Wildlife Rehabilitation Database

Sooty terns (Sterna fuscata)

GeneralJuvenileAdult
Respiration Rate
Heart Rate
Body Temperature
Weight212 +/- 14 g199 +/- 12 g
 
CBCJuvenile
Mean (+/-SD)
Adult
Mean (+/-SD)
RBC
WBC32.99 (15.58) 103µ/l21.22 (8.99) 103/µl
PCV40 (3) %47 (3) %
MCV
MCH
MCHC
Hb
 
Serum ChemistryJuvenile
Mean (+/-SD)
Adult
Mean (+/- SD)
Calcium12.1 (1.5) mg/dl9.4 (1.1) mg/dl
Glucose224 (44) mg/dl267 (54) mg/dl
BUN
UricAcid10.7 (7.9) mg/dl12.3 (7.3) mg/dl
Urea
Creatinine
Cholesterol
Triglycerides
Totalbilirubin
Totalprotein3.6 (0.5) g/dl3.3 (0.3) g/dl
Albumin1.7 (0.2) g/dl1.5 (0.2) g/dl
Globulin1.9 (0.3) g/dl1.8 (0.2) g/dl
ALT
ALP
AST239 (55) IU/L522 (171) IU/L
Ammonia
Magnesium
Phosphorus15.6 (4.5) mg/dl3.9 (1.7) mg/dl
Potassium
Sodium
Chloride
Cholinesterase
CPK487 (237) IU/L90 (65) IU/L
CK
LDH
BileAcid
Iron
Alk

Reference: """Weights, Hematology, and Serum Chemistry of Seven Species of Free-Ranging Tropical Pelagic Seabirds,"" Thierry M. Work. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 32 (4), 1996, pp. 643-657."

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