In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. J. Jill Heatley and Karen E. Russell bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Exotic Animal Clinical Pathology. Clinical pathology is crucial in the exotic animal veterinary medicine field in order to diagnose disease in these animals via lab testing. In this issue, top experts provide comprehensive, current articles on such topics as diagnostic clinical pathology of the bearded dragon, endocrine diagnostics for exotic animals, clinical lipidology of psittacine birds, digital cytology, clinical pathology of box turtles, hemostatic testing in exotic mammals, and more.
Contains 16 practice-oriented topics including review of bile acid utility in exotic animals, avian inflammatory markers, viscoelastic coagulation testing in exotic animals, diagnostic use of lactate in exotic animals, and more.
Provides in-depth clinical reviews on exotic animal clinical pathology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. I. Comparative Utility of Select Diagnostics for Exotic Animals - p. xiv 9. The Utility of Bile Acids for the Diagnosis of Liver Disease in Exotic Animals - p. 563 10. Diagnostic Use of Lactate in Exotic Animals - p. 585 11. Viscoelastic Coagulation Testing in Exotic Animals - p. 597 12. Hemostatic Testing in Companion Exotic Mammals - p. 613 13. Endocrine Diagnostics for Exotic Animals - p. 631 14. Digital Cytology in Exotic Practice: Tips to Optimize Diagnosis - p. 663 15. II. Select Avian Diagnostic Analytes - p. 678 16. Avian Inflammatory Markers - p. 679 17. Blood Lipid Diagnostics in Psittacine Birds - p. 697 18. III. Clinical Pathology Diagnostic Overviews for Select Reptile Species - p. 712 19. Diagnostic Clinical Pathology of the Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps) - p. 713 20. Clinical Pathology of Box Turtles (Terrapene spp.) - p. 735 21. Diagnostic Clinical Pathology of Tortoises - p. 755 22. Clinical Pathology of Freshwater Turtles - p. 785 23. Diagnostic Clinical Pathology of Boas and Pythons - p. 805
In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. J. Jill Heatley and Karen E. Russell bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Exotic Animal Clinical Pathology. Clinical pathology is crucial in the exotic animal veterinary medicine field in order to diagnose disease in these animals via lab testing. In this issue, top experts provide comprehensive, current articles on such topics as diagnostic clinical pathology of the bearded dragon, endocrine diagnostics for exotic animals, clinical lipidology of psittacine birds, digital cytology, clinical pathology of box turtles, hemostatic testing in exotic mammals, and more.
Contains 16 practice-oriented topics including review of bile acid utility in exotic animals, avian inflammatory markers, viscoelastic coagulation testing in exotic animals, diagnostic use of lactate in exotic animals, and more.
Provides in-depth clinical reviews on exotic animal clinical pathology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xi 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. I. Comparative Utility of Select Diagnostics for Exotic Animals - p. xiv 9. The Utility of Bile Acids for the Diagnosis of Liver Disease in Exotic Animals - p. 563 10. Diagnostic Use of Lactate in Exotic Animals - p. 585 11. Viscoelastic Coagulation Testing in Exotic Animals - p. 597 12. Hemostatic Testing in Companion Exotic Mammals - p. 613 13. Endocrine Diagnostics for Exotic Animals - p. 631 14. Digital Cytology in Exotic Practice: Tips to Optimize Diagnosis - p. 663 15. II. Select Avian Diagnostic Analytes - p. 678 16. Avian Inflammatory Markers - p. 679 17. Blood Lipid Diagnostics in Psittacine Birds - p. 697 18. III. Clinical Pathology Diagnostic Overviews for Select Reptile Species - p. 712 19. Diagnostic Clinical Pathology of the Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps) - p. 713 20. Clinical Pathology of Box Turtles (Terrapene spp.) - p. 735 21. Diagnostic Clinical Pathology of Tortoises - p. 755 22. Clinical Pathology of Freshwater Turtles - p. 785 23. Diagnostic Clinical Pathology of Boas and Pythons - p. 805
