Poorly Flashcards
Horses that eat too much or not enough basic ddx
Equine metabolic syndrome
Equine metabolic syndrome pathophysiology
Equine metabolic syndrome clinical picture
Body condition score
Cresty neck score
Diagnosis of equine metabolic syndrome
Oral (in-feed) glucose tolerance test
Fasting insulin
Mgt of equine metabolic syndrome
Equine metabolic syndrome dietary mgt
Equine metabolic syndrome medical mgt
Horses that eat too little
Hyperlipidaemia/Hyperlipaemia
Hyperlipidaemia
/Hyperlipaemia induced by?
Hyperlipidaemia
/Hyperlipaemia
Hepatic lipidosis
Hepatic lipidosis diagnosis
Hepatic lipidosis treatment
Hepatic lipidosis nutritional support
Hepatic lipidosis pharmacological treatment
Fat metabolism
Hepatic lipidosis conclusion
Starving horses
What happens with a starving horse?
Re-feeding syndrome
Pathophysiology Re-Feeding Syndrome
Horses at risk of re-feeding syndrome
What is the best diet to re-feed?
Re-feeding protocol
Other issues for neglected horses
Signalment and History
3
-
year old Standardbred filly raced
Wednesday
night
Raced poorly
‘Scoped on the track
large amount of mucus in trachea
Horse is presented on
Sunday
evening for evaluation of colic
Trainer reports that the filly is
inappetent
, has decreased
faecal
output and has been lying down more often than
usual
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4 yo
Arabian x TB mare
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Endurance horse
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Performing very well until two weeks ago
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pulled up at 60 km check with irregular heart
rhythm
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Presented to you for further evaluation
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Temperature = 37.4°
C
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RR = 16 breaths/minute
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Lung sounds normal
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Incl. rebreathing
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HR = 48 beats/minute
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Irregularly irregular rhythm
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No S4
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No murmurs
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Normal borborygmi
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No other abnormalities
(cont)
Sinus rhythm after 4 doses, 2nd attempt
1 week rest following successful cardioversion
Returned to previous level of performance
Arrhythmias
Normal arrhthmias
Effects of pathological arrhythmias
Questions to ask with ECG trace interpretation
Effects of atrial fibrillation
Common history of atrial fibrillation
What does atrial fibrillation sound like?
Diagnostic tests for atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation treatment
Quinidine