2: Red Blood Cells
Section 2 Red Blood Cells Normal Morphology (Discocytes and Normocytes) Anemia Polycythemia Morphologic Changes Associated with Disease Rouleaux Agglutination Polychromasia Reticulocytes Hypochromia Anisocytosis Macrocytosis Microcytosis Poikilocytosis Leptocytes: Target Cells (Codocytes)…
3: White Blood Cells
Section 3 White Blood Cells Normal Leukocyte Count Leukocytosis Leukopenia Neutrophils Mature (Segmented) Neutrophils Band Neutrophils Metamyelocytes Myelocytes Promyelocytes Myeloblasts Barr Body Hypersegmented Neutrophils Pelger-Huët and Pseudo-Pelger-Huët Neutrophils Toxic Changes…
5: Hematopoietic Neoplasia
Section 5: Hematopoietic Neoplasia Overview Lymphoid Leukemia Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia T-Cell Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia Acute Myeloid Leukemia Acute Undifferentiated Leukemia Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia…
1: General Assessment
Section 1 General Assessment Blood Smears Monolayer Feathered Edge Body Background Increased Basophilia Cytoplasmic Fragments Infectious Agents Stain Precipitation Fibrin Skin Contaminants Blood Smears Distinctive Features: Blood smears have three…
4: Platelets
Section 4: Platelets Normal Morphology Thrombocytopenia Thrombocytosis Platelet Clumps Activated Platelets Macroplatelets (Megaplatelets) Megakaryocytes Parasites Anaplasma platys (formerly Erhlichia platys) Normal Morphology Distinctive Features: Platelets are cytoplasmic fragments that form…
6: Extracellular Organisms
Section 6: Extracellular Organisms Microfilaria Trypanosomes Spirochetes Bacteria Microfilaria Distinctive Features: Microfilariae from Dirofilaria immitis or Acanthocheilonema reconditum (Dipetalonema reconditum) are large, extracellular filarial larvae, which have an elongated “wormlike”…
Arthroscopy
Chapter 71 Arthroscopy Kurt S. Schulz Arthroscopy is defined as endoscopy of a joint. It is performed with a rigid endoscope, which in small animals is often of a diameter…
Internal Fracture Fixation
Chapter 43 Internal Fracture Fixation Spencer A. Johnston, Dirsko J.F. von Pfeil, Loïc M. Déjardin, Michael Weh and Simon Roe The primary reason to choose internal fixation for treatment of…
Fractures of the Femur
Chapter 61 Fractures of the Femur Laurent P. Guiot, Ryan M. Demianiuk and Loïc M. Déjardin Introduction Femoral fractures constitute approximately 20% to 25% of all fractures encountered in the…
