VMD-0103
QUESTION
Consider the following statements:
(a) Accumulation of gases exerts tremendous pressure over the diaphragm and ribs in acute bloat in small ruminants.
(b) Hypoventilation and decreased venous return to the heart occurs in acute bloat in small ruminants.
OPTIONS
(A) Both the statements are correct but second is not the result of the first.
(B) Both the statements are correct and second is the result of the first.
(C) Neither of the statement is correct.
(D) The first statements are correct not the second.
ANSWER
(B) Both the statements are correct and second is the result of the first.
EXPLANATION
In acute bloat, marked ruminal gas distension pushes the diaphragm forward and compresses the thorax and major vessels. This pressure directly causes hypoventilation and reduces venous return to the heart, so both statements are correct and the second is a consequence of the first.
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