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Reference Laboratory Accuracy Pet-side (155 KB)
More answers for canine patients presenting with vomiting, anorexia, and abdominal pain—when the culprit could be pancreatitis.

Advanced Diagnotics: Impact of Interferants (126 KB)
Getting reference laboratory results with an in-house blood chemistry analyzer by Alan H. Rebar DVM, PhD, DACVP and John A. Christian DVM, PhD

Diagnosing Canine Pancreatitis
Gastrointestinal expert, Dr. Jörg Steiner, discusses how early supportive care can improve patient prognosis

• Prevalence (2:47 minutes)
• Clinical Signs (1:50 minutes)
• Diagnostic Imaging (3:20 minutes)
• Clinical Pathology WBCs (1:38 minutes)
• Serum Lipase Activity (3:44 minutes)
• Serum Amylase Activity (1:17 minutes)
• Serum TLI (2:39 minutes)
• Serum cPLI (4:18 minutes)
• Biopsies (1:06 minutes)
• Summary and New Spec cPL Test (2:23 minutes)

Listen to the complete audio presentation (25:10 minutes)

A video interview with Dr. Steiner (8:27 minutes)

Webinars:
• Canine Pancreatitis: Changing Our Ideas of Diagnosis and Treatment (1 hour)
  Presented by David Twedt, DVM, DACVIM
• Uncover Early Renal Disease: Integrate UPC Ratios into Your Practice (1 hour)
  Presented by Fred Metzger, DVM, DABVP and Michelle Kahn, MS, DVM

ACVIM Abstract
A comparison of the VITROS® 250 analyzer and the IDEXX VetTest® Chemistry Analyzer for urine protein:creatinine ratios in dogs and cats

ACVIM Abstract
A comparison of methods used for determining urine protein-to-creatinine ratios in dogs and cats

Dry-Slide Technology (Flash animation, 415 KB)
Revolutionary technology trusted by more than 20,000 veterinary practices

IDEXX Cortisol Diagnostic Protocols:
ACTH Stimulation Test	Print the protocol chart. (178 KB)
Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression	Print the protocol chart. (179 KB)
High-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression	Print the protocol chart. (179 KB)
Mitotane (Lysodren®) Dosing and Monitoring	Print the protocol chart. (179 KB)

Diagnosing Liver Disease (2.1 MB)
A round-table discussion by industry experts, Dr. Dennis DeNicola, Dr. Sharon Center, Dr. Robert Hawthorne, Dr. Brian Poteet, Dr. Jörg Steiner, Dr. David Twedt and Dr. David Williams

ELISA Technology (4 minutes)
A video animation demonstrating ELISA technology for cortisol and T₄

Best Practices When Evaluating Platelet Aggregation

Integrated In-House Diagnostics: Better medicine, better management (75 KB)
Published in the March 2007 DVM NewsMagazine by Fred Metzger, DVM, DABVP

Choosing an In-House Hematology Analyzer (302 KB)
Published in the July 2006 DVM NewsMagazine by Fred Metzger, DVM, DABVP

A Clinical Comparison of Three Hematology Analyzers (379 KB)
Published in the Feburary 2006 DVM Newsmagazine

Evaluation of a Point-of-Care Hematology Analyzer in Dogs and Cats Receiving Anticancer Chemotherapy (423 KB)
An abstract from the Ohio State University, College of Veterinary Medicine

Interpreting Hemograms in Cats and Dogs (425 KB)
Published in The Veterinary CE Advisor® by Dr. Alan Rebar and Dr. Fred Metzger

Interpreting the Hemogram
Audio presentations by Fred Metzger, DVM, DABVP

• Indications of Hematology (9:19 minutes)
• Methodology (6:42 minutes)
• Evaluating RBCs (6:19 minutes)
• Evaluating WBCs (11:47 minutes)
• Evaluating Platelets (5:16 minutes)
• Interpreting the Hemogram (6:25 minutes)

Listen to the complete audio presentation (45:51 minutes)

• The IDEXX Guide to Bleeding Disorders
  Preview the course >

Evaluating Peripheral Blood Films in Three Minutes (682 KB)
Published in Veterinary Medicine, by Dr. Fred Metzger and Dr. Alan Rebar

