Help reading blood test

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Hello, so I rescued a adult bearded dragon who is about 18 months ago in January. She is in really rough shape and she went to see the vet a few days ago. He told me her lighting, heat, environment of her cage was absolutely correct. He said she did indeed have metabolic bone disease (she is on prescription calcium drops now) however there are other issues he rushed through telling me on the phone so I was hoping somebody could help me decode this.

Avian/Exotic CBC
WBC Estimate 10.5 1000/uL
HCT 44 % H 28 - 36
Verified by Microhematocrit Method
THE SAMPLE APPEARS HEMOLYZED.
RBC Morphology Normal
Blood Parasites None Seen
Heterophils 14 % L 34 - 77
Absolute Heterophils 1470 /<font face="symbol">&#109;</font>L L 1698 - 5445
Bands 0 % 0 -
Absolute Bands 0 /<font face="symbol">&#109;</font>L 0 -
Lymphocytes 78 % H 5 - 58
Absolute Lymphocytes 8190 /<font face="symbol">&#109;</font>L H 0 - 5512
Monocytes 3 % H 0 - 2
Absolute Monocytes 315 /<font face="symbol">&#109;</font>L H 0 - 144
Eosinophils 0 % 0 - 1
Absolute Eosinophils 0 /<font face="symbol">&#109;</font>L 0 - 53
Basophils 4 % 0 - 4
Absolute Basophils 420 /<font face="symbol">&#109;</font>L H 0 - 279
Azurophilic Monocyte 1 %
Absolute Azurophilic 105
Thrombocyte Estimate Adequate

Reptilian Comprehens
Total Protein 8.0 g/dL
Albumin 4.6 g/dL
Globulin 3.4 g/dL
SGOT(AST) 20 IU/L
BUN 2 mg/dL
Phosphorus 11.4 mg/dL
GLUCOSE 178 mg/dL
Calcium 41.6 mg/dL
Result Verified
Sodium 168 mEq/L
Potassium 2.0 mEq/L
Chloride 120 mEq/L
CPK 1082 IU/L
URIC ACID 5.0 mg/dL
Comment
Hemolysis 1+ No significant interference.
 

Drache613

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Hello,

Were there any other results such as the AST (liver) or Uric acid (kidneys), or calcium included?
What did the vet say regarding these test results, that she had an infection?
The white counts look pretty normal. If you wanted to get the calcium & other values posted,
I can help you decipher those.
Are you using a good UVB Light source for her?

Tracie
 

atechnicolorbliss

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I edited it to add in the readings for calcium and such. We were doing the tests because she will not stand up, she just kinda snake shimmys on her tummy to get around and refuses to eat greens. He said her liver is extremely inflamed and needed to ask the other specialist what their recommendations were.
And yes she does have the correct UVB lighting in her cage.
 
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