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TEXTBOOK OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE
OBSERVING THE PET AND MEETING THE CARETAKER: THE HISTORY
INITIATING THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
COMPLETING THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
ALGORITHMS
HOW DO WE DEAL WITH INFORMATION AND WHEN?
WHAT MAKES A GOOD DECISION TREE OR ALGORITHM?
POINTS TO PONDER BEFORE CHOOSING TO USE DECISION TREE ANALYSES
How to Use Decision-Making Trees
How to Use the Algorithms in This Textbook
BEYOND ALGORITHMS—THE SOAP
CLUES IN PEOPLE
CLUES IN COLLABORATION
CLUES IN TANGIBLES
INTRODUCTION
THE CANINE GENOME
Genome Features
DOGS HAVE ROUGHLY 20,000 GENES
Other Features in the Genome
Population Genetics and its Effect on the Genome
History Suggests Long Haplotypes within Breeds and Short Haplotypes across Breeds
Arrays for Genome-Wide Association Mapping
THE FELINE GENOME
APPLICATIONS TO VETERINARY CARE
THE ELEMENTS OF GENE THERAPY
VECTOR SYSTEMS
VECTOR DELIVERY
VECTOR TARGETING
TARGET DISEASES
Monogenic Deficiency Diseases
Cancer
Corrective Gene Therapy
Destruction of Cancer Cells through Delivery of “Suicide Genes”
Gene-Directed Immunotherapy
Delivery of Chemoprotective Genes
The Use of Replication-Competent Viral Vectors
Miscellaneous Approaches to Cancer Gene Therapy
Other Disease Targets
Infectious Diseases
Inflammatory Disease
Cardiac Disease
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS IN GENE THERAPY
CONCLUSION
WHAT IS CLINICAL GENOMICS?
CLINICAL GENOMICS IN VETERINARY MEDICINE
Cost of Veterinary Health Care
Diagnostic Screening for Genetic Disease and Cancer in Animals
Genetic/Diagnostic Testing
HYPP in horses
Freemartinism in cattle
Genetic testing for canine diseases
Cancer Cytogenetics
EMERGING APPROACHES TO CLINICAL GENOMICS
SUMMARY
SCREENING TESTS
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
USEFUL CHARACTERISTICS OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
Accuracy and Precision
Gold Standards
Sensitivity and Specificity
Positive and Negative Predictive Values
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Reference Standards
Interfering Factors
PATIENT PREPARATION
CONCLUSION
CONSIDERATIONS WHEN PERFORMING HOME EUTHANASIA
PROCESS OF HOME EUTHANASIA
HOME EUTHANASIA OF CATS
THERMOREGULATION
HYPERTHERMIA
True Fever
Exogenous Pyrogens
Endogenous Pyrogens
Inadequate Heat Dissipation
Heat Stroke
Hyperpyrexic Syndrome
Exercise Hyperthermia
Pathologic and Pharmacologic Hyperthermia
BENEFITS AND DETRIMENTS OF HYPERTHERMIA
Benefits
Detriments
Clinical Approach
Fever of Unknown Origin
NONSPECIFIC THERAPY FOR FEBRILE PATIENTS
MAINTANENCE OF NORMAL BODY TEMPERATURE
DEVELOPMENT OF HYPOTHERMIA
PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
Passive Warming
Active Warming
NEUROPHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PAIN
Terminology and Definitions
Neuroanatomy and Physiology of Pain Pathways
Neuromodulation and Response to Pain
PAIN IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT
Pain Assessment by Proxy
Current State of Assessing Pain in Animals
Physiologic (Objective) Assessment of Acute Pain
Behavioral (Subjective) Assessment of Acute Pain
Types of Acute Pain Scales
Preemptive Scoring System
Semiobjective Scales
Visual analog scale
Simple descriptive scale
Numerical rating scale
Behavior-Based Scales
Combined behavioral and physiologic response scale
University of Melbourne Pain Scale
Behavioral response scale
Definition of Expressions Used in Glasgow Composite Pain Tool for Dogs
