Veterinary Technician's Handbook of Laboratory Procedures

ISBN-13: 9781119672616 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 288 str.

Melissa (Maple Woods Community College Veterinary Technology

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About the Authors xivAbout the Contributors xviiPreface xviiiAcknowledgments xxiPart 1 Patient Care Considerations 11 The Gold Standard, Standards of Care, and Spectrum of Care: An Evolving Approach to Diagnostic Medicine 3Ryane E. Englar1.1 Defining the Gold Standard 31.2 Limitations of the Gold Standard 41.3 Returning to the Case of the Cat with Stranguria: a Different Perspective on Standards of Care 41.4 Limitations to Standards of Care 51.5 Spectrum of Care 6References 72 Consultation Room Communication Strategies that Facilitate Dialogue on the Diagnostic Approach to Patient Care 9Ryane E. Englar2.1 Emergence of Communication as a Clinically Relevant Skill in Human Health Care 92.2 The Evolution of Communication in Veterinary Health Care 102.3 Communication Skills That Are Essential to Diagnosis-Making 112.4 Concepts of Health Literacy and Compliance 132.5 Using Easy-to-Understand (Nonmedical) Language 142.6 Checking in 152.7 Assessing the Client's Knowledge 172.8 Signposting 182.9 Addressing the Cost of Care 20References 22Part 2 Quick Assessment Tests (QATS) Involving Blood 273 Packed Cell Volume 29Sharon M. Dial3.1 Procedural Definition: What Is this Test About? 293.2 Procedural Purpose: Why Should I Perform this Test? 293.3 Equipment 293.4 Procedural Steps: How Do I Perform this Test? 303.5 Time Estimate to Perform Test 333.6 Procedural Tips and Troubleshooting 333.7 Interpreting Test Results 343.8 Clinical Case Example(s): Can We Link to the Cases in Chapter 5? 353.9 Add-On Tests That You May Need to Consider and Their Additive Value 353.10 Key Takeaways 36References 364 Total Protein as Measured by Refractometry 37Sharon M. Dial4.1 Procedural Definition: What Is This Test About? 374.2 Procedural Purpose: Why Should I Perform this Test? 374.3 Equipment 384.4 Procedural Steps: How Do I Perform this Test? 384.5 Time Estimate to Perform Test 424.6 Procedural Tips and Troubleshooting 434.7 Interpreting Test Result 434.8 Clinical Case Example(s) 444.9 Add-On Tests That You May Need to Consider and Their Additive Values 444.10 Key Takeaways 44Reference 45Suggested References 455 Gross and Microscopic Evaluation of the Buffy Coat 46Sharon M. Dial5.1 Procedural Definition: What Is This Test About? 465.2 Procedural Purpose: Why Should I Perform this Test? 465.3 Equipment 475.4 Procedural Steps: How Do I Perform this Test? 475.5 Time Estimate to Perform Test 505.6 Procedural Tips and Troubleshooting 535.7 Interpreting Test Results 535.8 Clinical Case Example(s) 545.9 Add-On Tests That You May Need to Consider and Their Additive Value 545.10 Key Takeaways 54Reference 546 The Blood Film 55Sharon M. Dial6.1 Procedural Definition: What Is This Test About? 556.2 Procedural Purpose: Why Should I Perform This Test? 556.3 Equipment 556.4 Procedural Steps: Preparing the Blood Film How Do I Perform This Test? 566.5 Time Estimate to Perform Test 646.6 Procedural Tips and Troubleshooting 646.7 Interpreting Test Results 696.8 Clinical Case Example(s) 706.9 Add-On Tests That You May Need to Consider and Their Additive Value 706.10 Key Takeaways 70References 70Suggested Bench-Side Reference 717 Blood Glucose 72Sharon M. Dial7.1 Procedural Definition: What Is This Test About? 