Clinical Pathology for the Veterinary Team

Clinical Pathology for the Veterinary Team is a concise, reliable resource for consistently achieving high-quality test results in the veterinary practice. An essential bench-side reference for in-house laboratories, the book includes a DVD with interactive cases to build skills in reading and interpreting digital slides. The book is a practical resource for anyone performing lab work, including veterinary technicians, technician and veterinary students, and veterinarians.

1. Sample Handling & Lab Standardization – Developing Standard Operating Procedures
2. Components of a normal Complete Blood Count

3. Hematology: The erythrocytes, white blood cells and the Immune System

4. Abnormalities in the red and white blood cell populations.

5. Renal Physiology and Anatomy, Clinical Diagnostics and Disease

6. Liver Physiology and Anatomy, Clinical Diagnostics and Disease

7. Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Physiology and Anatomy, Clinical Diagnostics and Disease

8. Electrolyte Physiology, Function and Derangement

9. Components of the Urinalysis

10. Evaluating the Urinalysis with disease conditions

11. Adrenal Function and Adrenal Testing

12. Blood Gas

13. Coagulation

14. Emergency Diagnostics – A discussion of Shock and Clinical Diagnostics

15. Obtaining samples from Different Body System and Evaluating Cytology


Andrew J. Rosenfeld, DVM, ABVP is the cofounder and head instructor of VTEC, an education corporation that specializes in seminar training for the hospital team. Dr. Rosenfeld has also written the Veterinary Medical Team Handbook, a training a resource manual for the medical team (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007).
Sharon M. Dial, DVM, PHD, Diplomate ACVP (Clinical and Anatomic Pathology) is an Associate Research Scientist in the Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology at the University of Arizona.