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Experimental findings of Ilkiw(1987-88)

The following table summarises the data from the research of Ilkiw et al:

clinical signs
blood gases
other respiratory parameters
biochemistry
cardiovascular parameters
haematology
abbreviations

TABULATED SUMMARY OF ILKIW and TURNER's EXPERIMENTS

PARAMETER

CONTROL

STAGE 1 paresis

STAGE 2 unable to walk

STAGE 3 unable to right

STAGE 4 unable to right and lacking limb withdrawal reflexes

STAGE 5 moribund

article 1

article 2

article 3

article 4

-

n=10

n=14

n=6

n=7

n=4

n=5

n=5

n=7

n=4

n=6

n=5

n=7

n=4

n=3

n=4

n=7

n=4

n=6

n=4

n=7

n=5

-

n=4

the different colours represent the different treament groups used in each of Ilkiw's papers

all figures represent MEAN +/- SEM

* = p<0.05, ** = p<0.02, *** = p<0.01, **** = p<0.001

article 1 Ilkiw JE and Turner DM and Howlett CR (1987) Infestation on the dog by the paralysis tick Ixodes holocyclus 1. Clinical and histological findings. Australian Veterinary Journal 64 (5) 137-139. Staging system 1-5 as defined in table below.
article 2 Ilkiw JE and Turner DM CR (1987a) Infestation on the dog by the paralysis tick Ixodes holocyclus 2 Blood gas and pH, haematological and biochemical findings. Australian Veterinary Journal 64 (5) 139-141. Staging system as for article 1.
article 3 Ilkiw JE and Turner DM CR (1987b) Infestation on the dog by the paralysis tick Ixodes holocyclus 3 Respiratory Effects. Australian Veterinary Journal 64 (5) 142-144. Staging system as follows:
Stage 1 - the dogs showed paresis when walked
Stage 2 - the dogs were unable to stand but could right
Stage 3 - the dogs were unable to right
Stage 4 - moribund
article 4 Ilkiw JE and Turner DM CR (1988) Infestation on the dog by the paralysis tick Ixodes holocyclus 4 Cardiovascular Effects. Australian Veterinary Journal 65 (8) 232-235. Staging system as follows:
Stage 1 - the dogs showed ataxia when walked
Stage 2 - the dogs were unable to stand but could right themselves
Stage 3 - the dogs were unable to right themselves
Stage 4 - within 4 hours of death
Stage 5 - just prior to death

CLINICAL SIGNS

  control 1 2 3 4 5
 

paresis - The signs observed were firstly a change in character of the bark to a hoarse "husky" type and then a slight paresis of the hindlimbs. The dogs appeared alert, ate and drank normally and did not vomit. Coughing was observed in one dog. The character of respiration was normal.

unable to walk - The dogs were in lateral recumbency, but could right themselves and hold this position if prompted. They crawled around the floor, were alert and responded by tail-wagging when approached. Withdrawal reflexes were present in all limbs when interdigital skin was pinched. There was no apparent central awareness of pain when the skin of the neck or forelimbs was pinched, but painful stimulation elsewhere resulted in movement and the dogs would look at that area. The pupils were normal in size and responsive to light. Although the gag reflex was diminished, the dogs appeared to be able to swallow, as no saliva was noticed to pool on the floor. Two dogs vomited during this stage; one vomited white frothy material, while the other vomited bile-stained material. Retching could be elicited if food was placed in front of some dogs. There was a slight change in respiratory pattern with respiration becoming more noticeable.

unable to right - The dogs lay in lateral recumbency and despite attempts to right themselves were unable to do so. Withdrawal reflexes were usually present in all limbs, but were slower and weaker. There was no response to a painful stimulus to the neck, between the scapulae and along the forelimbs. The pupils were normal to dilated, but responsive to light. The nictitating membranes were half-way across the eyes. The gag reflex was depressed and saliva pooled on the floor in front of the dogs. Respiration was of a "grunting" type with forced expiration.

unable to right and lacking limb withdrawal reflexes - There were spontaneous movements of all limbs, although no response was observed to painful stimulation on the neck, thorax, forelimbs, and down the hindlimbs. Painful stimulus to the abdomen or the tail caused attempts at movement. In most dogs the pupils were dilated, the pupillary light reflex was absent in some cases and the nictitating membrane more than half-way across the eye. The gag reflex was depressed and pooling of saliva on the floor in front of the dogs was marked. There appeared to be loss of bladder control with urinary incontinence. Respiration was forced and "grunting" in type.

