Veterinary Laboratory Medicine: Interpretation and Diagnosis

Veterinary Laboratory Medicine: Interpretation and Diagnosis is designed to indicate which tests are most clinically useful for the dog, cat, horse, and ruminant, with suggestions for diagnostic applications and interpretations of results. It provides differential diagnostic considerations using algorithms and tables. This book is clinically-oriented and user-friendly. The information provided in this book is ideal for the instruction and diagnostic application of the elements that comprise laboratory medicine.

Table of Contents: Part I: General Discussions; 1 Introduction to Laboratory Medicine; 2 Hematology Procedures; 3 Hematopoieis and Examination of the Bone Marrow; 4 Evaluation of Erythrocyte Disorders; 5 Evaluation of Leukocyte Disorders; 6 Evaluation of Hemostasis: Coagulation and Platelet Disorders; 7 Immunohematology; 8 Clinical Chemistry; 9 Evaluation of Plasma Proteins; 10 Hepatobiliary and Skeletal Muscle Enzymes and Liver Function Tests; 11 Evaluation of Exocrine Pancreatic and Intestinal Disorders; 12 Evaluation of Endocrine Function, Bone and Mineral Metabolism, and Lipid Metabnolism; 13 Evaluation of Renal Function and Urine; 14 Evaluation of Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders; 15 Evaluation of Fluids: Effusions, Synovial Fluid, and Cerebrospinal Fluid; 16 Management and Classification of Tissue Specimens Obtained By Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy; Part II: Case Histories; Part III: Algorithms; Part IV: Appendix: Reference Intervals and Conversion; Tables; Index.    

Third Edition. 368 pages. 146 illustrations. Softcover. Published by Saunders, now part of Elsevier. May be difficult to get hold of. Available from Amazon. 

ISBN-13: 978-0-7216-8926-5

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