Posture
Comfort
Vocalization
Attention to Wound Area
Demeanor
Mobility
Response to Touch
Composite behavioral pain scale
Assessment of Chronic Pain
CLINICAL PAIN MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS
Pain States
Therapeutic Modalities
Pharmacologic
Opioids
NSAIDs
Local anesthetic agents
Alpha-2 agonists
NMDA receptor antagonists (methadone, ketamine, dextromethorphan, amantadine)
Other analgesic agents (tramadol, gabapentin, acetaminophen)
Nonpharmacologic Analgesic Modalities
FUNGAL DISEASES
PROTOZOAL DISEASES
ALGAL DISEASES
VIRAL DISEASES
BACTERIAL DISEASES
IMMUNE MEDIATED DISEASES
NEOPLASIA
ENDOCRINOPATHIES
ALOPECIA SECONDARY TO PRURITUS
NONPRURITIC ALOPECIA
Inflammatory Alopecias
Noninflammatory Alopecias
Hair Cycle Review
Abnormal Hair Growth
Hair Cycle Abnormalities
HISTORICAL FINDINGS
Signalment
Speed of Hair Loss
Epilation
Distribution of Alopecia
DIAGNOSTIC PLAN
Minimum Dermatology Database
Histopathology
Endocrine Testing
Advanced Diagnostics
PROGNOSIS
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
DIAGNOSIS
SIGNALMENT
Age
Breed
Sex
HISTORICAL FINDINGS
General History
Diet
Environment and Exposure
Other Household Pets
Human Contacts
Specific History
Site, Onset, and Progression
Intensity
Seasonality or Pattern (Predictability)
Response to Previous Therapy
PHYSICAL FINDINGS
DIAGNOSTIC PLAN
Skin Scrapings
Surface Cytology
Fecal Examination
Skin Biopsy
Fungal Culture
Elimination Diets
Intradermal Testing
Allergen-Specific IgE Serology (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay [ELISA] or Radioallergosorbent Test [RAST])
Environmental Restriction
RESPONSE TO TRIAL THERAPY
COST CONTAINMENT
GOALS OF THERAPY
CLINICAL AND HISTOPATHOLOGIC DEFINITIONS
CAUSE AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
DIAGNOSIS
PROGNOSIS
TREATMENT
Canine Diseases
Infectious
Fungal
Parasitic
Metabolic
Neoplastic
Physical, Chemical
Immune-Mediated/Autoimmune
Miscellaneous
Feline Diseases
Infectious
Metabolic
Neoplastic
Physical/Chemical
Immune-Mediated/Autoimmune
Miscellaneous/Idiopathic
APPROACH TO THE DIAGNOSIS
Axillary/Inguinal
Focal/Multifocal
Facial
Mucocutaneous
Generalized/Extensive
INFECTIOUS CAUSES OF EROSIONS AND ULCERS
Viral Diseases
Bacterial Disease
Fungal Disease
OTHER CAUSES OF EROSIONS AND ULCERS
Parasitic Infections
Metabolic Disease
Neoplasia
Physical and Chemical Diseases
Immune-Mediated and Autoimmune Diseases
Miscellaneous Diseases
FOLLICULAR LESIONS
Bacterial Pyoderma
Demodicosis
Dermatophytosis
NONFOLLICULAR LESIONS
Impetigo
Sarcoptic Mange
Cheyletiellosis
Otoacariosis
Neotrombiculosis (Harvest Mite)
Hypersensitivity (Fleas, Contact Hypersensitivity, Atopic Dermatitis)
Immune-Mediated Dermatitis: Pemphigus Foliaceus (PF)
Neoplasia
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
SIGNALMENT
Species
Age
Breed
HISTORICAL FINDINGS
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Lesions
Distribution
DIAGNOSTIC PLAN
TREATMENT
HYPOPIGMENTATION
Hereditary Hypopigmentation
Albinism
Piebaldism
Waardenburg-Klein Syndrome
Canine Cyclic Hematopoiesis
Chédiak-Higashi Syndrome
Graying
Vitiligo
Nasal Hypopigmentation (Dudley Nose, Snow Nose)
Acquired Hypopigmentation
Postinflammatory
Drug-Related Hypopigmentation
Nutritional/Metabolic
Neoplasia Associated
Idiopathic
HYPERPIGMENTATION
Hereditary Hyperpigmentation
Lentigenes
Canine Acanthosis Nigricans
Acromelanism
Acquired Hyperpigmentation
Postinflammatory
Endocrine Related
Papillomavirus Associated
Pigmented Tumors and Tumorlike Lesions
