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These documents describe in greater detail some of the "assessment" portions of the lab work that you received from your doctor. Please keep in mind that these are general explanations of specific laboratory findings and have not been tailored to your pet.

File NameDescription / Comment
Albuminhigh or elevated
Albuminlow or decreased
Albumin to Globulin Ratio abnormal
Alkaline Phosphatasecat - high - mild (less than 2X)
Alkaline Phosphatasecat - high - moderate or severe
Alkaline Phosphatasedog - high - mild (less than 2X)
Alkaline Phosphatasedog - high - moderate (2-10X)
Alkaline Phosphatasedog - high - severe - 10X or more
Alkaline Phosphataselow
ALThigh - mild (less than 2x).
ALThigh - severe (more than 2X)
ALTlow
Amylasehigh - cat
Amylasehigh - dog
Amylaselow
Anisocytosis noted
APTTnormal
ASThigh or elevated
ASTlow
Auto-Agglutination noted
Band Cells Noted
Bartonella descriptionPrevalence and importance of testing
Bartonella description ISOFor households with children under 7 or immunosuppressed adults
Basophilshigh or elevated
Benign tumor of follicular originor epidermal inclusion cyst
Bile Acid(s)high or elevated
Bile Acid(s)low
Bilirubinhigh
Bilirubinlow
BUNhigh with elevated creatinine - cat
BUNhigh with elevated creatinine - dog
BUNhigh with normal creatinine, and a high or normal urine specific gravity
BUNhigh with normal creatinine, and low urine specific gravity
BUNlow or decreased
BUN to Creatinine Ratio - abnormal
Calciumhigh or elevated
Calciumlow or decreased
Chemistry Panelgeneral information
Chemistry Panel - Renalgeneral information
Chloridehigh or elevated
Chloridelow
Cholesterolhigh - mild
Cholesterolhigh - moderate to severe
Cholesterollow
Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) diagnosed
Chronic Renal Insufficiency (CRI) diagnosed
Complete Blood Count (CBC)general information
CPKhigh - mild - less than 10,000
CPKhigh - severe - over 10,000
CPKlow
Creatininehigh - BUN normal
Creatininelow
D-Dimernormal
D-dimerhigh - mild - coagulation panel within normal limits
D-dimervery high - coagulation panel within normal limits
Degenerative Neutrophils noted
DTM Culture Negative
Eosinophilshigh or elevated
Eosinophilshigh - severe
Eosinophilslow - below 50
Epidermal Inclusion Cyst
Fecal - Capillaria
Fecal - Coccidia aka Isospora
Fecal - Giardia
Fecal - Hookworms
Fecal - No parasites seen
Fecal - Roundwormshealthy adult household
Fecal - Roundwormspuppies and kittens
Fecal - Strongyloides larvae found
Fecal - Tapeworms
Fecal - Trichuris or Whipworms
FeLVnegative
FeLV and FIVnegative
FeLV and FIVnegative - first test
Fibrinogennormal
FIP
FIVequivocal (cat over 6 months old)
FIVnegative
FIVpositive (cat over 6 months old)
FIVpositive or equivocal (kitten under 6 months old)
Food Intolerant or Food Allergic
Free T4 highT4 normal -cat
Free T4 highT4 borderline high - cat
Free T4 highT4 high - cat
Free T4 highT4 high - dog
Free T4 highT4 low - cat
Free T4 highT4 normal - dog
Free T4 lowT4 low - cat
Free T4 lowT4 low - dog
Free T4 lowT4 normal - cat
Free T4 lowT4 normal - dog
Free T4 normalT4 normal - cat
Free T4 normalT4 borderline high - cat
Free T4 normalT4 high - cat
Free T4 normalT4 high - dog
Free T4 normalT4 low - cat
Free T4 normalT4 low - dog
Free T4 normalT4 normal - dog
Fructosamine
GGThigh
GGTlow
Globulinhigh
Globulinlow
Glucosehigh - cat, mild (under 250)
Glucosehigh - cat, moderate (250-400)
Glucosehigh - dog, mild (under 180)
Glucosehigh - dog, moderate (180-400)
Glucosehigh - severe (over 400)
Glucoselow
Heartworm Negative Plan for Cats
Heartworm Negative Plan for Dogs
Hematocrithigh - mild
Hematocrithigh - severe
Hematocritlow
Hematocritlow with high creatinine
Hemoglobinhigh or elevated
Hemoglobinlow
Hepatic lipidosis
Hypochromasia
Inappropriate Urination Recommendationsfor a cat
Lipasehigh - cat
Lipasehigh - dog
Lipaselow
Lipoma
Liver disease overview
Low Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Interpretation.
