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ACVP Reading List: 2009 Anatomic Pathology Certification Examination

From 1997 through 2008 the following textbooks and journals provided references for approximately 80% of the questions of the indicated sections of the Certifying examinations. These lists are arranged in alphabetical order. Particularly with the textbooks, it is important to recognize that one of several texts on a given subject may suffice; it is not necessarily advisable to read multiple textbooks on the same subject. It is advisable to use the most current editions of textbooks. For journal articles, most were published within the last 5 years. These lists are not all-inclusive lists, and the exam will not necessarily be limited to these references.

General Pathology
Clinical Pathology
Dog and Cat
Laboratory Animal
Large Animal
NEWZ

General Pathology

Journals

  • American Journal of Pathology
  • American Journal of Veterinary Research
  • Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
  • Journal of Pathology
  • Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
  • Laboratory Investigation
  • Nature Review Journals
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • Science
  • Toxicologic Pathology
  • Veterinary Pathology

Textbooks

  • Cheville-Ultrastructural Pathology:  An Introduction to Interpretation
  • Haschek and Rousseaux-Fundamentals of Toxicologic Pathology
  • Haschek, Rousseauz, and Wallig-Handbook of Toxicologic Pathology, 2nd Ed.
  • Jones, Hunt, King-Veterinary Pathology, 6th Ed
  • Caserett and Doull’s Toxicology, 6th Ed
  • Kumar, Abbas, Fausto-Robbins and Cotran:  Pathologic Basis of Disease, 7Th Edition
  • McGavin, Zachary-Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease, 4th Ed
  • Slauson, Cooper-Mechanisms of Disease, 3rd Ed

Clinical Pathology

Journals

  • Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
  • Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
  • Toxicologic Pathology
  •  Veterinary Pathology

Textbooks

  • Duncan, Prasse and Mahaffey - Veterinary Laboratory Medicine:Clinical Pathology -
  • Jain  - Schalm's Veterinary Hematology -
  • Jain - Essentials of Veterinary Hematology -
  • Kaneko - Clinical Biochemistry of Domestic Animals -
  • Stockham and Scott - Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Pathology,  
  • Willard, Tvedten, Turnwald - Small Animal Clinical Diagnosis by Laboratory Methods

Dog and Cat

Journals

  • American Journal of Pathology
  • Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
  • Journal of Comparative Pathology
  • Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
  • Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
  • Veterinary Dermatology
  • Veterinary Pathology

Textbooks

  • Greene - Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat.
  • Gross - Veterinary Dermatology.
  • Jones, Hunt, and King  - Veterinary Pathology.
  • Jubb, Kennedy, and Palmer - Pathology of Domestic Animals.
  • McGavin and Zachary - Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease. 4th ed.
  • Meuten -  Tumors of Domestic Animals, 4th ed.
  • Summers - Veterinary Neuropathology.
  • Yager, Wilcock  - Color Atlas of Surgical Pathology of the Dog & Cat.

Laboratory Animal

Journals

  • American Journal of Pathology
  • Laboratory Animal Science (Comparative Medicine)
  • Laboratory Investigation
  • Toxicologic Pathology
  • Veterinary Pathology

Textbooks

  • Bennett BT, Abee CR, Henrickson R (Eds.) - Nonhuman Primates in Biomedical Research: Diseases.
  • Boorman GA, Eustis SL, Elwell MR et al. - Pathology of the Fischer Rat.
  • Fox - Laboratory Animal Medicine.
  • Fox - Biology and Diseases of the Ferret.
  • Fox JG, Barthold SW, Davisson MT, Newcomer CE, Quimby FW, Smith AL (eds.) - The Mouse in Biomedical Research.
  • Maronpot RR, Boorman GA, Gaul BW (eds.). - Pathology of the Mouse.
  • Percy DH, Barthold SW - Pathology of Laboratory Rodents and Rabbits, 3rd ed.
  • Ward JM, Mahler JF, Maronpot RR, Sundberg JP (eds.) - Pathology of Genetically Engineered Mice.

Large Animal

Journals

  • American Journal of Veterinary Research
  • Journal of Comparative Pathology
  • Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
  • Journal of Veterinary Medical Association
  • Veterinary Pathology
  • Veterinary Record

Textbooks

  • Jones, Hunt, King.- Veterinary Pathology. 6th ed.
  • Jubb, Kennedy and Palmer - Pathology of Domestic Animals
  • McGavin and Zachary - Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease. 4th ed.,
  • Meuton - Tumors of Domestic Animals, 4th ed.
  • Slauson and Cooper - Mechanisms of Disease, 3rd ed.,
  • Tizard  - Veterinary Immunology. 6th ed.

NEWZ

Journals

  • Avian Diseases
  • Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
  • Journal of Comparative Pathology
  • Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
  • Journal of Wildlife Diseases
  • Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
  • Veterinary Pathology

Textbooks

  • Saif- Diseases of Poultry , 11th edition
  • Fowler and Miller- Zoo and Wildlife Medicine Current Therapy, Volume 6
  • Williams and Barker - Infectious Diseases of Wild Mammals
  • Thomas, Hunter and Atkinson- Infectious Diseases of Wild Birds
  • Roberts- Fish Pathology
  • Noga- Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Schmidt, Reavill and Phalen- Pathology of Pet and Aviary Birds

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