Myxedema Coma and Acute Hepatopathy in a Dog with Severe Atherosclerosis

Table 2

Serial biochemistry results. Variables denoted with an asterisk were from blood gas analyzer.

Variable	Day 1	Day 2; 7:45 AM	Day 2; 9:45 AM	Day 2; 4:00 PM	Reference interval
BUN	21	28		33	9-33 mg/dL
Creatinine	1.5	1.4		1.9	0.7-1.8 mg/dL
Phosphorus	6.3				2.2-6.3 mg/dL
Total calcium	10.8				9.3-11.3 mg/dL
Sodium	138.4	144	144.1	145.9	143-150 mmol/L
Potassium	3.97	2.86	3.47	3.8	3.5-4.8 mmol/L
Chloride	106.4	104.8	115.8	109.3	111-119 mmol/L
pH	7.296	7.495	7.378	7.508	7.38-7.48
Bicarbonate	16.8	28	14	26.5	16.9-24.2 mmol/L
Ionized calcium	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	4.9-5.8 mg/dL
Magnesium	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.3	1.11-1.53 mg/dL
ALT	4,563				18-108 IU/L
AST	1,585				16-51 IU/L
ALP	2,341				12-133 IU/L
CK	449				53-372 IU/L
Cholesterol	1,272				122-345 mg/dL
Triglycerides	1,118				34-265 mg/dL
Total bilirubin	4.24				0.05-0.2 mg/dL
Albumin	3.1				3.3-4.2 g/dL
Globulin	4.1				1.7-3.4 g/dL
Glucose	88	147	107	112	78-126 mg/dL
Lactate	5.5	1.3	3.1	3.8	0.5-3.5 mmol/L