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Clinical Laboratory Services
The primary mission of Clinical Laboratory Services is to provide excellent diagnostic services for our in-house patients. Quality, timely and affordable diagnostic laboratory testing is also provided for veterinarians within the Commonwealth of Virginia, practitioners in surrounding states, researchers at the Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease, and other colleges on the Virginia Tech campus.
Services Available
Laboratory Central Receiving receives all specimens submitted for laboratory analysis and distributes these specimens to the appropriate laboratory for testing. Upon completion, Laboratory Central Receiving distributes test results to veterinary students and clinicians.
Clinical Laboratory Services consists of:
Each section is staffed by medical technologists who work under the direction of a clinical faculty member
who specializes in that area.
Laboratory Submission Guidelines
Please review the guidlines for referring practices regarding
Laboratory submissions.
Anatomic Pathology
The Anatomic Pathology Laboratory consists of the Histopathology and Necropsy laboratories.
The Histopathology Laboratory is responsible for the preparation of tissue slides for microscopic evaluation by VMRCVM veterinary pathologists. Specimens range from tissues obtained through surgical biopsy of live animals to tissues collected from cadavers examined during necropsy. Diagnostic pathology is a useful discipline in establishing disease diagnosis and cause of death.
The Necrospy Laboratory is staffed by veterinary pathologists who perform post mortem examinations, known
as necropsy, on companion, food production and exotic animals. This valuable service is provided for in-house
clients as well as local veterinarians and animal owners. Information obtained through necropsy often leads to
the establishment of a disease diagnosis or cause of death.
Blood Bank
The Blood Bank provides compatibility testing to insure safe blood transfusions. The Blood Bank also maintains
the hospital supply of canine and feline blood products.
Clinical Pathology
Clinical Pathology provides diagnostic testing in:
- blood gas
- clinical chemistry
- coagulation
- cytopathology
- hematology
- urinalysis
Immunology
The Immunology Laboratory performs laboratory testing using methods which detect antigens or antibodies
of infectious agents.
Microbiology
The Microbiology Laboratory provides identification of suspected microbial pathogens including
fungi, aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. Disc diffusion and MIC susceptibility testing is provided to
assist veterinarians in selecting appropriate antibiotic therapy.
Parasitology
The Parasitology Laboratory performs testing to identify parasites, assisting in diagnosis of parasitic
infections in large and small animals.
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