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Diagnostic Procedures for the Private Practice Laboratory
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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
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Ehrlichia canis
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Brucella canis
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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: