Diagnostic Clinical Pathology of Tortoises. Academic Article

abstract

• Clinicopathologic evaluation of terrestrial tortoises is useful for health assessment and monitoring. There are specific considerations when evaluating data from these species, including sex, age, time of year/season, reproductive status, diet, captive versus wild, geographic location, methodology, and anticoagulant. The authors describe sample collection, hematology, biochemistry, and urinalysis features of terrestrial tortoises and discuss clinical relevance.

authors

• Heatley, J.

published proceedings

• Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract

author list (cited authors)

• Moller, C., & Heatley, J. J.

complete list of authors

• Moller, Cheryl||Heatley, J Jill

publication date

• September 2022

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Anticoagulants
• Biochemistry
• Clinical Pathology
• Hematology
• Pathology, Clinical
• Reproduction
• Reptile
• Tortoise
• Turtles
• Urinalysis

PubMed Central ID

• 36122950

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.cvex.2022.05.007

start page

• 755

end page

• 783

volume

• 25

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cvex.2022.05.007