Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures

Reviews of the print edition: "A unique and exciting addition to veterinary textbooks.... The authors and editors have nicely accomplished their goals of compiling up-to-date and detailed information on the stated subjects in an easily searchable and useable volume. Sections discussing test interpretation and clinical perspectives... beautifully expand the dry details of how the tests are performed to the when, why, and what now of clinical practice. This impressive textbook is well worth the cost and will make a valuable addition to any veterinarian's reference library." (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, March 2010) "There are clinical pathology books, diagnostic imaging books, and diagnostic procedure books, but this is the first of its kind. A brief review of topics includes general principles for performing fecal tests, angiography, brain ultrasonography, and cardiac catheterization. The cardiac catheterization chapter includes waveforms and critical values and is a fantastic example of the balance achieved by the authors -- the topics are both concise and thorough. Each topic is presented in a standardized format that is easy to scan, making this a valuable book for practitioners, veterinary students, and residents in training." (Doody's Reviews, March 2010)

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.

1 Introduction. 2 Getting the most out of your diagnostic lab. 3 General principles for performing Blood tests. 4 General principles for performing Urine tests. 5 General principles for performing fecal tests. 6 General principles for performing Radiographic Procedures. 7 General principles for performing Ultrasound Procedures. 8 General principles for performing Endoscopic Procedures. 9 Abdominal radiographs. 10 Abdominal ultrasound. 11 Abdominocentesis and fluid analysis. 12 Acetylcholine receptor antibody. 13 Acetylcholinesterase. 14 ACTH assay. 15 ACTH stimulation test. 16 Activated clotting time. 17 Acute phase proteins. 18 Adrenal ultrasound. 19 Aerobic and anaerobic culture and sensitivity. 20 Alanine aminotransferase (ALT). 21 Albumin. 22 Alkaline phosphatase. 23 Allergen specific serology. 24 Alpha 1 protease inhibitor. 25 Ambulatory ECG monitoring. 26 Ammonia assay. 27 Amylase. 28 Angiography and angiocardiography. 29 Anion gap. 30 Anticoagulant proteins. 31 Anticoagulant screen. 32 Antinuclear antibody. 33 Aqueocentesis and vitreocentesis. 34 Arthrocentesis with synovial fluid analysis. 35 Arthroscopy. 36 Aspartate aminotransferase (AST). 37 Babesia. 38 Barium impregnated polyethylene spheres (BIPS). 39 Bartonella. 40 Bence Jones proteins. 41 Bicarbonate. 42 Bile acids, blood. 43 Bile acids, urine. 44 Bilirubin, blood. 45 Bladder tumor analyte test, urine. 46 Bleeding time. 47 Blood cultures. 48 Blood gases. 49 Blood pressure determination. 50 Blood sample collection. 51 Blood smear preparation. 52 Blood smear microscopic examination. 53 Blood typing. 54 Bone biopsy. 55 Bone marrow aspirate and biopsy. 56 Bone marrow aspirate cytology, microscopic evaluation. 57 Bone Scan. 58 Brain ultrasound. 59 Brainstem evoked auditory response (BEAR). 60 Bronchoalveolar lavage. 61 Bronchoscopy. 62 Brucellosis. 63 Buffy coat preparations. 64 Calcitriol. 65 Calcium. 66 Cardiac catheterization. 67 Catheter assisted stone retrieval. 68 Central Venous Pressure. 69 Chloride. 70 Cholesterol. 71 Coagulation factor assays. 72 Cobalamin. 73 Colonoscopy. 74 Complete blood count. 75 Computed tomography. 76 Conjunctival scrape and cytology. 77 Coombs' test. 78 Cortisol, blood. 79 Cortisol:creatinine ratio, urine. 80 Creatine kinase. 81 Creatinine. 82 Cross Match. 83 CSF tap. 84 Cystocentesis. 85 Cystometrogram, urethral pressure profile. 86 Cystourethrography. 87 Cystourethroscopy. 88 D-dimers. 89 Dental radiographs. 90 Dermatophyte culture. 91 Desmopressin response test. 92 Distemper tests. 93 Echocardiography. 94 Ehrlichia/Anaplasma. 95 Electrocardiography. 96 Electroencephalography. 97 Electromyography. 98 Electroneurography. 99 Electroretinogram (ERG). 100 Epidurogram. 101 Erythropoietin. 102 Esophogastroduodenoscopy. 103 Estradiol & estrogen. 104 Esophagram. 105 Ethylene glycol. 106 Excretory urogram. 107 Fecal culture. 108 Fecal direct smear. 109 Fecal enzyme immunoassays. 110 Fecal fat assays. 111 Fecal flotation. 112 Fecal occult blood. 113 Fecal sedimentation tests. 114 Feline coronavirus. 115 Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV). 116 Feline leukemia virus serology (ELISA and IFA). 117 Ferritin. 118 Fibrin degradation products. 119 Fibrinogen. 120 Fine needle aspiration. 121 Fluid analysis. 122 Fluorescein dye test. 123 Fluoroscopy. 124 Folic acid (folate). 125 Food trial. 126 Fructosamine. 127 Fungal Tests. 128 Gall bladder aspirate. 129 Gamma glutamyl transferase. 130 Gastrin. 131 Gastrointestinal ultrasound. 132 Gastroscopic and colonoscopic food sensitivity testing. 133 Genetic testing. 134 GGT:creatinine ratio, urine. 135 Giardia antigen. 136 Gingival sulcus measurement. 137 Globulin. 138 Glomerular filtration rate. 139 Glucose curve. 140 Glucose. 141