Duncan and Prasse's Veterinary Laboratory Medicine - 5th Edition by Kenneth S Latimer (Hardcover)

About the Book

Rev. ed. of: Duncan & Prasse's veterinary laboratory medicine / Kenneth S. Latimer, Edward a. Mahaffey, Keith W. Prasse. 4th ed. 2003.

Book Synopsis

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/latimer. Duncan and Prasse's Veterinary Laboratory Medicine is an excellent quick reference for practicing veterinarians, veterinary students, clinical interns and residents, and pathology residents.

From the Back Cover

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. Duncan and Prasse's Veterinary Laboratory Medicine is an excellent quick reference for practicing veterinarians, veterinary students, clinical interns and residents, and pathology residents.

Key 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 at www.wiley.com/go/latimer

Review Quotes

"The book is modestly priced and is of substantial value to veterinary students, interns, residents, and clinicians as well as those who specialize in clinical pathology." (Journal of The American Veterinary Medical Association, 15 March 2013)

"In this light, Duncan & Prasse's Veterinary Laboratory Medicine meets and exceeds expectations by providing a comprehensive, but accessible text. This title is included on the most recent ACVP reading list, and, as such, should be considered by all veterinary pathology residents as required." (Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 4 June 2013)

"This text is comprehensive for the domesticated mammalian species, and provides an extremely valuable addition to the texts available for avian clinical pathology." (Veterinary Record, 25 February 2012)

"This is surely a book which will prove invaluable throughout your career." (Tomorrow's Vets, 1 January 2012)

"Links to a companion website provide full reference to all downloadable details in a highly recommended guide for any vet collection." (The Midwest Book Review, 1 November 2011)

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.