moribund - These dogs were within 2 h of death. All withdrawal reflexes had disappeared and the distal half of the tail was the only area which responded with movement to a painful stimulus. The gag reflex was depressed and there was marked pooling of saliva on the floor in front of the dogs. The pupils were dilated and pupillary light reflexes were absent. Respiration was forced and "grunting", the dogs appeared agitated and the limbs seemed to move with respiration. As this stage progressed, the lips were drawn back with each breath and the colour of the mucous membranes appeared grey. Respiration then became gasping and intermittent. The pupils were widely dilated and the corneas dry.

Temp C 38.61 +/-0.16 38.70 +/-0.11 38.58 +/-0.06 38.38 +/-0.21 37.92 +/-0.21 37.16 +/-1.01

BLOOD GASES

  CONTROL 1 2 3 4 5

PaO2 mmHg

92.22 +/- 1.63

97.45 +/- 3.69

88.13 +/-1.64

89.88 +/- 2.73

74.47 +/-5.26

55.64 +/-5.997***

  92.86 +/-1.18 78.18 +/-6.05 73.18 +/-4.20* 79.07 +/-7.64 57.94 +/-4.53***  
85.9 +/-2.3 85.9 +/-2.6 82.9 +/-4.2 80.5 +/-2.5 72.6 +/-4.4* 62.4 +/-2.8**
 
PaCO2 mmHg 30.78 +/-0.98 25.40 +/- 2.45 31.73 +/-2.45 31.00 +/-1.83 38.84 +/-4.75* 51.36 +/-3.35***
  32.32 +/-1.03 31.33 +/-1.10 32.10 +/-2.66 32.63 +/-0.49 38.0 +/-2.42  
33.9 +/-2.1 32.2 +/-2.6 33.3 +/-2.6 36.9 +/-1.7 36.8 +/-3.9 44.6 +/-1.5***
 

pHa

7.368 +/-0.008

7.395 +/-0.035

7.378 +/-0.010

7.390 +/-0.011

7.318 +/-0.016

7.203 +/-0.015***

  7.389 +/-0.006 7.358 +/-0.018 7.359 +/-0.025 7.329 +/-0.008 7.314 +/-0.017*  
7.405 +/-0.004 7.424 +/- 0.009 7.395 +/-0..017 7.385 +/-0.009 7.353 +/-0.011** 7.302 +/-0.025*
 

Std HCO3 mmol/L

19.61 +/-0.47

19.20 +/- 0.87

20.08 +/-0.45

19.98 +/-0.20

19.75 +/-0.78

17.74 +/-0.54***

  21.23 +/-0.60 19.45 +/-0.91**** 20.35 +/-1.45 18.60 +/-0.85 19.55 +/-0.61**  

PAO2-PaO2 mmHg

17.35 +/-1.03

33.25 +/-5.9

37.35 +/-1.48***

30.77 +/-7.82

45.42 +/-2.71****

 

OTHER RESPIRATORY PARAMETERS

  CONTROL 1 2 3 4 5

f BPM

29.9 +/-2.5

20.2 +/-1.4***

18.3 +/-1.9***

12.7 +/-0.7**

13.3 +/-1.1***

 

VE mL

213.6 +/-34.9

200.6 +/-53.4

193.4 +/-38.3

224.7 +/-84.4

199.8 +/-51.6

 

V'E L

5.686 +/-0.791

3.912 +/-0.937

3.651 +/-0.554

2.954 +/- 1.263**

2.556 +/-0.592***

 

tE sec

1.29 +/-0.09

1.90 +/-0.09***

1.87 +/-0.28*

2.53 +/-0.30

2.68 +/-0.44***

 

FECO2 mmHg

15.02 +/-0.44

12.50 +/-0.83

13.80 +/-1.08

11.40 +/-1.40

16.00 +/-1.07

 

BIOCHEMISTRY

  CONTROL 1 2 3 4 5
NNa mmol/L 146.6 +/-0.4 145.5 +/-1.3 146.3 +/-0.5 146.3 +/-0.6 144.5 +/-0.9 144.0 +/-2.6
 
K mmol/L 4.51 +/-0.07 4.48 +/-0.11 3.90 +/-0.12** 4.08 +/-0.14 3.83 +/-0.13** 4.04 +/-0.40
 
