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Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures Canine and Feline
By Shelly L. Vaden, Joyce S. Knoll, Francis W. K. Smith Jr, Larry P. Tilley
Blackwell’s five-minute veterinary consult laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures PDF is a comprehensive, one-stop reference text on diagnostic skills used daily in treating dogs and cats. Chapters cover more than 275 procedures and tests, including blood, urine, and fecal tests and radiographic, ultrasound, and endoscopic procedures. Each topic, written by an expert in the field, provides essential information on related physiology, indications, contraindications, potential complications, and client education. The uniform presentation of information, arranged alphabetically from abdominal radiographs to zinc tests, allows the reader to gain easy access to vital information, making this an ideal reference to be used in a clinical setting.
Table of Contents
Preface xvii
Acknowledgements xviii
Contributors List xix
Standard Abbreviations xxvii
Getting the Most out of Your Diagnostic Laboratory xxviii
General Principles for Performing Blood Tests xxx
General Principles for Performing Fecal Tests xxxii
General Principles for Performing Urine Tests xxxiii
General Principles of Endoscopy xxxv
General Principles of Radiography xxxviii
General Principles of Ultrasonography xii
Topic
Abdominal Radiography 2
Abdominal Ultrasonography 8
Abdominocentesis and Fluid Analysis 11
Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody 16
Acetylcholinesterase 18
ACTH Assay 20
ACTH Stimulation Test 22
Activated Clotting Time 24
Acute Phase Proteins 26
Adrenal Ultrasonography 28
Alanine Aminotransferase 32
Albumin 34
Alkaline Phosphatase 36
Allergen-Specific Serology 38
Alpha-1 Protease Inhibitor 40
Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Monitoring 42
Ammonia 45
Amylase 48
Angiography and Angiocardiography 50
Anion Gap 54
Anticoagulant Proteins 56
Anticoagulant Screen 58
Antinuclear Antibody 60
Aqueocentesis and Vitreocentesis 62
Arthrocentesis with Synovial Fluid Analysis 64
Arthroscopy 69
Aspartate Aminotransferase 72
Babesia 74
Bacterial Culture and Sensitivity 76
Barium-Impregnated Polyethylene Spheres (BIPS) 79
Bartonella 82
Bence-Jones Proteins 85
Bicarbonate 88
Bile Acids 91
Bilirubin 94
Bladder Tumor Analyte 96
Bleeding Time 98
Blood Gases 101
Blood Pressure Determination: Noninvasive and Invasive 104
Blood Sample Collection 107
Blood Smear Microscopic Examination 109
Blood Smear Preparation 112
Blood Typing 114
Bone Biopsy 117
Bone Marrow Aspirate and Biopsy 119
Bone Marrow Aspirate Cytology: Microscopic Evaluation 122
Bone Scan 126
Brain-Stem Auditory Evoked Response 129
Brain Ultrasonography 132
Bronchoalveolar Lavage 135
Bronchoscopy 138
Brucellosis Serology 141
Buffy Coat Preparations 144
Calcitriol 146
Calcium 148
Cardiac Catheterization 151
Carnitine 160
Catheter-Assisted Stone Retrieval 164
Central Venous Pressure 166
Cerebrospinal Fluid Tap 168
Chloride 172
Cholesterol 174
Coagulation Factors 176
Cobalamin 179
Colonoscopy 182
Complete Blood Count 185
Computed Tomography 186
Conjunctival Scraping and Cytology 188
Coombs’ Test 190
Cortisol 192
Cortisol/Creatinine Ratio 194
Creatine Kinase 196
Creatinine 198
Crossmatch 200
Cystocentesis 202
Cystometry and Urethral Pressure Measurement 205
Cystourethrography 210
Cystourethroscopy 214
D-Dimer 217
Dental Radiography 220
Dermatophyte Culture 225
Desmopressin Response Test 228
Distemper 231
Echocardiography 234
Ehrlichia/Anaplasma 238
Electrocardiography 241
Electroencephalography 245
Electromyography 248
Electroneurography 251
Electroretinography 254
Epidurography 256
Erythropoietin 258
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy 260
Esophagography 263
Estradiol 266
Ethylene Glycol 268
Excretory Urography 270
Fecal Direct Smear and Cytology 273
Fecal Elastase 276
Fecal Fat 278
Fecal Flotation 280
Fecal Occult Blood 284
Fecal Sedimentation and Baermann Exam 286
Feline Coronavirus 288
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus 291
Feline Leukemia Virus 294
Ferritin 297
Fibrin Degradation Products 300
Fibrinogen 303
Fine-Needle Aspiration 306
Fluid Analysis 308
Fluorescein Dye Test 311
Fluoroscopy 314
Folate 316
Food Trial 318
Fructosamine 320
Gamma-Glutamyltransferase 322
Gastrin 324
Gastrointestinal Ultrasonography 326
Gastroscopic and Colonoscopic Food-Sensitivity Testing 330