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What are 3 causes of laminitis?

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  • Systemic inflammatory disease
  • Endocrine disease
  • Trauma
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The typical clinical syndrome of laminitis is not observed in what age group of horses?
Why?

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  • Less than 1 year of age

- Lighter in weight

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Is laminitis considered a primary or secondary disease?

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Secondary disease

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Laminitis is often highly associated what condition?

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SIRS

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In practice, what is the most commonly reported association?

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Endocrinopathies

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What are 4 possible endocrine-related causes of laminitis?

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  • PIPD
  • IR (insulin resistance)
  • EMS (equine metabolic syndrome)
  • Steroid administration
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What are 4 laminitis-predisposing phenotypes?

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  • Obesity
  • Insulin resistance
  • Hyperinsulinemia
  • Mild hypertriglyceridemia
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What is a kind of tree that should not be used as bedding for horses?

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Black Walnut

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What starts the inflammatory process associated with sepsis?

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The infiltration and migration of leukocytes (neutrophils).

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What are 5 examples of inflammatory mediators?

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  • IL-1
  • IL-6
  • CXCL1
  • MMP-2
  • MMP-9
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What does MMP stand for?

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Matrix metalloproteinases

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What is released from basal membrane cells and becomes active in response to acute disease?
What else can activate them?

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  • Metalloproteinases

- Bacterial proteases

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What is the initial change seen with the vascular theory of laminitis?
What does this lead to?

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  • Initial vasoconstriction

- Hypoxia/ischemia

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Components of what 3 conditions can contribute to the development of cell damage/destruction?

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  • Reperfusion
  • Compartmental syndrome
  • Localized DIC
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What, in the face of normal glucose levels, can lead to laminitis?

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Insulin Resistance or High Insulin

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What does insulin resistance or high insulin do to glucose locally?

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Disrupts glucose metabolism locally.

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Exacerbation of what may precede the onset of clinical laminitis in susceptible animals?

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Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia

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How does excessive insulin affect the hooves?

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Glucose dysregulation at lamellar epithelial cell level.

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What does disturbances in vascular function cause in the hoof?

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Makes them more susceptible to other vascular events.

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What are 2 other conditions insulin resistance tends to be related to?

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  • Obesity

- Chronic inflammatory state

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What does lamellar hypoxia lead to?

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Up-regulation of MMPs.

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What are the 3 major forces involved with laminitis?

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  • Shear forces
  • Vertical forces
  • Tensile forces
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What is playing a critical role, contributing to amount of other forces repercussed on foot?

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Vertical load

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What are 2 factors contributing to the vertical load placed on a hoof?

