Atlas of Canine and Feline Peripheral Blood Smears, Paperback by Valenciano, Amy C.; Cowell, Rick L.; Rizzi, Theresa E.; Tyler, Ronald D., ., ISBN 0323044689, ISBN-13 9780323044684, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

With this atlas, Valenciano, a veterinary clinical pathologist, Cowell, Rizzi and Tyler help veterinary students, technicians, practicing veterinarians, and residents assess common hematologic diseases and disorders in dogs and cats. They present normal and abnormal findings on peripheral blood smears from photomicrographs taken at varying magnifications and showing variations in morphological features, as well as descriptions of each microscopic finding. They also provide special mosaic photomicrographs constructed of similar-appearing and often confused elements for comparison. They concentrate on normal cellular findings and common abnormal findings: red and white blood count morphology changes, hemoparasites, and infectious agents. They provide a section on leukemia, with a focus on the challenges of differentiating between the different cellular origins of leukemia based on light microscopy and the need for specialist review and further diagnostics. Also included is an introduction on equipment and supplies, sample collection, smear preparation, stains, and hematologic reference intervals, and a chapter on general assessment. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()