TABLE 3.
Acid‐base, electrolyte, and total plasma protein disorders detected on admission in 143 sick goats with selected diseases
| Acute diarrhea | Pneumo | Urolith | Haemon | Preg. Tox. | Mastitis | Dystocia | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases (n) | 19 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 45 |
| Na+ | ||||||||
| Hyponatremia | 0 (0%) | 1 (10%) | 2 (11%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (7%) |
| Cl− | ||||||||
| Hypochloremia | 2 (11%) | 2 (20%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Hyperchloremia | 2 (11%) | 5 (50%) | 8 (42%) | 8 (57%) | 7 (54%) | 6 (86%) | 15 (94%) | 25 (56%) |
| K+ | ||||||||
| Hypokalemia | 15 (79%) | 7 (70%) | 4 (21%) | 11 (79%) | 10 (77%) | 4 (57%) | 9 (56%) | 29 (64%) |
| Hyperkalemia | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (16%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| L‐Lactate− | ||||||||
| Hyperlactatemia | 18 (95%) | 4 (40%) | 10 (53%) | 13 (93%) | 7 (54%) | 5 (71%) | 12 (75%) | 27 (60%) |
| TPP | ||||||||
| Hypoprotein | 0 (0%) | 2 (20%) | 6 (32%) | 11 (79%) | 5 (38%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (38%) | 13 (29%) |
| Hyperprotein | 1 (5%) | 2 (20%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (6%) | 4 (9%) |
| pH | ||||||||
| Acidemia | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (15%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) |
| Alkalemia | 2 (11%) | 2 (20%) | 7 (37%) | 2 (14%) | 1 (8%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (25%) | 10 (22%) |
| PvCO2 | ||||||||
| Resp. acidosis | 0 (0%) | 0 (%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Resp. alkalosis | 16 (84%) | 8 (80%) | 14 (74%) | 12 (86%) | 13 (100%) | 7 (100%) | 16 (100%) | 39 (87%) |
| HCO3 − | ||||||||
| Met. acidosis | 5 (26%) | 6 (60%) | 4 (21%) | 8 (57%) | 11 (85%) | 6 (86%) | 10 (63%) | 18 (40%) |
| Met. alkalosis | 0 (0%) | 1 (10%) | 3 (16%) | 1 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) |
| AG | ||||||||
| Acidosis | 0 (0%) | 1 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (15%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (4%) |
| SID6 | ||||||||
| Acidosis | 15 (79%) | 9 (90%) | 11 (58%) | 13 (93%) | 12 (92%) | 7 (100%) | 14 (88%) | 36 (80%) |
| Alkalosis | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Atot | ||||||||
| Acidosis | 7 (37%) | 4 (40%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (23%) | 3 (43%) | 2 (13%) | 12 (27%) |
| Alkalosis | 0 (0%) | 2 (20%) | 2 (10%) | 11 (71%) | 2 (15%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (26%) | 7 (15%) |
| USI | ||||||||
| Acidosis | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (%) | 8 (62%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (6%) | 4 (9%) |
Abbreviations: AG, anion gap; Atot, total plasma concentration of nonvolatile weak acids; Haemon, haemonchus infection; HCO3 −, bicarbonate; Hyperlactate, hyperlactatemia; Hyperprotein, hyperproteinemia; Hypoprotein, hyporproteinemia; Pneumo, pneumonia; PvCO2, venous partial carbon dioxide pressure; SID, strong ion difference; TPP, total plasma proteins; USI, unmeasured strong ions.