
Abstract
A retrospective study was conducted of clinical records of calves with neonatal diarrhea up to the age of 14 days concerning certain aspects of blood potassium concentration and heart rate and rhythm. No correlation could be found between heart rates and serum potassium concentrations. Bradycardia was no indicator of hyperkalemia, nor could hyperkalemia be ruled out in animals with tachycardia. Cardiac arrhythmias were not associated with pronounced kyperkalemia, and did not indicate a poor prognosis. It was concluded that, at least in clinical cases of neonatal calf diarrhea, heart rate and rhythm are subject to complex influences and yield no information on the actual serum potassium concentration in a particular animal.
Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Speech) |
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Faculties: | Veterinary Medicine |
Subjects: | 500 Science > 590 Animals (zoology) |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-3593-3 |
Place of Publication: | Saskatoon |
Language: | English |
Item ID: | 3593 |
Date Deposited: | 28. Apr 2008, 13:10 |
Last Modified: | 04. Nov 2020, 12:47 |