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COLIC EXAM

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EM Gaughan,

In: LAVC - Annual Conference - Lima, 2019 by Latin American Veterinary Conference
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APR 07, 2019
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Historical information is important to final diagnosis of the causes of colic in horses. A complete physical examination, including vital signs is also essential. Other examination techniques that can assist diagnostic understandings include: passage of a nasogastric tube, rectal examination, abdominocentesis, ultrasound examination of the abdomen and systemic blood cell and chemistry assessments. In some instances abdominal radiography and use of an endoscope can also help determine causes of colic. […]

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LAVC is born from the North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) based in Gainesville, Florida, USA. The objective since its inception was to bring to Lima a small portion of the NAVC Conference (now VMX) in Orlando continuing the NAVC's mission to develop better veterinary professionals in the world.

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