Guest UESBrindle Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 (edited) We are taking William to a dental specialist at the Animal Medical Center May 11th for a consult with Dr. Carmichael. When I called to make the appointment they said he'd need blood tests first. I told them he just had blood work done Feb. 20 at his post-adoption visit and they said that should be fine as long as it included a CBC and an SMA. On the sheet from Feb. 20, I clearly see the CBC, but nothing specifically marked SMA, but I do see a lot of other tests on the sheet after the CBC. Does anyone know what is tested in the SMA? Any help would be great-- Thanks in advance! Elizabeth Edited April 21, 2009 by UESBrindle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 (edited) SMA is a chemistry profile or screening. It includes liver ez, kidney function (like creatinine), and a few other basic chemistries. A CBC is a whole blood panel and includes Red Cells, White Cells, Platelets, MVC, MCHC and probably HCT and HGB. Edited April 21, 2009 by MP_the4pack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UESBrindle Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 For his CBC I don't have HTC. I have: Hemoglobin Hematocrit WBC RBC MCV MCH MCHC Platelet Count And then under "Chemistries" I have: Glucose Urea Nitrogen Creatinine Total Protein Albumin Alkaline Phosphatase ALT (SGPT) Potassium Globulin and then a few other notes about things like hemolysis, ALT, AST LCH and Bilirubin... Does it look like I'm missing anything major? This is the first time we've ever brought him in for anything that would need these, so I'm not sure what I have and what I don't (I keep telling DBF- I should have just gone to vet school-- it would have come in more handy than that Art History degree!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvAPuppy Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 HCT = hematocrit and HgB = Hemoglobin. Your CBC is complete =) for my vet your current labs would be fine. Urea Nitrogen and Creatinine are the basic kidney labs, Albumin and Total Protein make sure he's getting his proteins absorbed from his food so he's not malnourished. ALP, ALT and globulin are basic liver things. There are much more detailed tests for all of these different body functions, but your short chemistry panel cover the very basics and if they're all normal, nothing else should need to be investigated. Quote Angie, Pewter, and Storm-puppy Forever missing Misty-Mousie (9/9/99 - 10/5/15)Fort Wayne, Indiana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_the4pack Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Everything is answered except Hemolysis. That's when during the blood draw the red cells broke. So when the tube is spun down to separate the cells from the serum (or plasma) instead of the serum being a clear/clear yellowish color, it's a clear red color. Severe hemolysis could cause incorrect reading on some test. Mild to moderate usually is nothing to worry about. Sometimes hemolysis can be caused by a disease, but most often is just a result of the blood draw itself. (ps...I'm a Med Tech. I drew blood from anything as small as a mouse to as large as a horse. Then ran the tests in the lab) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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