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Table 2 Laboratory parameters of the heifer, renal excretion of electrolytes

From: Holoprosencephalia, hypoplasia of corpus callosum and cerebral heterotopia in a male belted Galloway heifer with adipsia

 

plasma [mmol/l]

urine [mmol/l]

FE [%]

FE [%]

reference in calves [7]

creatinine

0.139

14.39

  

sodium

155.5

140.5

0.87

0.0–2.7

calcium

2.49

0.78

0.3

0.0–2.2

phosphor

0.84

3.39

4.22

2.7–23.6

potassium

3.47

364.5

94.14

15–85

  1. Increased fractional excretion (FE) is a hint for increased elimination of electrolytes due to renal failure
  2. \(FE\;electrolyt=\frac{\left(electrolyt\;urine\ast creatinine\;plasma\right)}{\left(electolyt\;plasma\ast creatinine\;urine\right)}\ast100\)  
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