 3rd Year Courses - Diagnostic Lab & PathologyDiagnostic Laboratory & Pathology
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Syllabus
Course Description
This course is two weeks in duration and empasizes the efficient and effective use of laboratory services in veterinary medicine. This course includes aspects on diagnostic clinical pathology, anatomical pathology, parasitology and microbiology (bacteriology and virology). Specimens from a variety of animal species are used as they are routinely processed in a veterinary diagnostic laboratory. Particular emphasis is placed on the practical applications of gross pathology and histopathology as an aid to assist general veterinary practitioners and animal owners in the identification of disease processes. Emphasis is placed on the proper collection and submission of clinical specimens from sick and deceased animals. The interpretation of laboratory tests results are reviewed and discussed. In this course students will acquire practical experience/skills in techniques used for an effective necropsy, proper examination of specific organs, identification of lesions and postmortem changes. Students will become familiarized with basic principles of tissue preservation and processing for histopathology and the recognition and interpretation of microscopic findings.
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