Case 7
Given Roscoe's previous history of tennis ball ingestion, the owners have declined lab work and would like to start with an abdominal radiographic examination.
Lateral and ventrodorsal abdominal radiographs reveal no abnormalities, so the owners OK a CBC and serum chemistry profile. Here are the relevant findings:
CBC
Patient values
Reference range
WBC (/µl)
7,370
4,000-15,500
-Neutrophils (/µl)
5,400
2,060-10,600
-Monocytes (/µl)
940
0-840
-Lymphocytes (/µl)
700
690-4,500
-Eosinophils (/µl)
330
0-1,200
Hct (%)
35
36-60
Hgb (g/dl)
14
12.1-20.3
MCV (fl)
63
58-79
MCH (pg)
25
19-28
MCHC (g/dl)
35
30-38
RBC morphology
Normal
Reticulocytes (/µl)
35,000
< 60,000
Serum chemistry profile
Patient values
Reference range
BUN (mg/dl)
26
6-31
Creatinine (mg/dl)
1.2
0.5-1.6
ALP (IU/L)
159
5-131
ALT (IU/L)
96
12-118
Albumin (g/dl)
2.7
2.7-4.4
Globulin (g/dl)
3.1
1.6-3.6
Glucose (mg/dl)
119
70-138
Sodium (mEq/L)
139
139-154
Potassium (mEq/L)
4.3
3.6-5.5
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