Necropsy Guide for Dogs, Cats, and Small Mammals.

Intro -- Title Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Companion Website -- Part I: Necropsy Fundamentals -- 1 Introduction to the Necropsy -- 1.1 What is a Necropsy? -- 1.2 Why do a Necropsy? -- 1.3 What Information Can and Cannot Be Gained from a Necropsy -- 1.4 When to Refer a Necropsy -- 2 Necropsy Basics -- 2.1 Necropsy Facilities -- 2.2 Necropsy Equipment -- 2.3 Safety Considerations -- 2.4 The Importance of a Good History -- 2.5 The Necropsy Report -- 2.6 Postmortem Changes -- 3 The Necropsy Procedure -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Weigh the body -- 3.3 External Examination -- 3.4 Reflect the Skin and Right Limbs -- 3.5 Open the Abdominal Cavity -- 3.6 Puncture the Diaphragm -- 3.7 Open the Thoracic Cavity -- 3.8 Open the Pericardium -- 3.9 In Situ Examination of Organs -- 3.10 Remove the Adrenal Glands -- 3.11 Remove the Pluck -- 3.12 Remove the Gastrointestinal Tract, Liver, and Spleen -- 3.13 Remove the Urogenital Organs -- 3.14 Remove the Head -- 3.15 Take Out the Eyes -- 3.16 Remove the Brain -- 3.17 Remove the Pituitary Gland -- Bibliography -- Part II: Organ Systems -- 4 The Integumentary System -- 4.1 Anatomy Review -- 4.2 In Situ Examination and Removal -- 4.3 Organ Examination, Sectioning, and Fixation -- 4.4 Common Artifacts and Postmortem Changes -- Bibliography -- 5 The Musculoskeletal System -- 5.1 Anatomy Review -- 5.2 In Situ Evaluation, Sectioning, and Fixation -- 5.3 Special Techniques -- 5.4 Common Artifacts and Postmortem Changes -- Bibliography -- 6 The Cardiovascular System -- 6.1 Anatomy Review -- 6.2 In Situ Evaluation and Removal -- 6.3 Organ Examination, Sectioning, and Fixation -- 6.4 Common Artifacts, Non‐lesions, and Postmortem Changes -- Bibliography -- 7 The Respiratory System -- 7.1 Anatomy Review -- 7.2 In Situ Evaluation and Removal.

7.3 Organ Examination, Sectioning, and Fixation -- 7.4 Special Techniques -- 7.5 Common Artifacts and Postmortem Changes -- Bibliography -- 8 The Alimentary System -- 8.1 Anatomy Review -- 8.2 In Situ Evaluation and Removal -- 8.3 Organ Examination, Sectioning, and Fixation -- 8.4 Special Techniques -- 8.5 Common Artifacts and Postmortem Changes -- 9 The Liver and Pancreas -- 9.1 Anatomy Review -- 9.2 In Situ Evaluation and Removal -- 9.3 Organ Examination, Sectioning, and Fixation -- 9.4 Common Artifacts and Postmortem Changes -- Bibliography -- 10 The Urogenital System -- 10.1 Anatomy Review -- 10.2 In Situ Evaluation and Removal -- 10.3 Organ Examination, Sectioning, and Fixation -- 10.4 Special Techniques -- 10.5 Common Artifacts and Postmortem Changes -- Bibliography -- 11 The Nervous System -- 11.1 Anatomy Review -- 11.2 In Situ Evaluation and Removal -- 11.3 Organ Examination, Sectioning, and Fixation -- 11.4 Common Artifacts and Postmortem Changes -- Bibliography -- 12 The Eye and Ear -- 12.1 The Eye -- 12.2 The Ear -- Bibliography -- 13 The Endocrine System -- 13.1 Anatomy Review -- 13.2 In Situ Evaluation and Removal -- 13.3 Organ Examination, Sectioning, and Fixation -- 13.4 Common Artifacts and Postmortem Changes -- 14 The Lymphoreticular System -- 14.1 Anatomy Review -- 14.2 In Situ Evaluation and Removal -- 14.3 Organ Examination, Sectioning, and Fixation -- 14.4 Incidental Findings -- Part III: Special Cases -- 15 Small Mammal Necropsies -- 15.1 Species Differences -- 15.2 Necropsy Technique -- Bibliography -- 16 Fetuses and Neonatal Animals -- 16.1 Anatomy -- 16.2 Necropsy Technique -- 16.3 Common Artifacts and Postmortem Changes -- Part IV: Additional Testing -- 17 Cytology -- 17.1 Types of Cytology Preparations -- 17.2 Making a Touch Imprint -- 17.3 Making a Bone Marrow Smear -- 17.4 Other Preparations -- 17.5 Staining.

17.6 Atlas of Normal Tissues -- 18 Histopathology -- 18.1 Necropsy Samples for Histopathology -- 18.2 Fixation -- 18.3 Practical Guidelines to Optimize Fixation -- 19 Infectious Disease Testing -- 19.1 Test Types -- 19.2 Aerobic Culture -- 19.3 Anaerobic Culture -- 19.4 Fungal Culture -- 19.5 Fluorescent Antibody Tests -- 19.6 PCR -- 19.7 ELISA -- 19.8 Virus Isolation -- 19.9 Qualitative Fecal -- 19.10 Immunohistochemistry -- 20 Toxicology Testing -- Bibliography -- 21 Packaging and Shipping Samples -- 21.1 Packing Samples to Send to the Lab -- Bibliography -- Appendix 1: Normal Organ Weights (Percentage Body Weight) -- Appendix 2: North American Diagnostic Laboratories -- Appendix 3: Tissue Collection Checklist -- Standard Set of Tissues for Histopathology -- Additional Tissues for Histopathology, if History Warrants -- Samples for Toxicology -- Samples for Infectious Disease Testing -- Appendix 4: Describing Gross Lesions -- A4.1 Color -- A4.2 Consistency -- A4.3 Demarcation -- A4.4 Contour -- A4.5 Shape -- A4.6 Distribution -- A4.7 Fluid -- A4.8 Shape -- A4.9 Lesion borders -- Bibliography -- Index -- End User License Agreement.

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