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Table 2 Median, percentile range (5 - 95%), range (minimum and maximum) and sample size (N) of differential hemogram profile, serum chemistry and blood gas analysis of blood from the epidural vertebral vein of harbor seal pups 2010 on admission to the Seal Center Friedrichskoog, Germany

From: Analysis of blood gases, serum fat and serum protein: a new approach to estimate survival chances of stranded Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) pups from the German North Sea

Variable

Median

Percentile range

Range

N

Hematology profile

    

WBC (103/μl)

7.8

4.3 - 15.5

3.6 - 17.3

99

RBC (106/μl)

5.6

4.5 - 6.6

4.5 - 7.0

99

HGB (g/dl)

20

14.7 - 23.9

12.7 - 24.9

97

HCT (%)

56.5

39 - 69

30 - 69.6

98

Thrombocytes (g/l)

346

88 - 558

19 - 598

99

Lymphocytes (%)

27.1

11.6 - 46.1

8.7 - 54.6

99

Monocytes (%)

4.4

2.5 - 7.4

1.8 - 8.0

99

Neutrophils (%)

68.3

46.5 - 85.2

18.5 - 88.0

99

Lymphocytes (103/μl)

2

0.9 - 4.3

0.5 - 22.2

99

Monocytes (103/μl)

0.3

0.1 - 0.75

0.0 - 0.9

99

Neutrophils (103/μl)

5.3

2.7 - 11.5

2.4 - 15.2

99

Serum chemistry

    

Glucose (mmol/l)

6.9

4.1 - 9.9

3 - 10.8

99

BUN (mmol/l)

7.3

4 - 12.6

3 - 14.7

99

Sodium (mmol/l)

140

136 - 144

135 - 147

99

Potassium (mmol/l)

3.9

3.3 - 4.8

2.7 - 5.2

99

Chloride (mmol/l)

105

99 - 111

97 - 113

99

Total Protein (g/dl)

6.7

5.4 - 7.6

3.8 - 8.0

96

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

0.9

0.5 - 1.7

0.2 - 1.9

95

Blood gas analysis

    

TCO2 (mmol/l)

33

28 - 39.5

27 - 47

99

pH

7.44

7.38 - 7.52

7.36 - 7.55

99

pCO2 (mm Hg)

46.1

36.4 - 59.3

32.4 - 65.4

99

HCO3 (mmol/l)

31.3

26.6 - 37.6

25.4 - 45.5

99

BEecf (mmol/l)

7

2 - 13

1 - 22

99

Anion Gap (mmol/l)

7

0.45 – 11.5

(− 2) - 15

99

  1. WBC = white blood cell counts, RBC = red blood cell counts, HGB = hemoglobin, HCT = hematocrit, BUN = blood urea nitrogen, TCO2 = total CO2, pCO2 = partial CO2 pressure, BEecf = base excess of extracellular fluid.