Perinatal asphyxia syndrome in the foal: review and a case report

Table 2 Clinical pathological findings in a Thoroughbred colt foal with perinatal asphyxia syndrome

	Admission	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Reference range
White blood cells × 10 ⁹ /L	9.3	15.6	11.0	9.7	3.7 - 12.1
Haematocrit L/L	0.32	28.7	29.4	28.3	0.31 - 0.45
Neutrophils × 10 ⁹ /L	6.6	9.5	6.2	6.3	1.7 - 10.1
Lymphocytes × 10 ⁹ /L	2.5	5.3	4.7	3.0	0.5 - 2.9
Fibrinogen g/L	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.0	1.7 - 3.2
Total protein g/L	52	54	54	50	42 - 59
Albumin g/L	28	26	28	26	26 - 34
Globulin g/L	24	28	26	24	12 - 31
Immunoglobulin G mg/dl	>800				>800
AST iu/L	187	181	175	155	111 - 206
Creatine kinase iu/L	1258	856	354	288	165 - 761
Blood urea nitrogen mmol/L	5.54	3.78	4.4	4.6	2.9 - 8.4
Creatinine μmol/L	230	168	126	134	97 - 188
GGT iu/L	29	28	32	29	10 - 32
Bilirubin (total) μmol/L	43	67	52	54	16 - 94
Sodium mmol/L	140	142	144	142	134 - 144
Potassium mmol/L	3.9	2.9	3.2	3.9	3.8 - 4.8
Chloride mmol/L	104	100	99	101	99 - 104
Glucose mmol/L	3.1	7.7	11.5	9.4	4.8 - 9.9

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