Clinical Pathology II

Catalog description

The urinalysis portion serves as an introduction to the physical, chemical, and microscopic evaluation of urine. Students will perform routine veterinary urinalysis procedures on a variety of animal species, and determine normal versus abnormal constituents. The microbiology portion serves as a practical introduction to the laboratory identification of microbial agents associated with diseases in various animal species. Students perform techniques necessary to isolate, identify, and evaluate the presence of clinically significant microorganisms.