Mosby's comprehensive review for veterinary technicians. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Comprehensive review for veterinary technicians
• Further Information: Note: Monica M. Tighe, RVT, BA, MEd, Veterinary Technician Program, St. Clair College, Windsor, Ontario, Marg Brown, RVT, BEd, Ad ED, Penn Foster College, Scranton, Pennyslvania, Formerly of Seneca College, King City, Ontario.
• Editors: Tighe, Monica M; Brown, Marg
• Contents: Front Cover; Inside Front Cover; Mosby's Comprehensive Review for Veterinary Technicians; Copyright; Dedication; Contributors; Preface; EVOLVE WEBSITE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Contents; PART I: Anatomy and Veterinary Diagnostics ; CHAPTER 1: Animal Anatomy and Physiology; DEFINITIONS; CELL STRUCTURE AND PHYSIOLOGY; Prokaryote: "Before Nucleus"; Eukaryote: "True Nucleus"; MOVEMENT IN AND OUT OF CELLS; TISSUES; Epithelial Tissue; Connective Tissue; Muscle Tissue; Nervous Tissue; MEMBRANES; DIRECTIONAL TERMINOLOGY; BODY SYSTEMS; Skeletal System; Muscular System; Nervous System; Cardiovascular System. Central Vascular SystemDigestive System; Lymphatic System; Respiratory System; Excretory System; Reproductive System: Male; Reproductive System: Female; Endocrine System; Integumentary System; Anatomy; Function; Hair; Specialized Integument; Senses; Vision; Hearing; Smell; Taste; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 2: Urinalysis and Hematology; URINALYSIS; Specimen Collection and Handling; Chemical Components; Microscopic Evaluation; Uroliths; HEMATOLOGY; Blood Collection and Sampling; Erythrocyte (Red Blood Cell) Evaluation; Leukocyte (White Blood Cell) Evaluation. Thrombocyte (Platelet) EvaluationTotal Protein; Instrumentation; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REVIEW QUESTIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 3: Parasitology; COMMON PARASITES; Protozoa; Helminths; Ectoparasites and Arthropods; FECES EXAMINATION; Gross Examination of Feces; Standard Vial Gravitation Flotation Technique; Quantitative Fecal Examination; Commercial Flotation Kits; Direct Smear; Centrifugal Flotation Technique; Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) Puddle Technique (for Cryptosporidium Oocysts); BAERMANN TECHNIQUE; PRESERVATION OF PARASITIC SAMPLES. BLOOD PARASITE EXAMINATION (DIFFERENTIATING DIROFILARIA IMMITIS AND NONPATHOGENIC ACANTHOCHEILONEMA [FORMERLY DIPETALO ... Modified Knott's Technique; Commercial Filter Technique; Buffy Coat Method; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXTERNAL PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; Skin Scraping; Skin Digestion Technique; Cellophane Tape Method; EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REVIEW QUESTIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; CHAPTER 4: Clinical Chemistry; GENERAL INFORMATION; CHEMISTRY ANALYZERS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; Creatinine; Urea (Urea Nitrogen); PANCREATIC FUNCTION; Urine Glucose. Serum and Plasma GlucoseSerum and Plasma Amylase; Serum and Plasma Lipase; Trypsin-Like Immunoreactivity; Pancreatic Lipase Immunoreactivity, Species Specific; LIVER FUNCTION; Bilirubin; Urine Urobilinogen; Total Serum and Plasma Proteins (TP) or Total Solids (TS); Albumin; Globulins; Albumin to Globulin Ratio (A/G); Enzymes; Bile Acids; ELECTROLYTES; General Information; Serum/Plasma Sodium (Na+); Serum and Plasma Potassium (K+); Serum and Plasma Chloride (Cl- ); Serum and Plasma Calcium (Ca+); Serum and Plasma Phosphorus (PO4-2); Serum and Plasma Magnesium (Mg+).
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Publisher Details: St. Louis : Elesevier Mosby
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (880 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 636.089073/7069; Animal health technology; Veterinary Medicine -- methods; Animal Technicians; Animal health technology; Examination Questions; Outlines; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323171397; 0323171397
• Related ISBNs: 9780323171380; 0323171389
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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