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dc.contributor.other | University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science. Dept. of Companion Animal Clinical Studies | |
dc.contributor.upauthor | Van Schoor, Mirinda | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-11-05T06:10:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-11-05T06:10:38Z | |
dc.date.created | 2008 | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-11-05T06:10:38Z | |
dc.description | Metadata assigned by Dr. M. van Schoor, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Companion Animal Clinical Studies | en |
dc.description.abstract | Cachexia is the marked state of general ill health and malnutrition of a patient, and is usually associated with a serious disease. The syndrome is characterized by depletion of muscle tissue and fat stores. As opposed to malnutrion, the body chronically breaks down proteins to acquire amino acids for the acute-phase inflammatory responses. This complicates attempts to reverse the condition with supplementary nutrition, and the chronic skeletal muscle depletion contributes to morbidity and mortality. Ribs are easily palpated and body structures are easy to identify in cathetic animals. Furthermore, muscle tone and mass is often decreased with little or no subcutaneous fat cover and the hair coat in a poor condition. | en |
dc.description.abstract | REFERENCES: 1. Kotler, DP 2000, ‘Cachexia’, Annals of Internal Medicine, no. 133, vol. 8, pp. 622-634. 2. Morgan, RV 2008 ‘Handbook of small animal practice’, 5th ed., Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia, p.1169. | en |
dc.format.extent | 1 colour photo | en |
dc.format.medium | JPEG | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15188 | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Veterinary critical care slide collection (Dr M. van Schoor) | en |
dc.rights | © Dr Mirinda van Schoor, University of Pretoria. Dept. of Companion Animal Clinical Studies (Original and digital). Provided for educational purposes only. It may not be downloaded, reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the original copyright holder. Any attempt to circumvent the access controls placed on this file is a violation of copyright laws and is subject to criminal prosecution. Please contact the collection administrator for copyright issues. | en |
dc.subject | Veterinary intensive care | en |
dc.subject | Ill health | en |
dc.subject | Malnutrition | en |
dc.subject | Diseases | en |
dc.subject | Nutrition | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Veterinary critical care | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Veterinary medicine -- South Africa | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Veterinary emergencies | en |
dc.title | Cachexia | en |
dc.type | Still Image | en |