VLD 411: Veterinary Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnosis - I (0+1)

Topic outline

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  General

  

  Getting started

  • Course overview Page
  • Syllabus File
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  Topic 1

  

  Veterinary laboratory diagnosis-I

  • Clinical Laboratory  
  • Introduction Page
  • Diagnostic Methods Page
  • Types of Clinical Laboratory Page
  • Organisation of Clinical Laboratory Page
  • Errors and points to be remembered in Laboratoroy Page
  • Clinical Biochemistry Analyzers Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 2

  

  Estimation of blood glucose

  • Principle Page
  • Procedure Page
  • Clinical significance Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 3

  

  EstiEstimation of total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol

  • Principle Page
  • Procedure Page
  • Clinical significance Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 4

  

  Estimation of total proteins and albumin

  • Principle Page
  • Procedure Page
  • Clinical significance Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 5

  

  Estimation of urea and BUN

  • Introduction Page
  • Principle Page
  • Procedure Page
  • Clinical significance Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 6

  

  Estimation of serum creatinine

  • Introduction Page
  • Principle Page
  • Procedure Page
  • Clinical significance Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 7

  

  Estimation of serum uric acid

  • Introduction Page
  • Principle Page
  • Procedure Page
  • Clinical significance Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 8

  

  Estimation of serum bilirubin

  • Introduction Page
  • Principle Page
  • Procedure Page
  • Clinical Significance Page
  • Differential Diagnosis of Jaundice Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 9

  

  Estimation of ALT (SGPT)

  • Principle Page
  • Procedure Page
  • Clinical significance Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 10

  

  Estimation of AST (SGOT)

  • Estimation of Aspartate amino transferase Page
  • Clinical significance Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 11

  

  Clinical significance and interpretation of electrolytes

  • sodium Page
  • Potassium Page
  • Chloride Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 12

  

  Urinalysis

  • Introduction Page
  • Physical examination Page
  • Chemical examination Page
  • Reaction of the urine Page
  • Protein Page
  • Glucose Page
  • Ketone bodies Page
  • Blood Page
  • Bile pigments Page
  • Urobilinogen Page
  • Bile salts Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 13

  

  Urinalysis

  • Microbial examination Page
  • Organized and Unorganised sediment Page
  • Crystals in urine sediment Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 14

  

  Haematology - collection of blood

  • Procedure for collection Page
  • Anticoagulants Page
  • Blood Smear Examination
  • Blood pictures in smear examination Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 15

  

  Estimation of haemoglobin

  • Principle Page
  • Requirements Page
  • Procedure Page
  • Significance Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 16

  

  Packed cell volume

  • Introduction Page
  • Methods Page
  • Significance Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 17

  

  Total red blood cell count

  • Introduction Page
  • Materials and method Page
  • Significance Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 18

  

  Erythrocyte indices

  • Introduction Page
  • Mean corpuscular volume Page
  • Mean corpuscular haemoglobin Page
  • Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration Page
  • Interpretation Page
  • Morphologic classification of anaemia Page
  • Comparison of morphological and etiological classification of anaemia Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 19

  

  Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

  • Introduction Page
  • Principle Page
  • Methods Page
  • Significance Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 20

  

  Total leukocyte count

  • Introduction Page
  • Apparatus Page
  • Procedure Page
  • Significance Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 21

  

  Differential leukocyte count

  • Methods Page
  • Different types of leukocytes Page
  • Neutrophil of different species Page
  • Eosinophils of different species Page
  • Basophil of different species Page
  • Lymphocyte of different species Page
  • Monocyte of different species Page
  • Significance and interpretation Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 22

  

  Collection, preservation and dispatch of clinical materials

  • Introduction Page
  • Dung / Faecal sample Page
  • Blood Page
  • Skin scraping Page
  • Lymphnode biopsy Page
  • Urine Page
  • Nasal discharge Page
  • Vaginal discharge Page
  • Parasites / Segments of Helminths Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 23

  

  Examination of fecal sample

  • Direct examination Page
  • Sedimentation Technique Page
  • Results and Interpretation of eggs/larvae/Oocysts/cysts Page
  • Floatation Technique Page
  • Simple floatation Technique Page
  • Centrifugal floatation (Lane's method) Page
  • Results and Interpretation of eggs/larvae/Oocysts/cysts Page
  • Merits and Demerits of floatation technique Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 24

  

  Quantitative fecal examination

  • Introduction Page
  • Stoll's Dilution Method Page
  • Mc Master Method Page
  • Interpretation of results Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 25

  

  Pasture larval count

  • Pasture larval counts Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 26

  

  Examination of skin scraping

  • Partial digestion KOH Page
  • Processing of skin scraping - video File
  • Quiz
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  Topic 27

  

  Examination of blood for parasites

  • Wet film Examination Page
  • Preparation of Blood smear Page
  • Leishman's staining Page
  • Giemsa's staining Page
  • Impression smears Page
  • Blood Protozoa in Leishman-Giemsa stained smears Page
  • Knott's Concentration Method Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 28

  

  Examination of other body fluids

  • Examination of Lymph node aspirate Page
  • Examination of Vaginal Discharge Page
  • Examination of Nasal Discharge or washing Page
  • Quiz
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  Topic 29

  

  Reference values

  • Normal haematology values of adult animal Page
  • Clinical biochemistry - Reference value Page
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  Topic 30

  

  Appendix

  • Glossary
  • Question bank File
  • References Page
  • Suggested reading Page
  • Acknowledgement Page