veterinary; Bacteria / drug effects; Bacteria / isolation & purification; Bacterial Infections / microbiology; Bacterial Infections / mortality; Bacterial Infections / therapy; Bacterial Infections / veterinary; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Horse Diseases / microbiology; Horse Diseases / mortality; Horse Diseases / pathology; Horse Diseases / therapy; Horses; Retrospective Studies
topics (OpenAlex): Veterinary Equine Medical Research; Streptococcal Infections and Treatments; Hematological disorders and diagnostics
TL;DR: The frequency with which certain bacterial agents were isolated from septic joints may be beneficial for the empirical treatment of septic arthritis in foals and the positive association between survival rate and plasma fibrinogen concentration may have prognostic value in a clinical setting. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 28, 2019

2015 journal article

Effects of administration of a synthetic low molecular weight/ low molar substitution hydroxyethyl starch solution in healthy neonatal foals

Canadian Veterinary Journal, 56, 1069–1074.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren, D. Wong, B. Hay-Kraus, C. Wang & Y. Sun

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: December 22, 2020

2015 journal article

Pathology in Practice

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 247(1), 55–57.

By: D. Wong, E. Whitley, K. Hepworth* & B. Sponseller

MeSH headings : Abscess / microbiology; Abscess / pathology; Abscess / veterinary; Animals; Female; Horse Diseases / microbiology; Horse Diseases / pathology; Horses; Klebsiella Infections / diagnosis; Klebsiella Infections / pathology; Klebsiella Infections / veterinary; Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification; Osteomyelitis / diagnosis; Osteomyelitis / pathology; Osteomyelitis / veterinary; Spine / pathology
topics (OpenAlex): Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis; Orthopedic Infections and Treatments; Amoebic Infections and Treatments
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 29, 2019

2015 conference paper

Relationship Between Transcranial Magnetic Motor Evoked Potential Latencies and Axon Loss in Equine Cervical Vertebral Stenotic Myelopathy

ACVIM Forum. Indianapolis, IN.

By: C. Alcott, N. Jeffery, D. Wong, S. Reed, B. Sponseller, H. Hu, K. Hepworth-Warren, E. Whitley

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2015 journal article

Tail alterations: An unnecessary and dangerous procedure

Equine Health Update Purdue University, 17, 1–2.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2015 journal article

Use of Alprazolam to Facilitate Mare-Foal Bonding in an Aggressive Postparturient Mare

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 29(1), 414–416.

By: D. Wong*, C. Alcott*, J. Davis n, K. Hepworth*, L. Wulf* & J. Coetzee*

author keywords: Behavior; Horse; Maternal; Milk; Neonate; Nursing; Xanax
MeSH headings : Aggression / drug effects; Alprazolam / pharmacology; Animals; Animals, Newborn; Animals, Suckling; Behavior, Animal / drug effects; Female; GABA Modulators / pharmacology; Horses / physiology; Male; Maternal Behavior / drug effects; Postpartum Period
topics (OpenAlex): Veterinary Equine Medical Research; Reproductive Physiology in Livestock; Animal health and immunology
TL;DR: A healthy 11-year old, 577 kg maiden Quarter Horse mare was examined at the Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center with a 4-day old colt because the mare would bite or kick the foal when thefoal attempted to suckle, and the m Mare consistently demonstrated aggressive behavior toward the foals. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Vertebral Osteomyelitis in a Pony-Pathology in Practice

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 247, 55–57.

By: D. Wong, E. Whitley, K. Hepworth & B. Sponseller

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2014 journal article

Intrathoracic oesophageal perforation and secondary pleuropneumonia: Five cases

Equine Veterinary Education, 27(6), 283–290.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren*, C. Wilgenbusch*, D. Wong*, A. Fales-Williams*, S. Wiechert* & B. Sponseller*

author keywords: horse; oesophageal obstruction; choke; pleuropneumonia; oesophageal perforation; pleuritis
topics (OpenAlex): Esophageal and GI Pathology
TL;DR: The history, clinical presentation, response to therapy and outcome of 5 cases of intrathoracic oesophageal perforation and secondary septic pleuropneumonia are described. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 20, 2019

2014 journal article

Isolation of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis Biovar equi from a Horse in Central Iowa

Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine, 2014, 1–3.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren*, B. Sponseller*, D. Wong* & J. Kinyon*

topics (OpenAlex): Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus; Veterinary Equine Medical Research; Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
TL;DR: Clinical findings of two horses in Iowa that presented with pectoral abscessation are described, confirmed in one to be C. pseudotuberculosis biovar equi. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 20, 2019

2014 journal article

Metastatic Tumor in Pregnancy: Placental Germ Cell Tumor With Metastasis to the Foal

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 34(9), 1134–1139.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren*, D. Wong*, N. Galow-Kersh* & J. Williams*

author keywords: Germ cell tumor; Neoplasia; Metastasis; Neurologic; Placenta; Computed tomography
topics (OpenAlex): Testicular diseases and treatments; Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research; Veterinary Equine Medical Research
TL;DR: Clinical and biochemical findings were supportive of liver disease and lumbosacral injury, and Histopathologic comparison between neoplastic cells examined from the placenta and foal confirmed metastases of a germ cell tumor. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 28, 2019

2014 journal article

Pharmacokinetics and physiologic effects of alprazolam after a single oral dose in healthy mares

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 38(3), 301–304.

