Table 1 Hematological and biochemical parameters of the investigated dog at the time of the initial presentation in the veterinary clinic. Bold font is used to indicate increased or lowered parameters
From: An unexpected case of a dog from Poland co-infected with Dirofilaria repens and Dirofilaria Immitis
Results | Unit | Reference intervals | |
|---|---|---|---|
Morphology | |||
Leukocytes | 11.10 | G/l | 6.00–12.00 |
Erythrocytes | 5.23 | T/l | 5.50–8.00 |
Hemoglobin | 7.70 | mmol/l | 7.45–11.17 |
Hematocrit | 0.37 | l/l | 0.37–0.55 |
MCV | 71 | Fl | 60–77 |
MCH | 1.47 | Fmol | 1.18–1.49 |
MCHC | 20.8 | mmol/l | 19.8–22.3 |
RDW | 14 | % | 13–19 |
Platelets | 41 | G/I | 200–580 |
Manual Blood Smear | |||
Banded neutrophils | 3 | % | 0–3 |
Segmented neutrophils | 92 | % | 60–77 |
Lymphocytes | 5 | % | 12–30 |
Biochemistry | |||
AST (aspartate aminotransferase) | 54.0 | U/l | 3.0–45.0 |
ALT (alanine aminotransferase | 280.0 | U/l | 5.0–60.0 |
AP (alkaline phosphatase) | 1415.0 | U/l | 5.0–155.0 |
Glucose | 106.0 | mg/dl | 70.0–120.0 |
Creatinine | 0.7 | mg/dl | 0.8–1.7 |
Urea | 18.0 | mg/dl | 20.0–50.0 |
Total protein | 74.0 | g/l | 55.0–75.0 |
Bilirubin | 0.4 | mg/ml | 0.2–0.9 |
Albumins | 38.0 | g/l | 29.0–43.0 |
GGT (gamma-glutamyl transferase) | 33.0 | U/l | 5.0–25.0 |
Calcium | 10.0 | mg/ml | 8.4–11.5 |
Phosphorus | 2.7 | mg/ml | 2.5–6.3 |
Magnesium | 1.8 | mg/ml | 1.7–2.9 |
Total cholesterol | 239.0 | mg/ml | 128.0–360.0 |
LDH (lactate dehydrogenase) | 149.0 | U/l | 80.0–1683.0 |
CK (creatine kinase) | 78.0 | U/l | 5.0–467.0 |
Triglycerides | 72.0 | mg/dl | 18.0–115.0 |
Sodium | 151.8 | mmol/l | 139.1–156.5 |
Potassium | 4.8 | mmol/l | 4.1–5.4 |