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- Title
ALTERAÇÕES URINÁRIAS EM CÃES COM DIABETES MELLITUS.
- Abstract
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common disease on the veterinary routine. It has a multifactorial character generating severe consequences on the health of the patient. It can be diagnosed by clinical manifestations and by making additional laboratory tests. These tests include the measurement of serum glucose and urinalysis, which provides the physician with additional information to be correlated with other findings, in order to reach a conclusive diagnosis of DM. Therefore, this study aimed at evaluating urinary and glycemic alterations in dogs with DM. It analyzed reports of urine and serum glucose samples from 15 animals with a conclusive diagnosis for DM. Glycosuria was present in 100% of the cases. In addition, it was also observed that in 66.67% of the samples, glycosuria was higher than 1000 mg/dL, and in 33.33%, it was 500 mg/dL. Ketonuria was present in 66.67% of the samples, while proteinuria was observed in 66.67%. Bacteriuria was present in 73.33% of the samples on the analyzed data. Hyperglycemia was observed in 13 of these patients (86.67%), and thus, it can be concluded that urinalysis is an extremely important test for diagnosis, to choose the best therapy for each case and prognosis of the patients.
- Publication
Arquivos de Ciências Veterinárias e Zoologia da Unipar, 2020, Vol 23, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1415-8167
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.25110/arqvet.v23i1cont.2020.7666