My Sidney girl was diagnosed with Diabetes on April 4 with suspected Cushing's. We did a low dose Dex test to confirm and an ultrasound. Here are the results -
Initial blood test -
The complete blood count has a normal WBC count of 7,300 (optimally between 5,000 and 8,000), The HCT
is 54.6%. The percentage of Eosinophils is 8% and above the optimal percentage of 2-3 %.
The chemistry shows a Glucose High 447 (74-145), SGPT High 224 (14-151) a liver enzyme, Alk Phos High
2267 (13-289) a bile duct enzyme, Cholesterol High 457 (98-300) can be elevated due to low thyroid (low
thyroid hormone function due to Cushing's Disease) or diet, Albumin High 4.4 (2.6-4.0) due to dehydration,
Potassium High 5.8 (3.4-5.6) due to dehydration. Chloride Low 97 (100-121). GGT High 36 (3-19) a liver
enzyme.
Low Dose Dexamethasone test -
Baseline Cortisone 4.8 (1.0-5.0)
4 hour Post Cortisol 3.4
8 hour Post Cortisol 7.1
She is currently taking 3.5u of insulin 2x daily and 5mg of vetoryl once a day (she is 11yrs old, 16 lbs and a Maltese/Lhasa mix).
Today she has been very lethargic/depressed. I am not sure what to do any help would be wonderful. Thank you!
Initial blood test -
The complete blood count has a normal WBC count of 7,300 (optimally between 5,000 and 8,000), The HCT
is 54.6%. The percentage of Eosinophils is 8% and above the optimal percentage of 2-3 %.
The chemistry shows a Glucose High 447 (74-145), SGPT High 224 (14-151) a liver enzyme, Alk Phos High
2267 (13-289) a bile duct enzyme, Cholesterol High 457 (98-300) can be elevated due to low thyroid (low
thyroid hormone function due to Cushing's Disease) or diet, Albumin High 4.4 (2.6-4.0) due to dehydration,
Potassium High 5.8 (3.4-5.6) due to dehydration. Chloride Low 97 (100-121). GGT High 36 (3-19) a liver
enzyme.
Low Dose Dexamethasone test -
Baseline Cortisone 4.8 (1.0-5.0)
4 hour Post Cortisol 3.4
8 hour Post Cortisol 7.1
She is currently taking 3.5u of insulin 2x daily and 5mg of vetoryl once a day (she is 11yrs old, 16 lbs and a Maltese/Lhasa mix).
Today she has been very lethargic/depressed. I am not sure what to do any help would be wonderful. Thank you!
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