Summary: Health Care
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What are examples of vital signs?
Temperature
respiration
gut sounds
hydration
gums -
What are two common disorders in perfomance horses?
Metabolic disorders(myopathy, colic, laminatis, metabolic)
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musculoskeletal disorders (injuries of ligaments, tendons, joint, foot related etc) -
What cotains a health check?
Energy and oxygen supply
electrolytes -
What is heat dissipation?
Water and electrolyte loses -
How can electrolytes be added? And how are they lossed?
By sweating
feeding, salt lick, forage (enough), supplement -
What are 6 lameness examination procedures?
1. Medical history of horse
2. Visual appraisal of horse at rest
3. Thorough hands on exam
4. Application of hoof testers to feet
5. Evaluation of horse in motion
6. Joint flextion tests -
What are more lameness examination procedures?
Description, nutrition, housing andlameness (for how long, etc)
Inspection of horse at rest (conformation, balance, weight baring, evidence of injury or stress) -
How can lameness be identified with hands?
Muscles, bones and joints and tendons, hooves are checked on pain, heat, swelling or other abnormalities -
What is a good hoof testor??
Check the difference of walking with or without an iron -
What are joint flexion tests?
- trotting horse
- limbs are held individual in a flexed position, when leg release horse trots away and exacerbations on lameness notices
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