Research Article
Comparison of Dilution on Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) and Marine Toad (Rhinella marinus) Blood Parameters as Measured on a Portable Chemistry Analyzer
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Biochemistry results from heparinized undiluted and heparinized dilute blood samples from 12 marine toads (Rhinella marinus) using an i-STAT portable analyzer.
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aSome samples did not have reportable results out of the 24 samples analyzed. bNumber of animals assayed, for which measurement values are averaged and statistics calculated. cIntra-assay coefficient of variation. dNa+ = sodium; K+ = potassium; Cl− = chloride; iCa = ionized calcium; TCO2 = total carbon dioxide; Glu = glucose; BUN = blood urea nitrogen; Crea = creatinine; Hct = hematocrit; Hgb = hemoglobin; AG = anion gap. |