Description
Book SynopsisVeterinary 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.
Trade ReviewFrom reviews of the first edition:
'The publication is extremely timely and the title is perceptive because throughout the book the laboratory is presented as one of the inputs of diagnosis and prognosis, part of the range of information to be assimilated in clinical judgement and decision making. This is a clinician's book written by a first rate clinical pathologist.' -
Journal of Small Animal Practice 'Veterinary surgeons who require a handy guide to laboratory work and students studying laboratory medicine and clinical pathology should find this book invaluable.' - Veterinary Practice Management
Table of ContentsIntroduction vii
Part I: Haematology
1 The Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes) 3
2 The Platelets (Thrombocytes) and the Coagulation Factors 35
3 The White Blood Cells (Leucoytes) 49
Part II: Clinical Biochemistry
Introduction to Clinical Biochemistry 69
4 The Plasma Proteins 73
5 The Electrolytes 81
6 The Minerals 91
7 The Nitrogenous Substances 101
8 Carbohydrate Metabolism 111
9 Bilirubin and Fat Metabolism 127
10 Clinical Enzymology – Plasma Enzymes in Diagnosis 135
11 Diagnosis Endocrinology 149
12 Non-Blood Body Fluids 169
13 Feline Virus Testing 181
Part III: Systematic Invesigation
14 Investigation on an Individual Organ Basis 199
15 Diagnosis Profiling and Pattern Recognition 209
Part IV: Practical Laboratory Medicine
16 Sample collection and Use of External Laboratories 243
17 Side-Room Testing in the Veterinary Practice 275
18 The ‘Practice Laboratory’ 307
Suggested Further Reading 355
Index 357
