Metzger Fred L, Rebar Alan H
Metzger Animal Hospital, 1044 Benner Pike, State College, PA 16801, USA.
Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2012 Jul;42(4):615-29, v. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2012.04.004. Epub 2012 May 18.
Routine monitoring of clinicopathologic data is a critical component in the management of older patients because blood and urine testing allows the veterinarian to monitor trends in laboratory parameters, which may be the early indicators of disease. Laboratory profiling often provides an objective and sensitive indicator of developing disease before obvious clinical signs or physical examination abnormalities are observed. The primary key to the power of this evaluation is that the data are collected year after year during wellness checks and are examined serially. Chronic renal failure, chronic active hepatitis, canine hyperadrenocorticism, diabetes mellitus, and feline hyperthyroidism were reviewed and expected laboratory findings are summarized.
对老年患者进行临床病理数据的常规监测是其管理中的关键组成部分，因为血液和尿液检测能让兽医监测实验室参数的变化趋势，而这些参数可能是疾病的早期指标。在观察到明显的临床症状或体格检查异常之前，实验室分析通常能提供疾病发展的客观且敏感的指标。这种评估的关键在于，这些数据是在每年的健康检查中收集的，并进行连续检查。本文回顾了慢性肾衰竭、慢性活动性肝炎、犬肾上腺皮质功能亢进、糖尿病和猫甲状腺功能亢进，并总结了预期的实验室检查结果。