Ca mmol/L 2.61 +/-0.01 2.59 +/-0.04 2.53 +/-0.02 2.53 +/-0.08 2.55 +/-0.05 2.60 +/-0.07
 
Mg mmol/L 0.77 +/-0.02 0.75 +/-0.04 0.71 +/-0.02 0.71 +/-0.03 0.079 +/-0.08 0.92 +/-0.12
 
PO4 mmol/L 1.32 +/-0.04 1.53 +/-0.15 1.28 +/-0.10 1.43 +/-0.14 1.82 +/-0.11 2.23 +/-0.12***
 
TP g/L 65.5 +/-0.7 67.8 +/-2.0* 66.3 +/-0.9 66.8 +/-1.3 69.8 +/-3.9 74.6 +/-4.8
 
ALB g/L 29.4 +/-0.4 29.5 +/-1.2 27.3 +/-1.0** 28.3 +/-1.7 28.3 +/-1.3 29.8 +/-1.6
 
TCO2 mmol/L 20.96 +/-0.77 15.32 +/-1.92 17.18 +/-0.39 17.40 +/-0.73*** 19.70 +/-0.80 17.86 +/-0.99
 
U mmol/L 6.50 +/-0.50 4.21 +/-0.36 3.57 +/-0.39* 3.50 +/-0.46** 4.46 +/-0.50* 4.86 +/- 0.79
 
CHOL mmol/L 4.79 +/- 0.20 5.11 +/-0.14 5.61 +/-0.51 5.14 +/-0.24 6.99 +/-1.00*** 6.85 +/-0.82*
 
GLUC mmol/L 6.13 +/-0.14 6.24 +/-0.52 6.99 +/-0.03*** 6.56 +/-0.24** 9.94 +/-2.41*** 11.26 +/-2.64
 
AP u/L 52.8 +/-6.7 63.8 +/-16.9 82.3 +/-14.8 64.3 +/-19.6 58.3 +/-7.6 64.8 +/-8.8
 
TBIL umol/L 5.81 +/-0.17 3.93 +/-0.51 3.42 +/-0.00**** 2.56 +/-0.51**** 2.22 +/-1.03 1.71 +/-1.03*
 
CPK u/L 22.3 +/-1.9 19.3 +/-5.3 27.3 +/-4.8 57.8 +/-35.0 22.8 +/-5.7 223.0 +/-152.4***
 
CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS
  CONTROL 1 2 3 4 5
HR b/min 102 +/-9 135 +/-16* 128 +/-15 128 +/-16 111 +/-10 78 +/-3
 
AP mmHg 94.5 +/-1.9 111.8 +/-2.1*** 122.4 +/-4.2** 122.8 +/-5.6* 135.5 +/-6.0** 134.3 +/-7.4*
 
PA mmHg 12.5 +/-0.7 12.6 +/-1.3 16.2 +/-1.2* 18.8 +/-2.8* 20.5 +/-1.2*** 16.5 +/-1.4
 
LA mmHg 4.7 n=3 5.0 n=2 4.5 n=2 5.0 n=2 4.5 n=2 9.5 n=2
 
AF L/min 3.5 +/-0.2 3.0 +/-0.4 2.7 +/-0.2* 2.6 +/-0.5 3.2 +/-0.3 3.0 +/-0.8
 
CO mL/min/kg 123 +/-9 105 +/-17 93 +/-11* 93 +/-22 112 +/-13 107 +/-34
 
SV mL/kg 1.23 +/-0.09 0.85 +/- 0.22 0.78 +/-0.15* 0.86 +/-0.36 1.07 +/-0.24 0.33 +/-0.37
 
SVR arbitrary units 0.80 +/-0.07 1.15 +/-0.14* 1.39 +/-0.16* 1.56 +/-0.36 1.26 +/-0.14* 1.65 +/-0.43
 
PDP mmHg 7.3 n=3 9.5 n=2 10.5 n=2 9.5 n=2 14.0 n=2 6.0 n=2
 
PVR arbitrary units 0.06 n=3 0.10 n=2 0.12 n=2 0.12 n=2 0.15 n=2 0.10 n=2
 
dP/dT:llT /sec^2 2950 +/-190 2860 +/-190 2700 +/-280 2200 +/-480 2510 +/-130 3060 +/-300
 
