Tablename: lab_tests
Contains information on tissue samples taken during the handling of an animals under study, and results of analysis run on those samples.
| Field name | Field type | Field length | Field description |
|---|---|---|---|
| lab_test_id | integer | None | Unique record id number. | sighting_id | integer | None | Link to the animal sighting during which the samples for the lab test were taken. | hct1 | double precision | None | Hematocrit result 1. (% of the blood volume) | hct2 | double precision | None | Hematocrit result 2. (% of the blood volume) | eb_vol | double precision | None | Evens blue injection volume (ml). | hb | double precision | None | Hemoglobin essay result (gm/dL) | mchc | double precision | None | Hemoglobin concentration per red blood cell. | pv | double precision | None | Blood plasma volume - result of Evens Blue (Liters). | tbv | double precision | None | Total blood volume - result of Evens Blue (Liters). | mb | double precision | None | Myoglobin count (g/100g tissue). | tbwi | double precision | None | Initial total body water (Liters). | tbwf | double precision | None | Final total body water (Liters). | twe | double precision | None | Total water efflux (mL/d). | twi | double precision | None | Total water influx (mL/d). | dee | double precision | None | Daily energy expenditure (Kj/d). | gt_qty | smallint | None | Number of the green-top tubes of blood taken. | tt_qty | smallint | None | Number of the tiger-top tubes of blood taken. | rt_qty | smallint | None | Number of the red-top tubes of blood taken. | blubber | boolean | None | True if blubber sample taken. | blubber_cmt | character | 1 | Position – L(left)or R(right) | muscle | boolean | None | True if muscle sample taken. | muscle_cmt | character | 1 | Position – L(left)or R(right) | nasal_swab | boolean | None | True if nasal swab sample taken. | whisker | boolean | None | True if whisker sample taken. | whisker_cmt | character varying | 256 | Position – L(left)or R(right) | fur | boolean | None | True if fur sample taken. | tissue | boolean | None | True if tissue sample taken. | dna | boolean | None | True if DNA sample taken. | enema | boolean | None | True if enema for intestinal contents performed. | edta_qty | smallint | None | Quantity of EDTA administered. | whisker_1 | character | 1 | Whisker location: left or right. L/R | whisker_2 | character | 2 | Whisker location: row. R1-R9 | whisker_3 | character | 1 | Whisker location: front or back. F/B | eb_batch | character varying | 10 | Evens blue solution batch code. | eb_time | timestamp without time zone | None | Evens blue time of solution injection. | eb_t1 | timestamp without time zone | None | Evens blue time of blood sample 1. | eb_t2 | timestamp without time zone | None | Evens blue time of blood sample 2. | eb_t3 | timestamp without time zone | None | Evens blue time of blood sample 3. | comments | character varying | 254 | Comments on the tests. | isotopes_used | boolean | None | "True" if enriched isotopes were injected or used during animal sighting. | eb | boolean | None | True if eb sample taken. | milk | boolean | None | True if milk sample taken. | hct | boolean | None | True if hct sample taken. | blood_collected | boolean | None | True if blood was collected. | blood_total_volume | double precision | None | None | blood_banked | boolean | None | True if blood sample was banked. | hct3 | double precision | None | Hematocrit result 3. (% of the blood volume) | hct4 | double precision | None | Hematocrit result 4. (% of the blood volume) |