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Veterinary Clinical Pathology Secrets

  • 1st Edition - May 25, 2004
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Rick L. Cowell
  • Language: English

Part of the popular SECRETS SERIES®, this all-new text provides essential, practical information for reviewing pathology commonly encountered in clinical situations. Organized by… Read more

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Part of the popular SECRETS SERIES®, this all-new text provides essential, practical information for reviewing pathology commonly encountered in clinical situations. Organized by disorder type, it features numerous photos, a popular question-and-answer format, and a detailed index that makes it easy to find information quickly. In more than 50 chapters, expert contributors propose key questions and provide authoritative answers addressing the situations that confront small animal veterinarians every day.

Key features

  • Comprehensive coverage of pathology is offered by a team of nationally recognized veterinary pathology experts.
  • All of the most important "need to know" questions and answers are provided in the proven format of the acclaimed Secrets Series.
  • More than 150 superior-quality photos highlight key concepts.
  • A thorough, highly detailed index provides quick and easy access to specific topics.

Table of contents

Section 1: Hematology
A. Erythrocytes

1. General Principles

2. Erythrocyte Morphology

3. Evaluation of Erythrocytes

4. Anemia

5. Polycythemia

6. Erythrocyte Disorders

7. Large Animal Hematology
B. Leukocytes

8. Morphology, Function, and Kinetics

9. Laboratory Evaluation of Leukocytes

10. Interpretation of the Leukogram

11. Altered Morphology and Function
C. Plasma Proteins

12. Plasma Proteins
D. Myeloproliferative Disorders

13. Myeloproliferative Disorders

14. Acute Myeloid Leukemias

15. Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders

16. Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Section 2: Lymphoproliferative Disorders

17. General and Lymphoma/Lymphosarcoma

18. Lymphoid Leukemias

19. Plasma Cell Neoplasia
Section 3: Hemostasis

20. Overview of Hemostasis

21. Plateletopathies

22. Disorders of Secondary Hemostasis – Coagulation

23. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) and Thrombosis: Microvascular and Macrovascular Thrombosis
Section 4: Electrolytes/Acid Base

24. Introduction to Acid Base

25. Metabolic Acid Base Disorders

26. Respiratory Acid Base Disorders
Section 5: Renal/Urinalysis

27. Evaluation of Renal Function

28. Physical and Chemical Aspects of Urinalysis

29. Microscopic Aspects of Urinalysis
Section 6: Liver/Muscle

30. Tests for Evaluation of Liver Disease

31. Laboratory Evaluation of Liver Disease in Domestic Animals

32. Laboratory Evaluation of Muscle Disease in Domestic Animals
Section 7: Lipids/Carbohydrates

33. Lipids Including Triglycerides and Cholesterol

34. Carbohydrates
Section 8: Gastrointestinal/Pancreas

35. Gastrointestinal Tract

36. Pancreas
Section 9: Endocrine

37. Laboratory Testing for Thyroid Disease

38. Laboratory Testing for Adrenal Disease

39. Laboratory Testing for Equine Pituitary Disease
Section 10: Cytology

40. Sample Collection and Preparation

41. Cytology of Inflammation

42. Cytology of Neoplasia

43. Cytology of Lymph Nodes and Thymus

44. Liver Cytology

45. Transtracheal/Bronchial Washes

46. Cytology of Body Cavity Effusions (abdominal, thoracic, and pericardial)

47. Cerebrospinal Fluid

48. Vaginal Cytology
Section 11: Avian/Exotic

49. Avian Hematology

50. Avian Clinical Chemistry

51. Reptile Hematology

52. Reptile Clinical Chemistry

53. Avian/Reptile Cytology

Review quotes

"Veterinary Clinical Pathology Secrets is part of the Secret Series® of specialty review texts intended for veterinary students, practitioners, and residents. Content includes hematology, lymphoid neoplasms, acid base disorders, serum chemistries, urinalysis, cytopathology, and nonmammalian (avian and reptilian) clinical pathology. It follows a question-reply format, with questions asked and then answered via short paragraphs, lists, and/or tables. This serves the book's intent well, by providing focused, easy to absorb, packets of information. The book's content is generally time-tested basic clinical pathology drawn from larger veterinary clinical pathology and internal medicine textbooks and review papers. This book is not meant as a primary text, but rather as a review, and will be appreciated as such by veterinary students preparing for state boards, non clinical pathology residents preparing for specialty boards, and clinical pathology residents in their 1st or 2nd year of training. Practitioners and pathologists may want to consider this book for its sizable section on avian and reptilian clinical pathology."
- Veterinary Pathology 42:397-399 (2005)

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: May 25, 2004
  • Language: English

About the author

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Rick L. Cowell

Affiliations and expertise
Veterinary Clinical Pathologist, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Stillwater, OK

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