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Table 2 Results of routine haematology and measurements of one-stage prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time (where performed) from three cases of angiostrongylosis

From: Clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment of three dogs with angiostrongylosis in Ireland

 

Case 1

Case 2

Case 3

Reference range

Packed cell volume L/L

0.37

0.44

0.35

0.37 - 0.55

Haemoglobin g/L

118

151

146

120 - 180

Red blood cell count × 10 12 /L

5.1

6.2

4.7

5.5 - 8.5

MCHC g/L

316

341

417

320 - 360

MCV fl

73.0

71.0

74.0

60 - 77

MCH pg

23.0

24.4

31.3

19 - 25

Platelets × 10 9 /L

7.0*

116.0

619

200 - 500

Plasma protein g/L

102

74.0

88.0

58 - 75

White blood cell count × 10 9 /L

55.2

18.4

20.9

7 - 17

Neutrophils (mature) × 10 9 /L

39.7

16.7

15.6

3 - 11.5

Neutrophils (band) × 10 9 /L

7.1

0

0

0 - 0.6

Lymphocytes × 10 9 /L

4.4

0.7

2.2

1 - 4.8

Monocytes × 10 9 /L

0.5

0.9

2.5

0.2 - 1.3

Eosinophils × 10 9 /L

0

0

0.4

0 - 1.3

Basophils × 10 9 /L

0.3

0

0

0 - 0

Nucleated red blood cells × 10 9 /L

2.7

0

0

0 - 0

One-stage prothrombin time (seconds)

18.2

9.8

not performed

6 - 12 seconds

Activated partial thromboplastin time (seconds)

26.1

14.2

not performed

14 - 24 seconds

  1. *Platelets clumped, adequate numbers present on smear