Pre-Anaesthetic Diagnostics

Question 1

What can PCV show (name 3)

Answer 1

• Anaemia and how bad
• Jaundice
• Blood cell concentration
• If the patient has been fasted properly
• Dehydration
• Polycythaemia (animal has excess RBC)

Question 2

What can RBC count show (name 2)

Answer 2

Anaemia - regenerative or non-regenerative
Parasites
Foreign Bodies
Disease

Question 3

What can WBC count show (name 2)

Answer 3

Infection
Kind of infection
Leukaemia

Question 4

What will Total Protein show? (name 3)

Answer 4

• Liver failure (live creates plasma proteins)
• Kidney issues (losing too much in urine)
• Haemorrhage (blood contains proteins)
• Chronic malabsorption (stomach not absorbing protein correctly?)
• Dehydration

Question 5

What would a glucose test show? (name 2)

Answer 5

• Diabetes
• Insulinoma
• If they were fasted
• Stress

Question 6

What would an ALT / ALKP test show? (name 2)

Answer 6

• Liver function
• Hyperthyroidism
• Cushings

Question 7

What would Urea / Creatinine / Phosphorus tests show? (Name 3)

Answer 7

• Liver disease
• Kidney function
• Recent protein meal
• Muscle tissue breakdown
• Extensive muscle injury
• Dehydration
• Urethral blockage

Question 8

What would testing Electrolytes NA and K show?

Answer 8

• Kidney function
• Dehydration
• Addisons
• Vomiting and dehydration
• Metabolic disturbances
• Blocked cat

Question 9

What would urinalysis show? (name 2)

Answer 9

• Infection
• Cystalluria
• Renal function
• Urinary tract trauma
• Neoplasia
• Diabetes mellitus

Question 10

What does an ECG show?

Answer 10

• Detection of arrhythmia

Question 11

What does blood gas test show

Answer 11

Disease affecting lungs

How well lungs and kidneys are interacting to maintain normal pH

Question 12

What will radiography show?

Answer 12

• Aid to diagnosis and surgery

Rule out other underlying conditions before proceeding

Question 13

Why would you check clotting profiles?

Answer 13

Show potential problems

Identify Von Willebrands Disease