Lymphocyteshigh - mild
Lymphocyteshigh - severe
Lymphocyteslow - mild
Lymphocyteslow - severe
Magnesiumhigh - 4.0 or higher.
Magnesiumhigh - under 4.0
Magnesiumlow
MCHhigh or low
MCHChigh
MCHClow
MCVhigh
MCVlow
Monocyteshigh or elevated
Neutrophilshigh - mild
Neutrophilshigh - severe
Neutrophilslow - mild
Neutrophilslow - severe
nRBC Noted
Osmolalityhigh - 365 or below
Osmolalityhigh - over 365
Osmolalitylow
Phenobarbital in therapeutic range
Phosphorushigh
Phosphoruslow
Plateletshigh - Adequate estimate
Plateletshigh - mild
Plateletshigh - severe
Plateletslow - Adequate estimate
Poikilocytosis noted
Polychromasia noted
Potassiumhigh
Potassiumlow - creatinine not high (not renal)
Potassiumlow - high creatinine (renal disease)
Potassium Bromideabout treatment range
Prothrombin Time (PT)normal
Pyleonephritisbacteria source
Pyleonephritisprobable cat (antibiotics or ultrasound)
Reactive Lymphocytes Seen
Red blood cell counthigh - mild
Red blood cell counthigh - severe
Red blood cell countlow
Reticulocyte TotalIncreased
Rouleaux noted
Sodiumhigh
Sodiumlow - (below 135)
Sodiumlow - mild (134 - normal)
Sodium Potassium Ratiohigh
Sodium Potassium Ratiolow - 27 or less
Sodium Potassium Ratiolow - above 27
Spherocytes noted
T4cat - high (on Methimazole medication)
T4cat - high
T4cat - high (post I-131 treatment)
T4cat - low
T4cat - low (post I-131 treatment)
T4cat - low (on Methimazole medication)
T4cat - normal
T4cat - borderline high
T4dog - high
T4dog - high (on Soloxine)
T4dog - low
T4dog - low (on Soloxine)
T4dog - normal
Target Cells noted
TLI, Cobalamin, Folate results
Total Proteinhigh
Total Proteinlow
Toxic Change+1 only
Toxic Change+2 or more
Triglycerideshigh - fasted
Triglycerideshigh - mild (random sample)
Triglycerideshigh - severe (random sample)
Triglycerideslow
TSH
UA - Bacteria noted
UA - Bilirubin+1 in dog only
UA - Bilirubinpositive (except +1 in dogs)
UA - Bilirubin crystals
UA - Bloodcat
UA - Blooddog
UA - BloodIatrogenic - blood seen while getting sample
UA - Bloodcat - rest of the urinalysis within normal limits
UA - Blooddog - rest of the urinalysis within normal limits
UA - Calcium Oxalate Crystals
UA - Cellular Casts
Ua - E. Coli Urinary Tract Infection
UA - Glucose+3 to +4
UA - Glucosecats, +1 to +2
UA - Glucosedogs, +1 to +2
UA - Granular castsrare
UA - Granular castsmultiple
UA - Hyaline castsrare
UA - Hyaline castsmultiple
UA - In house urine culturenegative
UA - In house urine culturepositive in house, no growth at the lab
UA - Ketonepositive, Ketones in the urine
UA - pHhigh
UA - pHlow - cat
UA - pHlow - dog
UA - Proteinhigh, +2 to +4
UA - Protein+1 with high specific gravity or high pH
UA - Protein+1 with normal to low SG & pH
UA - Pulse antibioticsfor urinary tract infections
UA - Specific Gravityhigh, cat
UA - Specific Gravityhigh - dog
UA - Specific Gravitylow - 1.006 or below
UA - Specific Gravitylow - dog
UA - Specific Gravitylow - cat
UA - Squamous Epitheliamany
UA - Struvite or Amorphous Phosphate Crystalsdogs
UA - Struvite or Amorphous Phosphate CrystalsFemale cats
UA - Struvite or Amorphous Phosphate CrystalsMale cat
UA - Struvite or Amorphous Phosphate Crystalsrare, few
UA - Transitional Cellsfew, rare
UA - Transitional Cellsmany
UA - Urate or Uric Acid Crystals
UA - urinalysisgeneral information
UA - Waxy casts
UA - White Blood Cells
Urinary defence system
Vaccine titers demonstrate protectionParvo and distemper titers for dogs
White blood cell counthigh
White blood cell countlow