List of Contributors |
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Foreword |
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Acknowledgments |
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About the Companion Website |
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Part I Necropsy Fundamentals |
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1 Introduction to the Necropsy |
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1.3 What Information Can and Cannot Be Gained from a Necropsy |
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1.4 When to Refer a Necropsy |
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2.3 Safety Considerations |
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2.4 The Importance of a Good History |
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3.4 Reflect the Skin and Right Limbs |
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3.5 Open the Abdominal Cavity |
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3.6 Puncture the Diaphragm |
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3.7 Open the Thoracic Cavity |
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3.9 In Situ Examination of Organs |
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3.10 Remove the Adrenal Glands |
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3.12 Remove the Gastrointestinal Tract, Liver, and Spleen |
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3.13 Remove the Urogenital Organs |
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3.17 Remove the Pituitary Gland |
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Part II Organ Systems |
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4 The Integumentary System |
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4.1.1 External Ear Canal Anatomy |
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4.2 In Situ Examination and Removal |
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4.2.2 Lesions that May Be Primary or Secondary |
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4.2.3 Secondary Skin Lesions |
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4.3 Organ Examination, Sectioning, and Fixation |
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4.3.3 Hair Examination (Trichogram) |
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4.3.4 Examination of the External Ear Canal |
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4.4 Common Artifacts and Postmortem Changes |
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5 The Musculoskeletal System |
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5.2 In Situ Evaluation, Sectioning, and Fixation |
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5.2.2 Joints, Tendons, and Ligaments |
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5.3.3 India Ink Evaluation of Articular Cartilage |
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5.3.4 Examining the Intervertebral Discs |
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5.3.5 Submitting Muscle for Additional Tests |
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5.4 Common Artifacts and Postmortem Changes |
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6 The Cardiovascular System |
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6.1.3 Vessels: Great and Small |
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6.1.4 Contextual Cardiac Embryology and Congenital Heart Malformations |
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6.2 In Situ Evaluation and Removal |
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6.3 Organ Examination, Sectioning, and Fixation |
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6.4 Common Artifacts, Non-lesions, and Postmortem Changes |
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7.2 In Situ Evaluation and Removal |
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7.3 Organ Examination, Sectioning, and Fixation |
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7.3.3 Nasal Cavity and Sinuses |
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7.5 Common Artifacts and Postmortem Changes |
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8.1.1 The Oropharyngeal Cavity |
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8.1.2 The Salivary Glands |
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8.1.5 The Small Intestine |
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8.1.6 The Large Intestine |
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8.1.7 The Intestinal Vasculature and Nervous System |
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8.2 In Situ Evaluation and Removal |
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8.2.2 The Gastrointestinal Tract |
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8.3 Organ Examination, Sectioning, and Fixation |
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8.3.1 Gastrointestinal Tract |
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8.5 Common Artifacts and Postmortem Changes |
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9.2 In Situ Evaluation and Removal |
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9.3 Organ Examination, Sectioning, and Fixation |
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9.4 Common Artifacts and Postmortem Changes |
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10.2 In Situ Evaluation and Removal |
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10.3 Organ Examination, Sectioning, and Fixation |
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10.3.3 Bladder and Urethra |
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10.3.5 Oviduct/Uterus/Cervix/Vagina |
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10.3.6 Testes/Epididymides/Ductus Deferens |
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10.3.8 Bulbourethral Gland (Cats Only) |
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10.3.9 Distal Colon/Rectum/Anus |
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10.5 Common Artifacts and Postmortem Changes |
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11.2 In Situ Evaluation and Removal |
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11.3 Organ Examination, Sectioning, and Fixation |
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11.4 Common Artifacts and Postmortem Changes |
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12.1.2 In Situ Evaluation and Removal |
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12.1.3 Examination, Sectioning, and Fixation |
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12.2.2 In Situ Evaluation and Removal |
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12.2.3 Examination, Sectioning, and Fixation |
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13.1.1 The Pituitary Gland |
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13.1.2 The Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands |
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13.1.3 The Endocrine Pancreas (Islets of Langerhans) |
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13.1.4 The Adrenal Glands |
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13.2 In Situ Evaluation and Removal |
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13.2.1 The Pituitary Gland |
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13.2.2 The Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands |
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13.2.3 The Endocrine Pancreas |
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13.2.4 The Adrenal Glands |
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13.3 Organ Examination, Sectioning, and Fixation |
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13.3.1 The Pituitary Gland |
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13.3.2 The Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands |
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13.3.3 The Endocrine Pancreas |
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13.3.4 The Adrenal Glands |
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13.4 Common Artifacts and Postmortem Changes |
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14 The Lymphoreticular System |
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14.2 In Situ Evaluation and Removal |
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14.3 Organ Examination, Sectioning, and Fixation |
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Part III Special Cases |
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15 Small Mammal Necropsies |
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16 Fetuses and Neonatal Animals |
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16.3 Common Artifacts and Postmortem Changes |
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Part IV Additional Testing |
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17.1 Types of Cytology Preparations |
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17.2 Making a Touch Imprint |
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17.3 Making a Bone Marrow Smear |
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17.6 Atlas of Normal Tissues |
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18.1 Necropsy Samples for Histopathology |
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18.3 Practical Guidelines to Optimize Fixation |
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19 Infectious Disease Testing |
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19.5 Fluorescent Antibody Tests |
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19.10 Immunohistochemistry |
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21 Packaging and Shipping Samples |
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21.1 Packing Samples to Send to the Lab |
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Appendix 1: Normal Organ Weights (Percentage Body Weight) |
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Appendix 2: North American Diagnostic Laboratories |
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Appendix 3: Tissue Collection Checklist |
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Appendix 4: Describing Gross Lesions |
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Index |
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