Unit 1: The Veterinary Practice Laboratory 1. Safety Concerns and OSHA Standards 2. General Laboratory Equipment 3. The Microscope 4. The Metric System and Lab Calculations 5. Quality Control and Record Keeping Unit 2: Hematology 6. Hematopoesis 7. Sample Collection and Handling for Hematology 8.
Hemoglobin, PCV, and Erythrocyte Indices 9. Evaluating the Blood Smear 10. Morphological Abnormalities of Blood Cells 11. Additional Hematological Tests 12. Hematopoetic Disorders and Classification of Anemia 13. Automated Analzyers for Hematology Unit 3: Hemostasis 14. Principles of Blood Coagulation 15. Sample Collection and Handling for Hemostasis analysis 16.
Platelet Evaluation 17. Coagulation Testing 18. Disorders of Hemostasis Unit 4: Clinical Chemistry 19. Sample Collection and Handling for Clinical Chemistry 20. Protein Assays and Hepatobiliary Function Tests 21. Kidney Function Tests 22. Pancreatic Function Tests 23. Electrolyte and Acid Base Status 24.
Miscellaneous Tests in Clinical Chemistry 25. Automated Analyzers in Clinical Chemistry Unit 5: Urinalysis 26. Anatomy and Physiology of the Urinary System 27. Sample Collection and Handling for Urinalysis 28. Physical Examination of Urine 29. Chemical Evaluation of Urine 30. Urine Sediment analysis Unit 6: Parasitology 31. Sample Collection and Handling for Parasitology 32.
Diagnostic Techniques for Parasitology 33. Nematodes 34. Cestodes, Trematodes, and Acanthocephalans 35. Protozoa and Rickettsia 36. Arthropods Unit 7: Cytology 37. Sample Collection and Handling for Cytology 38. Preparation of Cytology Smears 39. Microscopic Evaluation of Cytology 40.
Cytology of Specific Sites Unit 8: Microbiology 41. Introduction to Microbiology 42. Equipment and Supplies for Microbiology 43. Sample Collection and Handling for Microbiology 44. Staining Specimens in Microbiology 45. Culture Techniques in Microbiology 46. Antimicrobial Sensitivity Testing 47. Additional Testing in Microbiology 48.
Mycology Unit 9: Immunology 49. Basic Principles of immunity 50. Common immunologic laboratory tests 51. Blood groups and immunity 52. Intradermal testing 53. Reference laboratory Immunoassays 54. Disorders of the immune system Appendix A: Cellular Development Identification Appendix B: WBC Identification Appendix C: RBC Identification Appendix D: Urinalysis Identification Appendix E: Parasites of Dogs Appendix F: Parasites of Cats Appendix G: Parasites of Ruminants Appendix H: Parasites of Horses Appendix I: Parasites of Llamas and Alpaca Appendix J: Parasites of Swine Appendix K: Parasites of Birds Appendix L: Parasites of Exotics Appendix M: Arthropods Appendix N: Cytology Identification Appendix O: Bacterial Pathogens of Veterinary Importance Glossary Resources Index.