Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: Canine and Feline is a comprehensive, one-stop reference text on diagnostic skills used daily in treating dogs and cats.

Preface xvii Acknowledgements xviii Contributors List xix Standard Abbreviations xxvii Getting the Most out of Your Diagnostic Laboratory xxviii General Principles for Performing Blood Tests xxx General Principles for Performing Fecal Tests xxxii General Principles for Performing Urine Tests xxxiii General Principles of Endoscopy xxxv General Principles of Radiography xxxviii General Principles of Ultrasonography xii Topic Abdominal Radiography 2 Abdominal Ultrasonography 8 Abdominocentesis and Fluid Analysis 11 Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody 16 Acetylcholinesterase 18 ACTH Assay 20 ACTH Stimulation Test 22 Activated Clotting Time 24 Acute Phase Proteins 26 Adrenal Ultrasonography 28 Alanine Aminotransferase 32 Albumin 34 Alkaline Phosphatase 36 Allergen-Specific Serology 38 Alpha-1 Protease Inhibitor 40 Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Monitoring 42 Ammonia 45 Amylase 48 Angiography and Angiocardiography 50 Anion Gap 54 Anticoagulant Proteins 56 Anticoagulant Screen 58 Antinuclear Antibody 60 Aqueocentesis and Vitreocentesis 62 Arthrocentesis with Synovial Fluid Analysis 64 Arthroscopy 69 Aspartate Aminotransferase 72 Babesia 74 Bacterial Culture and Sensitivity 76 Barium-Impregnated Polyethylene Spheres (BIPS) 79 Bartonella 82 Bence-Jones Proteins 85 Bicarbonate 88 Bile Acids 91 Bilirubin 94 Bladder Tumor Analyte 96 Bleeding Time 98 Blood Gases 101 Blood Pressure Determination: Noninvasive and Invasive 104 Blood Sample Collection 107 Blood Smear Microscopic Examination 109 Blood Smear Preparation 112 Blood Typing 114 Bone Biopsy 117 Bone Marrow Aspirate and Biopsy 119 Bone Marrow Aspirate Cytology: Microscopic Evaluation 122 Bone Scan 126 Brain-Stem Auditory Evoked Response 129 Brain Ultrasonography 132 Bronchoalveolar Lavage 135 Bronchoscopy 138 Brucellosis Serology 141 Buffy Coat Preparations 144 Calcitriol 146 Calcium 148 Cardiac Catheterization 151 Carnitine 160 Catheter-Assisted Stone Retrieval 164 Central Venous Pressure 166 Cerebrospinal Fluid Tap 168 Chloride 172 Cholesterol 174 Coagulation Factors 176 Cobalamin 179 Colonoscopy 182 Complete Blood Count 185 Computed Tomography 186 Conjunctival Scraping and Cytology 188 Coombs’ Test 190 Cortisol 192 Cortisol/Creatinine Ratio 194 Creatine Kinase 196 Creatinine 198 Crossmatch 200 Cystocentesis 202 Cystometry and Urethral Pressure Measurement 205 Cystourethrography 210 Cystourethroscopy 214 D-Dimer 217 Dental Radiography 220 Dermatophyte Culture 225 Desmopressin Response Test 228 Distemper 231 Echocardiography 234 Ehrlichia/Anaplasma 238 Electrocardiography 241 Electroencephalography 245 Electromyography 248 Electroneurography 251 Electroretinography 254 Epidurography 256 Erythropoietin 258 Esophagogastroduodenoscopy 260 Esophagography 263 Estradiol 266 Ethylene Glycol 268 Excretory Urography 270 Fecal Direct Smear and Cytology 273 Fecal Elastase 276 Fecal Fat 278 Fecal Flotation 280 Fecal Occult Blood 284 Fecal Sedimentation and Baermann Exam 286 Feline Coronavirus 288 Feline Immunodeficiency Virus 291 Feline Leukemia Virus 294 Ferritin 297 Fibrin Degradation Products 300 Fibrinogen 303 Fine-Needle Aspiration 306 Fluid Analysis 308 Fluorescein Dye Test 311 Fluoroscopy 314 Folate 316 Food Trial 318 Fructosamine 320 Gamma-Glutamyltransferase 322 Gastrin 324 Gastrointestinal Ultrasonography 326 Gastroscopic and Colonoscopic Food-Sensitivity Testing 330 Genetic Testing 333 Giardia Fecal Antigen 336 Gingival Sulcus Measurement 338 Globulins 341 Glomerular Filtration Rate 344 Glucose 347 Glucose Curve 350 Glycosylated Hemoglobin 353 Heartworm Serology 356 Heinz Bodies 358 Hematocrit 360 Hemoglobin 363 Hemotrophic Mycoplasmas 366 High-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test 368 Horizontal Beam Radiography 370 Immunoglobulin Assays 373 Impression Smear 376 Insulin and Insulin/Glucose Ratio 378 Intradermal Testing 381 Iron Level and Total Iron-Binding Capacity 384 Knott’s Test 386 Lactate 388 Laparoscopy 390 Lead 394 Leptospira 396 Lipase 399 Liver and Gallbladder Ultrasonography 402 Liver Biopsy 407 Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test 412 Lower Gastrointestinal Radiographic Contrast Studies 414 Lower Urinary Tract Ultrasonography 416 Lupus Erythematosus Cell Preparation 419 Luteinizing Hormone 422 Lyme Disease Serology 424 Lymphangiography 427 Magnesium 430 Magnetic Resonance Imaging 432 Masticatory Muscle Myositis (2M Antibody Assay) 436 Methemoglobin 438 Muscle and Nerve Biopsy 440 Myelography 443 Nasal Flush and Biopsy 446 Nasolacrimal Irrigation 450 Natriuretic Peptides 452 Ocular Ultrasonography 454 Osmolality 457 Osmotic Fragility 460 Pancreatic Lipase Immunoreactivity 462 Pancreatic Ultrasonography 464 Parathyroid Hormone 467 Parathyroid Hormone–Related Protein 470 Partial Thromboplastin Time, Activated 472 Pericardiocentesis 475 Phosphorus 479 PIVKA Test 482 Platelet Antibody Detection 484 Platelet Count and Volume 486 Platelet Function Tests 489 Potassium 492 Progesterone 495 Prostatic Wash 498 Protein Electrophoresis 501 Prothrombin Time 504 Pulmonary Function Tests 506 Pulmonary Perfusion Scan 510 Pulse Oximetry 514 Rectal Scraping and Cytology 516 Red Blood Cell Count 518 Red Blood Cell Enzyme Activity 520 Red Blood Cell Indices 522 Red Blood Cell Morphology 525 Relaxin 530 Renal Biopsy and Aspiration 532 Renal Ultrasonography 536 Reticulocyte Count 535 Rheumatoid Factor 542 Rhinoscopy 544 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever 548 Schirmer Tear Test 550 Semen Analysis 552 Semen Collection 555 Semen Preservation 558 Skeletal Radiography 561 Skin Biopsy 564 Skin Scraping and Trichogram 566 Skin Surface and Otic Cytology 568 Skull Radiography 570 Sodium 573 Somatomedin C 576 Splenic Ultrasonography 578 T3 Suppression Test 582 Taurine 584 Testosterone 588 Thoracic Radiography 590 Thoracic Ultrasonography 596 Thoracocentesis and Fluid Analysis 599 Thoracoscopy 602 Thyroglobulin Autoantibody 606 Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasonography 608 Thyroid-Releasing Hormone Response Test 612 Thyroid Scintigraphy 614 Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone 618 Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Stimulation Test 620 Thyroxine (T4), Free 622 Thyroxine (T4), Total 624 Tissue Biopsy: Needle and Punch 627 Tonometry 630 Total Protein 634 Toxoplasmosis Serology 636 Tracheal Wash 639 Transsplenic Portal Scintigraphy 642 Triglycerides 646 Troponins, Cardiac Specific 648 Trypsin-like Immunoreactivity 651 Ultrasound-Guided Mass or Organ Aspiration 654 Upper Gastrointestinal Radiographic Contrast Studies 657 Urea Nitrogen 660 Urethral Catheterization 662 Urinalysis Overview 666 Urine Albumin 668 Urine Bilirubin 671 Urine Fractional Excretion of Electrolytes 674 Urine Gamma-Glutamyltransferase/Creatinine Ratio 677 Urine Glucose 680 Urine Heme Protein 683 Urine Ketones 686 Urine pH 688 Urine Protein 690 Urine Protein/Creatinine Ratio 693 Urine Sediment 696 Urine Specific Gravity 701 Urolith Analysis 704 Uterine Ultrasonography 707 Vaginography 710 Voiding Urohydropropulsion 714 Von Willebrand Factor 716 Water-Deprivation Test, Modified 718 White Blood Cell Count and Differential 721 White Blood Cells: Basophils 724 White Blood Cells: Eosinophils 726 White Blood Cells: Lymphocytes 728 White Blood Cells: Monocytes 730 White Blood Cells: Neutrophils 732 Wood’s Lamp Examination 734 Zinc 736 Appendix 1: Tables of Laboratory Normal Values 739 Appendix 2: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring 740 Appendix 3: Referral Laboratories 742 Index 747

Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: Canine and Feline is a comprehensive, one-stop reference text on diagnostic skills used daily in treating dogs and cats. Chapters cover more than 275 procedures and tests, including blood, urine, and fecal tests and radiographic, ultrasound, and endoscopic procedures. Each topic, written by an expert in the field, provides essential information on related physiology, indications, contraindications, potential complications, and client education. The uniform presentation of information, arranged alphabetically from abdominal radiographs to zinc tests, allows the reader to gain easy access to vital information, making this an ideal reference to be used in a clinical setting.

"The strengths of this comprehensive text include its easy use, quick access to current and complete information, understandable diagrams and tables, and good quality images. This is a one-of-a-kind textbook that will be an excellent reference for veterinarians and veterinary medical students seeking comprehensive information about particular diagnostic procedures or laboratory tests." (Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 2011) "This impressive textbook is well worth the cost and will make a valuable addition to any veterinarian's reference library." (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, March 2010)"This impressive textbook is well worth the cost and will make a valuable addition to any veterinarian's reference library." (Vet Med Today, 15 March 2010) "There are clinical pathology books, diagnostic imaging books, and diagnostic procedure books, but this is the first of its kind. A brief review of topics includes general principles for performing fecal tests, angiography, brain ultrasonography, and cardiac catheterization. The cardiac catheterization chapter includes waveforms and critical values and is a fantastic example of the balance achieved by the authors. The topics are both concise and thorough. Each topic is presented in a standardized format that is easy to scan, making this a valuable book for practitioners, veterinary students, and residents in training." (Doody's Reviews, March 2010) "I recommend this book strongly to every practice." (Veterinary Practice, November 2009)