Full Description
Atlas of Canine and Feline Urinalysis Atlas of Canine and Feline Urinalysis offers an image-based reference for performing canine and feline urinalyses. Hundreds of full-color images depict techniques, physical characteristics, urine chemistry, and microscopic characteristics of urine sediment in dogs and cats. Written by leading experts, this highly illustrated resource acts as an aid to accurately identifying cytological features and interpreting both chemical and sediment findings.
Logically organized for easy navigation, the book covers urine collection and specimen handling, initial assessment, urine chemistry, and microscopic findings, including casts, crystals, cells, organisms, and artifacts. Atlas of Canine and Feline Urinalysis is an important diagnostic tool for veterinary undergraduate and graduate students, veterinary technicians, general practitioners, veterinary clinical pathologists, and specialists in other disciplines.
Key features
Presents hundreds of full-color images for reference and picture-matching while using urinalysis as a diagnostic tool
Provides a complete guide to properly performing a urinalysis exam in the veterinary practice
Emphasizes collection techniques, physical assessment, urine chemistry, and the microscopic sediment exam
Covers casts, crystals, cells, organisms, and artefacts
Offers a practical, visual resource for incorporating urinalysis into the clinic
Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1 Sample Collection and Handling 3
Collection of Urine Samples 3
Free-Catch Urine Collection 3
Transurethral Catheterization 15
Cystocentesis 37
Urine Sample Handling 44
Culture 44
2 Initial Assessment: Physical Characteristics 47
Volume 47
Color 47
Clarity/Turbidity 48
Odor 48
Urine Specific Gravity 49
3 Urine Chemistry 53
Urine pH 53
Protein 54
Glucose 60
Ketones 61
Blood (Occult Blood, Heme) 63
Bilirubin 64
4 Urine Sediment 67
Preparation for Microscopic Examination 67
Casts 67
Hyaline Casts 68
Cellular Casts 71
Granular Casts 73
Waxy Casts 78
Fatty Casts (Lipid Casts) 79
Hemoglobin Casts 81
Mixed Casts 82
Pseudo Casts 85
Crystals 86
Crystals Associated with Urolith Formation 86
Crystals Not Typically Associated with Canine and Feline Urolith Formation 120
Drug-Induced Crystals 130
Cells 131
Transitional Epithelial Cells 131
Squamous Epithelial Cells 136
Renal Tubular (Cuboidal) Epithelial Cells 140
Leukocytes 141
Erythrocytes 145
Atypical (Neoplastic) Cells 148
Organisms 157
Bacteria 157
Fungal Hyphae 161
Yeast 163
Dioctophyma renale Ova 165
Capillaria plica (now Pearsonema plica) and Capillaria felis cati Ova 166
Microfilaria 168
Miscellaneous Findings and Artifacts 169
Pollen 169
Fungal Spores 170
Mucus 172
Lipid Droplets 173
Sperm 174
Air Bubbles 176
Starch Granules (Glove Powder) 177
Fiber 178
Reference 181
Index 183
