Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures
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Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures

Canine and Feline

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Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures

Canine and Feline

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Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: Canine and Feline is a comprehensive, one-stop reference text on diagnostic skills used daily in treating dogs and cats. Chapters cover more than 275 procedures and tests, including blood, urine, and fecal tests and radiographic, ultrasound, and endoscopic procedures. Each topic, written by an expert in the field, provides essential information on related physiology, indications, contraindications, potential complications, and client education. 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.

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Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780813817484
eBook ISBN
9780470961070
Edition
5
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Veterinary Medicine

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Contributors List
  8. Standard Abbreviations
  9. Getting the Most Out of Your Diagnostic Laboratory
  10. General Principles for Performing Blood Tests
  11. General Principles for Performing Fecal Tests
  12. General Principles for Performing Urine Tests
  13. General Principles of Endoscopy
  14. General Principles of Radiography
  15. General Principles of Ultrasonography
  16. Abdominal Radiography
  17. Abdominal Ultrasonography
  18. Abdominocentesis and Fluid Analysis
  19. Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody
  20. Acetylcholinesterase
  21. ACTH Assay
  22. ACTH Stimulation Test
  23. Activated Clotting Time
  24. Acute Phase Proteins
  25. Adrenal Ultrasonography
  26. Alanine Aminotransferase
  27. Albumin
  28. Alkaline Phosphatase
  29. Allergen-Specific Serology
  30. Alpha-1 Protease Inhibitor
  31. Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Monitoring
  32. Ammonia
  33. Amylase
  34. Angiography and Angiocardiography
  35. Anion Gap
  36. Anticoagulant Proteins
  37. Anticoagulant Screen
  38. Antinuclear Antibody
  39. Aqueocentesis and Vitreocentesis
  40. Arthrocentesis with Synovial Fluid Analysis
  41. Arthroscopy
  42. Aspartate Aminotransferase
  43. Babesia
  44. Bacterial Culture and Sensitivity
  45. Barium-Impregnated Polyethylene Spheres (BIPS)
  46. Bartonella
  47. Bence-Jones Proteins
  48. Bicarbonate
  49. Bile Acids
  50. Bilirubin
  51. Bladder Tumor Analyte
  52. Bleeding Time
  53. Blood Gases
  54. Blood Pressure Determination: Noninvasive and Invasive
  55. Blood Sample Collection
  56. Blood Smear Microscopic Examination
  57. Blood Smear Preparation
  58. Blood Typing
  59. Bone Biopsy
  60. Bone Marrow Aspirate and Biopsy
  61. Bone Marrow Aspirate Cytology: Microscopic Evaluation
  62. Bone Scan
  63. Brain-Stem Auditory Evoked Response
  64. Brain Ultrasonography
  65. Bronchoalveolar Lavage
  66. Bronchoscopy
  67. Brucellosis Serology
  68. Buffy Coat Preparations
  69. Calcitriol
  70. Calcium
  71. Cardiac Catheterization
  72. Carnitine
  73. Catheter-Assisted Stone Retrieval
  74. Central Venous Pressure
  75. Cerebrospinal Fluid Tap
  76. Chloride
  77. Cholesterol
  78. Coagulation Factors
  79. Cobalamin
  80. Colonoscopy
  81. Complete Blood Count
  82. Computed Tomography
  83. Conjunctival Scraping and Cytology
  84. Coombs’ Test
  85. Cortisol
  86. Cortisol/Creatinine Ratio
  87. Creatine Kinase
  88. Creatinine
  89. Crossmatch
  90. Cystocentesis
  91. Cystometry and Urethral Pressure Measurement
  92. Cystourethrography
  93. Cystourethroscopy
  94. D-Dimer
  95. Dental Radiography
  96. Dermatophyte Culture
  97. Desmopressin Response Test
  98. Distemper
  99. Echocardiography
  100. Ehrlichia/Anaplasma
  101. Electrocardiography
  102. Electroencephalography
  103. Electromyography
  104. Electroneurography
  105. Electroretinography
  106. Epidurography
  107. Erythropoietin
  108. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
  109. Esophagography
  110. Estradiol
  111. Ethylene Glycol
  112. Excretory Urography
  113. Fecal Direct Smear and Cytology
  114. Fecal Elastase
  115. Fecal Fat
  116. Fecal Flotation
  117. Fecal Occult Blood
  118. Fecal Sedimentation and Baermann Exam
  119. Feline Coronavirus
  120. Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
  121. Feline Leukemia Virus
  122. Ferritin
  123. Fibrin Degradation Products
  124. Fibrinogen
  125. Fine-Needle Aspiration
  126. Fluid Analysis
  127. Fluorescein Dye Test
  128. Fluoroscopy
  129. Folate
  130. Food Trial
  131. Fructosamine
  132. Gamma-Glutamyltransferase
