INFECTIOUS ORGANISMS OF OPHTHALMIC IMPORTANCE …

INFECTIOUS ORGANISMS OF OPHTHALMIC IMPORTANCE Diane VH Hendrix, DVM, DACVO University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, TN 37996 OCULAR BACTERIOLOGY Bacteria are prokaryotic organisms consisting of a cell membrane, cytoplasm, RNA, …

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MANAGER’S SAFETY ORIENTATION CHECKLIST TRAINING …

Cross-reference to Manager’s Safety Orientation Checklist ... The office and lab furniture, including the computer workstation, must be individually adjusted to keep proper body positioning to avoid fatigue/injury. Employees should receive training on proper lifting technique, with emphasis on ... Training assessment

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STANDARD OF CARE FOR PROTEINURIA

Proteinuria is a negative prognostic indicator for both dogs and cats with chronic kidney disease. In dogs with chronic kidney disease, an initial urine p rotein: creatinine ratio (UPC) of >1.0 was associated with a threefold greater risk of developing a uremic crisis and death. The relative risk of adverse outcomes

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PCR TESTING DO’S AND DON’TS - NC State Veterinary Medicine

samples. Our test methods are classified as “validated for use” by meeting the following AAVLD criteria. 1. Ongoing documentation of internal or inter-laboratory performance using known reference standards for the species and/or diagnostic specimens of interest. 2. Published in a peer-reviewed journal with sufficient documentation to establish

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Chemodectomas (heart-base tumors) in Dogs

Most of the time, a presumptive diagnosis is made by a cardiologist based on the location and appearance of the tumor, using an ultrasound of the heart (echocardiogram). In some cases, the diagnosis can be confirmed via biopsy of the tumor (at surgery or with a small biopsy done through the chest wall using a scope).

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Cardiac Auscultation 101 - NC State Veterinary Medicine

Cardiac Auscultation 101 . Terri DeFrancesco, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology), DACVECC . Associate Professor in Cardiology and Critical Care . NC …

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Canine Hyperadrenocorticism (HAC; Cushing’s Syndrome ...

May 04, 2016 · Typical Cushing’s signs Low cortisol levels High levels of other steroid hormones) • Iatrogenic Hyperadrenocorticism o Good medical history is essential! o Excessive administration of glucocorticoids Allergic or immune-mediated disease Oral, eye, ear, or skin medications Suppression of endogenous ACTH

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Canine Apocrine Gland Anal Sac Adenocarcinoma (AGASACA)

Dogs with apocrine gland adenocarcinoma treated with surgery and radiation therapy followed by chemotherapy have an average survival of over 2.5 years. When less intensive treatment plans are pursued, the prognosis is typically shorter, although anal gland adenocarcinoma is one of the most challenging tumor types to predict survival. Dogs with

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Bartonella - NC State Veterinary Medicine

For cats, a combination of doxycycline (5 mg/kg every 12 hours with water flush after every oral dose) and pradofloxacin (5 mg/kg ever 12 hours) is the recommended therapy, until clinical or experimental research treatment trails provide evidence of a more optimal therapy.

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Canine Ehrlichiosis: Update - NC State Veterinary Medicine

Vector-Borne Disease Diagnostic Laboratory Dep. Clinical Sciences-College of Veterinary Medicine North Carolina State University. Overview . Ehrlichia. species . are tick-transmitted, obligate intracellular bacteria that can cause granulocytic or monocytic ehrlichiosis. Ehlrichia

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria in India

Microscopy of stained thick and thin blood smears remains the gold standard for confirmation of diagnosis of malaria. The advantages of microscopy are: • The sensitivity is high. It is possible to detect malarial parasites at low densities. It also helps to quantify the parasite load. • It is possible to distinguish the various species of ...

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Blood collection for thick or thin blood smears

Making thick and thin blood smears . 1. Whenever possible, use separate slides for thick and thin smears. 2. Thin film (a): Bring a clean spreader slide, held at a 45° angle, toward the drop of blood on the specimen slide. 3. Thin film (b): Wait until the blood spreads along the entire width of the spreader slide. 4.

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SEED Haematology – The role of the peripheral blood smear ...

Blood smears that are too thin or too thick present a prob-lem. Extremely thin smears (caused by too small a drop, too slow spreading or too low a spreader angle), may result in red blood cells (RBC) that appear as spherocytes and in- creased white blood cells (WBC), such as monocytes and neutrophils, in the tails.

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Plasmodium malariae - Centers for Disease Control and ...

B. Blood smears, at least two thick and two thin, should be prepared as soon as possible after collection. Delay in preparation of the smears can result in changes in parasite morphol-ogy and staining characteristics. C. Schüffner’s dots can be demonstrated in Giemsa stain, which is preferred to Wright or Wright-

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LABORATORY MANUAL FOR LABORATORY TECHNICIAN …

specimen especially thin and thick blood smear in case the lab technicians cannot do it by their own. Bad smears can lead to wrong results, so lab technician supervisor should show the medics and nurses how to make a good smear and explain that the quality of the result depends on it. However, blood

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Blood Cell Identification Graded

Blood Cell Identification ... common feature found in blood smears from patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms. 5 ... the nucleus exhibits segmentation with two or more lobes connected by a thin filament. An increased number of eosinophils may occur associated with drug reactions, parasitic infections, allergic conditions, ...

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Practical hematology - Islamic University of Gaza

2. As soon as the drop of blood is placed on the glass slide, the smear should be made without delay. Any delay results in an abnormal distribution of the white blood cells, with many of the large white cells accumulating at the thin edge of the smear.Rouleaux of the red blood cells and platelet clumping may also occur.

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Surgical Pathology

Surgical Pathology Any UNLISTED specimen should be assigned to the CPT code which most closely reflects the work involved when compared to other specimens assigned to that code. The unit of service for CPT codes 88300 - 88309 is the SPECIMEN.A specimen …

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Surgical Pathology

Surgical Pathology Any UNLISTED specimen should be assigned to the CPT code which most closely reflects the work involved when compared to other specimens assigned to that code. The unit of service for CPT codes 88300 - 88309 is the SPECIMEN.A specimen is defined as tissue(s) that is/are submitted for

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STAINS & STAINING

STAINS AND DYES A dye is a general-purpose coloring agent, whereas a stain is used for coloring biological material. A stain is an organic compound containing a benzene ring plus a chromophore and an auxochrome group. chromophore is …