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Establishment of physiological reference interval (RI) is important for health status evaluation, disease screening and diagnosis, and the effect assessment of clinical therapy. Currently, there is no review on methodology of RI establishment in China. Therefore, by reviewing of literatures on methodology of RI establishment, this article comprehensively described the purpose and significance of RI establishment,its statistical methods of calculation and its application. Three methods are commonly used for RI calculation: the nonparametric, parametric and robust estimate. Researchers may use a specific method based on research purpose and the characteristics of the data. This review provides methodological reference for RI establishment in China and also some guidelines to better understand the meaning of physiological constant RI in health practices.

Abstract Background Blood biochemistry and reference intervals help to differentiate between healthy and ill dogs as well as to provide information for the prognosis, evaluation, and monitoring; however, these intervals are often obtained from adult animals. It is essential to understand that puppies and adults are physiologically different, which justifies the need to obtain age-specific biochemical reference intervals. The aim of this research was to assess the potential effect of age, sex, body size, and their interaction on routine biochemical analytes and physiological constants (body temperature, heart rate, and respiratory rate). To carry out the research, we selected 197 healthy dogs of both sexes and different body sizes (small, medium and large) classified by age: group I (4–8 wk), group II (9–24 wk), group III (25–52 wk), and group IV (> 52 wk). The biochemical analysis included the measurement of the enzymatic activity of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and the concentrations of cholesterol, triglycerides, total proteins, albumin, globulins, glucose, urea, and creatinine. Statistical analyses used analysis of variance (ANOVA) and a general linear model (GLM), which allows the comparison of multiple factors at two or more levels (p 0.05). Conclusions Some biochemical components are influenced by age. For this reason, this manuscript contributes with additional data for the clinical interpretation of blood biochemical results in puppies.

Background: Blood biochemistry and reference intervals help to differentiate between healthy and ill dogs as well as to provide information for the prognosis, evaluation, and monitoring; however, these intervals are often obtained from adult animals. It is essential to understand that puppies and adults are physiologically different, which justifies the need to obtain age-specific biochemical reference intervals. The aim of this research was to assess the potential effect of age, sex, body size, and their interaction on routine biochemical analytes and physiological constants (body temperature, heart rate, and respiratory rate). To carry out the research, we selected 197 healthy dogs of both sexes and different body sizes (small, medium and large) classified by age: group I (4–8 wk), group II (9–24 wk), group III (25–52 wk), and group IV (> 52 wk). The biochemical analysis included the measurement of the enzymatic activity of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and the concentrations of cholesterol, triglycerides, total proteins, albumin, globulins, glucose, urea, and creatinine. Statistical analyses used analysis of variance (ANOVA) and a general linear model (GLM), which allows the comparison of multiple factors at two or more levels (p < 0.05). Results: The results of this study showed that ALT, total protein, albumin, globulin, urea, creatinine, and body temperature levels were lower in puppies than in adult dogs of group IV (p < 0.05), while the enzymatic activity of ALP, LDH, glucose concentration, and heart rate were higher. Whereas sex, body size and the interaction did not show a significant effect (p > 0.05). Conclusions: Some biochemical components are influenced by age. For this reason, this manuscript contributes with additional data for the clinical interpretation of blood biochemical results in puppies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Para determinar los cambios hemodinámicos, y fisiológicos y la recuperación en dos protocolos anestésicos, en hembras caninas sanas durante ovariohisterectomia (OVH) electiva, se utilizaron dos grupos de animales, a cada uno de los cuales se les asignó un protocolo anestésico: Grupo I (fentanil+ etomidato), grupo II (fentanil + tiopental). En ambos grupos el mantenimiento se hizo con isoflurano. Cada cinco minutos durante el procedimiento quirúrgico se midieron las siguientes variables: frecuencia cardíaca, frecuencia respiratoria, temperatura, dióxido de carbono expirado, presión arterial no invasiva, saturación de oxígeno. Las variables que presentaron significancia, desde el punto de vista estadístico, fueron: temperatura, con una media en el protocolo I de 37.7 ± 1.4, y de 38.0 ± 1.2 en el protocolo II (pTo determine the hemodynamic and physiologic changes and the characteristics of the recuperation phase in two anesthetic protocols to be used in healthy female dogs for elective ovariohisterectomy, two groups of animals were used in order to test two protocols: Group I was given fentanyl + ethomidato and group II fentanyl + thiopental. For maintenance isofluorane was used in both groups. The following variables were measured at five minute intervals during the surgical procedure: cardiac frequency, breathing frequency, temperature, expired carbon dioxide, non- invasive blood pressure and oxygen saturation. Statistically, temperature and capnography were the only ones yielding significant results: temperature presented an average of 37.7 ± 1.4, in protocol I and 38.0 ± 1.2 in protocol II (p