Full Description
This book provides in-depth information about common clinical laboratory assays that are used to evaluate domestic mammals, including what assays measure, sample or assay conditions that affect results, and what results indicate about the physiologic or pathologic state of a patient. Whenever possible, diseases and conditions are grouped by common mechanisms or processes to promote a conceptual understanding of laboratory data that can be generally applied across many species. New to the second edition are additional disorders, diagnostic tests, illustrations, images, references, and pathophysiologic explanations. This text has proven valuable to students and veterinarians wanting a fundamental understanding of veterinary clinical pathology.
Contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgments ix
1 Introductory Concepts 3
2 Leukocytes 53
3 Erythrocytes 107
4 Platelets 223
5 Hemostasis 259
6 Bone Marrow and Lymph Node 323
7 Proteins 369
8 Urinary System 415
9 Monovalent Electrolytes and Osmolality 495
10 Blood Gases, Blood pH, and Strong Ion Difference 559
11 Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, and Their Regulatory Hormones 593
12 Enzymes 639
13 Liver Function 675
14 Glucose, Ketoamines, and Related Regulatory Hormones 707
15 Exocrine Pancreas and Intestine 739
16 Lipids 763
17 Thyroid Function 783
18 Adrenocortical Function 805
19 Cavitary Effusions 831
* Color plates between pages 494 and 495
Index 869
