Duncan and Prasse's Veterinary Laboratory Medicine: Clinical Pathology, 4th Ed. - Hardcover

Latimer, Kenneth S.; Mahaffey, Edward A.; Prasse, Keith W.; Duncan, J. Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813820707 ISBN 13: 9780813820705

Publisher: Blackwell Pub, 2003

Synopsis

Duncan and Prasse's Veterinary Laboratory Medicine provides the reader with an excellent overview of veterinary clinical pathology. The new edition retains its elegantly simple outline format and section organization (physiology, evaluation disorders, disorders, and appropriate clinical cases). This enables readers to quickly identify key words, ideas and information in the text. Each chapter is followed by a current reference list, primarily from refereed professional journals.

As in previous editions, the fourth edition applies a problem-solving approach to interpretation of laboratory data. The authors stress the differential diagnosis of the abnormal laboratory value, and emphasize the mechanism or pathophysiology of the various abnormalities rather than specific diseases.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Duncan and Prasse’s Veterinary Laboratory Medicine provides readers with an excellent overview of veterinary clinical pathology. The new edition retains its elegantly simple outline format and section organization (physiology, evaluation methods, disorders, and appropriate clinical cases), enabling readers to quickly identify key words, ideas and information in the text. Each chapter is followed by a current reference list, primarily from referred professional journals.

The fourth edition

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• applies a problem-solving approach to interpretation of laboratory data.
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• covers dogs, cats, horses, domestic ruminants, pigs, and companion birds.
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• instructs veterinary students and practitioners in the proper interpretation of clinical laboratory data in order to form a list of differential diagnoses or to make a definitive diagnosis.
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• emphasizes the mechanism or pathophysiology of the various abnormalities rather than specific diseases.
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• adds and refines case studies to illustrate many of the concepts in interpretation of laboratory data
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• includes excellent high resolution color photomicrographs and easy-to-understand tables and figures.

About the Author

Kenneth S. Latimer, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP, is professor of pathology and Director of the Clinical Pathology Laboratory in the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens.
Keith W. Prasse, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP, is professor of pathology and Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens.
Edward A. Mahaffey, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP, is professor of pathology and Associate Dean for Public Service and Outreach, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Ath

Edition details

• Publisher: Blackwell Pub
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0813820707
• ISBN 13: 9780813820705
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 450