BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Clinical Pathology

The new edition of this popular manual has been extensively updated to reflect advances in this field, while readers will also find new chapters on inherited and cardiac disease.

Clinical case studies have been retained, allowing readers to consider how they might approach common problems and see for themselves how test selection and interpretation are applied. Body systems are dealt with in their own discrete chapters, as are urinalysis, blood cells and proteins.

Full-colour photographs and illustrations can be found throughout, which will prove indispensable to clinical pathologists, clinicians and veterinary students keen to get grips with a rapidly expanding subject.

In-house versus external testing; Quality assurance and interpretation of laboratory data; Introduction to haematology; Disorders of erythrocytes; Disorders of leucocytes; Disorders of haemostasis; Disorders of plasma proteins; Electrolyte imbalances; Blood-gas analysis and acid-base disorders; Urinalysis; Renal disorders; Laboratory evaluation of hepatic disease; Laboratory testing in GI disease; Laboratory evaluation of exocrine pancreatic disease; Laboratory evaluation of lipid disorders; Laboratory evaluation of hyperglycaemia and hypoglycaemia; Laboratory evaluation of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism; Laboratory diagnosis of adrenal diseases; Laboratory evaluation of the reproductive system; Labopratory investigation of cardiac disease; Diagnostic cytology; Body cavity effusions; Laboratory evaluation of joint disease; Laboratory evaluation of muscle disease; Laboratory evaluation of cerebrospinal fluid; Laboratory evaluation of skin and ear disease; Diagnosis of bacterial, fungal and mycobacterial diseases; Diagnosis of viral infections; Diagnosis of protozoal and arthropod-borne disease; Diagnosis of inherited disease

This book will be helpful for clinical pathology residents in preparation for board certification.... I suspect any practice that purchases this book will soon find the pages tattered and stained from extensive use." (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2016)

Elizabeth Villiers BVSc FRCPath DipECVCP CertSAM Cert VR MRCVS
European Specialist in Veterinary Clinical Pathology
Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists
Head of Dick White Referrals Diagnostics Clinical Pathology Laboratory, UK

Jelena Ristic BVetMed DSAM CertVC MRCVS
Axiom Veterinary Laboratories, UK

This new edition of a must-have manual, edited by Elizabeth Villiers, Jelena Ristic and Laura Blackwood, features new case studies and updated images. There is an increased focus on principles, testing and interpreting results as well as sampling, genetic testing and diagnosing genetic and inherited diseases.

Fully revised and expanded, this manual contains not just advice for the busy practitioner, but also for the concerned owner and how they can play a part in the treatment of their pet.