By Amy C. Valenciano, DVM, MS, DACVP and Rick L. Cowell, DVM, MS, MRCVS, DACVP
Copyright Year
2020
Edition Number
5
Format
Book
Trim
276 x 216 (8 1/2 x 10 7/8)
Illustrations
Approx. 1200 illustrations (1200 in full color)
Imprint
Mosby
Page Count
576
Publication Date
3 Jun 2019
Stock Status
IN STOCK
Book Description
Long-trusted in the field Cowell & Tyler?s Diagnostic Cytology and Hematology of the Dog and Cat 5th Edition is the complete resource for helping you learn the necessary skills to diagnosis and treat dogs and cats. This essential clinical reference includes detailed illustrations to help you quickly and accurately build a treatment plan for hundreds of medical diagnoses. Microscopic evaluation techniques and interpretation guidelines for organ tissue blood and other body fluid specimens provide a basic understanding of sample collection and specimen preparation. In addition algorithms are generously distributed throughout the text helping you evaluate various cytologic preparations. Written by a team of experts this fifth edition includes over 150 new high-resolution photomicrographs and histopathology images and a new chapter covering the Female Reproductive Tract. Additionally an Expert Consult website features the entire text plus an electronic atlas with more than 1 000 full-color photomicrographs depicting abnormalities within each blood cell line!
New to this edition
NEW and UNIQUE! Expert Consult website has entire text plus an electronic atlas
including the Zoomify feature which allows you to zoom in and out of more than 1,000 full-color photomicrographs depicting abnormalities within each blood cell line.
NEW! Female Reproductive Tract chapter provides updated coverage of vaginal cytology and includes all-new information on uterine and ovarian aspirates.
NEW! More than 150 high-resolution photomicrographs and histopathology images help you identify normal vs. abnormal cells, tissues, and lesions.
NEW! Enhanced section on urinalysis with all-new images helps you to identify various types of crystals in urine sediment.
Key Features
UPDATED!
Revised chapters throughout the text give youthe most complete and up-to-date coverage of recently recognized conditions, new terminology, and new procedures.
Coverage of the basics of specimen collection, preparation, microscopic evaluation, and interpretation for organ tissues, blood, and other body fluids saves you time by having comprehensive information in one all-inclusive resource.
Detailed instructions forsubmission and transport of samples as well as culture and commercial laboratory interpretation guide you through in-house laboratory evaluation.
User-friendly, easy-to-follow algorithms and tables facilitate quick access to necessary information and guide you to the most accurate cytologic diagnosis.
Over 1,300 vivid, high-resolution images let users zoom in to help identify normal vs. abnormal cells, enabling you to make accurate diagnoses.
Contributions from nearly 50 academic and diagnostic laboratory experts provide you with the best and most current information available.
Author Information
By Amy C. Valenciano, DVM, MS, DACVP, Veterinary Clinical Pathologist
IDEXX Reference Laboratories
Dallas, Texas
and Rick L. Cowell, DVM, MS, MRCVS, DACVP, Veterinary Clinical Pathologist, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Stillwater, OK
Book Contents
1. Sample Collection and Preparation 2. Cell Types and Criteria of Malignancy 3. Selected Infectious Agents 4. Round Cells 5. Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Lesions 6. Subcutaneous Glandular Tissue: Mammary, Salivary, Thyroid, and Parathyroid 7. Nasal Exudates and Masses 8. Oropharynx and Tonsils 9. Eyes and Associated Structures 10. External Ear Canal 11. The Lymph Nodes 12. Synovial Fluid Analysis 13. The Musculoskeletal System 14. Cerebrospinal Fluid and Central Nervous System Cytology 15. Effusions: Abdominal, Thoracic, and Pericardial 16. Transtracheal and Bronchoalveolar Washes 17. The Lung and Intrathoracic Structures 18. The Gastrointestinal Tract 19. The Pancreas 20. The Liver 21. The Spleen 22. The Kidneys 23. Examination of Urinary Sediment 24. The Male Reproductive Tract: Prostate, Testes, Penis, and Semen 25. The Female Reproductive Tract 26. Peripheral Blood Smears 27. The Bone Marrow 28. The Adrenal Gland 29. Immunocytochemistry 30. Flow Cytometry 31. Molecular Methods in Lymphoid Malignancies