PVO2 mmHg 38.1 +/-1.0 41.3 +/-0.8* 40.7 +/-1.3 41.0 +/-1.8 41.5 +/-1.2* 39.4 +/-0.5
 
PVCO2 mmHg 37.1 +/-2.1 36.4 +/-2.1 36.9 +/-2.6 40.5 +/-2.5 40.0 +/3.1 47.0 +/-2.2***
 
pHV 7.385 +/-0.004 7.397 +/-0.012 7.372 +/-0.014 7.364 +/-0.005 7.316 +/-0.011** 7.295 +/-0.016**
 
heart rhythm abnormalities n=7   vent tachy(dog#1)

normal (#2)

sinus tachy (#6)

sinus arrhyth with episodic vent beats (#1)

sinus tachy (#6)

sinus tachy (#7)

normal (#1)

sinus tachy (#2)

sinus arrest (#4)

sinus tachy (#6)

PVC progressing to multifocal vent tachy (#6)

sinus brady, sinus arrest, occas vent escaoe beats (#1)

normal (#2)

normal (#4)

vent tachy (#5)

sinus tachy (#6)

normal with wandering pacemaker progressing to vent tachy (#7)

sinus arrest (#8?)

sinus brady (#2)

sinus brady, sinus arrest (#4)

AV dissociation with synchrony then atrial standstill with vent ectopic beats (#5)

Configuration abnormalitites   T wave amplitude increased (#2) S-T segment depression (#1) S-T segment depression (#1)

T wave amplitude increased (#2)

Overall amplitude decreased(#4)

biphasic T waves (#2)

mild Q-T segment prolongation (#4)

T wave amplitude increased (#6)

Overall amplitude decreased (#8?)

T wave amplitude increased, R wave disappearance (#2)

T wave amplitude increased, mild Q-T prolongation (#4)

 
heart rate beats/min + PaO2 mmHg 70-160 + 80-106 (normal range) 160 + 106 (#1)

110 + 92 (#2)

170 + 94 (#6)

110 +84 (#1)

170 + 86 (#6)

165 + 67 (#7)

100 + 95 (#1)

165 + 92 (#2)

100 + 84 (#4)

170 + 76 (#6)

+ 68 (#6?)

60 + 70 (#1)

130 +72 (#2)

110 + 72 (#4)

160 + 68 (#5)

165 + 47 (#6)

70 +67 (#7)

80 + 94 (#8?)

50 + 25 (#2)

50 +33 (#4)

80 +19 #5)

HAEMATOLOGY
  CONTROL 1 2 3 4 5
PCV L/L 0.46 +/-0.01 n=10   0.50 +/-0.02 n=5
 
TPP g/L 67.8 +/-1.1 n=10   75.8 +/-4.3 n=5
 
Hb g/L 147.1 +/-3.4 n=10   166.8 +/-7.7** n=5
 
RBC x10^12/L 6.36 +/-0.16 n=10   6.80 +/-0.30 n=5
 
WBC x10^9/L 15.38 +/-1.15 n=10   20.82 +/-4.84 n=5
 
ABBREVIATIONS
pHa = arterial pH

AF = mean aortic flow

ALB = albumin

AP = mean arterial pressure

AP = alkaline phosphatase

Ca = calcium

CHOL = cholesterol

CO = cardiac output

CPK = creatine phosphokinase

dP/dt:llT = myocardial contracility

f = respiratory rate

GLUC = glucose

Hb = haemoglobin

K = potasium

LA = mean left atrial pressure

Mg = magnesium

Na = sodium

PA = mean pulmonary artery pressure

PaCO2 = arterial carbon dioxide

PaO2 = arterial oxygen tension

PAO2-PaO2 = alveolar -arterial oxygen tension difference

PCV = packed cell volume

PDP = pulmonary driving pressure

pHv = mixed venous pH

PO4 = phosphate

PvCO2 = mixed venous CO2

PvO2 = mixed venous oxygen tension

PVP = pulmonary vascular resistance

RBC = total red blood cell count

Std HCO3 = standard bicarbonate

SV = stroke volume

SVR = systemic vascular resistance

TBIL = total bilirubin

TCO2 = total carbon dioxide

tE = expiratory time

TPP = total plasma protein

U = urea

VE = expiratory volume

V'E = expiratory minute volume

WBC = total white blood cell count