Clinical Biochemistry of Domestic Animals

Jiro Jerry Kaneko, John W. Harvey, Michael L. Bruss

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2008
• Edition: 6
• eBook ISBN:
  9780080568829
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Veterinary Medicine
• Index: Technology & Engineering

The 6th edition of a well-known and much used standard text in the field. This book covers all aspects of the biochemical abnormalities caused by various diseases and how they relate to the biochemical changes in the blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, joint fluids, other body fluids and in cells. The purpose is to provide the fundamental bases for understanding the biochemical changes that occur in disease processes and in turn to provide the rationale for applying this understanding to the diagnosis of the disease process. A substantial appendix is provided so that the user can quickly identify the reference ranges for a large number of animal species. - An appendix is provided in the book so that the user can quickly identify the reference ranges for a large number of animal species - Explains what biochemical changes occur in disease processes and provides the rationale for applying this understanding to the diagnosis of the disease process

Table of contents

• Cover
• Copyright
• Contributors
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Concepts of Normality in Clinical Biochemistry
• Chapter 2: Comparative Medical Genetics
• Chapter 3: Carbohydrate Metabolism and Its Diseases
• Chapter 4: Lipids and Ketones
• Chapter 5: Proteins, Proteomics, and the Dysproteinemias
• Chapter 6: Clinical Veterinary Immunology
• Chapter 7: The Erythrocyte Physiology, Metabolism, and Biochemical Disorders
• Chapter 8: Porphyrins and the Porphyrias
• Chapter 9: Iron Metabolism and Its Disorders
• Chapter 10: Hemostasis
• Chapter 11: Neutrophil Function
• Chapter 12: Diagnostic Enzymology of DomesticAnimals
• Chapter 13: Hepatic Function
• Chapter 14: Gastrointestinal Function
• Chapter 15: Skeletal Muscle Function
• Chapter 16: Kidney Function and Damage
• Chapter 17: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
• Chapter 18: Pituitary Function
• Chapter 19: Adrenocortical Function
• Chapter 20: Thyroid Function
• Chapter 21: Clinical Reproductive Endocrinology
• Chapter 22: Trace Minerals
• Chapter 23: Vitamins
• Chapter 24: Lysosomal Storage Diseases
• Chapter 25: Tumor Markers
• Chapter 26: Cerebrospinal Fluid
• Chapter 27: Clinical Biochemistry in Toxicology
• Chapter 28: Avian Clinical Biochemistry
• Appendix I: SI Units
• Appendix II: Conversion Factor of Some Non-SI Serum Enzym Units to SI Internation Enzyme Unitsa
• Appendix III: Temperature Correction Factor (Tf) for Some Common Enzymes
• Appendix IV: Stability of Serum Enzymes under Various Storage Conditionsa
• Appendix V: Temperature Conversions among Degrees Celsius, Degrees Fahrenheit, and Degrees Kelvin
• APPENDIX VI: Nomogram for Computing Relative Centrifugal Forces (RCF)
• Appendix VII: Conversions of Body Weight to Square Meters of Body Surface Area for Dogs and Catsa
• Index