final Flashcards
you can freeze serum or plasma?
plasma can be frozen
what % of kidney mass must be missing to indicate kidney disease
75
when kidneys are in pre-renal failure, what will spike
BUN & CREA
muscle metabolism
creatinine
catabolism of proteins result in ammonia production
BUN
what liver test is light sensitive
total bilirubin
largest globulin of the total proteins
albumin
ALT aka
SGPT
AST aka
SGOT
___ is specific to liver of dog/cat/primate
ALT
SGOT is found where
the cytoplasm and mitochondria
increased TP =
dehydration
what is used in horses, ruminants, pigs instead of ALT
SD
which test? fast sample taken at 12 hours, feed fatty meal and take a sample in two hours
bile acids test
endocrine vs exocrine - which is more common
exocrine
glucose alters this much every hour
10%
difference between small and large strongyle ova in horses
none, they look alike.
two diagnostics of giardia
cysts, throphozoites
compared to roundworm ova, coccidia appear
smaller
blockage of cranial mesenteric artery in horses (parasite)
strongylus vulgus
slender anterior end with mouth at tip and thickened posterior extremity
whipworm
what type of organism is cryptosporidium
coccidia