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A Guide to Hematology is a valuable, hands-on, laboratory manual for the practitioner and technician. It provides step-by-step guidelines for the collection and processing of blood samples and interpretation of the hemogram. It also serves as a guide to patient assessment and treatment planning for all common hematological disorders and diseases in dogs and cats. Veterinarians are able to test comprehension of the material through case studies with self test questions. This guide is designed to work with all currently available blood analyzer systems, providing detailed guidelines for hemogram interpretation, identification of artifacts and false positive results. Basic science is limited to information that is needed by the individual performing the rest and interpreting the results. This 264 page presentation boasts 178 full color images and has a lay flat binding for easy in lab reference. A Guide to Hematology in Dogs and Cats was designed for the practitioner and technician who incorporate hematology studies in the office setting and is an ideal clinic laboratory reference.Published by Teton New Media in the USA and distributed by CRC Press outside of North America.
Alan H. Rebar, Peter S. MacWilliams, Bernard Feldman, Fred Metzger, Roy Pollock, John Roche
Contents1 How to use this Guide2 Hematology in PracticeIndications for HematologyIn-Clinic Versus Outside LaboratoryCommunicating the Need for HematologyCommunicating the ResultsThe Economics of Laboratory Testing3 Laboratory Methods In HematologyBlood CollectionHandling the SampleBlood FilmsStainingCommon Artifacts/IssuesSample EvaluationMorphological AssessmentQuantitative MethodsPacked Cell VolumeTotal Plasma ProteinHemoglobin ConcentrationManual Cell CountsAutomated Cell Counters4 ErythrocytesOverviewProductionDestructionFunctionPhysiologyMorphologyNormal Morphology: DogNormal Morphology: CatMorphology in DiseaseArtifactsQuantityAnemiaRegenerative AnemiaNon-Regenerative AnemiaPolycythemia5 NeutrophilsOverviewOriginFunctionQuantityNeutropeniaNeutrophiliaMorphologyNormalIn Disease6 EosinophilsOverviewOriginFunctionQuantityEosinopeniaEosinophiliaMorphology7 BasophilsOverviewOriginFunctionQuantityBasopeniaBasophiliaMorphology8 MonocytesOverviewOriginFunctionQuantityMorphologyNormalIn Disease9 LymphocytesOverviewOriginFunctionQuantityLymphopeniaLymphocytosisMorphologyNormalActivated (Antigen-Stimulated) LymphocytesAtypical Lymphocytes10 PlateletsOverviewLaboratory Evaluation of PlateletsMorphologyNormal Morphology: DogNormal Morphology: CatAbnormal Morphology: DogAbnormal Morphology: CatQuantityNormalDecreased Platelet count (Thrombocytopenia)Clinical Signs of ThrombocytopeniaCauses of ThrombocytopeniaIncreased Platelet Count (Thrombocytosis)Mechanisms of ThrombocytosisPlatelet Function Disorders (Thrombocytopathia or Thrombopathia)Causes of Platelet DysfunctionAcquired Platelet DysfunctionInherited Platelet Dysfunction11 Interpretation of the HemogramIntroductionWhite CellsRed CellsPlatelets12 Case Studies13 Self-test questions14 Appendix - self-test answersINDEX
Sung Wook Chung, William J Abraham, Gerald Bray, David K Clark, Elmer M Colyer, Gabriel Fackre, John M Frame, John R Franke, Andrew Goddard, Dennis L Okholm, Clark H Pinnock, John Roche, Graham Tomlin