Clinical Veterinary Medicine

Contents: Preface. Introduction. Abbreviations. 1. Clinical examination of sick animals suffering from metabolic, deficiency and toxic diseases. 2. Metabolic profile test. 3. Collection and examination of Ruminal fluid. 4. Collection of blood and blood serum and evaluation of haemogram for metabolic profile test. 5. Estimation of blood glucose for computing metabolic profile test. 6. Blood Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) for computing metabolic profile test. 7. Estimation of blood urea nitrogen for computing metabolic profile test. 8. Estimation of serum calcium, magnesium and inorganic phosphorus for computing metabolic profile test. 9. Estimation of serum sodium, potassium for computing metabolic profile test. 10. Estimation of serum total proteins, albumin and globulin for computing metabolic profile test. 11. Collection, reservation and dispatch of materials for the estimation of microminerals (copper, manganese, zinc and iron in serum, fodder, concentrate mixture and soil) and enzymes like SGOT, SGPT etc. 12. Establishment of relationship between soil, plants and animals. 13. Test therapy and examination of blood, urine and milk for ketone bodies. 14. Enlisting of vitamins and minerals rich diets and feeding schedule during different stages of life and diseased animals. 15. Collection, evaluation, cross-matching and transfusion of blood in anaemic patients. 16. Collection and Examination of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF). 17. Collection and examination of bone marrow and lymph node biopsy. 18. Collection and dispatch of material for chemical examination in veterolegal cases. 19. Treatment of causalities and other emergencies in farm stock. 20. Clinical case record.

“The subject matter presented in the manual is compiled as per the syllabus setup by the Veterinary Council of India in Veterinary Clinical Medicine - II for veterinary students. This practical manual provides detailed information regarding the methods used in clinical examination of herd/individual animals including history taking related to production disease of animals and laboratory for confirmatory diagnosis of disease. This manual covers all practical aspects of clinical examination of animal and most commonly used laboratory techniques (including ruminal fluid examination, CSF examination, bone marrow and lymph node biopsy, blood transfusion, enzymology and other biochemical parameters) for the diagnosis of metabolic/production diseases. All the methods are given in a very simple way to use directly in the laboratory by even under graduate students.

In this manual, students are given a chance to use their mind in solving fundamental questions given at the end of each exercise, and interpret and correlate the results with clinical signs of the diseases, which can be an aid to the confirmatory diagnosis of disease. It will also be helpful for postgraduate students those are doing masters in veterinary medicine.”