AAFP Guidelines for Testing (6.2 MB)
Report of the American Association of Feline Practitioners and Academy of Feline Medicine Advisory Panel on Feline Retrovirus Testing and Management

ELISA Technology (1:00 minute)
A video animation of how ELISA technology works for FIV/FeLV and heartworm

Managing Lyme Disease and Ehrlichiosis (398 KB)
A round-table discussion by industry experts, Dr. A. Rick Alleman, Dr. Steven A. Levy, Dr. Edward B. Breitschwerdt, Dr. Mario T. Philipp, Dr. Reinhard K. Straubinger and Dr. Richard B. Ford

Ehrlichiosis Believed on the Rise (77 KB)
Experts, Dr. Richard B. Ford, Dr. John Hoskins and Dr. Roberta Relford, discuss prevalence, diagnosis and treatment

Survey of Clinic Practices and Testing for Diagnosis of Giardia Infections (40 KB)
A study was conducted to survey current U.S. clinic practices for diagnosis of Giardia infections in dogs and cats, to estimate prevalence of infection, and to compare results of different fecal tests for Giardia on canine and feline samples.

Prevalence of Giardia in "Symptomatic" Dogs and Cats throughout the United States as Determined by the IDEXX SNAP® Giardia Test
by Dr. Dwight Bowman, Dr. Janet Scarlett, Dr. Leif Lorentzen and Jennifer Garrett

Giardia in Dogs and Cats: More Common Than You Think (89 KB)
A quick course by Stanley L. Marks, BVSc, PhD, DACVIM, DACVN

Giardia Life Cycle (3:29 minutes)
A video animation to help improve your knowledge and ability to diagnose Giardia infection in your patients. Includes Giardia life cycle and ELISA technology.

A Clinical Approach to Heartworm Infection (45 KB)
A quick course by Andrew Beardow, BVM&S, MRCVS, DACVIM

Diagnostic Testing for Canine Lyme Disease (205 KB)
Identify infection and use valuable, measurable information to decide on a therapeutic plan and to monitor your treatment choice.

Proteinuria and Renal Disease (1.2 MB)
A round-table discussion by industry experts, Dr. Roberta Relford, Dr. Sherry Sanderson, Dr. Fred Metzger, Dr. Scott Brown, Dr. George Lee, Dr. Jonathan Elliot and Dr. Gregory Grauer

Computed Radiography in Perspective (314 KB)
This article reviews film-screen radiography (FSR), discusses computed radiography (CR) in depth, introduces direct digital radiography (DDR), and contrasts and compares the different systems.

Breakthroughs in Radiology: Computed Radiology (4 KB)
One major intangible benefit of computed radiography is that it can help staff recognize that radiography is not a product, but a service that provides diagnostic information, including the image and written report.

Diagnosing, Treating and Regulating the Diabetic Cat (54 KB)
A helpful protocol developed in conjunction with Dr. Richard W. Nelson

The Practical Approach to Drug Monitoring (863 KB)
A chart designed to help identify the appropriate drug-monitoring protocol for patients

Renal Disease—A Case-Based Approach (124 KB)
A Case-Based Approach to Acute Renal Failure, Chronic Renal Failure and Protein-Losing Nephropathy

Validation of IDEXX VetLab® UA™ Analyzer and IDEXX UA™ Strips for Veterinary Sample (90 KB)
by W LePage; S Corey; T Hunt, PhD; P Wong, PhD; M Frye, DVM

Veterinary Clinical Pathology Secrets*
by Rick L. Cowell, DVM, MS, DACVP

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Guide to Hematology in Dogs and Cats*
by:

Alan H. Rebar, DVM, PhD
Peter S. MacWilliams, DVM, PhD
Bernard F. Feldman, DVM, PhD
Fred L. Metzger, DVM, DABVP
Roy V.H. Pollock, DVM, PhD
John Roche, MS

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Veterinary Hematology: Atlas of Common Domestic Species

by:
Dennis B. DeNicola, DVM, PhD, DACVP
William J. Reagan, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Teresa G. Sanders, BS