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This new edition of a must-have manual, edited by Elizabeth Villiers, Jelena Ristic and Laura Blackwood, features new case studies and updated images. There is an increased focus on principles, testing and interpreting results as well as sampling, genetic testing and diagnosing genetic and inherited diseases. Fully revised and expanded, this manual contains not just advice for the busy practitioner, but also for the concerned owner and how they can play a part in the treatment of their pet.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
In-house versus external testing
Quality assurance and interpretation of laboratory data
Introduction to haematology
Disorders of erythrocytes
Disorders of leucocytes
Disorders of haemostasis
Disorders of plasma proteins
Electrolyte imbalances
Blood gas analysis and acid--base disorders
Urine analysis
Renal disorders
Laboratory evaluation of hepatic disease
Laboratory testing in GI disease
Laboratory evaluation of exocrine pancreatic disease
Laboratory evaluation of lipid disorders
Laboratory evaluation of hyperglycaemia and hypoglycaemia
Laboratory evaluation of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism
Laboratory diagnosis of adrenal diseases
Laboratory evaluation of the reproductive system
Laboratory investigation of cardiac disease
Diagnostic cytology
Body cavity effusions
Lab evaluation of joint disease
Laboratory evaluation of muscle disease
Laboratory evaluation of cerebrospinal fluid
Laboratory evaluation of skin and ear disease
Diagnosis of bacterial, fungal and mycobacterial diseases
Diagnosis of viral infections
Diagnosis of protozoal and arthropod-borne disease
Diagnosis of inherited disease
Appendices
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Elizabeth Villiers BVSc FRCPath DipECVCP CertSAM Cert VR MRCVSEuropean Specialist in Veterinary Clinical Pathology
Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists
Head of Dick White Referrals Diagnostics Clinical Pathology Laboratory, UK
Jelena Ristic BVetMed DSAM CertVC MRCVSAxiom Veterinary Laboratories, UK
Zusammenfassung
This new edition of a must-have manual, edited by Elizabeth Villiers, Jelena Ristic and Laura Blackwood, features new case studies and updated images. There is an increased focus on principles, testing and interpreting results as well as sampling, genetic testing and diagnosing genetic and inherited diseases. Fully revised and expanded, this manual contains not just advice for the busy practitioner, but also for the concerned owner and how they can play a part in the treatment of their pet.
