Exotic Animal Formulary5

(mg/dL)
Creatine kinase
(U/L)
153 (23-747) 196 (0-777) —
Creatinine (mg/dL) 0.2 (0-0.5) 1 (0.2-2.4) —
Glucose (mg/dL) 48 (23-114) 67 (13-120) 53 (13-108)
LDH (U/L) 307 (20-1032) 362 (300-424) —
Phosphorus
(mg/dL)
3.5 (1.7-7.5) 3.3 (1.9-5.8) 3.2 (1.6-10)
Potassium (mEq/L) 4.7 (3.1-9.4) 4.7 (2.4-8.2) —
Protein, total
(g/dL)
Protein, total
(male; g/dL)
Protein, total
(female; g/dL)
3.20 (3.10-3.90) 4.0 (1.4-6.6) 4.7 (1.5-6.5)
3.00 (1.80-5.20) — —
4.00 (2.20-6.20) — —
Haptoglobin 0.25 (0.27-0.38) — —
Albumin (g/dL) b 2.2 (1.2-3.2) 1.5 (0.2-2.8) —
Pre-alb (PEP; 0 (0-0.002) — —
g/dL) b
Albumin (PEP; 0.71-0.85 — —
g/dL) b
Globulin (g/dL) b 3.4 (2.5-4.7) 2.4 (0.6-4.3) —
α-1 Glob 0.25 (0.25-0.30) — —
(PEP; g/dL) b
α-2 Glob 0.80 (0.76-0.92) — —
(PEP; g/dL) b
β Glob (PEP; 1.27 (1.27-1.55) — —
g/dL) b
γ Glob (PEP; 0.26 (0.27-0.32) — —
g/dL) b
A:G ratio 0.27-0.31 — —
Sodium (mEq/L) 139 (120-155) 141 (129-154) —
Uric acid (mg/dL) 0.7 (0.1-2.9) 0.6 (0-1.9) 1.0 (0-4.1)
Measurement
Pacific pond turtle (Actinemys
marmorata) 376
Sliders
(Trachemys
scripta
spp.) 65,111,117,168,376
Painted turtle
(Chrysemys
picta) 111,168,376
200