Table 1.
Serial serum biochemical parameters, ionized calcium concentration, and hematocrit in a dog with cholecalciferol rodenticide toxicosis starting at the time of initial presentation (day 1) until the day of discharge (day 8).
| Day 1 |
Day2
(10:23) |
Day2
(16:48) |
Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 7 | Reference valuesa,b | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium | >16 | – | – | – | 13 | 11.2 | – | 8.8–11.8 mg/dL |
| Phosphorous | 4.4 | – | – | – | 5.4 | 2.9 | – | 2.9–6.6 mg/dL |
| Creatinine | 1.6 | – | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.89 | 0.3–1.4 mg/dL |
| Blood urea nitrogen | 22 | – | 14.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 26.0 | – | 7–25 mg/dL |
| Sodium | 141 | 135 | 146 | 150 | 144 | 141 | 144 | 139–150 mmol/L |
| Potassium | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.4–4.9 mmol/L |
| Hematocrit | 52 | 55 | 56 | 47 | 40 | 50 | 43 | 35–50% |
| Ionized calcium | 1.93 | 1.57 | 1.23 | 1.41 | 1.60 | 1.07 | 1.26 | 1.12–1.40 mmol/L |
a
Ionized calcium and hematocrit measured with i-STAT 1 Handheld Analyzer, Abaxis Inc., Union City, CA.
b
Biochemical parameters measured with VETSCAN VS2 Chemistry Analyzer, Abaxis Inc., Union City, CA.