Interpretation of Equine Laboratory Diagnostics

Contributors ix Preface xiii 1 Veterinary Diagnostic Testing 1 Linda Mittel 2 Basic Techniques and Procedures 13 Emir Hodzic 3 Point?]of?]Care Testing 23 C. Langdon Fielding 4 Test Performance 27 Christian M. Leutenegger 5 Enzymes 33 Leslie Sharkey 6 Kidney Function Tests 39 Leslie Sharkey 7 Carbohydrates 45 Leslie Sharkey 8 Lipids 49 M. Judith Radin 9 Blood Gases 57 Alonso Guedes 10 Electrolytes 67 Krista E. Estell 11 Miscellaneous Solutes 75 Leslie Sharkey 12 Cardiac Troponin 81 Anita Varga 13 Vitamin and Mineral Assessment 85 Carrie J. Finno 14 Toxicologic Diagnostics 99 Robert H. Poppenga 15 Therapeutic Drug Monitorings 109 K. Gary Magdesian 16 Red Blood Cells 113 Jed Overmann 17 Leukocytes 119 Jed Overmann 18 Platelets 127 Jed Overmann 19 Blood Proteins and Acute Phase Proteins 133 Jed Overmann 20 Clotting Times (aPTT and PT) 139 SallyAnne L. Ness and Marjory B. Brooks 21 Antithrombin 141 SallyAnne L. Ness and Marjory B. Brooks 22 Fibrin and Fibrinogen Degradation Products (FDPs) 143 SallyAnne L. Ness and Marjory B. Brooks 23 Coagulation Factors 145 SallyAnne L. Ness and Marjory B. Brooks 24 Equine Infectious Anemia Virus 147 Sandra D. Taylor 25 Equine Influenza Virus 151 Beate Crossley and Ashley Hill 26 Alpha?]Herpesviruses (EHV?]1, EHV?]4) 153 Beate Crossley and Ashley Hill 27 Equine Rhinitis Viruses (ERAV, ERBV) 155 Beate Crossley and Ashley Hill 28 Interpretation of Testing for Common Mosquito Transmitted Diseases: West Nile Virus and Eastern and Western Equine Encephalitis 157 Maureen T. Long and Kelli L. Barr 29 Streptococcus equi ss equi 165 Ashley G. Boyle 30 Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis 171 Sharon J. Spier and Jennifer Jeske 31 Neorickettisa risticii 177 Sandra D. Taylor 32 Anaplasma phagocytophilum 181 Janet Foley and Nicole Stephenson 33 Lawsonia intracellularis 185 Connie J. Gebhart 34 Borrelia burgdorferi 191 Amy L. Johnson and Bettina Wagner 35 Clostridium difficile 197 K. Gary Magdesian 36 Leptospira spp. 203 Janet Foley and Mary H. Straub 37 Fungal Pathogens 209 Jill Higgins and Nicola Pusterla 38 Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora hughesi 215 Amy L. Johnson 39 Babesia caballi and Theileria equi 221 Angela Pelzel?]McCluskey and Josie Traub?]Dargatz 40 Assessment of Vaccination Status and Susceptibility to Infection 227 W. David Wilson 41 Immune?]Mediated Hemolytic Anemia 243 Julia B. Felippe 42 Equine Neonatal Isoerythrolysis 251 Julia B. Felippe 43 Immune?]Mediated Thrombocytopenia 257 Julia B. Felippe 44 Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia 263 Julia B. Felippe 45 Cellular Immunity 267 Julia B. Felippe 46 Immunoglobulins 273 Julia B. Felippe 47 Equine Blood Groups and Factors 283 K. Gary Magdesian 48 Bacteriology and Mycology Testing 287 Joshua B. Daniels and Barbara A. Byrne 49 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing 297 K. Gary Magdesian 50 Parasite Control Strategies 301 Wendy Vaala and Robin Houston 51 Molecular Diagnostics for Infectious Pathogens 321 Nicola Pusterla and Christian M. Leutenegger 52 Equine Genetic Testing 335 Carrie J. Finno 53 Genetic Tests for Equine Coat Color 349 M. Cecilia T. Penedo 54 Peritoneal Fluid 357 Jorge Nieto 55 Respiratory Secretions 363 Melissa Mazan 56 Pleural Fluid 379 Melissa Mazan 57 Urine Analysis 383 Leslie Sharkey 58 Synovial Fluid 387 Jorge Nieto and Jan Trela 59 Cerebrospinal Fluid 393 Monica Aleman 60 Laboratory Testing for Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders 401 Nicholas Frank 61 Endocrine Testing for Reproductive Conditions in Horses 409 Alan Conley and Barry Ball 62 Foaling Predictor Tests 419 Ghislaine A. Dujovne and Camilla. J. Scott Index 423