Veterinary Laboratory Medicine, 2nd Edition

by Morag G. Kerr (Scottish Agricultural College )

• ISBN13: 9780470779958
• ISBN10: 0470779950
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-04-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Veterinary Laboratory Medicine covers all aspects of basic clinical biochemistry and haematology, and includes test-by-test interpretation of laboratory results. Information is provided on sampling techniques, the selection and use of an external laboratory, as well as near-patient testing and the practice laboratory. Also included are step-by-step instructions for most commonly used point-of-care tests, a guide to the evaluation of instruments for in-practice use, and a detailed explanation of the principles of impedance counting and photometric analysis. The book will be ideal for practitioners who require a guide to laboratory work, and for veterinary students studying laboratory medicine and clinical pathology. The second edition has been fully updated to reflect advances in diagnostic techniques, and includes new chapters on diagnostic endocrinology and feline virus testing as well as a much expanded chapter on diagnostic profiling and pattern recognition.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Haematology

The Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes)

The Platelets (Thrombocytes) and the Coagulation Factors

The White Blood Cells (Leucocytes)

Clinical Biochemistry

Introduction to Clinical Biochemistry

The Plasma Proteins

The Electrolytes

The Minerals

The Nitrogenous Substances

Carbohydrate Metabolism

Bilirubin and Fat Metabolism

Clinical Enzymology - Plasma Enzymesin Diagnosis

Diagnostic Endocrinology

Non-Blood Body Fluids

Feline Virus Testing

SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATION

Investigation on an Individual Organ Basis

Diagnostic Profiling and Pattern Recognition

PRACTICAL LABORATORY

Sample Collection and Use of External Laboratories

Side-Room Testing in the Veterinary Practice

The æPractice LaboratoryÆ

Suggested Further Reading

Index

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