Daniel M. Mulcahy
Daniel Esler
Michael K. Stoskopf
2010
<p><span>A portable analytical chemistry analyzer was used to make field assessments of wild harlequin ducks (</span><i>Histrionicus histrionicus</i><span>) in association with telemetry studies of winter survival in Prince William Sound, Alaska. We compared serum chemistry results obtained on-site with results from a traditional laboratory. Particular attention was paid to serum glucose and potassium concentrations as potential indicators of high-risk surgical candidates based on evaluation of the field data. The median differential for glucose values (</span>𝑁<span> </span>=<span> </span>8<span> </span>2<span>) between methods was 0.6 mmol/L (quartiles 0.3 and 0.9 mmol/L) with the median value higher when assayed on site. Analysis of potassium on site returned a median of 2.7 mmol/L (</span>𝑁<span> </span>=<span> </span>8<span> </span>8<span><span> </span>; quartiles 2.4 and 3.0 mmol/L). Serum potassium values were too low for quantitation by the traditional laboratory. Changes in several serum chemistry values following a three-day storm during the study support the value of on site evaluation of serum potassium to identify presurgical patients with increased anesthetic risk.</span></p>
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10.4061/2010/418596
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Evaluation of a portable automated serum chemistry analyzer for field assessment of harlequin ducks, Histrionicus histrionicus
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