Refractometric total plasma protein measurement as a cage-side indicator of hypoalbuminemia and hypoproteinemia in hospitalized dogs

Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 356-362

  Hayes, Galina M ^a   Mathews, Karol ^a   Floras, Alexandra ^a   Dewey, Cate ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Albumin; Dogs; Total protein

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL; PLASMA PROTEIN; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DOG; DOG DISEASE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; REFRACTOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BILIRUBIN; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PROTEINS; CHOLESTEROL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; HYPOPROTEINEMIA; REFRACTOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UREA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 80051475688     PISSN: 14793261     EISSN: 14764431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-4431.2011.00647.x     Document Type: Article

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