By: D. Wong*, J. Davis n, C. Alcott*, K. Hepworth-Warren*, N. Galow-Kersh*, S. Rice*, J. Coetzee*

MeSH headings : Administration, Oral; Alprazolam / administration & dosage; Alprazolam / analogs & derivatives; Alprazolam / blood; Alprazolam / pharmacokinetics; Alprazolam / pharmacology; Animals; Ataxia / chemically induced; Ataxia / veterinary; Conscious Sedation / methods; Conscious Sedation / veterinary; Female; Horses / metabolism; Hypnotics and Sedatives / administration & dosage; Hypnotics and Sedatives / blood; Hypnotics and Sedatives / pharmacokinetics; Hypnotics and Sedatives / pharmacology
topics (OpenAlex): Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia; Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy; Veterinary Equine Medical Research
TL;DR: Oral alprazolam tablets were absorbed in adult horses and no clinically relevant adverse events were observed, and further evaluation of repeated dosing and safety of administration of alpazolam to horses is warranted. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries, Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 conference paper

Response to Crystalloid and Colloid Resuscitation in Healthy Neonatal Foals

ACVIM Forum. Nashville, TN.

By: K. Hepworth-Warren, D. Wong & B. Hay-Kraus

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

2013 journal article

Imaging Diagnosis - Hypoglycemia Associated with Cholangiocarcinoma and Peritoneal Carcinomatosis in a Horse

Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound, 56(1), E9–E12.

By: D. Wong*, K. Hepworth*, M. Yaeger*, K. Miles* & C. Wilgenbusch*

author keywords: abdominal; equine; hypoglycemia; neoplasia; seizures
MeSH headings : Animals; Bile Duct Neoplasms / blood; Bile Duct Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging; Bile Duct Neoplasms / veterinary; Cholangiocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging; Cholangiocarcinoma / secondary; Cholangiocarcinoma / veterinary; Female; Horse Diseases / diagnosis; Horse Diseases / diagnostic imaging; Horses; Hypoglycemia / veterinary; Lung Diseases, Interstitial / veterinary; Lymphatic Metastasis; Paraneoplastic Syndromes / veterinary; Peritoneal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging; Peritoneal Neoplasms / secondary; Peritoneal Neoplasms / veterinary; Radiography, Thoracic / veterinary; Ultrasonography
topics (OpenAlex): Veterinary Equine Medical Research; Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia; Veterinary Oncology Research
TL;DR: An 8-year-old Thoroughbred mare presented for decreased appetite, ataxia, and weakness that was attributed to a paraneoplastic syndrome of tumor-associated hypoglycemia that has been infrequently reported in horses. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 16, 2019

2013 journal article

Renal Replacement Therapy in Healthy Adult Horses

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 27(2), 308–316.

By: D. Wong*, D. Witty, C. Alcott*, B. Sponseller*, C. Wang* & K. Hepworth*

author keywords: Creatinine clearance; Dialysis; Effluent; Heparin; Renal failure
MeSH headings : Acute Kidney Injury / therapy; Acute Kidney Injury / veterinary; Animals; Blood Pressure / physiology; Body Temperature / physiology; Creatinine / blood; Creatinine / urine; Female; Heart Rate / physiology; Horse Diseases / blood; Horse Diseases / physiopathology; Horse Diseases / therapy; Horse Diseases / urine; Horses; Partial Thromboplastin Time / veterinary; Platelet Count / veterinary; Prospective Studies; Prothrombin Time / veterinary; Renal Replacement Therapy / methods; Renal Replacement Therapy / veterinary; Respiratory Rate / physiology
topics (OpenAlex): Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy; Acute Kidney Injury Research; Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
TL;DR: Renal replacement therapy can safely and effectively be used in adult horses, and no adverse effects were detected. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 28, 2019

2013 journal article

Survival of an adult Quarter Horse gelding following bacterial meningitis caused by Escherichia coli

Equine Veterinary Education, 26(10), 507–512.

By: K. Hepworth*, D. Wong*, B. Sponseller*, C. Alcott*, B. Sponseller*, G. Ben-Shlomo*, R. Whitley*

author keywords: horse; haematogenous; nasal abscess; post traumatic blindness; skull trauma
topics (OpenAlex): Bacterial Infections and Vaccines; Microbial infections and disease research; Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
TL;DR: This case is unique as there were multiple pathways through which bacteria may have entered the central nervous system including haematogenous spread from a nasal abscess, local extension of periocular infection or an undetected skull fracture. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 20, 2019

2013 journal article

Treatment and resolution of zilpaterol hydrochloride toxicity in a Quarter Horse gelding

Equine Veterinary Education, 26(2), 81–85.

By: K. Hepworth‐Warren* & C. Alcott*

author keywords: horse; zilpaterol; agonist; toxicity; propranolol; clenbuterol
topics (OpenAlex): Pharmacological Effects and Assays; Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia; Hormonal and reproductive studies
TL;DR: This is the first documented clinical case of equine zilpaterol toxicity, and the horse presented with marked tachycardia, profuse sweating and generalised muscle fasciculations. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 20, 2019

2000 conference paper

Imaging Techniques in the Foal

CPD For Vets Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II. The Foal: Medical Aspect. Presented at the CPD For Vets Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II. The Foal: Medical Aspect, Rabat, Morocco.

By: K. Hepworth Warren & M. Burke

Event: CPD For Vets Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II. The Foal: Medical Aspect at Rabat, Morocco on March 6-7, 2000

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

conference paper

Unilateral blindness in an adult quarter horse treated for bacterial meningitis caused by Escherichia coli

Hepworth, K. L., Sponseller, B. A., Wong, D. M., Ben-Shlomo, G., Alcott, C. J., Allbaugh, R. A., & Whitley, R. D. International Equine Ophthalmology Consortium /Acrivet Symposium. Sterling, Scotland.

By: K. Hepworth, B. Sponseller, D. Wong, G. Ben-Shlomo, C. Alcott, R. Allbaugh, R. Whitley

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: March 2, 2025

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