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Duncan and Prasse's Veterinary Laboratory Medicine: Clinical Pathology, 5th Edition

ISBN: 978-0-813-82014-9

July 2011

Wiley-Blackwell

528 pages

Description
Now in full color throughout, Duncan and Prasse’s Veterinary Laboratory Medicine: Clinical Pathology, Fifth Edition offers a comprehensive overview of hematology, hemostasis, clinical chemistry, urinalysis, cytology, and reference intervals in a highly accessible outline format. With information on all major domestic species, the text is designed for the reader to quickly find answers to clinical questions. Taking a problem-solving approach to the interpretation of laboratory data, this book includes clinical cases to illustrate the concepts of laboratory data interpretation, with tables and key words to aid readers in locating and applying information.

The fifth edition has been fully revised to reflect the latest knowledge, diagnostic methods, and practices in veterinary laboratory medicine.   A companion website provides the images in PowerPoint and references linked to PubMed at www.wiley.com/go/latimerDuncan and Prasse’s Veterinary Laboratory Medicine is an excellent quick reference for practicing veterinarians, veterinary students, clinical interns and residents, and pathology residents.

About the Author
Kenneth S. Latimer, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP, is a veterinary clinical pathologist at Covance Laboratories, Inc.   in Vienna, Virginia and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Pathology at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in   Athens, Georgia.  He has over 32 years of experience in the specialty of veterinary clinical pathology in academic, research, private practice, and industrial settings.
New to Edition
  • A new companion website provides all the images from the book in PowerPoint and references linked to PubMed. 
  • Additions include newer diagnostic methods, new knowledge such as C-reactions that are just beginning to enter the mainstream, and an increased focus on the use of controls in laboratory testing and quality assurance
  • Updated throughout to reflect increased changes in procuring and interpreting laboratory results as diagnostic testing becomes more machine-based
  • Now in full color, where the previous edition relied heavily on color plate sections with very small images
Features
  • Offers an introduction to veterinary clinical pathology in a user-friendly outline format, with the unique responses of dogs, cats, cattle, and horses addressed within each chapter
  • Designed to enable the reader to quickly find solutions to clinical problems
  • Provides practical guidance on interpreting laboratory data, with a case-based approach to put the concepts described in context
  • Updated throughout to reflect advances in knowledge and diagnostic methods, as well as changing practices in veterinary laboratory medicine
  • Now in full color throughout with many photomicrographs
  • Includes access to a companion website providing images available for download into PowerPoint and references linked to PubMed