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Diagnosing PPID: art or science?

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Rendle D.
In: BEVA - Annual Congress - Birmingham, 2018 by British Equine Veterinary Association
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SEP 15, 2018
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Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) is a common ageing-related endocrinopathy estimated to affect 15– 30% of aged horses. Measurement of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) concentration is the most popular means of diagnosing PPID and has reasonable accuracy; however, increasing evidence and consensus of expert opinion indicates a need for revision of how ACTH test results are interpreted and a need for replacement of basal ACTH concentration with measurement of ACTH concentration following the administration of thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) in all horses that do not have obvious clinical signs [1]. Assessment of insulin dysregulation should be routine in the diagnosis and monitoring of PPID but is frequently overlooked ...

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Rendle, D. (2020) “Diagnosing PPID: art or science?”, BEVA - Annual Congress - Birmingham, 2018. Available at: https://www.ivis.org/library/beva/beva-annual-congress-birmingham-2018/diagnosing-ppid-art-or-science (Accessed: 12 September 2024).

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Rainbow Equine Lab, Rainbow Equine Hospital, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 6SG, UK.

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