Metabolic Diseases
Chapter 14 Metabolic Diseases Simon F. Peek, Thomas J. Divers The common metabolic problems of early lactation, milk fever and ketosis, are really management diseases. At the herd level, disease…
Miscellaneous Toxicities and Deficiencies
Chapter 16 Miscellaneous Toxicities and Deficiencies Franklyn Garry TABLE 16-1 Miscellaneous Toxicities and Deficiencies TABLE 16-2 Diagnostic Sample Submission for Suspected Toxicities Alive Dead CBC Aqueous humor, 2 ml Chemistry…
Miscellaneous Infectious Diseases
Chapter 15 Miscellaneous Infectious Diseases Franklyn Garry CLOSTRIDIAL MYOSITIS Etiology Clostridial myositis is a highly fatal disease of cattle caused by the anaerobic spore-forming bacteria Clostridium septicum, Clostridium chauvoei, Clostridium…
The Clinical Examination
Chapter 1 The Clinical Examination Thomas J. Divers, Simon F. Peek The clinical examination consists of three parts: (1) obtaining a meaningful history, (2) performing a thorough physical examination including…
Cytology of Skin Tumours
(1) Arezzo, Italy 4.1 Introduction The primary neoplasms of the skin are discussed in this chapter. Skin metastases originating from internal malignancies are not included in this wide group…
Cytology of Canine and Feline Non-neoplastic Skin Diseases
(1) Arezzo, Italy 3.1 Introduction In this chapter, cytopathological findings of the main non-neoplastic skin diseases are discussed. Unlike skin neoplasias, non-neoplastic skin diseases, which in this book are…
Morphology and Function of Skin Cells
(1) Arezzo, Italy 1.1 Introduction In this chapter, the morphology of the cells that make the skin is discussed. To better interpret the cytological specimens collected from skin lesions,…
Cutaneous Metastasis from Non-primary Skin Tumors
(1) Arezzo, Italy In collaboration with Walter Bertazzolo (dipl. ECVCP) 5.1 Introduction In this chapter, the cutaneous metastases of non-primary skin neoplasms, namely those originating from tumors of the…
Techniques of Sampling, Preparation and Staining of Cytological Specimens
(1) Arezzo, Italy 2.1 Introduction There are many skin lesions and they differ from one another morphologically. Papules, pustules, epidermal collarettes, scales, erosions, ulcers, plaques, nodules and swellings are…
Structure, Metabolism and Functions of Amino Acids: An Overview
Fig. 7.1 General structure of an amino acid. Chemical structure of an amino acid showing the four different groups around the central α-carbon atom (with the exception of proline). The…