  133. Gastrin
  134. Gastrointestinal Ultrasonography
  135. Gastroscopic and Colonoscopic Food-Sensitivity Testing
  136. Genetic Testing
  137. Giardia Fecal Antigen
  138. Gingival Sulcus Measurement
  139. Globulins
  140. Glomerular Filtration Rate
  141. Glucose
  142. Glucose Curve
  143. Glycosylated Hemoglobin
  144. Heartworm Serology
  145. Heinz Bodies
  146. Hematocrit
  147. Hemoglobin
  148. Hemotrophic Mycoplasmas
  149. High-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test
  150. Horizontal Beam Radiography
  151. Immunoglobulin Assays
  152. Impression Smear
  153. Insulin and Insulin/Glucose Ratio
  154. Intradermal Testing
  155. Iron Level and Total Iron-Binding Capacity
  156. Knott’s Test
  157. Lactate
  158. Laparoscopy
  159. Lead
  160. Leptospira
  161. Lipase
  162. Liver and Gallbladder Ultrasonography
  163. Liver Biopsy
  164. Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test
  165. Lower Gastrointestinal Radiographic Contrast Studies
  166. Lower Urinary Tract Ultrasonography
  167. Lupus Erthematosus Cell Preparation
  168. Luteinizing Hormone
  169. Lyme Disease Serology
  170. Lymphangiography
  171. Magnesium
  172. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  173. Masticatory Muscle Myositis (2M Antibody Assay)
  174. Methemoglobin
  175. Muscle and Nerve Biopsy
  176. Myelography
  177. Nasal Flush and Biopsy
  178. Nasolacrimal Irrigation
  179. Natriuretic Peptides
  180. Ocular Ultrasonography
  181. Osmolality
  182. Osmotic Fragility
  183. Pancreatic Lipase Immunoreactivity
  184. Pancreatic Ultrasonography
  185. Parathyroid Hormone
  186. Parathyroid Hormone–Related Protein
  187. Partial Thromboplastin Time, Activated
  188. Pericardiocentesis
  189. Phosphorus
  190. Pivka Test
  191. Platelet Antibody Detection
  192. Platelet Count and Volume
  193. Platelet Function Tests
  194. Potassium
  195. Progesterone
  196. Prostatic Wash
  197. Protein Electrophoresis
  198. Prothrombin Time
  199. Pulmonary Function Tests
  200. Pulmonary Perfusion Scan
  201. Pulse Oximetry
  202. Rectal Scraping and Cytology
  203. Red Blood Cell Count
  204. Red Blood Cell Enzyme Activity
  205. Red Blood Cell Indices
  206. Red Blood Cell Morphology
  207. Relaxin
  208. Renal Biopsy and Aspiration
  209. Renal Ultrasonography
  210. Reticulocyte Count
  211. Rheumatoid Factor
  212. Rhinoscopy
  213. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
  214. Schirmer Tear Test
  215. Semen Analysis
  216. Semen Collection
  217. Semen Preservation
  218. Skeletal Radiography
  219. Skin Biopsy
  220. Skin Scraping and Trichogram
  221. Skin Surface and Otic Cytology
  222. Skull Radiography
  223. Sodium
  224. Somatomedin C
  225. Splenic Ultrasonography
  226. T3 Suppression Test
  227. Taurine
  228. Testosterone
  229. Thoracic Radiography
  230. Thoracic Ultrasonography
  231. Thoracocentesis and Fluid Analysis
  232. Thoracoscopy
  233. Thyroglobulin Autoantibody
  234. Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasonography
  235. Thyroid-Releasing Hormone Response Test
  236. Thyroid Scintigraphy
  237. Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
  238. Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Stimulation Test
  239. Thyroxine (T4), Free
  240. Thyroxine (T4), Total
  241. Tissue Biopsy: Needle and Punch
  242. Tonometry
  243. Total Protein
  244. Toxoplasmosis Serology
  245. Tracheal Wash
  246. Transsplenic Portal Scintigraphy
  247. Triglycerides
  248. Troponins, Cardiac Specific
  249. Trypsin-Like Immunoreactivity
  250. Ultrasound-Guided Mass Or Organ Aspiration
  251. Upper Gastrointestinal Radiographic Contrast Studies
  252. Urea Nitrogen
  253. Urethral Catheterization
  254. Urinalysis Overview
  255. Urine Albumin
  256. Urine Bilirubin
  257. Urine Fractional Excretion of Electrolytes
  258. Urine Gamma-Glutamyltransferase/Creatinine Ratio
  259. Urine Glucose
  260. Urine Heme Protein
  261. Urine Ketones
  262. Urine PH
  263. Urine Protein
  264. Urine Protein/Creatinine Ratio
  265. Urine Sediment
  266. Urine Specific Gravity
  267. Urolith Analysis
  268. Uterine Ultrasonography
  269. Vaginography
  270. Voiding Urohydropropulsion
  271. Von Willebrand Factor
  272. Water-Deprivation Test, Modified
  273. White Blood Cell Count and Differential
  274. White Blood Cells: Basophils
  275. White Blood Cells: Eosinophils
  276. White Blood Cells: Lymphocytes
  277. White Blood Cells: Monocytes
  278. White Blood Cells: Neutrophils
  279. Wood’s Lamp Examination
  280. Zinc
  281. Appendix 1. Tables of Laboratory Normal Values
  282. Appendix 2. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
  283. Appendix 3. Referral Laboratories
  284. Index

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