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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Pathology | |
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| Introduction to Pathology | |
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| What Is Pathology? | |
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| History and Development | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Cell Injury and Cell Death | |
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| Necrosis and Patterns of Necrosis | |
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| Adaptations of Cells in Response to Injury | |
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| Pathological Mineralization and Pigmentation | |
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| Case Study: Rat Poisoning: Roenticide Toxicity (Cell Damage) | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Inflammation and Healing | |
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| Acute Inflammation | |
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| Chronic and Granulomatous Inflammation | |
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| Healing of Injured Tissue | |
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| Case Study: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (Mammary Tumor Neoplasia) | |
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| Case Study: Johne's Disease (Paratuberculosis) | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Fluid and Circulatory Disturbances | |
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| Hemodynamic Disturbances | |
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| Fluid Imbalances | |
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| Case Study: Toxicity | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Neoplasia: An Introduction to Tumors | |
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| Classification of Tumors | |
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| Behavior of Tumors | |
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| Chemical Carcinogenesis | |
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| Malignant versus Benign | |
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| Case Study: Squamous Cell Carcinoma | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Immunological Diseases | |
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| Immunity | |
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| Autoimmunity | |
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| Mechanisms of Tissue Damage in Autoimmune Disease | |
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| Disturbances in Immune Function | |
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| Case Study: Feline Infectious Peritonitis | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Mechanisms of Infections and Causes of Infectious Disease | |
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| The Fate of the Infecting Organism | |
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| Sources of Infection | |
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| Infection and Contagion | |
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| Properties of Pathogenic Organisms | |
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| Mechanisms of Disease Production by Pathogenic Organisms | |
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| Pathogenesis of Parasitic Infections | |
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| Tolerance in the Host-Parasite Relationship | |
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| Case Study: Parvovirus | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Genetic Disorders | |
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| Categories of Genetic Disorders | |
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| Molecular Diagnosis | |
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| Case Study: Canine Panosteitis | |
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| Case Study: Hip Dysplasia | |
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| Case Study: Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Environmental and Nutritional Diseases | |
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| Air Pollution | |
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| Chemical and Drug Injury | |
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| Physical Injury | |
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| Nutritional Disease | |
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| Nutritional Excesses and Imbalances | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Zoonnoses and Safety on the Job | |
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| Zoonoses | |
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| Parasitic Diseases | |
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| Bacterial Diseases | |
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| Viral Diseases | |
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| Protozoal Diseases | |
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| Case Study: Ringworm Dermatophytosis | |
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| Tick-Borne Diseases | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Clinical Parasitology | |
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| The Variety of Parasites | |
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| Infestation versus Infection | |
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| Types of Parasites | |
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| Case Study: Lyme Disease | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Ectoparasites of Large Animals | |
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| Common Ectoparasites | |
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| Ectoparasites of Cattle | |
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| Ectoparasites of Sheep | |
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| Ectoparasites of Swine | |
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| Ectoparasites of Horses | |
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| Case Study: Cattle Grubs (Hypodermosis of Cattle) | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Ectoparasites of Small Animals | |
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| Ectoparasites of Dogs and Cats | |
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| Ectoparasites of Rabbits and Rodents | |
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| Ectoparasites of Ferrets, Foxes, and Mink | |
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| Ectoparasites of Reptiles | |
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| Ectoparasites of Chickens, Turkeys, and Other Birds | |
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| Case Study: Canine Demodicosis Demodex | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Endoparasites of Large Animals | |
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| Endoparasites of Companion, Laboratory, and Farm Animals | |
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| Endoparasites of Ruminants (Cattle, Sheep, and Goats) | |
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| Endoparasites of Swine and Pet Pigs | |
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| Endoparasites of Horses | |
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| Case Study: Roundworms in Pigs (Ascaris suum) | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Endoparasites of Small Animals | |
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| Endoparasites of Dogs and Cats | |
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| Endoparasites of Ferrets | |
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| Endoparasites of Rodents and Rabbits | |
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| Endoparasites of Reptiles | |
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| Endoparasites of Poultry and Other Birds | |
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| Case Study: Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) | |
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| Chapter Review | |
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| Important Techniques for Veterinary Technicians | |
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| How to Do a Staining for Cytologic Preparations and Bacteria Examination | |
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| How to Prepare an Ear Cytology and Microbiological Examination | |
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| How to Do a Fine Needle Aspiration | |
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| How to Do a Cellophane Tape Preparation for Lice or Mites | |
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| How to Do a Skin Scraping | |
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| How to Do a Direct Smear for a Fecal Exam | |
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| How to Do a Fecal Flotation | |
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| How to Use the Modified Knott's Technique for Heartworm | |
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| How to Use the Filter Technique for Heartworm | |
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| How to Use the Buffy Coat Method for Microfilariae | |
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| How to Do a Fungal Culture Using Dermatophyte Testing Media | |
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| How to Do a Blood Smear | |
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| How to Use a Hemacytometer for a White Blood Cell | |
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| How to Do a Urinalysis | |
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| Common Diseases | |
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| Mice and Rats | |
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| Guinea Pigs | |
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| Rabbits | |
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| Cats | |
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| Dogs | |
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| Primates | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |