Exotic Animal Formulary5

Table 5-29
Blood Gases of Selected Avian Species. a
Parameter
Amazona aestiva b (n = Falco rusticolus c (n = Psittacus spp. d (n =
35) 585 30) 631 46) 523
pH 37°C 7.45 ± 0.05 7.49 ± 0.08 7.32 ± 0.08
PCO 2 (mmHg) 22.1 ± 4 35.5 ± 6.1 29.3 ± 6.1
PO 2 (mmHg) 98.1 ± 7.6 111.8 ± 20.5 37.9 ± 3.8
HCO 3 (mmol/L) 14.8 ± 2.8 22.5 ± 4.0 15 ± 2.4
TCO 2 (mmol/L) — 23.3 ± 4.0 16.0 ± 2.7
BEecf (mmol/L) 7.9 ± 3.1 0.9 ± 4.9 17-0
Na (mmol/L) 147.4 ± 2.2 148 ± 1.8 141-159
K (mmol/L) 3.5 ± 0.5 3.3 ± 0.3 3.6 ± 0.5
iCa (mmol/L) 0.8 ± 0.3 1.0 ± 0.1 1.1 ± 0.1
SO 2 (%) 96.2 ± 1.1 98.6 ± 1.0 68.4 ± 10.1
Hct (%) 38.7 ± 6.2 42.1 ± 4.0 —
Hgb (g/dL) 13.2 ± 2.1 14.3 ± 1.4 —
Glu (mg/dL) — 317 ± 17 247 ± 25
Temperature (°C) 41.8 ± 0.6 41.2 ± 0.5 41.6 ± 0.4
pH Temp°C — 7.4 ± 0.1 7.3 ± 0.1
PCO 2 (mmHg)
Temp°C
PO 2 (mmHg) Temp
°C
— 35.5 ± 6.1 35.7 ± 7.5
— 140.3 ± 21.1 52.5 ± 5.6
a
PCO 2 , partial pressure carbon dioxide; PO 2 , partial pressure of oxygen; HCO 3 , bicarbonate
concentration; TCO 2 , total carbon dioxide concentration; SO 2 , hemoglobin saturated with oxygen.
b
i-STAT EC7 + cartridges. Mean and SD. Arterial sample under manual restraint.
c
i-STAT CG8 + cartridges. Mean and SD. Venous sample under isoflurane anesthesia with O 2 .
d
i-STAT EC8 + and CG8 + cartridges. Mean and SD, or range. Venous sample under manual restraint.
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