Peritoneal Effusion

Gretchen Statz, DVM, DACVECC, Antech Diagnostics, Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Care, Indianapolis, Indiana

Internal Medicine

|October 2013|Peer Reviewed

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Abdominal distension, ascites and peritonitis. Chambers G. In Ettinger SJ, Feldman EC (eds): Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 7th ed–St. Louis: Saunders Elsevier, 2010, pp 144-147.
Comparison of peritoneal fluid and peripheral blood pH, bicarbonate, glucose, and lactate concentration as a diagnostic tool for septic peritonitis in dogs and cats.Bonczynski JJ, Ludwig LL, Barton LJ, et al. Vet Surg 32:161-166, 2003.
Evaluation of abdominal fluid: Peripheral blood creatinine and potassium ratios for diagnosis of uroperitoneum in dogs.Schmiedt C, Tobias KM, Otto CM.JVECC11:275-280, 2001.
Feline hemoperitoneum 16 Cases (1986-1993).Mandell DC, Drobatz K.JVECC5:93-97, 1995.
Prognosis for acute nontraumatic hemoperitoneum in the dog: A retrospective analysis of 60 cases (2003-2006).Aronsohn MG, Dubiel B, Roberts B, Powers BE.JAAHA45:72-77, 2009.

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Peritoneal Effusion

Gretchen Statz, DVM, DACVECC, Antech Diagnostics, Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Care, Indianapolis, Indiana

Internal Medicine

References

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