Front Matter -- Patient Care Considerations. The Gold Standard, Standards of Care, and Spectrum of Care / Ryane E Englar -- Consultation Room Communication Strategies that Facilitate Dialogue on the Diagnostic Approach to Patient Care / Ryane E Englar -- Quick Assessment Tests (QATS) Involving Blood. Packed Cell Volume / Sharon M Dial -- Total Protein as Measured by Refractometry / Sharon M Dial -- Gross and Microscopic Evaluation of the Buffy Coat / Sharon M Dial -- The Blood Film / Sharon M Dial -- Blood Glucose / Sharon M Dial -- Blood Urea Nitrogen / Sharon M Dial -- Whole Blood Lactate / Sharon M Dial -- Saline Agglutination Test / Sharon M Dial -- Activated Clotting Time / Sharon M Dial -- Quick Assessment Tests (QATS) Involving Urine. Assessing Urine's Physical Properties / Ryane E Englar -- Urine Specific Gravity / Ryane E Englar -- Chemical Evaluation of Urine / Ryane E Englar -- Urine Sediment Examination / Sharon M Dial -- Quick Assessment Tests (QATS) Involving Feces. Assessing the Physical Properties of Fecal Matter / Ryane E Englar -- Direct Smears / Ryane E Englar -- Fecal Flotation / Ryane E Englar, Jeremy Bessett -- Quick Assessment of Body Cavity Fluids. Body Cavity Fluid Analysis / Sharon M Dial -- Clinical Cases. Clinical Cases / Jeremy Bessett, Sharon M Dial -- Index