NAVLE® Question of the day

A horse is presented in severe respiratory distress in southern California after a suspected snake bite. There is significant nasal swelling (see below), flared nostrils, abdominal movement with each breath, stridor, and tachypnea.

Aside from local tissue damage and associated upper airway obstruction, what is another major complication of crotalid envenomation?

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