VTEC 0113

This is the first in a stream of theory and practical clinical pathology courses designed to enable the student to perform, and cognitively grasp the principles of, essential tasks in the in-house veterinary practice laboratory. In conjunction with other courses in the Clinical Pathology stream and the related internship and externships, these courses equip the graduate to perform entry-level laboratory diagnostic tasks in the veterinary practice workplace. Task areas and topics included in this course are microscopy, common endoparasites of cats and dogs, practical parasitology techniques, introduction to macroscopic and microscopic urinalysis, the microhematocrit, and initial blood film preparation and cell identification.