Acute renal failure in horses.
Acute renal failure (ARF) in horses is usually prerenal or renal in origin and is most often caused by hemodynamic or nephrotoxic insults. The clinical management of patients that have ARF is largely supportive, including correction of fluid deficits and electrolyte and acid-base disturbances and treatment and reversal of the underlying cause. Use of dopamine and mannitol to promote renal blood flow and urine output is no longer recommended.
Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension (MARE) Center, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Virginia Tech, 5527 Sullivans Mill Road, Middleburg, VA 20117, USA. rgeor@vt.edu
Raymond J
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D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D004298:Dopamine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006736:Horses; D008353:Mannitol / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011379:Prognosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D008353:Mannitol; D004298:Dopamine