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:

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 and digestible – an indispensable aid to vets in practice.

The book is part of the Veterinary Atlases series. Full colour textbooks, containing very high quality photographs, they are an excellent resource for veterinary practitioners and students alike.

PART ONE – CYTOLOGICAL BASICS

1 Cytology explained

2 Sampling and preparation

3 The basics of cytology

4 General principles of cytology

5 Infectious agents

PART TWO – CYTOLOGY OF SPECIFIC LOCATION

6 Skin and subcutaneous lesions

7 Gastrointestinal system

8 Genitourinary system

9 Respiratory system

10 Lymph nodes, spleen and thymus

11 Muscle, bone and synovial fluid

12 Cavity effusions

13 Blood films

PART THREE – FURTHER THOUGHTS ON CYTOLOGY

14 ‘Edge cases’

15 Submitting to an external lab

16 Digital and remote cytology

APPENDICES

A. Summary of cell examination and description

B. Decoding pathology reports – a cytological glossary

C. Backgrounds

D. Common crystals

E. Species/sex/breed predispositions

F. Further staining and extra tests

G. Mitotic figures

H. Pathology jokes