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===Laboratory Tests===

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*Haematology - May detect dehydration and a hypoproteinaemia if the patient has a protein-losing enteropathy.

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*Haematology

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**May detect dehydration and a hypoproteinaemia if the patient has a protein-losing enteropathy.

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**Anaemia due to gastric bleeding is rare

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*Biochemistry

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**Hypokalaemia, hypochloraemia and hypokalaemia may be detected as a result of vomiting due to gastric outflow obstruction.

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