Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Steven L. Stockham, Michael A. Scott

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN: 9781118809532
• eBook ISBN: 9781118809587
• Edition: 3
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Veterinary Medicine

Provides the information needed to interpret clinical laboratory assays of domestic mammals

Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Pathology, Third Edition presents thoroughly updated and detailed information to promote appropriate clinical laboratory testing and interpretation of test results for common domestic mammals. Presented in an easy-to-use outline format complemented by many relevant tables and illustrations, the book is now in full color. This evidence-based guide synthesizes the laboratory principles, physiology, assays, analytical concepts, pathophysiologic states, and pathophysiologic processes relevant to detecting, evaluating, and understanding disorders in dogs, cats, horses, cattle, and camelids.

Content additions include two entirely new chapters on synovial and cerebrospinal fluid analysis, as well as expanded sections on blood typing and crossmatching, viscoelastic testing, protein electrophoresis, positive acute-phase proteins, mixed acid-base disorders, vitamin D analysis, analytical and biological variation, blood smear evaluation, and more. New clinical tests and methods, useful data patterns, and additional disorders and pathologic processes are integrated throughout.

Providing a conceptual understanding applicable to many species and serving as a valuable clinical reference, Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Pathology:

• Uses consistent terminology and chapter organization featuring separate sections for physiologic concepts, analytical methods, and interpretation of results
• Provides pathophysiologic explanations of laboratory abnormalities
• Allows easy access to information on disorders and conditions, grouping them by common mechanisms or processes and ordering them in parallel across interpretive tables and text
• Features a wealth of high-quality illustrations and photomicrographs throughout the text
• Includes extensive referencing on the companion website to support statements and provide direction for further reading

Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Pathology, Third Edition is an excellent textbook for veterinary students taking clinical pathology courses, as well as a valuable resource for clinical and anatomic pathology residents, medicine and surgery residents, and practicing veterinarians.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• Contents
• Notes on Contributors
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Companion Website
• Chapter 1 Analytical and Diagnostic Concepts: Getting It Right
• Chapter 2 Leukocytes
• Chapter 3 Erythrocytes
• Chapter 4 Platelets
• Chapter 5 Hemostasis
• Chapter 6 Bone Marrow and Lymph Nodes
• Chapter 7 Proteins
• Chapter 8 Urinary System
• Chapter 9 Monovalent Electrolytes and Osmolality
• Chapter 10 Blood Gases, Blood Ph, and Strong-Ion. Difference
• Chapter 11 Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, and their Regulatory Hormones
• Chapter 12 Selected Enzyme Activities and Enzymatic proteins
• Chapter 13 Hepatobiliary Function
• Chapter 14 Glucose, Ketoamines, and Related Regulatory Hormones (Insulin, Glucagon,.growth Hormone, and Insulin-Like Growth Factors-1 and 2)
• Chapter 15 Exocrine Pancreatic and Intestinal Functions
• Chapter 16 Lipids
• Chapter 17 Thyroid Function
• Chapter 18 Adrenal Gland
• Chapter 19 Peritoneal, Pleural, and Pericardial Effusions
• Chapter 20 Synovial Fluid
• Chapter 21 Cerebrospinal Fluid
• Appendix A: The Complete Blood Count and Blood Smear Evaluation
• Index
• EULA