DESCRIPTION:
Cover the basics of specimen collection, preparation, microscopic evaluation, and interpretation for organ tissues, blood, and other body fluids provide detailed instructions for submission and transport of samples for culture and commercial laboratory interpretation be written in an easy-to-use, well-organized format to assist the student in preclinical and clinical coursework and the busy clinician and technician at their laboratory microscope be printed in full color and will have approximately 60 extra pages, 25-50% new photomicrographs, and more line drawings to help the student or practitioner understand what is diagnostically important in the photomicrographs many new contributors, featuring the most current experts in the field from both academia and commercial diagnostic laboratories have an EVOLVE site for students and instructors in veterinary schools.
What""s New
- A new chapter enumerating the various cell types and criteria for malignancy associated with those general cell types - A new chapter discussing infectious agents responsible for pathologic changes, with detailed examples and illustrations of intracellular inflammatory and neoplastic response.
- A new chapter on round cell tumors and their cellular morphology. Round cell tumors represent a set of malignancies that are more commonly diagnosed now than when the 2nd edition published, and that account for greater morbidity and mortality. Additionally, round cells do not limit their distribution to any single body system of cavity..
- A new chapter on the pancreas provides a more focused coverage of an important organ system that has both endocrine and exocrine characteristics, functions, and pathologies.
- "Tips" and "Pitfalls" are incorporated in each chapter to highlight the practical elements of clinical pathology interpretation and diagnosis.
- New, easier to follow algorithms in each chapter aid decision making for additional testing and treatment planning.
- Full color photomicrographs will be incorporated into the text near their reference rather than being shown in color plates separate from the text.
- Three chapters have been renamed to reflect the more complete coverage of the topic and structures not covered in the 2nd edition, namely: o Effusions: abdominal, thoracic and pericardial fluids o Thorax: lung, mediastinum, thymus o Gastrointestinal Tract: combines treatment of the entire GI tract within a single chapter rather than spread throughout the text under individual cell types.
