Editors ix
Preface xi
About the Companion Website xiii
Section I General Principles of Laboratory Testing and Diagnosis 1
1 Laboratory Technology for Veterinary Medicine 3
Glade Weiser
2 Sample Collection and Processing, Preparations for Clinical Microscopy, and Analysis of Laboratory Service Options 30
Glade Weiser
3 Perspectives in Laboratory Data Interpretation and Disease Diagnosis 46
Glade Weiser and Robin W. Allison
4 Immunodiagnostics: Current Use and Future Trends in Veterinary Medicine 58
Wayne A. Jensen
5 Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases of Animals 65
Sreekumari Rajeev
Section II Hematology of Common Domestic Species 85
6 Erythrocyte Production, Function, and Morphology 87
Mary Anna Thrall
7 Classification of and Diagnostic Approach to Anemia 100
Mary Anna Thrall
8 Nonregenerative Anemia 106
Mary Anna Thrall
9 Regenerative Anemia 110
Mary Anna Thrall
10 Classification of and Diagnostic Approach to Erythrocytosis 135
Mary Anna Thrall
11 Introduction to Leukocytes and the Leukogram 139
Glade Weiser
12 Neutrophil Production, Trafficking, and Kinetics 144
Glade Weiser
13 Interpretation of Leukocyte Responses in Disease 148
Glade Weiser
14 Molecular Diagnostics of Hematologic Malignancies 161
Emily D. Rout and Anne C. Avery
15 Laboratory Evaluation of Bone Marrow 170
Mary Anna Thrall and Glade Weiser
16 Lymphoproliferative Disorders and Myeloid Neoplasms 183
Mary Anna Thrall
17 Disorders of Hemostasis 201
James Meinkoth
18 Principles of Blood Transfusion and Crossmatching 220
Linda M. Vap and Karl E. Jandrey
Section III Hematology of Common Nondomestic Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Fish, and Amphibians 235
19 Mammalian Hematology: Laboratory Animals and Miscellaneous Species 237
Terry W. Campbell
20 Hematology of Birds 254
Terry W. Campbell
21 Hematology of Reptiles 292
Terry W. Campbell
22 Hematology of Fish 314
Terry W. Campbell
23 Hematology of Amphibians 330
Terry W. Campbell
Section IV Clinical Chemistry of Common Domestic Species 341
24 Laboratory Evaluation and Interpretation of the Urinary System 343
Donald Meuten and Saundra Sample
25 Laboratory Evaluation of Electrolytes 402
Andrea A. Bohn
26 Laboratory Evaluation of Acid-Base Disorders 417
Glade Weiser
27 Laboratory Evaluation of the Liver 425
Robin W. Allison
28 Laboratory Evaluation of the Pancreas and Glucose Metabolism 445
Robin W. Allison
29 Laboratory Evaluation of Gastrointestinal Disease, Digestion, and Intestinal Absorption 458
Dawn Seddon
30 Laboratory Evaluation of Plasma and Serum Proteins 484
Robin W. Allison
31 Laboratory Detection of Muscle Injury 498
Robin W. Allison
32 Laboratory Evaluation of Lipids 502
M. Judith Radin
33 Laboratory Evaluation of the Thyroid, Adrenal, and Pituitary Glands 515
Donald Meuten and Saundra Sample
34 Parathyroid Glands and Calcium and Phosphorus Metabolic Pathology 561
Donald Meuten
Section V Clinical Chemistry of Common Nondomestic Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Fish, and Amphibians 587
35 Clinical Chemistry of Mammals: Laboratory Animals and Miscellaneous Species 589
Terry W. Campbell
36 Clinical Chemistry of Birds 601
Terry W. Campbell
37 Clinical Chemistry of Reptiles 617
Terry W. Campbell
38 Clinical Chemistry of Fish and Amphibians 625
Terry W. Campbell
Section VI Cytopathology of Common Domestic Animals 633
39 Cytology of Inflammation and Infectious Agents 635
Robin W. Allison
40 Cytology of Neoplasia 652
Donald Meuten and Kristina Meichner
41 Cytology of Skin and Subcutaneous Masses 676
Donald Meuten, Kristina Meichner, and Mary Anna Thrall
42 Cytology of Body Cavity Effusions 703
Robin W. Allison
43 Cytology of Synovial Fluid 717
James Meinkoth
44 Cytology of Abdominal Organs 731
Mary Anna Thrall and Andrea A. Bohn
45 Cytology of Lymph Nodes 752
Mary Anna Thrall, Donald Meuten, Andrea A. Bohn, and Kristina Meichner
Section VII Clinical Case Presentations 775
Clinical Case Presentations 777
Alex Mau
This section includes 117 cases with clinicopathologic data accompanied by an interpretive discussion and diagnostic summary.
Index 1011
