SOMMAIRE : I Hematology Erythrocytes 1 General principles / Shannon Jones Hostetter, Claire B. Andreasen 1 2 Erythrocyte morphology / Shannon Jones Hostetter, Claire B. Andreasen 3 3 Evaluation of erythrocytes / Shannon Jones Hostetter, Claire B. Andreasen 9 4 Anemia / Shannon Jones Hostetter, Claire B. Andreasen 12 5 Polycythemia / Shannon Jones Hostetter, Claire B. Andreasen 18 6 Erythrocyte disorders / Shannon Jones Hostetter, Claire B. Andreasen 19 7 Large animal hematology / Shannon Jones Hostetter, Claire B. Andreasen 21 Leukocytes 8 Morphology, function, and kinetics / Stephen D. Gaunt 24 9 Laboratory evaluation of leukocytes / Stephen D. Gaunt 33 10 Interpretation of the leukogram / Stephen D. Gaunt 38 11 Altered leukocyte morphology and function / Stephen D. Gaunt 44 Plasma proteins 12 Disorders and laboratory evaluation / Ronald D. Tyler, Rick L. Cowell, James H. Meinkoth 51 Myeloproliferative disorders 13 Myeloproliferative disorders / Tarja Juopperi, Heather Leigh DeHeer 60 14 Acute myeloid leukemias / Tarja Juopperi, Heather Leigh DeHeer 62 15 Chronic myeloproliferative disorders / Tarja Juopperi, Heather Leigh DeHeer 66 16 Myelodysplastic syndromes / Tarja Juopperi, Heather Leigh DeHeer 74 II Lymphoproliferative disorders 17 Overview and lymphoma/lymphosarcoma / Heather Leigh DeHeer, Tarja Juopperi 81 18 Lymphoid leukemias / Heather Leigh DeHeer, Tarja Juopperi 96 19 Plasma cell neoplasia / Heather Leigh DeHeer, Tarja Juopperi 101 III Hemostasis 20 Overview : hemostatic components and disorders / Bernard F. Feldman 108 21 Plateletopathies / Bernard F. Feldman 112 22 Disorders of secondary hemostasis (coagulation defects) / Bernard F. Feldman 116 23 Disseminated intravascular coagulation and thrombosis / Bernard F. Feldman 120 IV Acid-base disorders 24 Introduction to acid-base abnormalities / James H. Meinkoth, Rick L. Cowell 125 25 Metabolic acid-base abnormalities / James H. Meinkoth, Rick L. Cowell, Karen Dorsey 130 26 Respiratory acid-base abnormalities / James H. Meinkoth, Rick L. Cowell, Karen Dorsey 137 V Renal function and urinalysis 27 Evaluation of renal function / Heather L. Wamsley, A. Rick Alleman 140 28 Physical and chemical aspects of urinalysis / Heather L. Wamsley, A. Rick Alleman 146 29 Microscopic aspects of urinalysis and discussion of selected disease processes / Heather L. Wamsley, A. Rick Alleman 154 VI Liver and muscle 30 Tests for evaluation of liver disease / Douglas J. Weiss 168 31 Laboratory evaluation of liver disease in domestic animals / Douglas J. Weiss 173 32 Laboratory evaluation of muscle disease in domestic animals / Douglas J. Weiss 178 VII Lipids and carbohydrates 33 Triglycerides, cholesterol, and other lipids / Steven L. Stockham, Karen S. Dolce 181 34 Glucose / Steven L. Stockham, Karen S. Dolce 191 VIII Gastrointestinal tract and pancreas 35 Gastrointestinal tract / Michel Desnoyers 204 36 Pancreas / Michel Desnoyers 215 IX Endocrine system 37 Laboratory testing for thyroid disease / Susan J. Tornquist 220 38 Laboratory testing for adrenal disease / Susan J. Tornquist 225 39 Laboratory testing for equine pituitary disease / Susan J. Tornquist 230 X Cytology 40 Sample collection and preparation / Rick L. Cowell, Ronald D. Tyler, James H. Meinkoth 233 41 Cytology of inflammation / Rick L. Cowell, Theresa E. Rizzi, James H. Meinkoth 238 42 Cytology of neoplasia / Rick L. Cowell, Debbie J. Cunningham, James H. Meinkoth 247 43 Cytology of lymph nodes and thymus / Rick L. Cowell, Debbie J. Cunningham, James H. Meinkoth 253 44 Liver cytology / Rick L. Cowell, Sylvie Beaudin, James H. Meinkoth 258 45 Transtracheal wash and bronchoalveolar lavage / Rick L. Cowell, James H. Meinkoth, Sylvie Beaudin 264 46 Body cavity effusions (abdominal, thoracic, pericardial) / Rick L. Cowell, Theresa E. Rizzi, James H. Meinkoth 268 47 Cerebrospinal fluid analysis / Rick L. Cowell, James H. Meinkoth, Theresa E. Rizzi 272 48 Vaginal cytology / Rick L. Cowell, James H. Meinkoth, Debbie J. Cunningham 276 XI Avian and reptilian clinical pathology 49 Avian hematology / Armando R. Irizarry-Rovira 282 50 Avian biochemical analysis / Armando R. Irizarry-Rovira 306 51 Reptilian hematology / Armando R. Irizarry-Rovira 314 52 Reptilian biochemical analysis / Armando R. Irizarry-Rovira 331 53 Avian and reptilian cytopathology / Armando R. Irizarry-Rovira 336