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joeysgreen
at Wed Jul 4 10:26:35 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by joeysgreen ]
Hmm, there isn't really a perfect answer for you as it is very much an individual thing, but for general ranges, let me know what tests were done (I'm presuming cell counts and chemestry--there is lots of possible chem tests though)
The values I am using are from the second edition Mader and are specific to bearded dragon.
PCV 17-28%
RBC 0.8-1.8 x 10^6/ml
WBC 5.9-14.3 x 10^3/ml
Lymphocytes 54-76 x 10^3/ml
Azurophils 0-3 x 10^3/ml
AP 15-447 IU/L
ALT 4-20 IU/L
AST 0-92 IU/L
Bilirubin 0-3.7 mg/dl
BUN 3-4 mg/dl
Ca 8-13 mg/dl
Chloride 107-163 mEq/L
Chol 160-900 mg/dl
Creatine 59-7000 IU/L
Creatinine 0-0.6mg/dl
Glucose 211-261mg/dl
LDH 35-628 IU/L
Phosphorus 2.7-15.1 mg/dl
Total Protein 2.0-2.7 g/dl
Albumin 1.3-4.6 g/dL
Globulin 1-4.4 g/dL
Na 137-186 mEq/L
Triglycerides 93-459 mg/dl
Uric acid 2.9-10.0mg/dl
You'll see that some of the ranges are quite large, thus the importance of the vet's interpretation. In this case you are trusting your vet for knowing reptiles enough to do this well, or to have access to resources and collegues that can do this for them.
If you'd like, sharing a little more on the case will allow me to offer an opinion.
Ian
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