Veterinary Laboratory Medicine Clinical Biochemistry and Haematology

by Kerr, Morag G.

• ISBN13: 9780632040230
• ISBN10: 0632040238
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-21
• 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.

Author Biography

Dr. Morag G. Kerr, BVMS, BSc, PhD, CBiol, FlBiol, MRCVS, spent six years as Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Pathology at the Royal Veterinary College, where she set up the first final year elective course in the subject in the UK. She joined Vetlab Services as Chief Scientist in 1988 and became a partner in 1993.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Part I: Haematology
The Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes)	3	(32)
The Platelets (Thrombocytes) and the Coagulation Factors	35	(14)
The White Blood Cells (Leucocytes)	49	(24)
Part II: Clinical Biochemistry
Introduction to Clinical Biochemistry	69	(4)
The Plasma Proteins	73	(8)
The Electrolytes	81	(10)
The Minerals	91	(10)
The Nitrogenous Substances	101	(10)
Carbohydrate Metabolism	111	(16)
Bilirubin and Fat Metabolism	127	(8)
Clinical Enzymology - Plasma Enzymes in Diagnosis	135	(14)
Diagnostic Endocrinology	149	(20)
Non-blood Body Fluids	169	(12)
Feline Virus Testing	181	(18)
Part III: Systematic Investigation
Investigation on an Individual Organ Basis	199	(10)
Diagnostic Profiling and Pattern Recognition	209	(34)
Part IV: Practical Laboratory Medicine
Sample Collection and Use of External Laboratories	243	(32)
Side-room Testing in the Veterinary Practice	275	(32)
The `Practice Laboratory'	307	(48)
Suggested Further Readings	355	(2)
Index	357