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- Title
Pseudohyperkalemia after total splenectomy in a dog: a case report.
- Authors
Chang-Hwan Moon; Je Hun Lee; You-Jeong Jeong; Young-Sam Kwon; Haebeom Lee; Dae-Hyun Kim; Seong Mok Jeong
- Abstract
A 16-year-old, 7.4 kg, castrated male Cocker Spaniel presenting anorexia and weight loss was referred due to a splenic mass, and total splenectomy was performed to resolve clinical signs. Following surgery, the dog developed mild hyperkalemia (6.27 mmol/L) without any clinical symptoms. Further investigations were conducted to determine the cause of hyperkalemia. The serum-plasma potassium difference was measured (1.05 mmol/L), and pseudohyperkalemia was diagnosed. The cause of pseudohyperkalemia was considered as thrombocytosis after splenectomy. The dog did not receive any specific treatment to lower blood potassium. To our knowledge, we report the first case of post-splenectomy pseudohyperkalemia in a dog.
- Subjects
SPLENECTOMY; SYMPTOMS; HYPERKALEMIA; THROMBOCYTOSIS; DOGS; POTASSIUM
- Publication
Korean Journal of Veterinary Research, 2022, Vol 62, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
2466-1384
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.14405/kjvr.20210051