Amy N Schnelle
Amy N Schnelle
Hematology and biochemistry testing of boas and pythons is a valuable topic for practicing clinicians and researchers alike. This article reviews blood cell morphology (with accompanying images) and reviews the literature for hematologic an...
Michael F Rosser
Michael F Rosser
Freshwater turtles are physiologically unique in their adaptations to life on both land and freshwater habitats. Appropriate interpretation of laboratory values specific to these species is important for both conservation efforts in free-ra...
Cheryl Moller,J Jill Heatley
Cheryl Moller
Clinicopathologic evaluation of terrestrial tortoises is useful for health assessment and monitoring. There are specific considerations when evaluating data from these species, including sex, age, time of year/season, reproductive status, d...
Laura Adamovicz,Matthew C Allender
Laura Adamovicz
Box turtles are commonly presented for veterinary care and clinicopathologic testing is a vital component of case management. This article summarizes recent literature about box turtle clinical pathology and identifies directions for future...
Diagnostic Clinical Pathology of the Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps) [0.03%]
bearded dragon（Pogona vitticeps）的诊断性临床病理学
Clark Broughton,Kyle Lauren Webb
Clark Broughton
The bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps), an omnivorous Agamid lizard native to inland Australia, is one of the most popular reptile pets due to their sociable behavior, tame demeanor, low-maintenance care, and relative ease of breeding. Becau...
Hugues Beaufrère
Hugues Beaufrère
Lipids are the main biomolecular constituents of plasma and occupy a central place in the pathophysiology of several common diseases of parrots. Dyslipidemias frequently occur in psittacine birds in relation to a variety of lipid accumulati...
Avian Inflammatory Markers [0.03%]
禽类炎症标志物
Raquel M Walton,Andrea Siegel
Raquel M Walton
Inflammation represents a fundamental response to diverse diseases ranging from trauma and infection to immune-mediated disease and neoplasia. As such, inflammation can be a nonspecific finding but is valuable as an indicator of pathology t...
Richard Dulli,Sabrina D Clark
Richard Dulli
Digitization has enhanced the utility of cytology in private practice by allowing for rapid sample receipt and analysis, leading to better informed real-time patient care. Despite many advantages of digital cytology, understanding its limit...
Susan Fielder,João Brandão
Susan Fielder
Endocrine disease in exotic species is less common than in small animals. Nevertheless, the diagnostic principles used in small animals can be adapted to evaluate endocrine disease in many of the exotic species although species-specific asp...
Sarrah Kaye,Tracy Stokol
Sarrah Kaye
The mammalian hemostatic system is highly conserved, and companion exotic mammals are commonly used as biomedical models for normal and disordered hemostasis. Challenges associated with sample collection, test validation, and test interpret...