From:
Vex@nucleus.com
Date: 2001-09-30 13:41:00 UTC
Subject: Curious on pathology test
With these Pathology tests there are question marks and if's so if you can please give me your insight to possiblities please and Thank you
Test Name Normal Out of Range Units Reference Range
History: Blood taken with the ferret awake. Diarrhea for 5 weeks,
seems nauseous, as well vomit after eating, can stop if distracted
with activity. Other ferrets had diarrhea but improved after 1 week
on Chloramphememiol? No improvement.
General Panel
cbc with differential
White cell cnt 2.3L 10.9/L 4.0-18.2
CD-NEUTR 0.99 10e9/L
CD-LYMPHS 1.000 10e9/L
CD-MONOCYTES 0.129 10e9/L
CD-EOSINOPHILS 0.111 10e9/L
CD-BASOPHILS 0.035 10E9/l
MORHOLOGY T
-This is an automated differential, all absolute numbers are in SI
units.
-Platelet numbers are adequate
-Platelets clumped
-Rbc morphology normal
-Pathologist to review
-Variabilility in platelet size apparent
-Few stimulated lymphocytes present.
Red cell cnt 13.10 H 10.12/l 6.5-9.8
Hemoglobin 201 H g/l 126-180
Hematocrit 0.581 H l/l 0.420-0.550
Mean Corp Vol. 44 fl 42-56
Mean Corp Hemo-
Globin 15.4 pg 13.0-16.0
Mean Corp Hemo-
Globin conc 347 g/l 300-370
RDW 18.3
Platelet Vol. ---- fl
Chemistry screen ....
Glucose 4.0 mmol/l 3.0-7.2
Blood urea Nitrogen 8.3 mmol/l 5.9-14.0
Creatinine 78 umol/l 75-156
Bun/cr Ratio 27
Sodium 146 mmol/l 140-158
Potassium 3.9 L mmol/l 4.0-5.7
Na/K Ratio 37
Calcium 2.22 L mmol/l 2.31-2.70
Phosphorus 1.13 mmol/l 0.92-2.15
Total protein 58 g/l 50-74
Albumin 35 g/l 25-40
Globulin 23 L g/l 27-44
Albumin/Globulin Ratio 1.5 H 0.4-1.0
Bilirubin total 1 umol/l 0-10
Alkaline Phosphatase 142 H iu/l 20-110
Sgpt (alt) 378 H iu/l 87-340
Gamma gt 7 mmol/l 4-25
Chloride 110 mmol/l 110-118
Carbon Dioxide 23 mmol/l 18-26
Calculated
Osmolality 291.1 mmol/l
Anion Gap 17 07-19
Creatine Phosphokinase 762 H iu/l 35-245
Sgot (ast) unknown
**Preliminary** Smear revealed only depris - no organisms
Date/Time 08/28/01 11:04
No growth present after 72 hours.
SALMONELLA CHECK CONTINUE
COMMENT:TO15
LEUOPENIA, WITH NEUTROPENIA, VACCINATION HISTORY? PARVO?
HEMOCONCENTRATION/SPLENIC CONTRACTION LOW K LOSS, GI? INCREASES ALP
ALT? LIVER DISEASE? CHOLANGIOHEPATITIS, INCREASED CK? MUSCLE?
CONCERN ALSO RE SERSE BUT GLUCOSE IS OK.
I just would like other options and opions to this test and
see if they are on the right track. Or if this has been seen before
perhaps in the past. Skittles is doing better we think he just got
over ECE and this can explain some of the abnormalities. I did the
ultra sound and the only concern would be the left adrenal but even
then the said it could be something to look at later down the raod
not a major concern at this time. He does have good stool one day and
then green slime or seedy the next and then back to the norm.
Although I just would like another opion on this test cause they said
it was liver failure and Skittles is doing fine now.
Considering that is a good chance that it was ECE is there another
test we could have done to confirm this or is it just look at the
signs and symptoms? Vex