دانلود کتاب Veterinary technician's handbook of laboratory procedures

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Cover Title page Copyright page Contents Preface Acknowledgments About the Companion Website Chapter 1: Laboratory Equipment Laboratory equipment Microscope Centrifuge Refractometer Chemistry analyzers Hematology analyzers Coagulation analyzers Quality control of all laboratory equipment Chapter 2: Blood Analysis Hematology Proper blood collection and handling techniques Blood collection tubes Peripheral blood smears Staining Packed cell volume (PCV) Red blood cell count Red blood cell indices Reticulocyte count Corrected reticulocyte percentage Reticulocyte production index (RPI) White blood cell count White blood cell differential Calculations White blood cell estimate Corrected white blood cell count Platelet count Platelet estimate Normal species variation of leukocytes Neutrophil maturation Abnormal morphological changes in leukocytes Erythrocyte morphologies Evaluating a blood film to complement automated analyzers Clinical chemistries Coagulation testing Activated clotting time Buccal mucosal bleeding time Automated clotting tests Chapter 3: Urinalysis Sample collection Free catch (voided sample) Bladder expression Catheterization Cystocentesis Sample preservation In vitro changes occurring in unpreserved urine Refrigeration Freezing Toluene Formalin (40%) Boric acid (0.8%) Commercial preservation tablets Physical examination of urine Volume Color Turbidity Odor Specific gravity (SG) Chemical examination Glucose Bilirubin Ketones Blood pH Protein Urobilinogen Nitrite Leukocytes Sediment examination Materials required Sediment stain Procedure for microscopic examination of urine Reporting of findings Microscopic elements of urine sediment Chapter 4: Parasitology Collection Pooled samples Gross examination Consistency Color Blood Mucous Gross parasites Microscopic examination Direct fecal smear Simple fecal flotation Centrifugation technique Baermann technique Common parasites of domestic species Canine and feline Ruminants Equine Chapter 5: Cytology Sample collection Swabs Fine needle biopsy Tissue biopsy Imprints Centesis Scrapings Smear preparation Feather smear method Line smear method Compression (or squash) method Modified squash method Starfish method Staining Romanowsky stains (Wright’s and Diff-Quick) New methylene blue Microscopic evaluation of cytology slides Pyknosis and karyorrhexis Karyolysis Classifying cell types Inflammation Other cell types Neoplasia Reporting your findings Laboratory submissions Ear cytology Slide preparation and staining Microscopic findings Vaginal cytology Collection methods Cell types seen Stages of estrous Semen evaluation Slide preparation Live/dead sperm ratio Sperm morphology Appendix Temperature conversions Metric conversions Length Weight Volume Metric system Glossary Bibliography Index