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| Spontaneous skin rupture, possibly due to hypovitaminosis C. | | Spontaneous skin rupture, possibly due to hypovitaminosis C. |
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| |q2=Why is it important to know that the prey of this snake have not been fed for several hours? | | |q2=Why is it important to know that the prey of this snake have not been fed for several hours? |
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| In rodents, vitamin C synthesis occurs in the gut; so, if prey rodents have not eaten prior to being fed to snakes, their bodies lack the vital vitamin C-containing ingesta and faeces. | | In rodents, vitamin C synthesis occurs in the gut; so, if prey rodents have not eaten prior to being fed to snakes, their bodies lack the vital vitamin C-containing ingesta and faeces. |
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| |q3=How would you treat this traumatic skin rupture? | | |q3=How would you treat this traumatic skin rupture? |
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| The traumatic laceration must be debrided and sutured, and the snake must be given vitamin C parenterally for several days. | | The traumatic laceration must be debrided and sutured, and the snake must be given vitamin C parenterally for several days. |
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| |q4=What measures should be taken to avoid a repetition of this disorder? | | |q4=What measures should be taken to avoid a repetition of this disorder? |
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| Alternatively, if frozen and then thawed rodents are used, an appropriate amount of vitamin C in the form of sodium ascorbate can be injected into the rodent carcase, or a portion of a vitamin C tablet can be inserted into the rodent carcase so that it will be absorbed when the snake swallows and digests the meal. | | Alternatively, if frozen and then thawed rodents are used, an appropriate amount of vitamin C in the form of sodium ascorbate can be injected into the rodent carcase, or a portion of a vitamin C tablet can be inserted into the rodent carcase so that it will be absorbed when the snake swallows and digests the meal. |
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| </FlashCard> | | </FlashCard> |
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