Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult, Canine and Feline PDA Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures
by Vaden, Shelly L.; Knoll, Joyce S.; Smith, Francis W. K.; Tilley, Larry P.Edition: 5th
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Pub. Date: 2009-12-29
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Summary
Now available for mobile devices! Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: Canine and Feline is a comprehensive, one-stop reference 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. 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.Available platforms:Blackberry: requires 32 MB of memoryPalm OS 3.5 or higher: requires 34.9 MB of memorySymbian 360,3rd edition (Nokia): requires 32 MB of memoryWindows Mobile Pocket PC (all versions): requires 40.5 MB of memoryWindows Mobile Smartphone: requires 40.5 MB of memoryWindows 98/2000/ME/XP/Vista/Tablet PC: requires 42.5 MB of memory
Author Biography
Shelly L. Vaden, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM is a professor of Internal Medicine for the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University.
Joyce S. Knoll, VMD, PhD, DACVP is an associate professor and Clinical Pathology Laboratory Director for the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University.
Francis W. K. Smith, Jr., DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Internal Medicine & Cardiology) is Vice President, VetMed Consultants in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA; and Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts, USA.
Larry P. Tilley, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Internal Medicine) is President of VetMed Consultants and Chief Medical Officer of Dr. Tilley & Associates in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | |
| Getting the most out of your diagnostic lab | |
| General principles for performing Blood tests | |
| General principles for performing Urine tests | |
| General principles for performing fecal tests | |
| General principles for performing Radiographic Procedures | |
| General principles for performing Ultrasound Procedures | |
| General principles for performing Endoscopic Procedures | |
| Abdominal radiographs | |
| Abdominal ultrasound | |
| Abdominocentesis and fluid analysis | |
| Acetylcholine receptor antibody | |
| Acetylcholinesterase | |
| ACTH assay | |
| ACTH stimulation test | |
| Activated clotting time | |
| Acute phase proteins | |
| Adrenal ultrasound | |
| Aerobic and anaerobic culture and sensitivity | |
| Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) | |
| Albumin | |
| Alkaline phosphatase | |
| Allergen specific serology | |
| Alpha 1 protease inhibitor | |
| Ambulatory ECG monitoring | |
| Ammonia assay | |
| Amylase | |
| Angiography and angiocardiography | |
| Anion gap | |
| Anticoagulant proteins | |
| Anticoagulant screen | |
| Antinuclear antibody | |
| Aqueocentesis and vitreocentesis | |
| Arthrocentesis with synovial fluid analysis | |
| Arthroscopy | |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) | |
| Babesia | |
| Barium impregnated polyethylene spheres (BIPS) | |
| Bartonella | |
| Bence Jones proteins | |
| Bicarbonate | |
| Bile acids, blood | |
| Bile acids, urine | |
| Bilirubin, blood | |
| Bladder tumor analyte test, urine | |
| Bleeding time | |
| Blood cultures | |
| Blood gases | |
| Blood pressure determination | |
| Blood sample collection | |
| Blood smear preparation | |
| Blood smear microscopic examination | |
| Blood typing | |
| Bone biopsy | |
| Bone marrow aspirate and biopsy | |
| Bone marrow aspirate cytology, microscopic evaluation | |
| Bone Scan | |
| Brain ultrasound | |
| Brainstem evoked auditory response (BEAR) | |
| Bronchoalveolar lavage | |
| Bronchoscopy | |
| Brucellosis | |
| Buffy coat preparations | |
| Calcitriol | |
| Calcium | |
| Cardiac catheterization | |
| Catheter assisted stone retrieval | |
| Central Venous Pressure | |
| Chloride | |
| Cholesterol | |
| Coagulation factor assays | |
| Cobalamin | |
| Colonoscopy | |
| Complete blood count | |
| Computed tomography | |
| Conjunctival scrape and cytology | |
| Coombs' test | |
| Cortisol, blood | |
| Cortisol:creatinine ratio, urine | |
| Creatine kinase | |
| Creatinine | |
| Cross Match | |
| CSF tap | |
| Cystocentesis | |
| Cystometrogram, urethral pressure profile | |
| Cystourethrography | |
| Cystourethroscopy | |
| D-dimers | |
| Dental radiographs | |
| Dermatophyte culture | |
| Desmopressin response test | |
| Distemper tests | |
| Echocardiography | |
| Ehrlichia/Anaplasma | |
| Electrocardiography | |
| Electroencephalography | |
| Electromyography | |
| Electroneurography | |
| Electroretinogram (ERG) | |
| Epidurogram | |
| Erythropoietin | |
| Esophogastroduodenoscopy | |
| Estradiol & estrogen | |
| Esophagram | |
| Ethylene glycol | |
| Excretory urogram | |
| Fecal culture | |
| Fecal direct smear | |
| Fecal enzyme immunoassays | |
| Fecal fat assays | |
| Fecal flotation | |
| Fecal occult blood | |
| Fecal sedimentation tests | |
| Feline coronavirus | |
| Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) | |
| Feline leukemia virus serology (ELISA and IFA) | |
| Ferritin | |
| Fibrin degradation products | |
| Fibrinogen | |
| Fine needle aspiration | |
| Fluid analysis | |
| Fluorescein dye test | |
| Fluoroscopy | |
| Folic acid (folate) | |
| Food trial | |
| Fructosamine | |
| Fungal Tests | |
| Gall bladder aspirate | |
| Gamma glutamyl transferase | |
| Gastrin | |
| Gastrointestinal ultrasound | |
| Gastroscopic and colonoscopic food sensitivity testing | |
| Genetic testing | |
| GGT:creatinine ratio, urine | |
| Giardia antigen | |
| Gingival sulcus measurement | |
| Globulin | |
| Glomerular filtration rate | |
| Glucose curve | |
| Glucose | |
| Glycosylated hemoglobin | |
| Haemobartonella | |
| Heartworm serology | |
| Heinz bodies | |
| Hematocrit | |
| Hemoglobin | |
| High Dose Dexamethasone suppression test | |
| Horizontal beam radiography | |
| Immunoglobulin assays | |
| Impression smears | |
| Inborn Metabolism Disease screen | |
| Insulin assay and amended insulin glucose ratio | |
| Intradermal skin testing | |
| Iron level & TIBC | |
| Knott's test, modified | |
| Lactic acid | |
| Laparoscopy | |
| Lead | |
| Leptospira serology | |
| Lipase | |
| Liver and gall bladder ultrasound | |
| Liver biopsy | |
| Low dose dexamethasone suppression test | |
| Lower GI radiographic contrast studies (Barium enema air) | |
| Lower urinary tract ultrasound (bladder, prostate, urethra) | |
| Lung aspirate | |
| Lung biopsy | |
| Lupus erythematosus cell test | |
| Lyme disease serology | |
| Lymphangiography | |
| 2M antibody assay for masticatory muscle myositis | |
| Magnesium, total and ionized | |
| Magnetic resonance imaging | |
| Methemoglobin | |
| Muscle and nerve biopsy | |
| Myelography | |
| Nasal flush and biopsy | |
| Nasolacrimal flush | |
| Natriuretic peptides | |
| Ocular ultrasound | |
| Osmolality, blood and urine | |
| Osmotic fragility | |
| Pancreas ultrasound | |
| Pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity | |
| Parathyroid hormone (PTH) | |
| Parathyroid-related protein (PTH-rp) | |
| Partial thromboplastin time (PTT), activated | |
| Pericardiocentesis | |
| Phosphorus | |
| PIVKA test | |
| Platelet antibody detection tests | |
| Platelet count and volume | |
| Platelet function tests | |
| Potassium | |
| Pregnancy tests | |
| Progesterone concentration | |
| Prostatic wash | |
| Protein electrophoresis | |
| Protein:creatinine ratio | |
| Prothrombin time (PT) | |
| Pulmonary function tests | |
| Pulmonary perfusion scan | |
| Pulse Oximetry | |
| RBC enzyme activity | |
| Rectal scraping and cytology | |
| Red blood cell count and morphology | |
| Red blood cell indices | |
| Renal biopsy and aspiration | |
| Renal ultrasound | |
| Reticulocyte count | |
| Rheumatoid factor | |
| Rhinoscopy | |
| Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever | |
| Schirmer tear test | |
| Semen analysis | |
| Semen collection | |
| Semen culture | |
| Skeletal radiographs | |
| Skin biopsy | |
| Skin scrape and cytology | |
| Skull radiographs | |
| Sodium | |
| Somatomedin C | |
| Splenic ultrasound | |
| T3 suppression test | |
| Taurine/Carnitine | |
| Technecium enema | |
| Testosterone | |
| Thoracocentesis and fluid analysis | |
| Thoracic radiographs | |
| Thoracic ultrasound | |
| Thoracoscopy | |
| Thyroglobulin antibody | |
| Thyroid and parathyroid ultrasound | |
| Thyroid releasing hormone (TRH) response test | |
| Thyroid scan | |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) assay | |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) stimulation test | |
| Thyroxine (T4) total | |
| Thyroxine (T4), free | |
| Tissue biopsy, needle and punch | |
| Tonometry | |
| Toxoplasmosis titers | |
| Tracheal Fluoroscopy | |
| Tracheal wash | |
| Trichogram | |
| Triglycerides | |
| Troponins | |
| Trypsin-like immunoreactivity | |
| Ultrasound guided mass or organ aspiration | |
| Upper GI radiographic contrast studies | |
| Urea nitrogen, blood (BUN) | |
| Urethral catheterization | |
| Urinalysis overview | |
| Urine albumin | |
| Urine bilirubin | |
| Urine culture and sensitivity testing | |
| Urine fractional excretion of electrolytes | |
| Urine glucose | |
| Urine heme protein (blood) | |
| Urine ketones | |
| Urine pH | |
| Urine protein | |
| Urine sediment | |
| Urine Specific Gravity | |
| Urolith analysis | |
| Uterine ultrasound | |
| Vaginography | |
| Voiding urohydropropulsion | |
| Von Willebrand factor assay | |
| Water deprivation test, modified | |
| White blood cells - Basophils | |
| White blood cells - Eosinophils | |
| White blood cells | |
| White blood cells - Neutrophils | |
| White blood cells -Lymphocytes | |
| White blood count and differential | |
| Wood's lamp exam | |
| Zinc | |
| Tables of laboratory normal values | |
| Table of therapeutic drugs (Cytoxan, digoxin, amiodarone aminoglycoside, theophylline, phenobarbital, potassium bromide) | |
| Table of diagnostic labs, including special tests they might run | |
| Index by organ system | |
| Index by test type | |
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