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Table 1 Haematological, biochemical and coagulation parameters at time of diagnosis

From: Acute haemoabdomen associated with Angiostrongylus vasoruminfection in a dog: a case report

Haematological parameters

(Reference range)

Measurement

Changes

Packed cell volume (PCV)

0.39-0.55 L/L

0.24

↓

Total red blood cells (RBC)

4.6-8.4 × 10 9/L

3.4

↓

Platelets

200-500 × 10 9/L

90*

 

Total white blood cells (WBC)

6.5-18.1 × 10 9/L

26.8

↑

Segmented neutrophils

3.2-12.1 × 10 9/L

22.0

↑

Lymphocytes

1.0-4.8 × 10 9/L

3.1

 

Monocytes

0.0-1.2 × 10 9/L

1.6

↑

Eosinophils

0.0-1.2 × 10 9/L

0.02

 

Biochemical parameters

   

Alanine aminotransferase (ALAT)

6-120 U/L

124

↑

Alkaline phosphatiase (BASP)

19.8-174 U/L

109

 

Glucose

3.9-6.55 mmol/L

9.24

↑

Urea

3.3-9.4 mmol/L

17.3

↑

Creatinine

44-130 mmol/L

179.2

↑

Amylase

186-798 U/L

1706

↑

Lipase

6-498 U/L

217.4

 

Cholesterol

3.5-6.99 mmol/L

2.5

↓

Bilirubin

1.0-5.0 μμmol/L

4.0

 

Albumin

26.0-44-0 g/L

26.8

 

Protein

57.0-82.0 g/L

53.1

↓

Fructosamine

235-344 μμmol/L

212

↓

Bile acid

1-6.4 μμmol/L

1

 

Calcium

2.2-3.3 mmol/L

3.2

 

Magnesium

0.63-1.05 mmol/L

0.94

 

Phosphate

0.91-1.96 mmol/L

2.47

↑

Potassium

3.81-5.07 mmol/L

3.8

↓

Sodium

142.2-153.6 mmol/L

141.9

↓

Coagulation parameters

   

Fibrinogen

(1.0-4.0 g/L) pool 0.64

0.05

 

Prothrombin time (PT)

(pool 8.2 sec)

19.2

↑

Activated prothrombin time (APPt)

(pool 18.5 sec)

15.0

 

D-dimer

(0.0-0.5 mg/L) pool 0.1

3.2

↑

  1. * aggregates seen on blood smear at 40× magnification.