727.2 Procedural Purpose: Why Should I Perform This Test? 727.3 Equipment 737.4 Procedural Steps: How Do I Perform This Test? 737.5 A Note on Quality Control 737.6 Procedure for Patient Samples 747.7 Time Estimate to Perform Test 767.8 Procedural Tips and Troubleshooting 767.9 Interpreting Test Results 777.10 Clinical Case Example(s) 787.11 Add-On Tests That you May Need to Consider and Their Additive Values 787.12 Key Takeaways 78References 788 Blood Urea Nitrogen 79Sharon M. Dial8.1 Procedural Definition: What Is This Test About? 798.2 Procedural Purpose: Why Should I Perform This Test? 798.3 Equipment 808.4 Procedural Steps: How Do I Perform this Test? 808.5 Time Estimate to Perform Test 818.6 Procedural Tips and Troubleshooting 818.7 Interpreting Test Results 828.8 Clinical Case Example(s) 828.9 Add-On Tests That You May Need to Consider and Their Additive Value 828.10 Key Takeaways 839 Whole Blood Lactate 84Sharon M. Dial9.1 Procedural Definition: What Is This Test About? 849.2 Procedural Purpose: Why Should I Perform This Test? 849.3 Equipment 859.4 Procedural Steps: How Do I Perform This Test? 859.5 A Note on Quality Control 859.6 Procedure for Patient Samples 859.7 Time Estimate to Perform Test 879.8 Procedural Tips and Troubleshooting 879.9 Interpreting Test Results 879.10 Clinical Case Example(s) 889.11 Add-On Tests That You May Need to Consider and Their Additive Value 889.12 Key Takeaways 88References 8810 Saline Agglutination Test 89Sharon M. Dial10.1 Procedural Definition: What Is This Test About? 8910.2 Procedural Purpose: Why Should I Perform This Test? 8910.3 Equipment 8910.4 Procedural Steps: How Do I Perform This Test? 8910.5 Time Estimate to Perform Test 9110.6 Procedural Tips and Troubleshooting 9110.7 Interpreting Test Results 9210.8 Clinical Case Example(s) 9210.9 Add-On Tests That You May Need to Consider and Their Additive Value 9210.10 Key Takeaways 92Reference 9311 Activated Clotting Time 94Sharon M. Dial11.1 Procedural Definition: ("What Is This Test About?") 9411.2 Procedural Purpose: Why Should I Perform This Test? 9411.3 Equipment 9411.4 Procedural Steps: How Do I Perform This Test? 9411.5 Time Estimate To Perform Test 9611.6 Procedural Tips and Troubleshooting 9711.7 Interpreting Test Results 9711.8 Clinical Case Example(s) 9711.9 Add-On Tests That You May Need to Consider and Their Additive Value 9711.10 Key Takeaways 97Part 3 Quick Assessment Tests (QATS) Involving Urine 9912 Assessing Urine's Physical Properties 101Ryane E. Englar12.1 Procedural Definition: What Is This Test About? 10112.2 Procedural Purpose: Why Should I Perform This Test? 10112.3 Equipment 10212.4 Procedural Steps 10312.5 Time Estimate to Perform Test 10512.6 Procedural Tips and Troubleshooting 10512.7 Interpreting Test Results 10612.8 Clinical Case Example(s) 11112.9 Add-On Tests That You May Need to Consider and Their Additive Value 11312.10 Key Takeaways 11312.11 Clinical Pearls 114References 11513 Urine Specific Gravity 116Ryane E. Englar13.1 Procedural Definition: What Is This Test About? 11613.2 Procedural Purpose: Why Should I Perform this Test? 11713.3 Equipment 11713.4 Procedural Steps 11813.5 Time Estimate to Perform Test 12413.6 Procedural Tips and Troubleshooting 12413.7 Interpreting Test Results 12413.8 Clinical Case Example(s) 12613.9 Add-On Tests That You May Need to Consider and Their Additive Value 12713.10 Key Takeaways 12713.11 Clinical Pearls 127References 12814 Chemical Evaluation of Urine 130Ryane E. Englar14.1 Procedural Definition: What Is This Test About? 13014.2 Procedural Purpose: Why Should I Perform This Test? 13214.3 Equipment 13214.4 Procedural Steps 13214.5 Time Estimate to Perform Test 13614.6 Procedural Tips and Troubleshooting 13614.7 Interpreting Test Results 13814.8 Clinical Case Example(s) 14114.9 Add-On Tests That You May Need to Consider and Their Additive Value 14214.10 Key Takeaways 14314.11 Clinical Pearls 144References 14515 Urine Sediment Examination 146Sharon M. Dial15.1 Procedural Definition: What Is This Test About? 