CPB 152 Clinical Pathology for Veterinary Technicians III

Credit: 1.0

Course Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall

Prerequisite Courses: CPB 151

Course Description:

This course is the third of three courses that provide basic instruction in the concepts of Clinical Pathology to the veterinary technician student. CPB 15200 will place an emphasis on the basic concepts of clinical chemistry, urinalysis evaluation, as well as, the fundamentals of cytological sample handling and evaluation. Students are expected to achieve a level of understanding in commonly used clinical pathology terminology so that they will be able to communicate effectively with the veterinarian regarding laboratory findings.

Course Objectives:

To introduce the student to the basics of clinical pathology.
To present fundamental techniques used in performing various laboratory tests.
To serve as a prerequisite course for the Clinical Pathology clinical mentorship.

Method of Delivery: Primarily web-based exercises, projects, textbook, "handouts", internet and examinations (on-line or paper).The exercises will be completed on line and submitted to the instructor. Supplemental material will be offered on line as content (in addition to the textbook). Quizzes and exams will be sent to a proctor when requested by a student. The proctor must be a veterinarian, an accredited veterinary technician (RVT, LVT, or CVT), or an educator/teacher at a school, college, or university. he proctor will return the completed exam to the instructor for grading.

Textbooks:

Title	Author	ISBN
Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians, 7th Edition	McCurnin	9781416057000
Laboratory Procedures for Veterinary Technicians, 5th Edition	Charles Hendrix	9780323045723
Veterinary hematology Atlas of Commonn Domestic Species, 2nd Edition	Reagan	9780813828091
A Guide to Hematology in Dogs and Cats	Rebar et al	Download at http://www.ivis.org/
Practical Veterinary Urinalysis	Sink	978-0470958247
Laboratory Urinalysis and Hematology for Small Animal Practitioner	Sink	189344110-5
Mathematics for the Clinical Laboratory, 1st Edition	Doucette	0721644589
Veterinary Hematology and Clinical Chemistry, 1st Edition	Mary Ann Thrall	683034151

Modules:

Module 1: Urinalysis I
Module 2: Urinalysis II
Module 3: Urinalysis III
Module 4: Introduction to Clinical Chemistry Module 5 - Clinical Chemistry I
Module 5: Clinical Chemistry II
Module 6: Clinical Chemistry III
Module 7: Clinical Chemistry IV
Module 8: Cytology Techniques: Sample Handling and Processing
Module 9: Fundamentals of Cytology I
Module 10: Fundamentals of Cytology II
Module 11: Laboratory Management: Safety, Quality Control, Specimen Shipping, Legal Aspects