Clinical Pathology for the Veterinary Team

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.
Key features:Helps team members understand clinical diagnostic tests for small animal patientsOffers specific advice on quality control, handling blood samples, identifying potential artifacts, and evaluating blood filmsBuilds skills in monitoring patients and communicating with clientsProvides a thorough grounding in the disease process, symptoms, diagnostics, and treatment protocolsIncludes a DVD with interactive cases allowing technical team members to practice the concepts discussed in the book through virtual cases

Spis treści:
1. Sample Handling & Lab Standardization – Developing Standard Operating Procedures
2. Components of a normal Complete Blood Count
3. Hematology: The erythrocytes, white blood cells and the 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 a nd 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 Adrenal Testing
12. Blood Gas
13. Coagulation
14. Emergency Diagnostics – A discussion of Shock and Clinical Diagnostics
15. Obtaining samples from Different Body System and Evaluating Cytology

Nota biograficzna:
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.

Okładka tylna:
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.
Key features:Helps team members understand clinical diagnostic tests for small animal patientsOffers specific advice on quality control, handling blood samples, identifying potential artifacts, and evaluating blood filmsBuilds skills in monitoring patients and communicating with clientsProvides a thorough grounding in the disease process, symptoms, diagnostics, and treatment protocolsIncludes a DVD with interactive cases allowing technical team members to practice the concepts discussed in the book through virtual cases