Health status assessment of traumatic injury freshwater turtles.
A group of injured yellow-bellied sliders (Trachemys scripta) and river cooters (Pseudemys concinna) were evaluated for a variety of health values at presentation to the NC State Turtle Rescue Team and prior to release. An i-STAT Portable Clinical Analyzer and CG8+ cartridges were used to determine...
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| author | Alison P H Savo Yaxin Zheng Yuting Zheng Gregory A Lewbart |
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| description | A group of injured yellow-bellied sliders (Trachemys scripta) and river cooters (Pseudemys concinna) were evaluated for a variety of health values at presentation to the NC State Turtle Rescue Team and prior to release. An i-STAT Portable Clinical Analyzer and CG8+ cartridges were used to determine venous blood gas and biochemical values, the packed cell volume (PCV) and total protein were evaluated using hematocrit tubes and high speed centrifugation, and a differential WBC percentage was determined manually with Diff-Quick stained blood smear slides. Forty-six turtles were sampled on presentation and twenty-three of those were sampled again prior to release. Blood values were analyzed for significant differences between samples collected at presentation and prior to release, as well as differences between surviving and non-surviving turtles. Five variables were identified as significantly different between presenting and recuperated samples: pH, pCO2, Glu, % heterophils, and % eosinophils. When comparing samples between turtles that survived versus those that did not, two variables were identified as being significant prognostic indicators; lactate and PCV. Identification of these significant variables can aid in determining patient prognosis and triage therapy for injured aquatic turtles. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0516392975224b70b9fb24b11cc2db9b2022-12-21T18:41:32ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032018-01-01138e020219410.1371/journal.pone.0202194Health status assessment of traumatic injury freshwater turtles.Alison P H SavoYaxin ZhengYuting ZhengGregory A LewbartA group of injured yellow-bellied sliders (Trachemys scripta) and river cooters (Pseudemys concinna) were evaluated for a variety of health values at presentation to the NC State Turtle Rescue Team and prior to release. An i-STAT Portable Clinical Analyzer and CG8+ cartridges were used to determine venous blood gas and biochemical values, the packed cell volume (PCV) and total protein were evaluated using hematocrit tubes and high speed centrifugation, and a differential WBC percentage was determined manually with Diff-Quick stained blood smear slides. Forty-six turtles were sampled on presentation and twenty-three of those were sampled again prior to release. Blood values were analyzed for significant differences between samples collected at presentation and prior to release, as well as differences between surviving and non-surviving turtles. Five variables were identified as significantly different between presenting and recuperated samples: pH, pCO2, Glu, % heterophils, and % eosinophils. When comparing samples between turtles that survived versus those that did not, two variables were identified as being significant prognostic indicators; lactate and PCV. Identification of these significant variables can aid in determining patient prognosis and triage therapy for injured aquatic turtles.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6112633?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Alison P H Savo Yaxin Zheng Yuting Zheng Gregory A Lewbart Health status assessment of traumatic injury freshwater turtles. PLoS ONE |
| title | Health status assessment of traumatic injury freshwater turtles. |
| title_full | Health status assessment of traumatic injury freshwater turtles. |
| title_fullStr | Health status assessment of traumatic injury freshwater turtles. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health status assessment of traumatic injury freshwater turtles. |
| title_short | Health status assessment of traumatic injury freshwater turtles. |
| title_sort | health status assessment of traumatic injury freshwater turtles |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6112633?pdf=render |
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