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Lizard and Snake Renal Disease (view source)
Revision as of 20:40, 5 November 2010
, 20:40, 5 November 2010→Diagnosis
*Physical examination
*Physical examination
*[[Lizard and Snake Haemotology|Haematology]] - elevated PCV if dehydrated, sometimes increased white cell count with heterophilia
*[[Lizard and Snake Haemotology|Haematology]] - elevated PCV if dehydrated, sometimes increased white cell count with heterophilia
*[[Lizard and Snake Biochemistry|Biochemistry]] - inverse [[Calcium - Reptiles|calcium]] to [[Phosphorus|phosphorus]] ratio; elevated phosphorus; [[Uric acid|uric acid]] elevates late in the disease
*[[Lizard and Snake Biochemistry|Biochemistry]] - inverse [[Calcium - Reptiles|calcium]] to [[Phosphorus - Reptiles|phosphorus]] ratio; elevated phosphorus; [[Uric acid|uric acid]] elevates late in the disease
*[[Lizard and Snake Imaging|Radiology]] - poor contrast in caudal abdomen may hamper detection of nephromegaly: metastatic mineralisation seen as increased density of soft tissues, especially smooth muscle of blood vessels (most noticeable in lung fields), intestine, bladder, oviducts
*[[Lizard and Snake Imaging|Radiology]] - poor contrast in caudal abdomen may hamper detection of nephromegaly: metastatic mineralisation seen as increased density of soft tissues, especially smooth muscle of blood vessels (most noticeable in lung fields), intestine, bladder, oviducts
*[[Lizard and Snake Imaging|Ultrasound]] - kidney enlargement
*[[Lizard and Snake Imaging|Ultrasound]] - kidney enlargement