Sentences with phrase «obtain diagnostic samples»

Not exact matches

A sample of an animal's breath is much easier to obtain, and researchers believe it contains as many diagnostic molecules as blood, just at lower concentrations that are much harder to detect and analyze.

However, these approaches have not yet delivered all that they promised, partly due to the inherent genetic variability between patient samples, but also because the diagnostic / prognostic accuracy of the cancer signatures identified tends to be linked to the patient cohorts from which those signatures were obtained.

Duties include evaluating the health of our resident dogs and cats and prescribing appropriate medication and treatment plans, approving animals for adoption, administering medications (oral, topical, SQ, IM, IV, etc.) and vaccinations, obtaining samples and running diagnostic tests (bloodwork, urinalysis, fecal floats, skin cytology, etc.) and responding to medical emergencies.

The biopsy samples from any surgical excision will be sent to a diagnostic laboratory, where skilled veterinary pathologists will examine the samples grossly and then microscopically to determine the exact type of cancer and whether appropriate surgical margins were obtained.

Methods for obtaining tissue for histopathologic investigation include cystotomy (incision into the bladder), cystoscopy (It is a diagnostic procedure that is used to look at the bladder [lower urinary tract], collect urine samples, and examine the prostate gland) and traumatic catheterization.

In the majority of cases, exploratory surgery is required to obtain the appropriate diagnostic samples.

A tissue sample is obtained and sent to a veterinary pathologist for this diagnostic test.

• Streamline the patient transfer procedure by implementing a smooth online re-registration process with 14 veterinary hospitals onboard • Introduce a «comfortable» surgical cage to the facility, resulting in decreased incidents of animal discomfort • Greet clients and provide them with information regarding the facility's services • Engage animals / pets by greeting them and performing gestures to keep them comfortable • Register new pets / animals into the facility database by ensuring completeness and accuracy of data • Receive and service calls for information and schedule appointments over the telephone and in person • Provide reminders to clients regarding vaccinations and pre surgery and surgery procedures • Assist in restraining animals during examinations and sampling procedures • Ascertain that blood and urine samples are sent to corresponding labs for testing purposes • Follow up on labs to obtain diagnostic reports and inform clients of their availability • Ascertain the cleanliness, sanitization and maintenance of reception area and treatment rooms

For instance, in a Dutch clinical sample (N = 44), the correlations (phi) between the DSM - oriented scales of ADHD, ODD, and CD and the equivalent diagnoses obtained by the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC - IV) ranged from 0.43, to 0.67, p < 0.01 [24].