Book description
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. Shelly L. Vaden,
DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM is a professor of Internal Medicine for the
College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University.
Joyce S. Knoll, VMD, PhD, DACVP is an associate professor and
Clinical Pathology Laboratory Director for the Department of
Biomedical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University.
Francis W. K. Smith, Jr., DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Internal
Medicine & Cardiology) is Vice President, VetMed Consultants in
Lexington, Massachusetts, USA; and Clinical Assistant Professor,
Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Veterinary
Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts, USA.
Larry P. Tilley, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Internal Medicine) is
President of VetMed Consultants and Chief Medical Officer of Dr.
Tilley & Associates in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
