White muscle disease in foals: focus on selenium soil content. A case series

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Table 2 Blood values of foals on or shortly after presentation in hospital and GSH-Px and Vit E values of their respective dams

		Case 1 2007	Case 2 2009	Case 3 2010	Case 4 2010	Case 5 2011	Case 6 2012	Case 7 2011	Case 8 2011	Reference values
Hematocrit (%)		43	52	42	27	35	.38	40	25	32–52
WBC (g/L)		11.7	18	7.3	11.1	0.4	4.4	6.8	10.6	5.5–12.5
Electrolytes		†	*	†	*	K > 9	*	†	*	°
Blood gasses		†	*	†	*	pH 7.2	*	†	*	°°
Urea (mmol/L)		12.7	12.1	6.2	11.5	†	4.4	2.9	3.5	0–9
Creatinine (μmol/L)		*	518	250	44	†	95	93	79	116–180
GOT (IU/L)		*	*	82	6000	5960	4340	17,500	9120	22–488
CPK (IU/L)		*	*	710	33,300	172,800	39,700	137,300	95,400	0–269
LDH (IU/L)		*	*	1128	1678	51,000	14,100	83,000	52,600	162–412
IgG (g/L)		*	*	*	<4	*	*	*	4–8	>8
GSH-Px (U/g Hb)		*	*	43	22	*	*	12	11	>120 ‡
Vit E (μmol/L)		*	*	8.7	2.0	*	6.4	6,2	6.1	§
MARES	GSH-Px (U/g Hb)	*	*	59	9	*	*	<10	16	>120 ‡
MARES	Vit E (μmol/L)	*	*	6.3	3.8	*	4.0	6,4	8.8	§

* not tested
† all within reference values
° References (mEq/L): Na (132–146), K (2.4–4.7), Cl (99–109), Ca (1.4–1.7) [56] °° References: bicarbonate (20–28 mmol/L), pH (7.32–7.44) [56]
‡ reference values for the laboratory used in case 4: 120–300, reference values the laboratory used in case 5, 6 and 8: 120–500
§ reference values for the laboratory used in case 4: >7,4, reference values the laboratory used in case 5,6,7 and 8: > 4,0

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