Not exact matches
For every liter
of fluid lost during prolonged exercise, body temperature rises by 0.3 °C, heart rate
elevates by about eight beats per minute, and cardiac output (the
volume of blood pumped by the heart per minute) declines by 1 liter / min.
Depending on the severity
of your dogs illness, a full
blood panel may be recommended to determine the level
of dehydration in your dog (their pack - cell
volume, or PCV), to check for an
elevated white
blood cell count (that may indicate an infection as the cause
of illness), as well as full chemistries to check on the status
of the bodies major organs (liver,» kidneys, etc) and make sure they are all functioning correctly.
Additionally, hemolysis results in release
of analytes and enzymes from red
blood cells (RBCs), which can falsely
elevate many test results.5 Destruction
of RBCs yields a lower RBC count.1 Excess fluid released from the lysed RBCs also creates a dilution effect in serum and can result in an artifactually decreased packed cell
volume.
In addition, any necessary laboratory tests will be done such as a
blood urea nitrogen (BUN), complete
blood count (CBC), packed cell
volume (PCV), urinalysis, and a serum biochemical profile to look for
elevated ammonia and amino acids which are classic confirmations
of cyanide poisoning.