A veterinary culture diagnostic aims to do for workplace culture what a CBC does for a patient: show what’s working, what needs attention, and for whom.
|Articles|August 30, 2011
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Misou's laboratory findings (elevated ALP activity with normal gamma-glutamyltransferase [GGT] activity, hyperbilirubinemia, hypokalemia, and hypertriglyceridemia) and history (anorexia) are most suggestive of hepatic lipidosis. What you don't know, however, is if it is primary or secondary to an underlying disease. Thus, the workup and her treatment will need to continue.
QUESTION 3
In addition to continuing her intravenous fluid support, what is a logical treatment plan for Misou at this time?
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