Veterinary laboratory medicine in practice.
Contributors: Veterinary Learning Systems Co.
Series: The Compendium collection; Compendium collection
Publisher: Veterinary Learning Systems
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Trenton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Veterinary clinical pathology; Veterinary hematology; Veterinary cytology
Other titles: Compendium on continuing education for the practicing veterinarian. Selections. 1993.
Notes: Articles reprinted from The Compendium on continuing education for the practicing veterinarian.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Fluid & electrolytes; title: Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of clinical acid-base disorders; title: Clinical application of the anion gap in evaluation of acid-base disorders in dogs; title: Indexes & data; title: Useful indexes, formulas and ratios in veterinary laboratory diagnostics; title: Laboratory data: read beyond the numbers; title: Emergency laboratory data base: simple in-hospital tests; title: Cytology; title: Cytology of lymphoid tissue; title: Use of cytology in the diagnosis of chronic nasal disorders; title: Vaginal cytology. Part I. A useful tool for staging the canine estrous cycle; title: Vaginal cytology. Part II. Its use in diagnosing canine reproductive disorders; title: Diagnostic cytology: mast cell tumors; title: Effusion: classification and cytologic examination.; title: (cont) Liver cytology in cases of canine and feline hepatic disease; title: Arthrocentesis and joint fluid analysis: diagnostic applications in joint diseases of small animals; title: Cytologic diagnosis of neoplasia and perioperative implementation; title: Cytologic diagnosis of cutaneous neoplasia: an algorithmic approach; title: Bronchial washings in the cat: procedure and cytologic evaluation; title: Urinalysis; title: Hematuria: an algorithm for differential diagnosis; title: Hematology, chemistry profile and urinalysis for pediatric patients; title: Clinical chemistry; title: Hypoglycemia, carbohydrate metabolism and laboratory evaluation; title: Liver. Part I. Biochemical tests for the evaluation of the hepatobiliary system; title: Liver. Part II. Biochemical diagnosis of hepatobiliary disorders in the dog.; title: (cont) Hematology, chemistry profile and urinalysis for pediatric patients; title: Clinical laboratory techniques; title: Skin biopsies: when, where and why; title: Review of techniques for specimen submission for histopathology: maximizing usefulness; title: Management of cytology specimens; title: Bacteriologic specimens: selection, collection and transport for optimum results; title: Diagnostic peritoneal paracentesis and lavage; title: Hematology; title: Canine bone marrow: normal hematopoiesis, biopsy techniques and cell identification and evaluation; title: Hematology, chemistry profile and urinalysis for pediatric patients; title: Platelet disorders in the dog and cat. Part I. Physiology and pathogenesis; title: Platelet disorders in the dog and cat. Part II. Diagnosis and management.; title: (cont) Diagnosing erythrocyte parasitic diseases in cats; title: Hematologic abnormalities in small animal cancer patients. Part I. Red blood cell abnormalities; title: Hematologic abnormalities in small animal cancer patients. Part II. White blood cell, platelet and combined abnormalities.