The uniform presentation of information, arranged alphabetically from abdominal radiographs to zinc tests, allows the reader to gain easy access to vital information, making this an ideal reference to be used in a clinical setting.

Contents

1. Getting the most out of your diagnostic lab
2. General principles for performing Blood tests
3. General principles for performing Urine tests
4. General principles for performing fecal tests
5. General principles for performing Radiographic Procedures
6. General principles for performing Ultrasound Procedures
7. General principles for performing Endoscopic Procedures
8. Abdominal radiographs
9. Abdominal ultrasound
10. Abdominocentesis and fluid analysis
11. Acetylcholine receptor antibody
12. Acetylcholinesterase
13. ACTH assay
14. ACTH stimulation test
15. Activated clotting time
16. Acute phase proteins
17. Adrenal ultrasound
18. Aerobic and anaerobic culture and sensitivity
19. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)
20. Albumin
21. Alkaline phosphatase
22. Allergen specific serology
23. Alpha 1 protease inhibitor
24. Ambulatory ECG monitoring
25. Ammonia assay
26. Amylase
27. Angiography and angiocardiography
28. Anion gap
29. Anticoagulant proteins
30. Anticoagulant screen
31. Antinuclear antibody
32. Aqueocentesis and vitreocentesis
33. Arthrocentesis with synovial fluid analysis
34. Arthroscopy
35. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
36. Babesia
37. Barium impregnated polyethylene spheres (BIPS)
38. Bartonella
39. Bence Jones proteins
40. Bicarbonate
41. Bile acids, blood
42. Bile acids, urine
43. Bilirubin, blood
44. Bladder tumor analyte test, urine
45. Bleeding time
46. Blood cultures
47. Blood gases
48. Blood pressure determination
49. Blood sample collection
50. Blood smear preparation
51. Blood smear microscopic examination
52. Blood typing
53. Bone biopsy
54. Bone marrow aspirate and biopsy
55. Bone marrow aspirate cytology, microscopic evaluation
56. Bone Scan
57. Brain ultrasound
58. Brainstem evoked auditory response (BEAR)
59. Bronchoalveolar lavage
60. Bronchoscopy
61. Brucellosis
62. Buffy coat preparations
63. Calcitriol
64. Calcium
65. Cardiac catheterization
66. Catheter assisted stone retrieval
67. Central Venous Pressure
68. Chloride
69. Cholesterol
70. Coagulation factor assays
71. Cobalamin
72. Colonoscopy
73. Complete blood count
74. Computed tomography
75. Conjunctival scrape and cytology
76. Coombs' test
77. Cortisol, blood
78. Cortisol:creatinine ratio, urine
79. Creatine kinase
80. Creatinine
81. Cross Match
82. CSF tap
83. Cystocentesis
84. Cystometrogram, urethral pressure profile
85. Cystourethrography
86. Cystourethroscopy
87. D-dimers
88. Dental radiographs
89. Dermatophyte culture
90. Desmopressin response test
91. Distemper tests
92. Echocardiography
93. Ehrlichia/Anaplasma
94. Electrocardiography
95. Electroencephalography
96. Electromyography
97. Electroneurography
98. Electroretinogram (ERG)
99. Epidurogram
100. Erythropoietin

Index