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Laboratory assessment of gastrointestinal function.

Jan S Suchodolski1, Jörg M Steiner

  • 1Gastrointestinal Laboratory, Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4474, USA.

Clinical Techniques in Small Animal Practice
|January 24, 2004
PubMed
Summary

New veterinary lab tests offer minimally invasive ways to assess gastrointestinal, liver, and pancreatic diseases. Serum cobalamin and folate tests are particularly useful in everyday practice for diagnosing these conditions.

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Area of Science:

  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Diagnostic Pathology

Background:

  • Minimally invasive laboratory tests for gastrointestinal, liver, and pancreatic diseases have emerged in veterinary medicine over the last decade.
  • While some tests serve primarily as research tools, others like serum cobalamin and folate concentrations have practical clinical applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide an overview of novel diagnostic tests for assessing gastrointestinal function.
  • To highlight the clinical utility of minimally invasive diagnostic procedures in veterinary medicine.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recently introduced laboratory diagnostic tests.
  • Focus on tests enabling minimally invasive assessment of organ function.

Main Results:

  • Several new laboratory tests allow for minimally invasive assessment of gastrointestinal, liver, and pancreatic diseases.

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  • Serum cobalamin and folate measurements are widely applicable in routine veterinary diagnostics.

    • Conclusions:

    • New laboratory tests significantly aid veterinarians in diagnosing gastrointestinal diseases.
    • Minimally invasive diagnostic approaches are increasingly valuable in veterinary practice, complementing or replacing more invasive procedures.