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.
Contents - 1. Sample Handling and Laboratory Standardization—Developing Standard Operating Procedures
- 3. Hematology: The Erythrocytes, White Blood Cells, and Immune System
- 4. Abnormalities in the Red and White Blood Cell Populations
- 5. Renal Physiology and Anatomy, Clinical Diagnostics, and Disease
- 6. Liver Physiology and Anatomy, Clinical Diagnostics, and Disease
- 7. Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Physiology and Anatomy, Clinical Diagnostics, and Disease
- 8. Electrolyte Physiology, Function, and Derangement
- 9. Components of the Urinalysis
- 10. Evaluating the Urinalysis with Disease Conditions
- 11. Adrenal Function and Testing
- 12. Blood Gas
- 13. Coagulation
- 14. Emergency Diagnostics—A Discussion of Shock and Clinical Diagnostics
- 15. Obtaining Samples from Different Body Systems and Evaluating Cytology
Appendices
- Appendix A: Tables
- Appendix B: Clinical Pathology for the Veterinary Team DVD Instructions
- Appendix C: Case Worksheet for Clinical Pathology Cases
- Additional Resources
- Glossary
- Index
About the Authors
- Andrew J. Rosenfeld, DVM, ABVP is the cofounder and head instructor of VTEC, an education corporation that specializes in seminar training for the hospital team. Dr. Rosenfeld has also written the Veterinary Medical Team Handbook, a training a resource manual for the medical team (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007).
- Sharon M. Dial, DVM, PHD, Diplomate ACVP (Clinical and Anatomic Pathology) is an Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology at the University of Arizona.
Book Details
- Paperback: 296 pages
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (July 13, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0813810086
- ISBN-13: 978-0813810089
- Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.7 x 0.7 inches
List Price: $66.99