EvaIuation of kidney abnormalities in mongrel dogs using clinical, ultrasonographical and biochemical examinations

Abstract

In this study, 25 female and 15 male mongrel dogs, aged ranging from i to 7 years, were used. They were
subjected to clinical, ultrasonographical and biochemical examinations. Ultrasonographically in 18 of the 40 do gs (45%), different
kidney abnormalities were observed, whereas the other 22 dogs were found normaL. Likewise, serum urea and creatinine levels were
measured to be higher in the dogs with kidney abnormalities. Serum creatinine elearance estimated using the Cockroft-Gault equation
was exceeding the physiological range. In conelusion, for mongrel dogs ultrasonographic examination, measurements of serum urea
nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine, and calculation of serum creatinine elearance using the Cockroft-Gault equation might be useful to
diagnose early kidney abnormalities

Keywords

• Biochemicalanalysis
• dog
• kidney
• ultrasonography

EvaIuation of kidney abnormalities in mongrel dogs using clinical, ultrasonographical and biochemical examinations

Abstract

Bu çalışmada yaşları i-7 arasında değişen 25 dişi ve 15 erkek melez köpek kullanıldı. Köpekler her iki böbrek yönünden klinik, ultrasonografik ve biyokimyasal yönden muayene edildi. Ultrasonografide kırk köpeğin i8'inde (%45) farklı böbrek anormallikleri gözlenirken diğer 22 köpeğin normalolduğu belirlendi. Ayrıca, serum üre ve kreatinin düzeyi ile Cockroft-Gault denklemini kullanarak belirlenen serum kreatinin klirensi, böbrek anormalliği belirlenen bu köpeklerde fizyolojik sınırların üstündeydi. Sonuç olarak, erken böbrek anormalliklerini tanımak için rutin olarak ultrasonografik muayenenin yapılması, serum üre ve kreatinin seviyelerinin ölçülmesi yanısıra Cockroft-Gault formülünü kullanarak serum kreatinin klirensinin düzenli olarak hesaplanmasınında faydalı olabilleceği kanısına varıldı.

Keywords

• Biyokimyasalanaliz
• böbrek
• köpek
• ultrasonografi

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