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Field Triage of the Neonatal Foal

The purpose of this article is to provide a quick reference for field triage of the sick neonatal foal. Therefore, information is focused toward diagnostics and treatments that can be performed in the field. When evaluating a weak, recumbent, or lethargic foal on a farm, it is often difficult to mak...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Carr, Elizabeth A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7135403/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25016492
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cveq.2014.05.001
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Sumario:The purpose of this article is to provide a quick reference for field triage of the sick neonatal foal. Therefore, information is focused toward diagnostics and treatments that can be performed in the field. When evaluating a weak, recumbent, or lethargic foal on a farm, it is often difficult to make a definitive diagnosis. Therefore, the approach should be to treat what is treatable and prevent what is preventable. In many cases, the goal will be to stabilize a foal before referral to a tertiary care facility where more intensive and continuous treatment can be performed.