ACVP: Clinical Pathology

This reading list is provided as guidance for candidates. The sources are common journals and textbooks that represent the appropriate level of pathology knowledge.  Candidates should feel free to utilize other equivalent sources and they should seek mentor guidance if they are unclear about source equivalency.  For journals, candidates should focus on articles published within the last five years but note that only articles in print or electronically released by January 1st of the examination year are considered for that year’s examination.  For textbooks, candidates should be utilizing a recent version that is representative of current pathology knowledge.

Principal sources

  • Stockham, SL, Scott MA. Fundamentals of veterinary clinical pathology, 2nd ed., Blackwell Pub (2008) — Vet Reserve Stacks SF 772.6 S864f 2008
  • DiBartola SP. Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders in Small Animal Practice, 4th ed., Elsevier (2012), available online
  • Raskin RE, Meyer DJ. Canine and feline cytology, 3rd ed., Elsevier (2016) — available online
  • Valenciano AC, Cowell RL. Diagnostic cytology and hematology of the dog and cat, 4th ed. Elsevier (2014) — Vet Reserve Stacks SF 772.6 D536 2014
  • Weiss DJ, Wardrop KJ. Schalm’s Veterinary Hematology, 6th ed., Wiley-Blackwell (2010) — Vet Reserve Stacks SF 771 S298v 2010
  • Veterinary Clinical Pathology, online 1997-

Supplemental sources

  • Cowell RL, Tyler RD. Diagnostic cytology and hematology of the horse — not available at Tufts, however, we have Equine clinical pathology by RM Walton (2014) available online, Vet Book Stacks SF 951 W35 2014
  • Kaneko JJ et al. Clinical Biochemistry of Domestic Animals, 6th ed., Elsevier (2008) — Vet Reserve Stacks SF 769.3 C641 2008
  • Osborne CA, Stevens JB. Urinalysis. A Clinical Guide to Compassionate Patient Care, Bayer (1999) — Vet Book Stacks SF 773 O81u 1999
  • Thrall MA. Veterinary hematology and clinical chemistry, 2nd ed. Wiley-Blackwell (2012), available online
  • Campbell TW, Ellis CK. Avian and exotic animal hematology and cytology, 4th ed., Wiley (2015) — available online
  • Veterinary Pathology, online 1964-
  • Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, online 2000-
  • Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, online 1997-

This list is based on the 2019 reading list. This page was last updated November 2019.