Veterinary Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnosis

COURSE OVERVIEW

• Veterinary laboratory Diagnosis deals with the various laboratory procedures such as clinical biochemistry, microscopic , microbiologic , immunologic and pathologic study that are applied in the identification of disease process in the living / dead animals.
• Laboratory reports are as important to the Veterinary clinician as that of history and physical examination of the patients. The evaluation of the patient’s condition depends upon the knowledge on blending of results of laboratory examination with physical examination of the patient and history of condition. It is necessary to the veterinarian to carry out various laboratory tests that can be used in the problem oriented approach to diagnosis. It develops an understanding of relationship between physiology, pathology and laboratory results.
• The normal and abnormal laboratory finding provide information in the process of differential diagnosis, follow up of rational treatment. The abnormal finding are defined clinically as those values that lie outside the limit s of reference range.

The various laboratory methods which are employed include

• Examination of blood (Haematology )
• Examination of exudates, transudates, pus and discharges (Cytology )
• Biochemical profiling of serum
• Examination of faeces, skin scraping and  ectoparasites
• Urinalysis
• Culture , Isolation and identification of bacteria and fungi
• Antibiogram
• Serology
• Toxicological analysis of samples .

The course focus on the various laboratory procedures to evaluate the physiologic responses to disease and the effects of disease on measurable substances produced by the body. The collection, storage and handling of laboratory specimens and performance of analytic procedures commonly used in Veterinary medicine. It includes

• Methods for evaluation of Biochemical profiling of serum, Urine and Cerebrospinal fluid and Interpretation.
• To learn and practice appropriate laboratory procedures for Urinalysis of different domestic animals and its Interpretation.
• To learn and practice appropriate laboratory procedures for complete haemogram of different domestic animals and its Interpretation of values in diagnosis of diseases.
• To learn and practice various clinical parasitological laboratory techniques for diagnosis of Parasitic diseases.