Interpretation of Equine Laboratory Diagnostics

Nicola Pusterla, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM, is Professor of Equine Internal Medicine in the Department of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of California at Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in Davis, California, USA.

Jill Higgins, DVM, is a Private Equine Practitioner/Consultant at Equine Consulting Services in Penryn, California, USA.

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