Duncan and Prasse's Veterinary Laboratory Medicine: Clinical Pathology, 5th Edition – Kenneth S. Latimer

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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.

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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.

NEW TO THIS EDITION

• A new companion website provides all the images from the book in PowerPoint and references linked to PubMed. 
• Additions include newer diagnostic methods, new knowledge such as C-reactions that are just beginning to enter the mainstream, and an increased focus on the use of controls in laboratory testing and quality assurance
• Updated throughout to reflect increased changes in procuring and interpreting laboratory results as diagnostic testing becomes more machine-based
• Now in full color, where the previous edition relied heavily on color plate sections with very small images

REVIEWS

“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)

 EXTRA

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