Garry F
Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Fort Collins.
Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 1989 Mar;5(1):55-70. doi: 10.1016/s0749-0720(15)31003-3.
Examination of the diseased llama often relies on clinical laboratory information to supplement that from the physical examination and history. Because of the llama's only recent importance as a companion animal, little information is available on the analysis and interpretation of clinical laboratory parameters in this species. Llamas possess red blood cells with a unique shape, small size, and high hemoglobin content. The hemoglobin has a high oxygen affinity, which helps the animal adapt to high altitudes and presents with an oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve shifted to the left. The llama maintains high resting blood glucose, creatinine, and urea nitrogen levels. It is very efficient at recycling urea nitrogen via nonrenal pathways. Most of the clinical pathologic parameters can be utilized and interpreted as in other species, but with a different baseline of normal values.
对患病羊驼的检查通常依赖临床实验室信息来补充体格检查和病史所提供的信息。由于羊驼作为伴侣动物只是最近才受到重视，关于该物种临床实验室参数的分析和解读的信息很少。羊驼拥有形状独特、体积小且血红蛋白含量高的红细胞。其血红蛋白具有高氧亲和力，这有助于动物适应高海拔环境，并呈现出氧合血红蛋白解离曲线左移的情况。羊驼的静息血糖、肌酐和尿素氮水平较高。它在通过非肾脏途径循环利用尿素氮方面非常高效。大多数临床病理参数可以像在其他物种中一样使用和解读，但正常数值的基线不同。