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
LIFE CYCLE OF THE FLEA
FLEA ALLERGY
FLEA CONTROL
MAIN GENITAL DERMATOSES IN THE HUMAN BEING
GENITAL DERMATOSES IN THE DOG
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
CONCLUSION
FAMILY DEMODICIDEA
FAMILY SARCOPTIDAE
FAMILY PSORPTIDAE
GENUS Lynxacarus
FAMILY CHEYLETIELLA
FAMILY IXODIDAE
FAMILY ARGASIDAE
ORDER PHTHIRAPTERA
PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
THERAPY
COMPARATIVE ASPECTS WITH NECROLYTIC MIGRATORY ERYTHEMA AND THEORIES OF PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
DIAGNOSIS
MANAGEMENT
DEFINITIONS
ETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENesIS
THRESHOLD PHENOMENON AND SUMMATION OF EFFECTS
CLINICAL SIGNS AND DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT OF DERMATOSES that ARE RELATED OR SECONDARY TO ATOPIC DERMATITIS
Treatment of Microbial Infections
Treatment of FAD
Management of Food Reactions
Treatment of Keratoseborrhoeic Skin Disease
Treatment of Otitis Externa
Treatment of Pyotraumatic Dermatitis
SPECIFIC TREATMENT
Allergenic Eviction
Allergen Specific Immunotherapy (ASIT)
SYMPTOMATIC TREATMENT
Glucocorticoids
Nonsteroidal Topicals
Antihistamines
Essential Fatty Acids
Cyclosporine
Other Nonsteroidal Systemic Antiinflammatory/Antipruritic Agents
CONCLUSION: COMBINATION THERAPY CASE MANAGEMENT
DEFINITION
PREVALENCE
RISK FACTORS
PATHOLOGIC CONSEQUENCES
PATHOGENESIS OF OBESITY-ASSOCIATED DISEASES
EFFECTS ON LONGEVITY
DISEASE ASSOCIATIONS
MEASUREMENT OF OBESITY IN COMPANION ANIMALS
TREATMENT
Dietary Management
Pharmaceutical Therapy and Weight Loss
Lifestyle Management
Monitoring of Weight Loss
PREVENTION
HISTORY
Dietary History—Inadequate
Dietary History—Adequate
PHYSICAL AND LABORATORY FINDINGS
DIAGNOSTIC PLAN
THERAPY
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Small Stature and Poor Body Condition
Small Stature and Good Body Condition
Genetic Abnormalities of Bone Growth
Deficient Nutrient Intake
Caloric or Nutrient Loss
Abnormal Metabolism
HISTORICAL FINDINGS
Duration of the Problem
Diet
Concurrent Clinical Signs
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FINDINGS
DIAGNOSTIC PLAN
TREATMENT
SEPTIC ARTHRITIS
IMMUNE-MEDIATED POLYARTHRITIS
EROSIVE POLYARTHRITIS
NONEROSIVE POLYARTHRITIS
ARTHROCENTESIS AND JOINT FLUID ANALYSIS
GROSS EXAMINATION
CYTOLOGIC EVALUATION
ADDITIONAL TESTING
PEOPLE, PETS, VETERINARIANS, AND THE BODY ODOR ISSUE
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL APPROACH
Normal Pets without Skin Disease
Skunk Odor
Urine, Fecal Matter, and Odors Associated with “Rolled in Something Dead”
Pets with Odor and Skin Disease
Malodorous Pet with an Obvious Cause
Oral Diseases
Respiratory Diseases
Dermatologic Diseases
Metabolic Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Neoplasia
Dietary
Grooming Behavior
Malodorous Pets with Obvious Systemic Illnesses
Malodorous Pets with Skin Disease
SURFACE OCULAR DISEASE
Eyelids
Conjunctiva
Cornea and Sclera
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
UVEAL TRACT
LENS
FUNDUS
Optic Nerve and Retina
Vascular and Hematologic Disease
Cornea
Aqueous Humor
Lens
Vitreal Humor
ABNORMALITIES RESULTING IN BLINDNESS
Retinopathies
Retinal Detachment Syndromes
Chorioretinitis
VISUAL ASSESSMENT
Motion Detection
Obstacle Course
Menace Response
Visual Placing and Postural Reactions
Pupillary Light Reflexes
SPECIAL DIAGNOSITIC TESTS
ABDOMINAL DISTENSION
PERITONEAL EFFUSIONS INCLUDING ASCITES AND PERITONITIS
DIAGNOSIS
PERITONITIS
TREATMENT
SPECIFIC MECHANISMS AND DISEASES
Metabolic Diseases
