From:
Bruce Williams, DVM
Date: 2001-03-07 07:10:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Sundance's blood test results....can anyone make sense
of these....
Tracy -
Before trying to interpret results - can you refresh our collective
memory as to why the blood was drawn. Bllod values are best
interpreted in light of the clinical history and symptoms of the
patient.
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP
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--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "Ryan and Tracy Lant" <lant@a...>
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> Test Procedures Results
High/Low Reference Range Unit
> Alk Phosphatase
24 14-
144 IU/L
> ALT (SGPT)
105 119
(mean) IU/L
> AST (SGOT)
96 46-
118 IU/L
> CK
1542 (H) 98-
564 IU/L
> GGT
3 5
(mean) IU/L
> ALBUMIN 3.0
(L) 3.4-4.8 g/dL
> TOTAL PROTEIN
5.1 4.3-
6.0 g/dL
> GLOBULIN
2.1 0.2-
2.4 g/dL
> TOTAL BILIRUBIN
0.0 0.0-
0.9 mg/dL
> BUN
27 10-
45 mg/dL
> CREATININE
0.6 0.4-
0.9 mg/dL
> CHOLESTEROL
126 96-
249 mg/dL
> GLUCOSE 81
(L) 120-144 mg/dL
> CALCIUM 7.5
(L) 7.6-9.6 mg/dL
> PHOSPHORUS
5.7 3.2-
9.5 mg/dL
> POTASSIUM
5.1 3.9-
5.5 mEq/L
> SODIUM
147 128-
158 mEq/L
> A/G RATIO 1.4
>
> CBC COMPREHENSIVE
>
> WBC
4.1 3.5-
7.0 THOUS./uL
> RBC
11.10 6.7-
12.1 MILLION/uL
> HGB
17.9 12-
18 g/dL
> HCT
52.7 43-
55 %
> MCV
47
fL
> MCH
16.1
pg
> MCHC
34.0
g/dL
> NEUTROPHIL SEG
37 31-
57 %
> LYMPHOCYTES 51
(H) 22-48 %
> MONOCYTES 3
(H) 0-1 %
> EOSINOPHIL 7
(H) 0-1 %
> BASOPHIL 2
(H) 0-1 %
> PLATELETS aDEQUATE
>
> REMARKS:PLATELET CLUMPS ARE PRESENT. PLATELET ESTIMATE MAY BE
AFFECTED
>
> TEST PROCEDURES
>
> ABSOLUTE NEUTROPHIL SEG 1517
> ABSOLUTE LYMPHOCYTE 2091
> ABSOLUTE MONOCYTE 123
> ABSOLUTE EOSINOPHIL 287
> ABSOLUTE BASOPHIL 82
>
>
>
> Sundance had fasted for about 5-6 hours on this test....and was
extremely stressed out over giving blood. It took them 5 pulls to
get enough to test as she kept knocking the needle out of the vein.
>
> Today she went for another glucose test....fasted for about 3
hours. It was 96.2.
>
> The vet would like her to come back for another test in a month to
recheck it again as it is in the low normal range.
>
> What else does anyone see in this test....I can't make anything of
it. She was worried about the CK level but said that could have been
due to the stress she was under when she gave the blood.
>
> I would love to hear what others think.
>
> Tracy