Use of Clinical Pathological Aids - Clinical Disease
| Infection |
Haematology, protein electrophoresis, fibrinogen, PV, SAA, bacteriology, mycology, virology, serology.
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| Intestinal parasitism |
Haematology, protein electrophoresis, fibrinogen, faecal worm egg count, rectal biopsy. |
| Liver abnormality |
AST, GLDH, LD, SAP, GGT, bilirubin, serum proteins and electrophoresis, bile acids, BSP clearance, liver biopsy. |
| Kidney abnormality |
Urea, creatinine, serum proteins, urine analysis, electrolyte clearance ratios, bacteriology. |
| Pancreatic abnormality |
GGT and serum amylase. |
| Bone metabolism / Parathyroid Abnormality |
SAP, serum calcium and phosphate, urine phosphate clearance ratios. |
| Intestinal abnormality |
SAP, IAP, protein electrophoresis, xylose and glucose absorption tests, peritoneal fluid cytology, rectal biopsy, faecal worm egg count and Rotavirus assay, serum electrolytes, feed allergen tests. |
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| Pulmonary abnormality |
Protein electrophoresis, fibrinogen, blood gas analysis, faecal lungworm larval examination, tracheal wash/BAL cytology, bacteriology, fungal allergen tests. |
| Body fluid abnormality |
Haematology, serum proteins and electrolytes, urine electrolyte clearance ratios, blood gas analysis. |
| Skin disease |
Scrapings, bacteriology, mycology, skin biopsy, feed allergen tests. |
| Stallion reproductive abnormality |
Genital bacteriology, semen analysis, testicular biopsy, plasma testosterone. |
| Mare reproductive abnormality |
Genital bacteriology, endometrial smear cytology, endometrial biopsy, plasma progestagens, serum eCG, oestrone sulphate, urinary oestrogens. |
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