Electrolyte Disorders
Acid-Base Disorders
Inflammatory Conditions
Infectious Diseases
Immune-Mediated Diseases
Anemia
Endocrine Diseases
Cardiovascular Disease
Blood Pressure
Respiratory Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Brain
Spinal Cord Disease
Neuropathies
Myopathies
Neoplasia
Physical and Psychologic Stress
Pain
Nutritional Derangements
Drugs
VAGINAL-VULVAR DISCHARGE
HISTORY
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
CYTOLOGY
Vaginal-Vulvar Examination
PREPUTIAL DISCHARGE
HISTORY
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
OTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING
PHYSIOLOGY OF WATER METABOLISM
DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH TO POLYURIA, POLYDIPSIA, AND OTHER ABNORMALITIES IN URINATION
The First Step: Collecting the Urine
The Next Step: Evaluating the Urine
Concentrated Urine without Glucose
Concentrated Urine with Glucose
Isosthenuric Urine (Urine Specific Gravity of 1.008 to 1.012): Chronic Renal Failure
Urine Specific Gravity <1.020: Pyometra
Urine Specific Gravity <1.020: Hypercalcemia
Urine Specific Gravity <1.020: Hepatic Insufficiency
Urine Specific Gravity <1.020: Canine Cushing’s Syndrome
Urine Specific Gravity <1.020: Pyelonephritis
Urine Specific Gravity <1.020: Hypokalemia
Urine Specific Gravity <1.020: Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s Disease)
Urine Specific Gravity <1.020: Hyperthyroidism
Urine Specific Gravity <1.020: Iatrogenic
Urine Specific Gravity <1.020: Postobstructive Diuresis
CENTRAL DIABETES INSIPIDUS (CDI), NEPHROGENIC DIABETES INSIPIDUS (NDI), AND PSYCHOGENIC (PRIMARY) POLYDIPSIA (PP)
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE URINARY BLADDER
CONTROL OF MICTURITION
MICTURITION DISORDERS (Figure 38-1)
Neurogenic Causes
Lower Motor Neuron Disorder (Detrusor Areflexia with Sphincter Areflexia)
Upper Motor Neuron Disorder (Detrusor Areflexia with Sphincter Hypertonus)
Detrusor-Urethral Dyssynergia
Dysautonomia
Nonneurogenic Causes of Micturition Disorders
Detrusor Atony from Overdistention or Overflow Incontinence
Urinary Incontinence (Table 38-1)
Neurogenic causes (Figure 38-2)
Nonneurogenic Causes
Urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence (USMI)
Detrusor hyperspasticity (instability, urge incontinence)
Ectopic ureter(s)
HISTORY AND DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT (Web Table 38-1)
Lower Motor Neuron Bladder
Upper Motor Neuron Bladder
Detrusor-Urethral Dyssynergia
Dysautonomia
Urinary Incontinence/Urethral Incompetence
Urge Incontinence (Detrusor Hyperreflexia)
Ectopic Ureter(s)
OUTCOME
NORMAL URINE
DISCOLORED URINE
Pale Yellow Urine
Red, Brown, or Black Urine
Milky White Urine
METHODS OF DETECTION AND INTERPRETATION OF TEST RESULTS
ORIGIN OF PROTEINURIA
DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH
TREATMENT
MONITORING
CAUSES
TREATMENT
PHYSIOLOGY
HISTORY
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSTIC PLAN
MANAGEMENT
ANATOMY OF THE PERIODONTIUM
PATHOBIOLOGY OF PERIODONTAL DISEASE
Microbiology
Interactions of Microbes with the Host and Immune/Inflammatory Response
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
Genetics
Calculus
Tooth Crowding/Malocclusion
Iatrogenic Factors
Xerostomia
Radiation Therapy
Gingival Enlargement
Systemic Health
PERIODONTAL PATHOLOGY
Gingivitis
Periodontitis
The Periodontal Pocket
Bone Loss Patterns
EFFECT OF PERIODONTAL DISEASE ON SYSTEMIC HEALTH
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
Phase I Therapy
Scaling and Root Planing
