title: Diagnostic toxicology for the small animal practitioner.
abstract: The successful diagnostic investigation involves an accurate history and appropriate antemortem and postmortem sampling. This chapter discusses factors such as sample size, shipping, test requests, and interpretation that must be considered when pursuing a small animal diagnostic investigation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, 2001 South Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL 61802, USA. pvolmer@uiuc.edu
authors.forename: Petra A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Volmer
authors.forename: Gavin L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Meerdink
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001344:Autopsy / Q000662:veterinary; D011041:Poisoning / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000662:veterinary; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000379:methods