The emergency and critical care of a feline patient being treated for aortic thromboembolism by Victoria Weller – Published in VNJ( 40) 1, February 2025 – Appendices
Table 2. Biochemistry results.
Biochemistry Sodium 150 mmol / l( 135-155) Potassium 4.1 mmol / l( 3.8-5.6) Chloride * 105 mmol / l( 110-127) Bicarbonate * 26.7 mmol / l( 27-) Na: K 37( 0-1.5) Anion Gap 22 mmol / l( 13-27) Urea 7.7 mmol / l( 5.4-10.7) Creatinine 129 umol / L( 56-153) Glucose * 8.0 mmol / l( 3.9-5.8) Total Protein 77 g / l( 56-78) Albumin 35 g / l( 25-43) Globulin 42 g / l( 24-47) Albumin: Globulin 0.8( 0.8-2) Calcium 2.63 mmol / l(( 2-2.7) Phosphate 1.36 mmol / l( 0.9-2.1) ALT * 137 IU / l( 17-62) AST * 242 IU / l( 0-51) CK * 9645 IU / l( 33-168) ALP 30 IU / l( 10-93) SAA * 64.4 Ug / ml(-0.5) Interpretation: Increased SAA indicative of systemic inflammation
Increased bicarbonate reflects metabolic alkalosis may reflect increased loss of H +( secondary to vomiting)
Increased AST and CK reflects muscle damage, likely associated with the thromboembolic disease process.