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Duncan and Prasse's Veterinary Laboratory Medicine : Clinical Pathology

ISBN: 9780813820149 | 0813820146

Edition: 5th
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Pub. Date: 7/26/2011

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Summary Table of Contents Author Biography

Duncan and Prasse's Veterinary Laboratory Medicine: Clinical Pathology, Fifth Edition offers an excellent introduction to veterinary clinical pathology in a highly accessible outline format. Taking a problem-solving approach to the interpretation of laboratory data, the book includes clinical cases to illustrate the concepts described, with tables and key words to aid readers in locating and applying information, and a companion website provides the images in PowerPoint and references linked to PubMed at www.wiley.com/go/latimer. With informati... MOREon on all major domestic species, Duncan and Prasse's Veterinary Laboratory Medicine is a useful quick reference for practicing veterinarians, veterinary students, and pathology residents.

Now in full color throughout, Duncan and Prasse's Veterinary Laboratory Medicine: Clinical Pathology, Fifth Edition offers a comprehensive overview of hematology, hemostasis, clinical chemistry, urinalysis, cytology, and reference intervals in a highly accessible outline format. With information on all major domestic species, the text is designed for the reader to quickly find answers to clinical questions. Taking a problem-solving approach to the interpretation of laboratory data, this book includes clinical cases to illustrate the concepts of laboratory data interpretation, with tables and key words to aid readers in locating and applying information. The fifth edition has been fully revised to reflect the latest knowledge, diagnostic methods, and practices in veterinary laboratory medicine. A companion website provides the images in PowerPoint and references linked to PubMed. Duncan and Prasse's Veterinary Laboratory Medicine is an excellent quick reference for practicing veterinarians, veterinary students, clinical interns and residents, and pathology residents. Key features Offers an introduction to veterinary clinical pathology in a user-friendly outline format, with the unique responses of dogs, cats, cattle, and horses addressed within each chapter Designed to enable the reader to quickly find solutions to clinical problems Provides practical guidance on interpreting laboratory data, with a case-based approach to put the concepts described in context Updated throughout to reflect advances in knowledge and diagnostic methods, as well as changing practices in veterinary laboratory medicine Now in full color throughout with many photomicrographs Includes access to a companion website providing images available for download into PowerPoint and references linked to PubMed at www.wiley.com/go/latimer

Contributing Authors.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Chapter 1. Erythrocytes.

Chapter 2. Leukocytes.

Chapter 3. Hematopoietic Neoplasia.

Chapter 4. Hemostasis.

Chapter 5. Water, Electrolytes, and Acid Base.

Chapter 6. Proteins, Lipids, and Carbohydrates.

Chapter 7. Liver.

Chapter 8. Digestive System.

Chapter 9. Urinary System.

Chapter 10. Muscle.

Chapter 11. Endocrine System.

Chapter 12. Cytology.

Chapter 13. Generating and Interpreting Test Results: Test Validity, Quality Control, Reference Values, and Basic Epidemiolo... MOREgy.

Case Studies.

Index.

Kenneth S. Latimer, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP, is a veterinary clinical pathologist at Covance Laboratories, Inc. � in Vienna, Virginia and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Pathology at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in � Athens, Georgia.� He has over 32 years of experience in the specialty of veterinary clinical pathology in academic, research, private practice, and industrial settings.

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