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are doctors of veterinary medicine who specialise in the diagnosis
Diagnosis

Diagnosis is the identification of the nature of anything, either by process of elimination or other analytical methods. Diagnosis is used in many different disciplines, with slightly different implementations on the application of logic and experience to determine the cause and effect relationships....
 of diseases through the examination of animal tissue and body fluids. Like for medical , veterinary pathology is divided in two branches, anatomical pathology
Anatomical pathology

or is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the gross examination, Histopathology, and Molecular pathology examination of organ , tissue , and whole bodies ....
 and clinical pathology
Clinical pathology

, Laboratory Medicine , Biopathology , or Clinical/Medical Biology is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the Medical laboratory analysis of bodily fluids such as blood and urine, using the tools of clinical chemistry, Clinical microbiology, hematology and molecular pathology....
. Veterinary pathologists are critical participants in the drug development process.






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are doctors of veterinary medicine who specialise in the diagnosis
Diagnosis

Diagnosis is the identification of the nature of anything, either by process of elimination or other analytical methods. Diagnosis is used in many different disciplines, with slightly different implementations on the application of logic and experience to determine the cause and effect relationships....
 of diseases through the examination of animal tissue and body fluids. Like for medical , veterinary pathology is divided in two branches, anatomical pathology
Anatomical pathology

or is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the gross examination, Histopathology, and Molecular pathology examination of organ , tissue , and whole bodies ....
 and clinical pathology
Clinical pathology

, Laboratory Medicine , Biopathology , or Clinical/Medical Biology is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the Medical laboratory analysis of bodily fluids such as blood and urine, using the tools of clinical chemistry, Clinical microbiology, hematology and molecular pathology....
. Veterinary pathologists are critical participants in the drug development process. See also "veterinary pathologist" in Wikipedia.org.

Veterinary anatomical pathology

Anatomical pathology
Anatomical pathology

or is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the gross examination, Histopathology, and Molecular pathology examination of organ , tissue , and whole bodies ....
 (Commonwealth) or Anatomic pathology (U.S.) is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the gross
Gross examination

Gross examination or "grossing" is the process by which pathology specimens are inspected with the bare eye to obtain diagnosis information, while being processed for further histopathology examination....
, microscopic
Histopathology

Histopathology refers to the light microscope examination of tissue in order to study the manifestations of disease . Specifically, in clinical medicine, histopathology refers to the examination of a biopsy or surgical specimen by a pathology, after the specimen has been processed and histological sections have been placed onto glass slides....
, and molecular
Molecular pathology

Molecular pathology is an emerging discipline within pathology which is focused in the study and diagnosis of disease through the examination of molecules within organs, tissues or bodily fluids....
 examination of organs
Organ (anatomy)

In biology, an organ is a biological tissue that performs a specific function or group of functions. Usually there is a main tissue and sporadic tissues....
, tissues, and whole bodies (autopsy
Autopsy

An autopsy, also known as a post-mortem examination, necropsy , autopsia cadaverum, or obduction, is a medical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a Dead body to determine the cause and manner of death and to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present....
). The American College of Veterinary Pathologists certifies veterinary pathologists through a certifying exam. This consists of four parts - gross pathology, microscopic pathology, veterinary pathology (a review of the current literature), and general pathology. Only the general pathology section is shared between the anatomic and clinical pathology examinations. Anatomic pathologists are employed in a number of different positions, including diagnostics, teaching, research, and the pharmaceutical industry.

Veterinary clinical pathology

Clinical pathology
Clinical pathology

, Laboratory Medicine , Biopathology , or Clinical/Medical Biology is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the Medical laboratory analysis of bodily fluids such as blood and urine, using the tools of clinical chemistry, Clinical microbiology, hematology and molecular pathology....
 is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the laboratory
Medical laboratory

A medical laboratory or clinical laboratory is a laboratory where tests are done on clinical specimens in order to get information about the health of a patient....
 analysis of bodily fluid
Bodily fluid

Bodily fluids listed below are found in the bodies of men and/or women. Some may be found in animals as well. They include fluids that are excretion or secretion from the body as well as fluids that normally are not....
s such as blood
Blood

Blood is a specialized bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body's Cell s ? such as nutrients and oxygen ? and transports waste products away from those same cells....
 and urine
Urine

Urine is a liquid waste product of the body secreted by the kidneys by a process of filtration from blood called urination and excreted through the urethra....
, using the tools of chemistry, microbiology, hematology
Hematology

Hematology, American_and_British_English_spelling_differences#Simplification_of_ae_.28.C3.A6.29_and_oe_.28.C5.93.29 haematology, is the branch of biology , pathology, clinical laboratory, internal medicine, and pediatrics that is concerned with the study of blood, the blood-forming organs, and blood diseases....
 and molecular pathology
Molecular pathology

Molecular pathology is an emerging discipline within pathology which is focused in the study and diagnosis of disease through the examination of molecules within organs, tissues or bodily fluids....
. The American College of Veterinary Pathologists certifies veterinary clinical pathologists. Their credential, DACVP (Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists) is usually followed by a parenthetical notation of "(Clinical Pathology)" to distinguish DACVP counterparts certified for anatomic pathology.

See also

  • Veterinary Medicine
    Veterinary medicine

    Veterinary medicine is that branch of medical science,which deals with the study of diagnosis,treatment and prevention of diseases in companion,domestic, exotic, wildlife and production animals....
  • Pathology
    Pathology

    Pathology is the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of Organ , tissue , bodily fluids and whole bodies . The term also encompasses the related science study of disease processes, called General pathology....
  • Medical laboratory
    Medical laboratory

    A medical laboratory or clinical laboratory is a laboratory where tests are done on clinical specimens in order to get information about the health of a patient....
  • Anatomic pathology
  • Medical technologist
    Medical technologist

    File:Lab tech.JPGA medical technologist is a healthcare professional who performs diagnostic analytic tests on body fluids such as blood, urine, sputum, feces, cerebrospinal fluid , peritoneal fluid, pericardial fluid, and synovial fluid, as well as other specimens....


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