Blood gas and acid-base changes in the neonatal foal |
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| Authors: | D R Hodgson |
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| Institution: | Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Pullman. |
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| Abstract: | This article reviews what are considered the basic concepts of gas transport, blood gases, and acid-base physiology is most mammalian species. Techniques for the appropriate collection of blood samples for blood gas and acid-base determinations in the newborn foal are described. Guidelines for interpretation of these values in the normal foal and those animals undergoing respiratory and metabolic derangements are provided. |
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