Veterinary Laboratory Medicine : Interpretation and Diagnosis

by Meyer & Harvey

• ISBN13: 9780721689265
• ISBN10: 0721689264
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-18
• Publisher: Saunders

Summary

This book is designed to indicate which tests are most clinically useful for the dog, cat, horse, and ruminant, with suggestions for diagnostic applications and interpretations of results. It provides differential diagnostic considerations using algorithms and tables. Practical, clinically-oriented, user-friendly information is ideal for the instruction and diagnostic application of the elements that comprise laboratory medicine. · Logical organization makes it easy to locate specific tests. · Coverage addresses the dog, cat, horse, and ruminant. · Each chapter begins with a summary or introduction leading into the more detailed aspects of the material. · Full-color illustrations enhance the chapters on Cytology and Hematology. · Four case histories per chapter are conveniently located in a section at the end of the book. · Algorithms are placed in a separate section at the back of the book with a table of contents for quick reference. · Reference Intervals provide normal hematology and serum chemistry values. · Conversion Tables convert conventional units to SI units. · All the chapters have been updated with new material. · Four pages of full-color illustrations have been added to enhance the cytology chapter.

Table of Contents

General Discussions
Introduction to Laboratory Medicine	p. 3
Hematology Procedures	p. 14
Hematopoiesis and Evaluation of Bone Marrow	p. 27
Evaluation of Erythrocytic Disorders	p. 47
Evaluation of Leukocytic Disorders	p. 82
Evaluation of Hemostasis: Coagulation and Platelet Disorders	p. 107
Immunohematology	p. 132
Clinical Chemistry	p. 145
Evaluation of Plasma Proteins	p. 156
Hepatobiliary and Skeletal Muscle Enzymes and Liver Function Tests	p. 169
Evaluation of Exocrine Pancreatic and Intestinal Disorders	p. 193
Evaluation of Endocrine Function, Bone and Mineral Metabolism, and Lipid Metabolism	p. 200
Evaluation of Renal Function and Urine	p. 225
Evaluation of Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders	p. 237
Evaluation of Fluids: Effusions, Synovial Fluid, and Cerebrospinal Fluid	p. 245
Management and Classification of Tissue Specimens Obtained with Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy	p. 251
Case Histories	p. 261
Algorithms	p. 281
Appendix: Reference Intervals and Conversion Tables	p. 305
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