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Basic laboratory diagnostics Basic laboratory diagnostics
Serum/Blood electrolyte concentrations Serum/Blood electrolyte concentrations

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Hyperkalaemia

Decreased
Pseudo- Increased
hyperkalaemia uptake Translocation urinary
excretion

– Thrombo- Iatrogenic Decreased Increased Trauma or obstruction Decreased renal
cytosis (intravenous cellular uptake cellular release of the urinary tract excretion
– Haemolysis therapy with
(certain high potassium
dog breeds)
fluids)
Insulin – FLUTD – Acute kidney injury
deficiency Exchanged for Tissue – Urolithiasis – Hypoadreno-
(diabetes H + destruction – Bilateral ureteral corticism
mellitus) obstruction – Blood volume
– Bladder rupture reduction in
– Ureteral or urethral gastrointestinal
– Acidosis – Tumour lysis destruction disease
syndrome
– Reperfusion (e.g. infection with
Trichurisspp.)
syndrome
– Trauma

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