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>I am sorry to hear about Chance not making it thru the post-op period.
>
>From his blood values: Sodium 157, Potassium 8.2 (Sodium:potassium
>ratio of 19) he was in an Addison's crisis. The high BUN and high
>creatinine are from pre-kidney changes from the Addison's crisis.
>
>When they go into Addison's disease (hypoadrenal) they need pred, and
>percorten-V or florinef. When they go into an Addison's crisis they
>need fluid therapy (IV 0.9% NACL), pred or dex, and percorten-V IM.
>Usually after a few hours of fluid therapy, the BUN and creatinine
>come back down to normal. Death from Addison's is often from vascular
>collapse and shock, so fluid therapy is the most important part of
>treating an Addison's crisis. SQ fluid (0.9% NACL) can be used in
>mild cases, but IV fluid (0.9% NACL) is needed in moderate to severe
>cases.
>
>Jerry Murray, DVM
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