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Equine liver disease in the field. Part 1: approach
- Source :
- UK-Vet Equine. 4:14-18
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Mark Allen Group, 2020.
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Abstract
- Liver disease in adult horses is commonly identified during investigation of non-specific clinical signs such as general malaise, lethargy or weight loss. In some cases, disease may be advanced and irreversible by the time a diagnosis is reached. Serum biochemistry and tests of liver function form an important part of diagnosing liver disease but provide limited information regarding aetiology, severity and prognosis. Liver biopsy is recommended in the majority of cases to confirm the presence of disease, to guide therapeutics and to provide information regarding prognosis.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test
040301 veterinary sciences
business.industry
0402 animal and dairy science
Horse
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
Disease
medicine.disease
040201 dairy & animal science
Gastroenterology
0403 veterinary science
Lethargy
Liver disease
Weight loss
Internal medicine
General malaise
Biopsy
Medicine
Ultrasonography
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 25160591 and 25160583
- Volume :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- UK-Vet Equine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........a265b1e0841d2f5c6fc7022e6a5a05d0
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.12968/ukve.2020.4.1.14