
By Nick Marsh
The Busy Vet’s Guide to Cytology is an in-practice guide to using cytology in everyday veterinary practice. It outlines the basics of cytological examination and explores how to work with cytology results as a diagnostic tool alongside other treatments and assessments.
The Guide also covers: acquiring and preparing cytological specimens, staining slides and microscope use, interpreting samples from common locations.
Addressing general principles of veterinary cytology and then taking a body-system approach applied to all veterinary patients, the book ends with working with labs, a round-up of difficult cases, and digital cytology. The Busy Vet’s Guide to Cytology is accessible, digestible, and an indispensable aid to vets in practice.
Table of Contents
- PART ONE – CYTOLOGICAL BASICS
- Cytology explained
- Introduction to cytology
- Equipment for cytology
- Sampling and preparation
- Choice of sampling technique
- Sampling techniques
- The basics of cytology
- What is all this stuff?
- What am I actually looking at?
- Nucleated cells
- Non-nucleated cells
- Other useful cytological concepts
- General principles of cytology
- Stepwise approach to evaluating cytology smears
- Cytology of inflammation
- Cytology of neoplasia
- Cytology of non-inflammatory and non-neoplastic lesions
- Final points on general cytology
- Infectious agents
- Bacteria
- Fungi
- Protozoa
- Multicellular parasites
- PART TWO – CYTOLOGY OF SPECIFIC LOCATIONS
- Skin and subcutaneous lesions
- Neoplasia of the skin and subcutis
- Inflammatory lesions of the skin and subcutis
- Gastrointestinal system
- Oral cavity
- Liver
- Genitourinary system
- Kidney
- Urine
- Bladder
- Prostate
- Respiratory system
- Nose
- Broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) and trans-tracheal wash (TTW)
- Lung
- Lymph nodes, spleen, and thymus
- Lymph nodes
- Spleen
- Thymus
- Muscle, bone, and synovial fluid
- Muscle
- Bone
- Synovial fluid
- Cavity effusions
- Fluid analysis
- Fluid classification
- Blood films
- Blood film preparation
- Blood film evaluation
- Classic patterns
- PART THREE – FURTHER THOUGHTS ON CYTOLOGY
- ‘Edge cases’
- Specific edge cases
- Submitting to an external lab
- Digital and remote cytology
- APPENDICES
- Index