CHECK LIST OF TESTS NEED TO BE CONDUCTED

GLAUCOMA
⃝ TONOMETER
⃝ RADIOGRAPH

SKIN CYST OR TUMOR

⃝ FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY/BIOPSY

EAR INFECTION
⃝ EAR CYTOLOGY (STAINING)
⃝ EAR MITE CHECK (DIRECT SWAB)

BLOOD PARASITISM
⃝ EHRLICHIA ANTIBODY TEST
⃝ CBC
⃝ BLOOD CHEM

HEMATURIA/STRANGURIA
⃝ URINALYSIS
⃝ URINE SEDIMENTATION MICROSCOPY
⃝ RADIOGRAPHY
FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION

When is cytology by fine needle aspiration performed?

The technique of FNA is generally straightforward. A sterile fine gauge needle is attached to an empty syringe. The needle is introduced into the tissue
and the plunger of the syringe is pulled back while the needle is held in the tissue. This creates suction, which aspirates tissue cells or fluid from the site
into the syringe. Sometimes you may see your veterinarian poke the lump multiple times.

Cytology specimens are sometimes collected during an ultrasound examination. These samples are called ultrasound-guided fine needle
aspirates since the ultrasound image is used to locate the site to be sampled and helps the veterinarian position the needle correctly before aspirating
the sample.

What happens to the collected cells?

When a tissue is sampled, a number of tissue cells get drawn into the needle. This sample is immediately and gently expelled onto a clean glass slide,
spread in a thin layer, and rapidly dried by waving the slide in the air. This is called making an air-dried smear. The slide is then stained with special
dyes and examined under the microscope.

When a fluid sample is collected, air-dried smears are often prepared directly from the sample in the syringe, and the remaining fluid is placed in
transport tubes or containers. The smears and the containers are then sent to the laboratory for further analysis. This typically includes measurement of
the cellularity (number of type of cells in the sample) and protein content of the fluid, as well as preparation of additional slides. If the sample is very thin
and watery, sometimes the sample is concentrated before the slides are made, which provides more cells to look at. The slides are then stained with
special dyes and examined.