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Gastric Dilation and Rupture - Horse (view source)
Revision as of 19:52, 11 August 2010
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*Muscle fasciculations
*Muscle fasciculations
*Blue or purple mucous membranes<ref name="Proudman">Proudman, C.J, Baker, S.J (1994) Satellite Article: Gastric disease in the adult horse: a clinical perspective. ''Equine Vet Educ'', 6(4):178-184.</ref>
*Blue or purple mucous membranes<ref name="Proudman">Proudman, C.J, Baker, S.J (1994) Satellite Article: Gastric disease in the adult horse: a clinical perspective. ''Equine Vet Educ'', 6(4):178-184.</ref>
''NB: rupture of a stomach containing dry, fibrous material may produce a more insidious onset of clinical signs of peritonitis than rupture of a fluid distended viscus. This probably relates to the speed at which gastric contents are able to disperse around the peritoneum.''<ref name="Proudman">Proudman, C.J, Baker, S.J (1994) Satellite Article: Gastric disease in the adult horse: a clinical perspective. ''Equine Vet Educ'', 6(4):178-184.</ref>
''NB: rupture of a stomach containing dry, fibrous material may produce a more insidious onset of clinical signs of peritonitis than rupture of a fluid distended viscus. This is probably because it takes longer for the dry gastric contents to disperse around the peritoneum.''<ref name="Proudman">Proudman, C.J, Baker, S.J (1994) Satellite Article: Gastric disease in the adult horse: a clinical perspective. ''Equine Vet Educ'', 6(4):178-184.</ref>
==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==