Clinical Pathology for the Veterinary Team

✍ Scribed by Andrew J. Rosenfeld, Sharon M. Dial

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 298
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Clinical Pathology for the Veterinary Team is a concise, reliable resource for technical team members performing clinical diagnostic evaluation. Focusing on sample handling, machinery calibration, normal physiology and anatomy, clinical diagnostics, and disease processes, the book helps technical team members to consistently achieve high-quality results in small animal lab work. An essential bench-side reference for in-house laboratories, the book includes a DVD with interactive cases to build skills in reading and interpreting digital slides.With chapters on blood counts, chemistry, urinalysis and electrolytes, advanced diagnostics, and cytology, Clinical Pathology for the Veterinary Team offers key technical information for consistently obtaining and evaluating samples. The book is a practical resource for anyone performing lab work, including veterinary technicians, technician and veterinary students, and veterinarians.

✦ Table of Contents

Title page......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 9
About the Authors......Page 11
Foreword......Page 13
Sample handling and laboratory standardization—developing standard operating procedures......Page 15
Components of the complete blood count......Page 33
Hematology: the erythrocytes, white blood cells, and immune system......Page 47
Abnormalities in the red and white blood cell populations......Page 59
Renal physiology and anatomy, clinical diagnostics, and disease......Page 89
Liver physiology and anatomy, clinical diagnostics, and disease......Page 107
Pancreatic and gastrointestinal physiology and anatomy, clinical diagnostics, and disease......Page 119
Electrolyte physiology, function, and derangement......Page 133
Components of the urinalysis......Page 143
Evaluating the urinalysis with disease conditions......Page 153
Adrenal functi1on and testing......Page 165
Blood Gas......Page 181
Coagulation......Page 189
Emergency diagnostics—a discussion of shock and clinical diagnostics......Page 197
Obtaining samples from different body systems and evaluating cytology......Page 207
Appendix a......Page 221
Appendix b......Page 251
Appendix c......Page 261
Additional resources......Page 271
Glossary......Page 273
Index......Page 285