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What is Albumin?
protein produced by the liver
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Albumin increase
dehydration
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Albumin decrease
liver damage
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Alkaline Phosphatase increase
- liver disease
- bone disease
- increase blood cortisol due to Cushing's
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What is Alanine Aminotransferase?
enzyme produced by the liver
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Alanine Aminotransferase increase
liver damage
(SGPT)
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What is Amylase?
- enzyme produced by pancreas
- helps to breakdown starch --> sugar
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Amylase increase
pancreatitis
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What is Bilirubin?
produced by the liver from old RBCs
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Bilirubin increase
- liver disease
- gallbladder disease
- hemolysis
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What is Blood Urea Nitrogen?
waste product produced by the liver from proteins in diet
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BUN increase
kidney disease
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BUN decrease
liver disease
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Where does Calcium come from?
the bones
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Calcium increase
- hyperparathyroidism
- kidney failure
- cancer
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Calcium decrease
- before giving birth (eclampsia)
- malfunctioning parathyroid gland which produces PTH to control blood calcium levels
- antifreeze poisoning
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What is Creatinine?
waste product of the muscles
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Creatinine increase
- kidney disease
- dehydration
(eliminated from the body via kidneys)
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Globulin increase
- stress
- dehydration
- allergies
- liver disease
- heart disease
- arthritis
- diabetes
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Globulin decrease
- antibody issues
- immunodeficiency virus
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Glucose increase
- Diabetes Mellitus
- mild increase seen in dogs with Cushing's
- can temporarily increase due to excitement during blood draw
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Glucose decrease
- pancreatic cancer
- overwhelming infection (sepsis)
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What is Hematocrit?
amount of RBCs in the blood
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Hematocrit increase
dehydration
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Hematocrit decrease
anemia (hemorrhage, parasites, nutritional deficiencies, liver disease..)
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What is hemoglobin?
carries Oxygen
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Hemoglobin increase
B-12 deficiency
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Platelet increase
- fracture
- blood vessel injury
- cancer
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Platelet decrease
- bone marrow depression
- autoimmune hemolytic anemia
- severe hemorrhage
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
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What is Phosphorus?
produced by the bones, controlled by PTH which also controls blood Calcium
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Phosphorus increase
kidney disease
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Potassium increase
- kidney failure
- Addison's disease in dogs
- ruptured/obstructed bladder
lost through vomit/diarrhea/urine
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What does Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin mean?
average weight of each HGB in each RBC
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MCH increase
poorly oxygenated blood
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MCH decrease
iron deficiency
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What is Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration?
average % of HGB in each RBC
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MCHC increase
high iron level
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What is Mean Corpuscular Volume?
avrg size of RBC
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MCV increase
B-12 deficiency
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MCV decrease
iron deficiency
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Mean Platelet Volume increase
- hyperthyroidism
- risk of thrombosis
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RBC Distribution width
ansiocytosis
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RBC increase
polycythemia--too many RBC being made by bone marrow
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Sodium increase
dehydration
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Sodium decrease
Addison's disease (hypoadrenocorticism)
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Total Protein increase
- dehydration
- immune system being stimulated to produce large amounts of antibody
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WBC increase
bacterial infection
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normal hemoglobin
- dog- 14.5 gm/100 mL
- cat- 12 gm/100 mL
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normal platelets
- dog- 150-600,000
- cat- 200-800,000
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normal WBC
- dog- 11,000 (10-12,000)
- cat- 13,000
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