Duncan and Prasse’s Veterinary Laboratory Medicine: Clinical Pathology 5th Edition
By Kenneth S. Latimer
Duncan and Prasse Clinical Pathology PDF. Now in full color throughout, Duncan and Prasse’s Veterinary Laboratory Medicine: Clinical Pathology 5th 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.
Duncan and Prasse Clinical Pathology 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
Table of Contents
Contributing Authors vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
Chapter 1. Erythrocytes 3
Chapter 2. Leukocytes 45
Chapter 3. Hematopoietic Neoplasia 83
Chapter 4. Hemostasis 107
Chapter 5. Water, Electrolytes, and Acid base 145
Chapter 6. Proteins, Lipids, and Carbohydrates 173
Chapter 7. Liver 211
Chapter 8. Digestive system 231
Chapter 9. Urinary system 253
Chapter 10. Muscle 283
Chapter 11. Endocrine system 295
Chapter 12. Cytology 331
Chapter 13. Generating and interpreting test results: Test Validity, Quality Control, Reference values, and Basic epidemiology 365
