Veterinary Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnosis

DIAGNOSTIC METHODS

Diagnosis

• Diagnosis is an art of determination of the nature of disease i.e. etiology, lesions, symptoms etc. (Dia-through; gnosis-knowledge)

Classification

• Diagnosis can be classified into three types based on the method of examination.
  • Clinical diagnosis: This is based on inspection of animal by observing the clinical symptoms.
  • Physical diagnosis: This is based on the examination of animal by physical methods like palpation, percussion, auscultation etc.
  • Laboratory diagnosis: This is based on the laboratory findings like examination of clinical samples like blood, faeces, urine etc.