VTEC 1230 - Veterinary Laboratory Skills II
3 Credits
Prerequisites VTEC 1210 , VTEC 1200 , VTEC 1120 , VTEC 1110 , VTEC 1100 , VTEC 1001
Co-Requisites VTEC 1002
As an in-depth study of clinical laboratory procedures, students practice sample collection and handling for hematology, parasitology, blood chemistries, urinalysis, microbiology, cytology and serology. Emphasis is placed on the usefulness of these diagnostic techniques in the context of the animal’s overall veterinary care. This course includes discussion of various diseases and disorders evaluated by laboratory testing. Zoonotic disease prevention and biosecurity-safety measures are also covered.
Learning Outcomes
Identify common animal diseases associated with the various body systems, describing diagnostic testing available for each, demonstrate ability to recognize accurate versus erroneous results to provide maximum diagnostic benefit, given the characteristics of a patient and specimen collected, and distinguish laboratory artifacts from true abnormalities and describe the possible causes of these artifacts. Explain how to perform common coagulation tests: buccal bleeding time, ACT, PT, PTT, fibrinogen assay, anddescribe the process of blood typing and blood transfusion. Perform fecal direct smears, floats, centrifugation, and identification accurately. Discuss zoonotic diseases related to the handling of laboratory specimens and outline biosecurity-safety safety and security measures that can be employed to protect oneself from zoonotic diseases. Identify the cells in each stage of hematopoiesis for white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets and compare the roles of the platelets, the RBCs, and the various plasma proteins and types of WBCs in maintaining health. Perform a complete and accurate CBC manually (including WBCs with differentials, RBCs, reticulocyte counts,and platelets, and report your findings using correct medical terminology and units) and compare values to CBC analyzer. Perform venipunctures on dogs and cats and utilize appropriate collection tubes and supplies, Prepare specimens of blood, urine, other body fluids, and tissue for the appropriate diagnostic analysis. Identify common bacterial animal pathogens using commercially available media and reagents and performcommon biochemical and antibiotic sensitivity tests on bacterial specimens. Describe the process, equipment, and sample handling involved in biopsies of various tissues. Perform complete urinalyses, including the determination of the physical properties, chemical properties, andsediments, and explain how to perform urethral catheterization. Describe the variety of laboratory testing involved in veterinary medicine and the quality control measures involved with each, and be able to record medical information pertaining to laboratory test results neatly and accurately.
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