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  • Weight of horse

- Size of hoof

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Rotational displacement is attributed to what type of forces?
Tensile forces
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Where do the tensile forces originate from?
Deep digital flexor
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Where do the shearing forces originate from?
Leverage of dorsal hoof wall
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Vertical displacement is attributed to what type of forces?
Shear forces
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The shear forces causing vertical displacement result in what 2 types of movement?
- Hoof wall up the limb | - Sole into the ground
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It is important to make sure the toes don't get too what with laminitis?
Too long
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What needs to be done first with a suspected case of laminitis?
Complete physical exam with specific evaluation of the hooves.
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What are 5 aspects of evaluating the hooves for laminitis?
- Stance, gait - Heat, swelling, digital pulses in multiple feet - Palpation of coronary band - Hoof tester response to DDF - External hoof exam
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Where in the hoof will you see a response from a hoof tester if laminitis is present?
Responsive in the toe
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What is the most subtle/sensitive clinical sign for laminitis?
Weight shifting
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What can be used to show increased weight shifting?
Pedometer
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Pedometers can pick up weight shifting an average of how much earlier before other clinical signs of laminitis?
2-4 hours
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Horses with laminitis will sometimes take up what type of stance?
Tripod stance
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What type of a gait might horses with laminitis have?
Walking on eggshells
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What arteries are used for digital pulse evaluation?
- Posterior palmar digital artery | - Posterior plantar digital artery
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Where are 2 locations digital pulses are felt for?
- Abaxial sesamoid area | - Mid-low pastern
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An obvious indentation at the level of the coronary band and indicate what?
Sinking
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With severe laminitis, detachment can be seen in what part of the hoof?
White line
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What is one diagnostic technique that can be used for rotational evaluation of laminitis?
X-ray
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The distance between the outside hoof wall and the dorsal surface of P3 should be less than what in a normal horse?
18 mm
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Increasing distance between the outside hoof wall and the dorsal surface of P3 indicates what?
Rotation
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What are 3 possible causes of a radioluscent density on a radiograph looking for laminitis?
- Air - Serum - Hemorrhage
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A radioluscent density on a radiograph between the outer hoof wall and P3 shows what?
Detachment
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What are the 4 stages of laminitis?
- Developmental - Acute - Sub-acute - Chronic
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Which stage of laminitis has no clinical signs?
Developmental
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Which stage of laminitis has clinical signs but no mechanical disruption? What is the time frame for this stage?
- Acute | - 72 hours or less
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What is the third stage of laminitis? | How long might it take?
- Sub-acute | - Weeks to months
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Which stage of laminitis has clinical signs with mechanical disruption? This can take place as soon as when?
- Chronic | - Within 24 hours
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What are 3 exam findings that can indicate laminitis?
- History - Signalment - Clinical signs
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What are 3 types of clinical signs that can indicate laminitis?
- Stance - Gait - Foot
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What are 2 diagnostic procedures that can be used to diagnose laminitis?
- Hoof tester evaluation | - Radiography
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Where are 3 locations to place marker for a laminitis radiograph?
- Dorsal hoof wall - Tip of frog - Coronary band
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Which radiographic hoof marker us used in the determination of rotation of P3?
Dorsal hoof wall
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A thumb tack at the tip of the frog can be used to determine what?
Specific location of P3 with respect to external landmark in hoof.
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What type of a shoe is used for laminitis?
Heart bar shoes
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What is a marker at the coronary band used to evaluate?
Distal displacement in the hoof.
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What are 2 types of scoring systems used to evaluate lameness associated with laminitis?
- Obel scoring system | - Clinical scoring system
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What are 2 things that have been used to identify perfusion deficits? If perfusion deficits are present, this usually indicates what?
- Digital venogram and vascular perfusion casts | - Indicates poor prognosis
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What are 2 treatment generalities to consider with laminitis?
- Address systemic nature of the disease | - Specifically treat the feet
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What are 2 aspects to treating the inciting disease?
- Address the localized problem | - Systemic disease treatment
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What is a way to specifically address the feet?
Cryotherapy
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When should cryotherapy be applied?
Throughout the developmental period.
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What is the best choice of cryotherapy to apply?
Ice and water immersion
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What are 3 drugs that can be used to promote digital perfusion through vasodilation?
- Acepromazine - Isoxuprine - Nitroglycerin
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What are 2 general ways to limit the damage of laminitis?
- Systemic pharmacotherapy | - Local support therapy
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What are 3 categories of drugs that can be used systemically for laminitis?
- Anti-inflammatories - Analgesics - MMP inhibitors
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What is a drug that can be given CRI to help limit the damage of laminitis?
Lidocaine
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Lidocaine decreases the production of what two things?
- Chemokines | - Inflammatory mediators
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What are 2 forms of local support that may help limit the damage of laminitis?
- Bedding | - External application of support to hoof
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Will laminae reattach once they have been separated?
No
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What are 3 ways to provide local foot therapy to treat laminitis?
- Support - Reduce stresses - Return normal relationship between P3 and hoof
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What is a type of pad that can be used for hoof support with laminitis? What else can be used that might be handy?
- Lilly pad | - Gauze roll
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What color Styrofoam has the right consistency to be used as a hoof support for laminitis?
Pink
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What does EDSS stand for?
Equine digital support system
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What are 3 things an EDSS incorporates?
- Frog support - Wedge - Easier break over
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What is a Redden Ultimate?
Support option for laminitis.
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What can be done with the toes of a laminitic horse?
Trim and roll the toe.
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What are 2 things to be avoided with a laminitic horse?
- Avoid shoes and nails | - Avoid moving the horse if they don't want to move
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What are 2 ways to achieve a "roller toe" in a laminitic horse?
- Trimming and shaping hoof directly | - Applying shoe
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What is an alternative to nails?
Toe clips
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What is an option reserved for more severe cases of laminitis?
Deep digital flexor tenotomy
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What are 4 indications for a DDF tenotomy?
- Rotated more than 12 degrees in first 30 days - Extensor process distal 1 cm in first week - Unresponsive - Chronic where other methods unsuccessful
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What is a specific type of shoe used for laminitis?
Heart bar shoe
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How does the functional outcome of laminitis correlate to the degree of rotation or distal displacement of P3?
It does not correlate.
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What does functional outcome correlate to?
Clinical grade
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Laminitic horses with what are more likely to die?
Distal displacement
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