Editors ixPreface xiAbout the Companion Website xiiiSection I General Principles of Laboratory Testing and Diagnosis 11 Laboratory Technology for Veterinary Medicine 3Glade Weiser2 Sample Collection and Processing, Preparations for Clinical Microscopy, and Analysis of Laboratory Service Options 30Glade Weiser3 Perspectives in Laboratory Data Interpretation and Disease Diagnosis 46Glade Weiser and Robin W. Allison4 Immunodiagnostics: Current Use and Future Trends in Veterinary Medicine 58Wayne A. Jensen5 Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases of Animals 65Sreekumari RajeevSection II Hematology of Common Domestic Species 856 Erythrocyte Production, Function, and Morphology 87Mary Anna Thrall7 Classification of and Diagnostic Approach to Anemia 100Mary Anna Thrall8 Nonregenerative Anemia 106Mary Anna Thrall9 Regenerative Anemia 110Mary Anna Thrall10 Classification of and Diagnostic Approach to Erythrocytosis 135Mary Anna Thrall11 Introduction to Leukocytes and the Leukogram 139Glade Weiser12 Neutrophil Production, Trafficking, and Kinetics 144Glade Weiser13 Interpretation of Leukocyte Responses in Disease 148Glade Weiser14 Molecular Diagnostics of Hematologic Malignancies 161Emily D. Rout and Anne C. Avery15 Laboratory Evaluation of Bone Marrow 170Mary Anna Thrall and Glade Weiser16 Lymphoproliferative Disorders and Myeloid Neoplasms 183Mary Anna Thrall17 Disorders of Hemostasis 201James Meinkoth18 Principles of Blood Transfusion and Crossmatching 220Linda M. Vap and Karl E. JandreySection III Hematology of Common Nondomestic Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Fish, and Amphibians 23519 Mammalian Hematology: Laboratory Animals and Miscellaneous Species 237Terry W. Campbell20 Hematology of Birds 254Terry W. Campbell21 Hematology of Reptiles 292Terry W. Campbell22 Hematology of Fish 314Terry W. Campbell23 Hematology of Amphibians 330Terry W. CampbellSection IV Clinical Chemistry of Common Domestic Species 34124 Laboratory Evaluation and Interpretation of the Urinary System 343Donald Meuten and Saundra Sample25 Laboratory Evaluation of Electrolytes 402Andrea A. Bohn26 Laboratory Evaluation of Acid-Base Disorders 417Glade Weiser27 Laboratory Evaluation of the Liver 425Robin W. Allison28 Laboratory Evaluation of the Pancreas and Glucose Metabolism 445Robin W. Allison29 Laboratory Evaluation of Gastrointestinal Disease, Digestion, and Intestinal Absorption 458Dawn Seddon30 Laboratory Evaluation of Plasma and Serum Proteins 484Robin W. Allison31 Laboratory Detection of Muscle Injury 498Robin W. Allison32 Laboratory Evaluation of Lipids 502M. Judith Radin33 Laboratory Evaluation of the Thyroid, Adrenal, and Pituitary Glands 515Donald Meuten and Saundra Sample34 Parathyroid Glands and Calcium and Phosphorus Metabolic Pathology 561Donald MeutenSection V Clinical Chemistry of Common Nondomestic Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Fish, and Amphibians 58735 Clinical Chemistry of Mammals: Laboratory Animals and Miscellaneous Species 589Terry W. Campbell36 Clinical Chemistry of Birds 601Terry W. Campbell37 Clinical Chemistry of Reptiles 617Terry W. Campbell38 Clinical Chemistry of Fish and Amphibians 625Terry W. CampbellSection VI Cytopathology of Common Domestic Animals 63339 Cytology of Inflammation and Infectious Agents 635Robin W. Allison40 Cytology of Neoplasia 652Donald Meuten and Kristina Meichner41 Cytology of Skin and Subcutaneous Masses 676Donald Meuten, Kristina Meichner, and Mary Anna Thrall42 Cytology of Body Cavity Effusions 703Robin W. Allison43 Cytology of Synovial Fluid 717James Meinkoth44 Cytology of Abdominal Organs 731Mary Anna Thrall and Andrea A. Bohn45 Cytology of Lymph Nodes 752Mary Anna Thrall, Donald Meuten, Andrea A. Bohn, and Kristina MeichnerSection VII Clinical Case Presentations 775Clinical Case Presentations 777Alex MauThis section includes 117 cases with clinicopathologic data accompanied by an interpretive discussion and diagnostic summary.Index 1011
The editorsMary Anna Thrall DVM, MS, DACVP, is Professor of Veterinary Clinical Pathology in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in St. Kitts, West Indies and Professor Emerita, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.Glade Weiser DVM, DACVP, retired as Professor, clinical pathologist, and former Head in the Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.Robin W. Allison DVM, PhD, DACVP, retired at the rank of Professor from Oklahoma State University's Center for Veterinary Health Sciences in Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.Terry Campbell, DVM, PhD, is Associate Professor Emeritus of Zoological Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Colorado, USA.