Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease, Fifth Edition
James F. Zachary DVM, PhD; M Donald McGavin, MVSc, PhD, FACVSc

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The authors and 23 contributors, present an up-to-date insight into the study of disease mechanism, origins, and progression. The book provides a single-source for the variety of diseases, from the cellular state to the presentation of an infected animal.

The text begins with such basics as terminology and diagnosis choices, examining the details of cell involvement.

The next topics are the various systemic infections: Vascular Disorders and Thrombosis; Inflammation and Healing; Microbial Infections; Immune Diseases; Neoplasia and Tumor Biology.

From that point, the topics address the individual organ systems and the genesis and variety of disease affecting them.

The Table of Contents is easy to follow and combined with the Index, makes single topics easy to locate. There are over 2,000 color illustrations, including color-coded drawings and charts, color photographs, microscopic and EM views. Numerous post-mortem views of diseased tissue help to illustrate disease processes.

The color drawings walk the reader through each process and enable the clinician to visualize the progression and appearance of disease. The photos are bright and clear and greatly enhance the experience.

There are useful topics not covered in some other books, such as: Disorders of Domestic Animals by Species, which should be a must-read when you buy this book. Throughout are illustrations to assist the reader in diagnostics, ie: a table showing the appearance of lesions in the integument alongside drawings of the skin layers illustrating the primary and secondary (deep) appearance of the lesion. This table alone should be valuable to the clinician making the decision whether or not to cut. There are many tables and charts throughout the book that will prove to be valuable references.

This is one of those books that will grab you and having you reading it in your free time. Keep it in your break room or on your desk.

Publisher: Elsevier, 2012

1321 pages. Hard cover

ISBN: 978-0-323-07533-6


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Introduction
Alternative Medicine
Anatomy
Anesthesia/Analgesia
Animal Welfare
Aquatic/Fish
Avian
Behavior
Camelids
Canine
Cardiology
Client Education
Cytology / Hematology / Histology
Dental
Dermatology
Dictionary/Reference
Drugs/Pharmacology
Emergency Med
Endocrine
Epidemiology
Equine
Ethics
Exotics
Feline
Food Animals/Livestock
General
Genetics
Geriatrics
Handling & Restraint
Human-Animal Bond
Imaging & Radiology
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Laboratory Medicine
Microbiology
Multimedia
Neurology
Nutrition
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Parasitology
Pathology
 
* BSAVA Canine Feline Haematology
 
* Handbook Urinalysis (VSPN Review)
 
* Lab. Vet. Tech. 5th Ed. (VSPN Review)
 
* Pathogenesis Bacterial Infection 3rd Ed.
 
* Vet. Forensics
 
Animal Abuse: Forensic
 
Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals and Public Health (VSPN)
 
Blackwell Lab. Tests (VSPN Review)
 
Clinical Pathology
 
Clinical Pathology & Laboratory Techniques for Veterinary Technicians (VSPN)
 
Clinical Pathology for the Veterinary Team
 
Duncan & Prasse's Veterinary Laboratory Medicine Clinical Pathology, 5th ed
 
Equine Clinical Medicine, Surgery and Reproduction
 
Equine Clinical Pathology (VSPN)
 
Fundamental Clin. Path. 2nd Ed.
 
General Pathology Nurses (VSPN Review)
 
Intro. Vet. Comp. Forensic
 
Intro. Vet. Pathology 3rd Ed.
 
Kirkbride’s Diagnosis of Abortion and Neonatal Loss in Animals 4th (VSPN)
 
Lab. Urinalysis Hematology
 
Path. Rod. Rabbit 3rd Ed.
 
You are herePathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease, 5th Ed.
 
Pathological Basis of Veterinary Disease, 5th Ed. (VSPN Review)
 
Pathology of Pet and Aviary Birds (VSPN)
 
Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2nd Ed.
 
Small Animal Pathology for Veterinary Technicians (VSPN)
 
Vet. Clin. Path. Intro.
 
* Lab. Profile SA 3rd Ed.
 
* Mechanisms of Disease 3rd Ed.
 
* Path. Rod. Rabbit 2nd Ed.
 
* Pathologic Basis 4th Ed. (VSPN Review)
 
* Pathology Pet Aviary
Pediatrics
Physiology
Physiotherapy
Practice Management
Primates
Rabbits, Rodents & Ferrets
Reproduction
Reptile/Amphibian
Research
Respiratory
Ruminants
Sheep/Goats
Shelter Medicine
Surgery
Swine
Technicians
Toxicology
Urology/Renal
Veterinary Education
Wildlife-Zoo Animals
Zoonoses

Date Published: May 16, 2014

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