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|'''Metabolic/endocrine'''
 
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|Hypoadrenocorticism, liver disease, uraemia, disseminated intravascular coagulation, mastocytosis and hypergastrinaemia
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|[[Hypoadrenocorticism - Addison's Disease|Hypoadrenocorticism]], liver disease, uraemia, disseminated intravascular coagulation, mastocytosis and hypergastrinaemia
 
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*Anaemia - regenerative initially, may progress to microcytic, hypochromic and minutely regenerative.
 
*Anaemia - regenerative initially, may progress to microcytic, hypochromic and minutely regenerative.
 
*Thrombocytosis
 
*Thrombocytosis
*Lack of stress leucogram (and lymphocytosis and eosinophilia) supportive of hypoadrenocorticism
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*Lack of stress leucogram (and lymphocytosis and eosinophilia) supportive of [[Hypoadrenocorticism - Addison's Disease|hypoadrenocorticism]]
 
*Examination of the buffy coat may detect mastocytosis
 
*Examination of the buffy coat may detect mastocytosis
 
*Neutrophilia and a left shift - signs of inflammation or gastric perforation
 
*Neutrophilia and a left shift - signs of inflammation or gastric perforation
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*Hepatic disease - increased liver enzymes and bilirubin, decreased urea, albumin and cholesterol
 
*Hepatic disease - increased liver enzymes and bilirubin, decreased urea, albumin and cholesterol
 
*Renal disease - azotaemia
 
*Renal disease - azotaemia
*Hypoadrenocorticism - Sodium:Potassium ratio of less than 27:1
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*[[Hypoadrenocorticism - Addison's Disease|Hypoadrenocorticism]] - Sodium:Potassium ratio of less than 27:1
 
*Vomiting will lead to electrolyte and acid-base abnormalities - metabolic alkalosis, hypokalaemia and hypochloraemia
 
*Vomiting will lead to electrolyte and acid-base abnormalities - metabolic alkalosis, hypokalaemia and hypochloraemia
  
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