Laboratory Procedures for Veterinary Technicians
Churchill Livingstone (Verlag)
978-0-443-11716-9 (ISBN)
NEW! Content addresses fear-free handling specimen collection methods.
UPDATED! Comprehensive coverage reflects the latest advances in veterinary clinical laboratory procedures for improved patient service and higher practice revenue.
UPDATED! Content outlines what is needed to successfully perform a broad spectrum of laboratory tests, including complete blood count, urinalysis, and immunologic assays.
Atlas style appendices contain hundreds of images to enhance laboratory exercises and provide an excellent resource as you move into clinical practice.
Vet Tech Threads pedagogical aids include introductions, suggested readings, boxed Technician Notes, learning objectives, chapter outlines, key terms, and a glossary to help you grasp key concepts and navigate through the chapters for more focused learning.
Comprehensive coverage provides you with a solid foundation in the fundamentals of microbiology, hematology, urinalysis, immunology, and cytology, along with the laboratory procedures used to perform related tests.
Step-by-step procedure boxes throughout the book present the skills that veterinary technician students must perform during their educational program, as well as procedures that are commonly performed by vet techs in the private practice, in an easy-to-access format.
Kristin Holtgrew-Bohling has both academic and "real world experience. She has been a veterinary technician educator for more than 10 years and she earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in the spring of 2014. Kristin is an experienced guest lecturer.
1 Safety Concerns and OSHA Standards
2 General Laboratory Equipment
3 The Microscope
4 The Metric System and Lab Calculations
5 Quality Control and Record Keeping
6 Hematopoiesis
7 Sample Collection and Handling for Hematology
8 Hemoglobin, PCV, and Erythrocyte Indices
9 Evaluating the Blood Smear
10 Morphologic Abnormalities of Blood Cells
11 Additional Hematological Tests
12 Hematopoietic Disorders and Classification of Anemia
13 Automated Analyzers for Hematology
14 Principles of Blood Coagulation
15 Sample Collection and Handling for Hemostasis Analysis
16 Platelet Evaluation
17 Coagulation Testing
18 Disorders of Hemostasis
19 Sample Collection and Handling for Clinical Chemistry
20 Protein Assays and Hepatobiliary Function Tests
21 Kidney Function Tests
22 Pancreatic Function Tests
23 Electrolytes and Acide-Base Status
24 Miscellaneous Tests in Clinical Chemistry
25 Automated Analyzers
26 Anatomy and Physiology of the Urinary System
27 Sample Collection and Handling of Urine
28 Physical Examination of Urine
29 Chemical Evaluation of Urine
30 Urine Sediment Analysis
31 Sample Collection and Handling for Parasitology
32 Diagnostic Techniques in Parasitology
33 Nematodes
34 Cestodes, Trematodes, and Acanthocephalans
35 Protozoa and Rickettsia
36 Arthropods
37 Sample Collection and Handling for Cytology
38 Preparation of Cytology Smears
39 Microscopic Evaluation of Cytology
40 Cytology of Specific Sites
41 Introduction to Microbiology
42 Equipment and Supplies for Microbiology
43 Sample Collection and Handling for Microbiology
44 Staining Specimens in Microbiology
45 Culture Techniques in Microbiology
46 Antimicrobial Sensitivity Testing
47 Additional Testing in Microbiology
48 Mycology
49 Basic Principles of Immunity
50 Common Immunologic Laboratory Tests
51 Blood Groups and Immunity
52 Intradermal Testing
53 Reference Laboratory Immunoassays
54 Disorders of the Immune System
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.11.2024 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 276 mm |
| Gewicht | 1110 g |
| Themenwelt | Veterinärmedizin |
| ISBN-10 | 0-443-11716-0 / 0443117160 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-443-11716-9 / 9780443117169 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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