In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. Maxey L. Wellman and M. Judith Radin bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Clinical Pathology. Evaluation of clinical laboratory data is used daily in the diagnosis and monitoring of veterinary patients, and the field is rapidly expanding as new tests and technologies become available. This issue provides valuable, up-to-date information on current important topics in clinical pathology that are of interest to clinicians, veterinary students, and residents. Contains 16 practice-oriented topics including digital cytology; tick-borne diseases; toxicology case studies; laboratory diagnosis of endocrine diseases; blood transfusions; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on clinical pathology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

A comprehensive volume on clinical pathology and diagnostic techniques for the small animal practitioner! Topics will include pancreatic testing, renal function testing, diagnosis of small intestinal disorders, hypocalcemia of critical illness, lactate in clinical practice, cardiac biomarkers, disorders of iron metabolism, lymphoma diagnostics, coagulation disorders, molecular approaches to the diagnosis of infectious diseases, hepatobiliary disease, and much more!