Case Report

Pseudohypoadrenocorticism in a Siberian Husky with Trichuris vulpis Infection

Table 1

Initial blood results after admission and treatment (venous).

ParameterUnitValue (Initial)Value (4 hours)Value (10 hours)Range

HCT%48433436 - 55
TPg/L7150-72
pH7.257.297.327.35 – 7.44
pCO2mmHg40403833 – 41
pO2mmHg213032
Na+mmol/L< 100108112135 – 153
K+mmol/L8.18.45.83.4 – 4.9
Na:K< 12.412.919.327-38
Cl-mmol/L8497105-116
Corrected Cl-mmol/L114126105-116
Ca++mmol/L0.910.920.991.12 – 1.4
Glucmmol/L10.49.97.33.3 – 6.8
Lacmmol/L3.21.41.2< 2.0
mmol/L18.019.219.620.8-24.2
BEecfmmol/L-8.8-6.9-6.0-1.2 ± 1.1
CREATμmol/LNo result3744 -159
UREAmmol/L20.12.5 - 9.6
PHOSmmol/L2.630.81- 2.21
ALBg/L3023 – 40
GLOBg/L4125 – 45
ALTU/L5810 – 125
ALKPU/L4823 – 212
GGTU/L00 –11
TBILμmol/L130 – 15
CHOLmmol/L9.352.84 – 8.26

HCT: haematocrit, TP: total protein, pCO2: partial pressure of carbon dioxide, pO2: partial pressure of oxygen, Na+: sodium, K+: potassium, Cl-: chloride, Ca++: ionized calcium, Gluc: glucose, Lac: lactate, : bicarbonate, BE: base excess, CREAT: creatinine, PHOS: phosphorus, ALB: albumin, GLOB: globulins, ALT: alanine aminotransferase, ALKP: alkaline phosphatase, GGT: gamma glutamyltransferase, TBIL: total bilirubin, and CHOL: cholesterol.