Full Description
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, this essential bench-side reference for in-house laboratories helps technical team members to consistently achieve high-quality results in small animal lab work. 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.
Contents
About the Authors ix
Foreword xi
1. Sample Handling and Laboratory Standardization—Developing Standard Operating Procedures 1
2. Components of the Complete Blood Count 19
3. Hematology: The Erythrocytes, White Blood Cells, and Immune System 33
4. Abnormalities in the Red and White Blood Cell Populations 45
5. Renal Physiology and Anatomy, Clinical Diagnostics, and Disease 75
6. Liver Physiology and Anatomy, Clinical Diagnostics, and Disease 93
7. Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Physiology and Anatomy, Clinical Diagnostics, and Disease 105
8. Electrolyte Physiology, Function, and Derangement 119
9. Components of the Urinalysis 129
10. Evaluating the Urinalysis with Disease Conditions 139
11. Adrenal Function and Testing 151
12. Blood Gas 167
13. Coagulation 175
14. Emergency Diagnostics—A Discussion of Shock and Clinical Diagnostics 183
15. Obtaining Samples from Different Body Systems and Evaluating Cytology 193
Appendix A: Tables 207
Appendix B: Clinical Pathology for the Veterinary Team DVD Instructions 237
Appendix C: Case Worksheet for Clinical Pathology Cases 247
Additional Resources 257
Glossary 259
Index 271
