CDV, Centro Diagnostico Veterinario srl

24/03/2024

Time for another What is Your Diagnosis?, directly from the Veterinary Clinical Pathology Journal!

This is a photomicrograph of a corneal scraping from the right eye of a 9-year-old Quarter Horse mare. What is your diagnosis?

The answer will be posted in the Comment Section.

22/12/2023

Guerre, catastrofi naturali ed altre emergenze umanitarie ci colgono impotenti; persone disperate ci “guardano” dagli schermi della TV e noi ci sentiamo inermi. Possiamo, tuttavia, aiutare le associazioni che non restano a guardare e che da anni sono al loro fianco. Quest'anno questa è stata la nostra scelta, il dono da mettere sotto l'albero di Natale.
Tanti cari auguri di buon Natale e felice anno nuovo
Cristina Pieralisi

18/08/2023

https://www.facebook.com/100057064045667/posts/815417513703709/?app=fbl

Background Liver analyte measurement is important in the evaluation of sick animals. Liver injury in horses is recognized by increased glutamate dehydrogenase (GLDH), sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH), a...

20/05/2023

20/05/2023

02/05/2023

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁 - 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀

Muscles control every aspect of movement - both internal and external. They form the largest tissue mass in the horse's body.

There are various types of muscles performing a wide variety of tasks all working in a similar way. Electrical impulses instruct the fibres to contract and shorten, then relax and lengthen.

There are 3 types of muscle:
𝟭. 𝗦𝗺𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗲 - This is an involuntary muscle which functions automatically. It surrounds and is found in all internal tissues and organs. Smooth muscle responds to stimuli from the autonomic nervous system. It is responsible for pushing food through the digestive system and for the physical control of the bladder and bowel. It is also found in the vascualr and reproductive systems.

𝟮. 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗰 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗲 - A highly specialised, strong, thick muscle that is fatigue resistant. Beating around 100,000 times a day throughout the horse's lifetime. This muscle co-ordinates the propulsion of blood in and out of the heart.

𝟯. 𝗦𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗲 - There are over 700 different skeletal muscles in the horse. The brain sends a signal to the muscles via nerves which then convert chemical energy into movement.
The function of skeletal muscle is to:
🐎 Support the skeleton and create movement
🐎 Maintain joint stability and posture
🐎 Control range of movement
🐎 Protect the skeleton and internal organs from trauma
🐎 Contribute to thermoregulation by shivering

02/05/2023

https://www.facebook.com/furrytailsofficial/videos/723224372925814/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

23/04/2023

https://www.facebook.com/1365132883/posts/10230575441314154/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

25/03/2023

25/03/2023

Something pretty and of no important clinical significance to brighten up your Wednesday. A pretty-in-pink Foà-Kurloff body in the blood film of a guinea pig. We believe Foà-Kurloff cells act as Natural Killer (NK) cells in the guinea pig, and they can be increased in number during pregnancy. They are also very cute. :)



Image contributed by the ASVCP Media and Communications Committee.

14/03/2023

Consigli per la lettura: Siero Amiloide A e prognosi nei puledri

Background Serum amyloid A (SAA) has been reported to hold promise as diagnostic and prognostic marker in foals. This has not been investigated thoroughly. Objectives Evaluate admission SAA concen...

28/02/2023

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/vcp.13100
Consigli per la lettura: proteina C reattiva e malattie gastroenteriche nel cane

C-reactive protein (CRP) is a positive acute-phase protein, serum concentrations of which increase nonspecifically in response to inflammatory processes of the dog. As such, it can aid in the identif...

13/02/2023

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/vcp.13238
Una interessantissima review sulle proteine di fase acuta del gatto redatta da un vecchio amico del CDV. Bravissimo Gabriele Rossi!

While clinical studies on acute phase proteins (APPs) have significantly increased in the last decade, and most commercial labs are now offering major APPs in their biochemical profiles, APP testing ...

31/08/2022

Consigli per la lettura. Sindrome di Pelger-Huet!

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21/07/2022

CONSIGLI PER LA LETTURA: quali sono i migliori biomarkers renali nel gatto?https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jvim.16377

Serum creatinine concentration, the classical biomarker of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in cats, has important limitations that decrease its value as a biomarker of early CKD. Recently, serum symmetr...

12/07/2022

CONSIGLI PER LA LETTURA: può il rapporto cortisolo/creatinina essere utile per la diagnosi di ipoadrenocorticismo nel cane?
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jvim.16358

Background Basal serum cortisol (BSC) ≥2 μg/dL (>55 nmol/L) has high sensitivity but low specificity for hypoadrenocorticism (HA). Objective To determine whether the urinary corticoid:creatinine r...

24/06/2022

CONSIGLI PER LA LETTURA: Quali sono i fattori che influiscono sulla determinazione della proteinuria nel gatto? Posso prelevare le urine direttamente dalla lettiera?https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/vcp.12994

Background To date, little information is available about the effect of preanalytical factors on the urinary protein-to-creatinine (UPC) ratio in cats. Objectives We aimed to evaluate the effect o...