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13 April 2022
Investigation of canine thyroid function
Created page with "== Introduction == Hypothyroidism is a common endocrine disorder in dogs. Approximately 90% of cases are due to acquired, primary disease (lymphocytic thyroiditis or idiopathi..."
NationWide Laboratories
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Therapeutic drug monitoring
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12 April 2022
Vitamin B12 and Folate
Created page with "==Overview== Serum vitamin B12 and folate concentrations may be useful in diagnosing small intestinal disease in dogs and cats. Historically, the tests have also been used for..."
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) - Nutrition
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Urea Clinical Chemistry
Created page with "Urea is principally a product of amino acid deamination in the liver. Urea is primarily excreted by the kidneys and is the most commonly used test of renal function with creat..."
Urea
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TLI (Trypsin-like immunoreactivity)
Created page with "Serum TLI is the test of choice for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) in both the dog and the cat. Serum is essential and the patient should be fasted for at least 6 hou..."
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
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Sodium Clinical Chemistry
Created page with "The distribution of sodium in the body differs from that of potassium. Sodium is the predominant extracellular ion. Renal function is the single most important homeostatic mec..."
Sodium
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Total protein
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Potassium Clinical Chemistry
Created page with "== Introduction == Potassium is largely an intracellular ion. Plasma potassium levels are not always a good indicator of intracellular levels; in acidosis the exchange of H+ a..."
Potassium
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Phosphorus (inorganic phosphate)
Created page with "Serum phosphorus is closely related to the serum calcium concentration. It is primarily regulated through the action of parathyroid hormone and calcitonin providing a dual neg..."
Phosphorus
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Lactate dehydrogenase
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Creatinine
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Creatinine Clinical Chemistry
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Creatine kinase
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Creatine kinase
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Clinical chemistry of calcium
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Calcium
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Calcium
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Bile acids Clinical Chemistry
Created page with "Bile acids are synthesised in the liver from cholesterol and are conjugated with taurine or glycine before excretion as bile salts into the bile. Once fat absorption in the sm..."
Liver - Anatomy & Physiology
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Bilirubin clinical chemistry
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Bilirubin
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Aspartate aminotransferase
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Administering a Blood Transfusion
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Coagulation Tests
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Investigation of Coagulopathies
Created page with "Bleeding diatheses can occur as a result of a failure of primary haemostasis (vascular contraction and platelet aggregation) or of secondary haemostasis (the coagulation casca..."
Inherited disorders of Leucocytes
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Haematopoiesis - Overview
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Leukocytes
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Inherited disorders of Leucocytes
Created page with "==B2 Integrin adhesion molecule deficiencies== This leucocyte adhesion deficiency-1 (LAD-1) results in decreased adhesion, impaired chemotaxis and minimal bactericidal functio..."
Features of regenerative and nonregenerative anaemia
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Heinz Body Anaemia
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Babesia
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Regenerative and Non-Regenerative Anaemias
Haemorrhage
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Features of regenerative and nonregenerative anaemia
Created page with "== Regenerative Anaemia == === Haemorrhagic Anaemia === This may be acute, transient severe haemorrhage or chronic, persistent haemorrhage. There may be evidence of blood los..."
Neonatal Isoerythrolysis
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Immune Mediated Haemolytic Anaemia
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Preparation and Examination of Blood Smear
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Blood Sample Collection
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Erythropoiesis
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Haematopoiesis - Overview
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Leukopoiesis
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Erythropoiesis
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Haematopoiesis and distribution of cells in the body
Created page with "Erythrocytes, platelets and granulocytes (neutrophils, eosinophils and basophils) are derived from pluripotential stem cells. These give rise to multipotential colony-forming..."