{"product_id":"veterinary-laboratory-medicine-isbn-9780632040230","title":"Veterinary Laboratory Medicine","description":"\u003ci\u003eVeterinary 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 practitioners who require a guide to laboratory work, and for veterinary students studying laboratory medicine and clinical pathology.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe 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 recognition.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Haematology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Red Blood Cells (Erythrocytes) 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Platelets (Thrombocytes) and the Coagulation Factors 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The White Blood Cells (Leucoytes) 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Clinical Biochemistry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Clinical Biochemistry 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Plasma Proteins 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Electrolytes 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Minerals 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Nitrogenous Substances 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Carbohydrate Metabolism 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Bilirubin and Fat Metabolism 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Clinical Enzymology – Plasma Enzymes in Diagnosis 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Diagnosis Endocrinology 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Non-Blood Body Fluids 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Feline Virus Testing 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Systematic Invesigation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Investigation on an Individual Organ Basis 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Diagnosis Profiling and Pattern Recognition 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Practical Laboratory Medicine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Sample collection and Use of External Laboratories 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Side-Room Testing in the Veterinary Practice 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The ‘Practice Laboratory’ 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggested Further Reading 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 357 \u003c\/p\u003e  From reviews of the first edition:\u003cbr\u003e 'The publication is extremely timely and the title is perceptive because throughout the book the laboratory is presented as one of the inputs of diagnosis and prognosis, part of the range of information to be assimilated in clinical judgement and decision making. This is a clinician's book written by a first rate clinical pathologist.' - \u003ci\u003eJournal of Small Animal Practice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Veterinary surgeons who require a handy guide to laboratory work and students studying laboratory medicine and clinical pathology should find this book invaluable.' - \u003ci\u003eVeterinary Practice Management\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDr. Morag G. Kerr,\u003c\/b\u003e 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.  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 practitioners who require a guide to laboratory work, and for veterinary students studying laboratory medicine and clinical pathology. \u003cp\u003eThe 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 recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990451110117,"sku":"NP9780632040230","price":123.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780632040230.jpg?v=1761787882","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/veterinary-laboratory-medicine-isbn-9780632040230","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}