Veterinary Hematology and Clinical Chemistry is a comprehensive, practical guide to veterinary hematology and clinical chemistry.

Features:

• Describes basic principles, laboratory techniques, and diagnostic evaluation
• Includes full-color and black-and-white illustrations
• Covers avian and exotic hematology
• Over 50 case discussions
• Includes a separate book containing 99 case presentations

Contents

General principles of Laboratory Testing and Diagnosis

1. Laboratory Technology for Veterinary Medicine
2. Sample Collection, Processing, and Analysis of Laboratory Service Options
3. Perspectives in Data Interpretation
4. Immunodiagnostics and Other Emerging Diagnostic Technologies

Hematology of Common Domestic Species

5. Erythrocyte Morphology
6. Classification of and Diagnostic Approach to Anemia
7. Nonregenerative Anemia
8. Regenerative Anemia
9. Classification of and Diagnostic Approach to Polycythemia
10. Introduction to Leukocytes and Leukogram
11. Neutrophil Production, Trafficking, and Kinetics
12. Interpretation of Leukocyte Responses in Disease
13. Laboratory Evaluation of Bone Marrow
14. Diagnosis of Disorders of Memostasis
15. Principles of Blood Transfusion and Cross-Matching

Hematology of Common Nondomestic Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Fish, and Amphibians

16. Mammalian Hematology: Laboratory Animals and Miscellaneous Species
17. Hematology of Birds
18. Hematology of Reptiles
19. Hematology of Fish
20. Hematology of Amphibians

Clinical Chemistry of Common Domestic Species

21. Laboratoty Evaluation of Renal Function
22. Fluid and Electrolyte Metabolism
23. Laboratory Evaluation of the Liver
24. Laboratory Evaluation of Exocrine Pancreas
25. Laboratory Evaluation of Digestion and Intestinal Absorption
26. Laboratory Evaluation of Plasma and Serum Proteins
27. Laboratory Detection of Muscle Injury
28. Laboratory Evaluation of Lipids
29. Laboratory Evaluation of the Endocrine Pancreas and of Glucose Metabolism
30. Laboratory Evaluation of the Thyroid, Parathyroid, Adrenal, and Pituitary Glands

Clinical Chemistry of Common Nondomestic Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Fish, and Amphibians

31. Clinical Chemistry of Mammals: Laboratory Animals and Miscellaneous Species
32. Clinical Chemistry of Birds
33. Clinical Chemistry of Reptiles
34. Clinical Chemistry of Fish and Amphibians

Index

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