Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Nutrition and the critically ill horse.
- Journal:
- The Veterinary clinics of North America. Equine practice
- Year:
- 2004
- Authors:
- Dunkel, Bettina M & Wilkins, Pamela A
- Affiliation:
- University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine · United States
- Species:
- horse
Abstract
A nutritional plan should be incorporated into every treatment plan of the critically ill patient. Weight loss and cachexia are the result of prevalence of catabolic processes over anabolic processes in addition to absolute or relative increased demands and decreased food intake.
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