Diagnostic Procedures for the Private Practice Laboratory

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• Overview of Diagnostic Procedures for the Private Practice Laboratory

• Clinical Biochemistry
  • Basic Test Panel:
  • Additional Tests:
  • Tests for Pancreatic Disease:
    • Pancreatitis:
    • Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency:
  • Handling of Samples:
  • Point-of-Care Tests:
  • The Practice Laboratory:

• Clinical Microbiology
  • Specimen Selection and Collection:
  • Specimen Processing:
  • Bacterial Identification:
  • Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing:

• Cytology
  • Techniques
    • Staining:
    • Fine-needle Aspiration:
    • Impression Smears:
    • Body Fluid Evaluation:
  • Interpretation of Cytology Samples
    • Inflammation:
    • Neoplasia:
    • Tumor Evaluation:
    • Common Cytology Results:
    • Cytology of Specific Sites:

• Clinical Hematology
  • Red Blood Cells:
  • White Blood Cells:
  • Platelets:
  • Blood Sample Preparation and Evaluation:
    • Red Blood Cells:
    • White Blood Cells:
    • Platelets:

• Urinalysis
  • Urine Appearance
    • Color:
    • Clarity:
    • Odor:
  • Urine Chemistries
    • Specific Gravity:
    • Semiquantitative, Colorimetric Reagent Strips:
    • Urine pH:
    • Protein:
    • Glucose:
    • Ketones:
    • Bilirubin/Urobilinogen:
    • Occult Blood:
  • Urine Sediment
    • Red Blood Cells:
    • White Blood Cells:
    • Epithelial Cells:
    • Cylindruria (Casts):
    • Infectious Organisms:
    • Crystals:
    • Lipids:
    • Spermatozoa:
    • Plant Material:
  • Bladder Tumor Antigen Test

• Parasitology
  • Internal Parasite (Endoparasite) Diagnosis in Small Animals:
  • Internal Parasite (Endoparasite) Diagnosis in Livestock:
  • External Parasite (Ectoparasite) Examination in Small Animals and Livestock:

• Serologic Test Kits
  • Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV):
  • Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV):
  • Canine Parvovirus (CPV):
  • Canine Distemper Virus (CDV):
  • Borrelia burgdorferi:
  • Ehrlichia canis:
  • Brucella canis:
  • Heartworm Antigen—Dogs:
  • Heartworm Antibody and Antigen—Cats:
  • Canine and Feline Pregnancy Diagnosis—Relaxin:
  • Canine and Feline Luteinizing Hormone—Ovulation Timing and Ovariectomy Status:
  • Canine Ovulation Timing—Progesterone:
  • Thyroxine:
  • Foal Immunoglobulin (IgG):
  • Calf Immunoglobulin: