A base line glucose blood sample is taken after 12 hours of fasting then samples are at 1, 5 and 10 minuets followed but samples ever 10 minuets up to an hour then every 30 minuets up to 2.5 hours
Treatment
Thyroxine
increases the basal metabolism
Laminitis treatment
Annotations:
-NSAIDs
-Pain killers
-farriery
-light exercise once better
Weight loss
anti hyperglycemic agents
Metformin
Acts on liver
Actions short lived
Endocrine problems
PPID
Diagnosis options
Gold standard ACTH assay
Hypothyroidism
Extremely rare
Joint and hoof issues
Laminitis
Hyper lipemia/lipidaemia
Hyper lipemia- plasma triglycerides >5mmol/l
Hyper lipidaemia is an increase in blood fats
Risk factors
Fat
Genetics
Breed
lactating
Pregnancy
Inactivity
Underlying disease
Stress
Diagnosis
Annotations:
If the pony is ill and fat test, if it is peripartuant on top of that test ASAP!!