title: Effects of intravenous infusion of hypotonic lactated Ringer's solution on calves with diarrhea.
abstract: The effects of intravenous infusion of hypotonic lactated Ringer's (LR: n=14) on plasma volume and venous blood gases were compared to those of hypotonic Ringer's solutions (RS: n=7) in diarrheic Japanese Black breed calves with metabolic acidosis. Venous blood samples were collected immediately before and after, and at 24 hr after the fluid infusion therapy. The LR and RS infusions increased relative plasma volume to 147.1 +/- 25.5% and 134.2 +/- 18.6%, respectively, just after the fluid therapy. The LR infusion induced an increase in the BE value (+5.1 +/- 4.8 mM) at 24 hr compared to that of RS. LR infusion should be explored as a treatment for dehydration and moderate metabolic acidemia caused by naturally occurring diarrhea in calves.
authors.affiliation: Central Research Laboratories, Nippon Zenyaku Kogyo Co, Ltd, Koriyama, Fukishima, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigehiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwabuchi
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Yohko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakemi
authors.forename: Kouji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imayoshi
authors.forename: Eiichiro
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kuwahara
authors.forename: Ryuji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Asano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000187:drug effects; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000032:analysis; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007552:Isotonic Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012143:Respiratory Physiological Phenomena; D000077325:Ringer's Lactate
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D000077325:Ringer's Lactate