Evaluation of urinalysis as an aid in the diagnosis of equine grass sickness.
Vet Rec
; 151(24): 721-4, 2002 Dec 14.
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| ID: mdl-12509076
ABSTRACT
To determine whether urinalysis can aid the diagnosis of equine grass sickness, samples of urine from 15 horses with acute grass sickness, eight horses with subacute grass sickness, 17 co-grazing horses and 17 stabled control horses were analysed. The samples from all of the horses with grass sickness had a significantly higher specific gravity, higher protein and creatinine concentrations and a significantly lower pH; the samples from the horses with acute grass sickness also had significantly higher glucose concentrations. These differences may support a diagnosis of grass sickness but they are not pathognomonic for the disease.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças do Sistema Nervoso Autônomo
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Urinálise
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Doenças dos Cavalos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article