North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA.
North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA,
J Zoo Wildl Med. 2022 Mar;53(1):209-213. doi: 10.1638/2020-0200.
The Turtle Rescue Team (TRT) at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine currently sees over 500 chelonian cases a year. Each turtle receives a thorough physical examination as the main evaluation of its health because further diagnostics are cost prohibitive in a donation-based facility. Thus, there is a need to further understand how a few economical diagnostics can evaluate the prognosis of chelonians. The objectives were to evaluate lactate, PCV, total solids, glucose, temperature, and HR as prognostic indicators in multiple chelonian species and to determine how the change in lactate concentrations over a 24 h period affects prognosis. Eastern box turtles (), yellow-bellied sliders (), river cooters (), painted turtles (), and common snapping turtles () were evaluated because of prevalence of presentation to the TRT, differences in habitat, and differences in physiology. Hyperlactatemia, an increased lactate over 24 h when the initial lactate concentration was greater than 5 mM/L, and anemia were determined to be significant prognostic indicators of mortality for all turtles, and hypoglycemia was a significant prognostic indicator of mortality for male turtles ( < 0.05).
北卡罗来纳州立大学兽医学院的海龟救援团队（TRT）目前每年诊治超过 500 例龟鳖类病例。每只海龟都会接受全面的身体检查，作为其健康状况的主要评估，因为在一个以捐赠为基础的设施中，进一步的诊断费用过高。因此，有必要进一步了解一些经济实惠的诊断方法如何评估龟鳖类的预后。本研究的目的是评估乳酸、PCV、总固体、葡萄糖、温度和心率作为多种龟鳖类物种的预后指标，并确定乳酸浓度在 24 小时内的变化如何影响预后。东部箱龟（）、黄腹滑龟（）、红耳滑龟（）、地图龟（）和普通麝香龟（）被评估，因为它们在 TRT 中的出现频率较高，栖息地差异较大，生理差异也较大。高乳酸血症（当初始乳酸浓度大于 5 mM/L 时，24 小时内乳酸升高）和贫血被确定为所有海龟死亡的重要预后指标，低血糖是雄性海龟死亡的重要预后指标（<0.05）。
