Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Techniques for Veterinary Technicians (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Barger, Anne M.; Macneill, Amy L.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Techniques for Veterinary Technicians provides a comprehensive reference of laboratory procedures featuring 'how-to' information as it pertains to small animals, horses, and cattle. * An inclusive reference on laboratory procedures pertaining to small animals, horses and cattle * Provides information on hematology, hemostasis, clinical chemistry, urinalysis, parasitology, and fecal testing * Features high-quality photographs labelled with magnification and stain information, which clearly depict cellular morphology, inclusions and infectious organisms * Offers key objectives, technician tip boxes, case examples and a glossary of key terms * A companion website provides images from the book for download, instructor questions and answer key to multiple choice questions in the book

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118774809
• Artikelnr.: 43589560

Autorenporträt

Anne M. Barger, DVM, DACVP is Clinical Professor of Pathobiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is the section head for clinical pathology for the University of Illinois Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and is an editorial board member of Veterinary Clinical Pathology. Amy L. MacNeill, DVM, DACVP graduated from the University of Florida with a doctorate in veterinary medicine in 1998, became a board-certified veterinary pathologist in 2004, and was awarded a PhD in virology and immunology in 2005. That same year, she joined the faculty at the University of Illinois as Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathobiology and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology at Colorado State University.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors ix Preface xi About the Companion Website xiii Chapter
1 Getting Started with Clinical Pathology 1 Introduction 2 Standard
Equipment 2 Standard Supplies 11 Sample Types 14 Sample Storage and
Preparation 15 Basic Laboratory Safety 15 Multiple Choice Questions 17
Chapter 2 Hematology 19 Introduction 21 Components of Peripheral Blood 22
Blood Cell Parameters 22 Erythrocytes 24 Leukocytes 38 Platelets 50
Atypical Cells in the Peripheral Blood 53 Blood Parasites 54 Hematology
Methods 58 Further Reading 71 Multiple Choice Questions 74 Chapter 3
Hemostasis 75 Introduction 77 Physiology 77 Diagnostic Testing 84 Further
Reading 91 Multiple Choice Questions 94 Chapter 4 Clinical Chemistry 95
Introduction 97 Available Testing 97 Sample Preparation 97 Sample Quality
101 Clinical Chemistry Health Profiles 105 Further Reading 138 Multiple
Choice Questions 140 Chapter 5 Urinalysis 141 Introduction 142 Urine
Production 142 Further Reading 173 Multiple Choice Questions 175 Chapter 6
Parasitology 177 Introduction 179 Classifications of Parasites 179 Parasite
Identification 213 Further Reading 224 Multiple Choice Questions 225
Chapter 7 Minimizing Laboratory Errors in Veterinary Practice 227
Introduction 228 Laboratory Considerations 228 Laboratory Area 230 Types of
Laboratory Error 231 Summary 242 Further Reading 242 Multiple Choice
Questions 244 Glossary of Terms 245 Index 255