Card 25 / 29: 8 day old calf severe watery diarrhea, dehydration, sternally recumbant. One of the values that was increased on the Chemistry panel was GGT. What is the cause of this?
A)
All neonates have higher GGT values because of colostrum.
B)
There may be significant muscle disease explaining the recumbency.
C)
This calf did not receive enough colostrum, therefore the GGT is not increased.
D)
This calf has received iatrogenic steroids.
E)
This is diagnostic of a liver shunt.
Answer:
A) All neonates have higher GGT values because of colostrum.
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