|  |  |  | SIRS criteria |  | |||
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Dog | Age | Breed | Presenting Signs | HR (per min) | RR (per minute) | Body temperature (°C) | WBC (× 103/μL) | Diagnosis |
1 | 11 | Pug | Acute onset of respiratory distress following 24Â h of treatment for presumed aspiration pneumonia | 60 | 60 | 37.2 | 27.3 | Respiratory failure secondary to aspiration pneumonia |
2 | 2 | Mixed | Acute onset of respiratory distress with right-sided pneumothorax and small-volume pleural effusion | 84 | 60 | 39.4 | 22.0 | Bacterial pyothorax |
3 | 9 | German Shepherd Dog | Chronic lethargy, inappetence and abdominal pain | 150 | 36 | 43.5 | 9.72 | Septic peritonitis due to gastric wall necrosis |
4 | 8 | Brittany Spaniel | Intermittent productive cough | 114 | 30 | 38.9 | 18.3 | Chronic bronchitis |
5 | 14 | Newfoundland | 1-week history of cough and abdominal swelling Atrial fibrillation | 240 | 40 | 38.1 | N/A | Congestive heart failure |