14615.2 Procedural Purpose: Why Should I Perform This Test? 14615.3 Equipment 14715.4 Procedural Steps: How Do I Perform This Test? 14715.5 Time Estimate to Perform Test 14915.6 Procedural Tips and Troubleshooting 15115.7 Interpreting Test Results 15215.8 Clinical Case Example(s) 15715.9 Add-On Tests That You May Need to Consider and Their Additive Value 15715.10 Key Takeaways 157Reference 157Suggested Bench-Side References 158Part 4 Quick Assessment Tests (QATS) Involving Feces 15916 Assessing the Physical Properties of Fecal Matter 161Ryane E. Englar16.1 Procedural Definition: What Is This Test About? 16116.2 Procedural Purpose: Why Should I Perform This Test? 16116.3 Equipment 16416.4 Procedural Steps 16616.5 Time Estimate to Perform Test 16616.6 Procedural Tips and Troubleshooting 16616.7 Interpreting Test Results 17216.8 Clinical Case Example(s) 18316.9 Add-On Tests That You May Need to Consider and Their Additive Value 18316.10 Key Takeaways 18516.11 Clinical Pearls 186References 18717 Direct Smears 191Ryane E. Englar17.1 Procedural Definition: What Is This Test About? 19117.2 Procedural Purpose: Why Should I Perform This Test? 19117.3 Equipment 19417.4 Procedural Steps [1-5, 20, 30, 60-62] 19417.5 Time Estimate to Perform Test 19617.6 Procedural Tips and Troubleshooting 19617.7 Interpreting Test Results 19717.8 Clinical Case Example(s) 19817.9 Add-On Tests That You May Need to Consider and Their Additive Value 20117.10 Key Takeaways 20317.11 Clinical Pearls 204References 20418 Fecal Flotation 207Ryane E. Englar and Jeremy Bessett18.1 Procedural Definition: What is This Test About? 20718.2 Procedural Purpose: Why Should I Perform This Test? 21018.3 Options Available for Fecal Flotation 21118.4 Equipment 21318.6 Time Estimate to Perform Fecal Flotation with Fixed-Angle Centrifuge 21618.7 Brief Consideration of the Procedural Steps in the Event a Swinging Bucket Centrifuge Is Used 21718.8 Equipment 21718.9 Procedural Steps 21718.10 Time Estimate to Perform Passive Fecal Flotation 22118.11 Procedural Tips and Troubleshooting for Fecal Flotation 22118.12 Interpreting Test Results 22118.13 Clinical Case Example(s) 22718.14 Add-On Tests That You May Need to Consider and Their Additive Value 22718.15 Key Takeaways 22918.16 Clinical Pearls 229References 230Part 5 Quick Assessment of Body Cavity Fluids 23519 Body Cavity Fluid Analysis 237Sharon M. Dial19.1 Procedural Definition: What Is This Test About? 23719.2 Procedural Purpose: Why Should I Perform This Test? 23719.3 Equipment 23819.4 Procedural Steps: How Do I Perform This Test? 23819.5 Time Estimate to Perform Test 24019.6 Procedural Tips and Troubleshooting 24019.7 Interpreting Test Results 24119.8 Clinical Case Example(s) 24419.9 Add-On Tests That You May Need to Consider and Their Additive Value 24419.10 Key Takeaways 245References 245Suggested Bench-Side References 245Part 6 Clinical Cases 24720 Clinical Cases 249Jeremy Bessett, with support from Sharon M. DialCase 1: Fred 249Case 2: Bella 253Case 3: Benji 258Case 4: Mittens 266Case 5: Star 272Case 6: Earl 277Case 7: Sammy 281Case 8: Coffee 286Case 9: Dexter 291Case 10: Tabitha 297Case 11: Ace 301Case 12: Timothy 304Case 13: Duckie 307Case 14: Angel 311Case 15: Chase 314Index 321

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The AuthorsBrianne Bellwood, MSc, RVT, VTS (Clinical Pathology), CCRVN, has been a full-time instructor for the Animal Health Technology program at Lakeland College in Vermilion, Alberta, Canada, since 2008.Melissa Andrasik-Catton, RVT, BS, was a full-time instructor at Maple Woods Community College Veterinary Technology Program in Kansas City, Missouri, USA for 10 years and 8 additional years as an adjunct.