The prevalence and clinical relevance of hyperkalaemia in calves with neonatal diarrhoea

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 350-356

  Trefz, Florian M ^a   Lorch, Annette ^a   Feist, Melanie ^a   Sauter Louis, Carola ^a   Lorenz, Ingrid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Calves; D lactate; Dehydration; Neonatal diarrhoea; Potassium

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; DEXTRO LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; HYPERTONIC SOLUTION; LACTIC ACID; POTASSIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BLOOD PH; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRADYCARDIA; CALF (BOVINE); CLINICAL FEATURE; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; EYELID REFLEX; FLUID THERAPY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOVOLEMIA; INFANTILE DIARRHEA; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VENOUS BLOOD;

ACID-BASE IMBALANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIARRHEA; HYPERKALEMIA; POTASSIUM;

EID: 84875080656     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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