Publications by authors named "Allan L Mackenzie"
Background: A major cross-match gel tube test is available for use in dogs yet has not been clinically evaluated.
Objectives: This study compared cross-match results obtained using the gel tube and the standard tube methods for canine samples.
Methods: Study 1 included 107 canine sample donor-recipient pairings cross-match tested with the RapidVet-H method gel tube test and compared results with the standard tube method.
Hyperthyroidism can increase the renal excretion of magnesium and thus cause hypomagnesemia in various species. Anaerobically collected blood samples from 15 hyperthyroid and 40 normal, healthy cats were analyzed with an ion-selective electrode analyzer and a serum biochemical analyzer. There was no significant difference in ionized or total serum magnesium concentration between the 2 groups, but there was a significant difference (P = 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Evaluation of serum magnesium (Mg) concentration is becoming important in human and veterinary critical care medicine. An ion-selective electrode can measure the physiologically active ionized fraction.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to validate an ion-specific electrode analyzer and assay for measuring ionized Mg in feline serum and to determine a reference interval for this analyte in cats.
A homogenous enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for measurement of serum thyroxine (T4) concentration was evaluated for use with canine and feline serum. The EIA method was linear from 0 to 150 nmol T4/L for human serum, 0 to 94 nmol T4/L for feline serum and 10 to 60 nmol T4/L for canine serum. Intra- and interassay precision studies yielded coefficients of variation View Article and Find Full Text PDF