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“CBC, chem seven, stat!” This may sound familiar If you watch such popular television dramas as ER, Chicago Hope, and Emergency Vets. But do you know what the terms mean?
Blood tests help doctors determine causes of illness accurately, safely, and quickly and let us monitor the progress of medical treatments. To help you understand your [...]

COMMON HOUSEHOLD HAZARDS
1. Ant Baits
Ant and roach baits are common objects found in households. They are also referred to as hotels, traps, or stations. The insecticides used most commonly in these baits are chlorpyrifos, sulfluramid, fipronil, avermectin, boric acid, and hydramethylnon. . The baits usually contain inert ingredients such as peanut butter, breadcrumbs, sugar [...]

Analysis of feces for enteric bacterial pathogens.
Typical normal range
Reported as negative or degree (slight, moderate, heavy) of growth of specific pathogens.
Physiology
Chronic diarrhea, especially in patients with signs of systemic disease (intermittent or persistent fever, leukocytosis or leukopenia) or melena, may be due to bacterial infection. Laboratory conditions enhance growth of pathogens, allowing isolation of bacterial [...]

Glycosolated Hemoglobin / Fructosamine Levels
Ghb: measures last 2 -3 months - Need 2mls EDTA
Cat 0.5 - 2.4 Normal - > 2.5 - 2.1 - 7.0 Diabetic
Dog 2.3 - 5.8 Normal - > 6.0 - 3.8 - 17.0 Diabetic
Fructosamine: Measures last 2 -3 weeks - Need 1ml serum
Normal cat and dog 110-350
Diabetic cat and dog 310-900
False [...]

What is Addison’s Disease?
The correct medical term for this disease is Hypoadrenocorticism. This term means that there is diminished or lowered corticosteroid hormone production from the outer part or cortex of the adrenal gland.