Equine Internal Medicine Q&A 04

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A 23-year-old mixed breed horse is examined because of failure to shed its winter coat, chronic coughing and, more recently, partial anorexia and loss of weight. A serum chemistry had the following abnormalities: hyperglycaemia (9.2mmol/l; 166mg/dl) and increased liver enzyme activity (AST, 560u/l; GGT, 167u/l). Clinical examination reveals widespread wheezes during thoracic auscultation. The temperature and heart rate are normal but the respiratory rate is elevated (20bpm) and there appears to be an increase in expiratory effort.


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