Effect of Dexamethasone on Resting Blood Lactate Concentrations in Horses.

K MizenJ WoodmanSøren R BoysenC WaggP Greco-OttoR LéguilletteM-F Roy

Published in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2016)

Dexamethasone induces statistically significant increases in blood lactate and glucose concentrations in healthy horses. Awareness of the potential for corticosteroids to induce type B hyperlactatemia might be important in the management of critically ill horses receiving dexamethasone.

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