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Wiley India Pvt Ltd Veterinary Laboratory Medicine 2nd Edition 2013 by Kerr Morag G.
About the Book: Veterinary Laboratory Medicine: 2nd EditionVeterinary 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 is ideal for practitioners who require a guide to laboratory work, and for veterinary students studying laboratory medicine and clinical pathology The second edition has been fully updated to reflect advances in diagnostic techniques, and includes new chapters on diagnostic endocrinology and feline virus testing as well as a much expanded chapter on diagnostic profiling and pattern recognitionContentsIntroductionPart I: Haematology1 The Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes)2 The Platelets (Thrombocytes) and the Coagulation Factors3 The White Blood Cells (Leucocytes)Part II: Clinical BiochemistryIntroduction to Clinical Biochemistry4 The Plasma Proteins5 The Electrolytes6 The Minerals7 The Nitrogenous Substances8 Carbohydrate Metabolism9 Bilirubin and Fat Metabolism10 Clinical Enzymology - Plasma Enzymesin Diagnosis11 Diagnostic Endocrinology12 Non-Blood Body Fluids13 Feline Virus TestingPart III: Systematic Investigation14 Investigation on an Individual Organ Basis15 Diagnostic Profiling and Pattern RecognitionPart IV: Practical Laboratory16 Sample Collection and Use of External Laboratories17 Side-Room Testing in the Veterinary Practice18 The 2018Practice LaboratorySuggested Further ReadingIndexAbout the Author: Morag G KerrMorag G Kerr, BVMS, BSc, PhD, CBiol, FlBiol, MRCVS, spent six years as Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Pathology at the Royal Veterinary College, where she set up the first final year elective course in the subject in the UK. She joined Vetlab Services as Chief Scientist in 1988 and became a partner in 1993