Veterinary laboratory medicine : clinical biochemistry and haematology / / Morag G. Kerr

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911019447503321
• Autore: Kerr Morag G
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2002
• ISBN: 9786611319724; 9781281319722; 1281319724; 9780470690246; 0470690240; 9780470779958; 0470779950
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (386 p.)
• Disciplina: 636.089; 636.08960756
• Soggetti: Veterinary clinical pathology; Veterinary clinical biochemistry; Veterinary hematology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; Part I: Haematology; 1 The Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes); 2 The Platelets (Thrombocytes) and the Coagulation Factors; 3 The White Blood Cells (Leucocytes); Part II: Clinical Biochemistry; Introduction to Clinical Biochemistry; 4 The Plasma Proteins; 5 The Electrolytes; 6 The Minerals; 7 The Nitrogenous Substances; 8 Carbohydrate Metabolism; 9 Bilirubin and Fat Metabolism; 10 Clinical Enzymology - Plasma Enzymes in Diagnosis; I I Diagnostic Endocrinology; 12 Non-blood Body Fluids; 13 Feline Virus Testing; Part III: Systematic Investigation; 14 Investigation on an Individual Organ Basis15 Diagnostic Profiling and Pattern Recognition; Part IV: Practical Laboratory Medicine; 16 Sample Collection and Use of External Laboratories; 17 Side-room Testing in the Veterinary Practice; 18 The 'Practice Laboratory'; Suggested Further Reading; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Veterinary Laboratory Medicine covers all aspects of basic clinical biochemistry and haematology, and includes test-by-test interpretation of laboratory results. Information is provided on sampling techniques, the selection and use of an external laboratory, as well as near-patient testing and the practice laboratory. Also included are step-by-step instructions for most commonly used point-of-care tests, a guide to the evaluation of instruments for in-practice use, and a detailed explanation of the principles of impedance counting and photometric analysis. The book will be ideal for pra