ISBN:
9780443122811
Copyright:
2025
Page Count:
480
Imprint:
Mosby
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$75.99
Laboratory Procedures for Veterinary Technicians Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition
by Elsevier and Kristin J. Holtgrew-Bohling, DVM, LVT, RLATG
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
ISBN:
9780443122811
Copyright:
2025
Page Count:
480
Imprint:
Mosby
List Price:
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Ensure your skills are at their clinical best! Laboratory Procedures for Veterinary Technicians, 8th Edition covers the broad spectrum of laboratory procedures that veterinary technicians need to perform effectively in the practice setting. Comprehensive content presents the fundamentals of microbiology, hematology, urinalysis, immunology, and cytology, along with the laboratory procedures used to perform the most widely used tests, such as complete blood count, urinalysis, and immunologic assays. This thoroughly updated edition includes step-by-step procedure guidelines, along with the latest advances in veterinary clinical procedures to prepare you for real-life laboratory work.
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- 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.
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Unit 1: The Veterinary Practice Laboratory
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
Unit 2: Hematology
6. Hematopoesis
7. Sample Collection and Handling for Hematology
8. Hemoglobin, PCV, and Erythrocyte Indices
9. Evaluating the Blood Smear
10. Morphological Abnormalities of Blood Cells
11. Additional Hematological Tests
12. Hematopoetic Disorders and Classification of Anemia
13. Automated Analzyers for Hematology
Unit 3: Hemostasis
14. Principles of Blood Coagulation
15. Sample Collection and Handling for Hemostasis analysis
16. Platelet Evaluation
17. Coagulation Testing
18. Disorders of Hemostasis
Unit 4: Clinical Chemistry
19. Sample Collection and Handling for Clinical Chemistry
20. Protein Assays and Hepatobiliary Function Tests
21. Kidney Function Tests
22. Pancreatic Function Tests
23. Electrolyte and Acid Base Status
24. Miscellaneous Tests in Clinical Chemistry
25. Automated Analyzers in Clinical Chemistry
Unit 5: Urinalysis
26. Anatomy and Physiology of the Urinary System
27. Sample Collection and Handling for Urinalysis
28. Physical Examination of Urine
29. Chemical Evaluation of Urine
30. Urine Sediment analysis
Unit 6: Parasitology
31. Sample Collection and Handling for Parasitology
32. Diagnostic Techniques for Parasitology
33. Nematodes
34. Cestodes, Trematodes, and Acanthocephalans
35. Protozoa and Rickettsia
36. Arthropods
Unit 7: Cytology
37. Sample Collection and Handling for Cytology
38. Preparation of Cytology Smears
39. Microscopic Evaluation of Cytology
40. Cytology of Specific Sites
Unit 8: Microbiology
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
Unit 9: Immunology
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
Appendix A: Cellular Development Identification
Appendix B: WBC Identification
Appendix C: RBC Identification
Appendix D: Urinalysis Identification
Appendix E: Parasites of Dogs
Appendix F: Parasites of Cats
Appendix G: Parasites of Ruminants
Appendix H: Parasites of Horses
Appendix I: Parasites of Llamas and Alpaca
Appendix J: Parasites of Swine
Appendix K: Parasites of Birds
Appendix L: Parasites of Exotics
Appendix M: Arthropods
Appendix N: Cytology Identification
Appendix O: Bacterial Pathogens of Veterinary Importance
Glossary
Resources
Index
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