Nutrition related diseases Flashcards
what does DOD stand for?
developmental orthopaedic disease
Name examples of DODs?
-angular limb deformities
-physitis
- subchondral bone cysts
wobbler syndrome (cervical vertebral malformation)
aetiology of DODs?
- genetic
-trauma
-nutritional
Nutritional effectors of DODs?
-low carbs
-low excersise
-excess and deficences of protein
-copper deficencies
-ca:p ratio imbalance
-phospurous or zinc excess
what does excess energy but limited protien cause?
- alters growth rate
-decreases bone mass
-reduces thyroxine (responcible for cologin and proteoglycan synthasis /effects hypertrophy and chondrocyte maturation
What can a mineral imbalence cause?
- effects collogen and elsatin (copper deficency)
what is the treatment for Dods
- decrease exersie
- decrease energy intake
ca:p balence
-copper supplimentation
-intra-articular steriods - arthropedic surgery
- reduce carbs
Clinical signs of Exertional Rhanbdomolysis?
- stiffness
-pain in gluteals
-hard, swollen muscles
-recumbanecy
-myglobinuria (change in urine colur -dark)
Causes of er?
- too little fibre
-electrolyte deficency
-selinium and vit e deficeincy
-hormonal disturbance
Pathology of er?
- muscle fibre damage (necrosis)
-increased enzyme activity
-leakage of enzymes and myoglobin into circulation
treatment of er?
-pain relif
- monitor sodium and potassium levels in blood
-electrolyte administation
-fluid thereapy
- vit e and selinium supplimentation
dietry management of a horsee suseptible to er?
- reduce starch ans sugar
- increase fibre
-aviod alfalfa - electrolyte supplimentation
-vit and minerals are at correct level - aviod lush grass
what is white muscle diseased caused by?
selinum and vitimin e dificency
pathology of white muscle disease?
- necrosis
- muscle fibres fragment, mineralise and inflammation occurs
what are the two forms of white muscle disease?
skeletal and cardiac