Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:
Mary Jo Burkhard, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Small lymphocytes are smaller in size than a neutrophil and have a round nuclei that takes up the majority of the cell.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:
Mary Jo Burkhard, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Normally, only a small amount (milliliters) of fluid are present in the thorax and abdomen.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:
Mary Jo Burkhard, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Mycobacteria do not stain with routine cytologic stains and can be difficult to visualize.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:
Mary Jo Burkhard, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Inflammatory lesions can occur due to infectious or non-infectious causes. Compared to tissue cells, inflammatory cells are readily collected by aspirates and scrapings.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:
Mary Jo Burkhard, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Round cell tumors are commonly detected as cutaneous or subcutaneous masses. However, the majority of these tumors also appear in other locations.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2009
By:
Mary Jo Burkhard, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Cytology is useful for establishing a diagnosis or can narrow the list of differentials for effusions, masses, lymphadenopathy, or organomegaly.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:
Craig A. Thompson, DVM, DACVP
One of the most commonly used diagnostic modalities in veterinary medicine is cytology.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:
Craig A. Thompson, DVM, DACVP
Evaluation of a properly prepared blood smear by the trained human eye is an absolutely necessary compliment to machine evaluation of peripheral blood in all species.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:
Craig A. Thompson, DVM, DACVP
An effusion is defined as the escape of fluid into a part. Effusive processes can occur in essentially any tissue in the body.
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