Antimicrobials
Systemic antimicrobials
Local antimicrobials
Host Modulation
Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs
Bisphosphonates
Subantimicrobial-dose doxycycline
Treatment of Contributing Factors
Phase II Therapy
Reconstructive Periodontal Surgery
Osseous grafting
Guided tissue regeneration
Combined techniques
Prevention and Adjunctive Therapies
Mechanical Plaque Removal
Toothbrushing
Professional scaling and polishing
Dietary Methods of Plaque Removal
Rinses, Gels, and Water Additives
Barrier Dental Sealants
Vaccination
DEFINITION
ETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES
DIAGNOSTIC STEPS
HISTORY
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
Age of the Patient
Acute versus Gradual/Chronic
GI Signs
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
TREATMENT
CONCLUSION
NORMAL PHYSIOLOGY
GAGGING
DYSPHAGIA
CLINICAL SIGNS
HISTORY
Obstructive Lesion (Anatomic or Mechanical)
Pain
Neurologic Disorders
Neuromuscular Disorders
Endocrine
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
REGURGITATION
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
Esophageal Disorder
Alimentary Disorder
Neurologic Disorder
Neuromuscular Disorder
Infectious
Immune Mediated
Endocrine
TREATMENT
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CAUSES
Metabolic/Endocrine Disorders
Intoxicants
Drugs
Abdominal Disorders
Dietary Causes
Gastric Disorders
Disorders of the Small Intestine
Disorders of the Large Intestine
CLINICAL APPROACH
DIAGNOSTIC PLAN
TREATMENT
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
MELENA
DEFINITION
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
HEMATOCHEZIA
DEFINITION
DIAGNOSIS
Rectum and Colon
Anus and Anal Sacs
TREATMENT
DEFINITIONS
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE LARGE INTESTINE
CONSTIPATION
Clinical Evaluation
HISTORY
SIGNALMENT
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION
TENESMUS AND DYSCHEZIA
Clinical Evaluation
HISTORY
SIGNALMENT
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION
FECAL INCONTINENCE
Clinical Evaluation
HISTORY
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL EXAMINATION FINDINGS
MANAGEMENT
DISEASES CAUSING CNS SIGNS
Hypoxia from Systemic Disease
Hypertension
Endocrine/Metabolic Causes
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Renal Encephalopathy
Hypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperadrenocorticism
Hypoglycemia
Thiamine Deficiency
Electrolyte Abnormalities
Hypercalcemia
Hypocalcemia
Hypernatremia/Hyponatremia
Neoplasia
Hyperthermia
DISEASES CAUSING PNS SIGNS
Hypoxia
Metabolic/Endocrine Disorders
Hypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
Hyperadrenocorticism
Hypoadrenocorticism
Diabetes Mellitus
Renal Failure
Electrolyte Abnormalities
Hypokalemia
Paraneoplastic Syndrome
CLINICAL EVALUATION
SPASTICITY
MYOTONIA
TETANY
EPISODIC FALLING IN CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIELS
SCOTTIE CRAMP
CONTINUOUS MUSCLE FIBER ACTIVITY
TETANUS
MYOCLONUS
ENCEPHALOMYELITIS
DYSKINESIA
DANCING DOBERMAN
OTHER ABNORMAL MOVEMENTS
DEFINITIONS
PHYSIOLOGIC TREMOR
PATHOLOGIC TREMOR
Type
Distribution
LOCALIZATION OF THE PACEMAKER
PREDOMINANCE OF CLINICAL SIGNS
DISORDERS IN WHICH TREMBLING IS ACCOMPANIED BY OTHER SIGNS
Metabolic Disorders
Intracranial Diseases
Hind End Weakness
DISORDERS IN WHICH TREMBLING IS THE PREDOMINANT SIGN
Corticoid-Responsive Tremor Syndrome
Orthostatic Tremor
Hypomyelination
Spongy Degeneration
TREMORGENIC TOXINS
IDIOPATHIC HEAD TREMOR
IDIOPATHIC TREMOR OF THE HIND LEGS
ATAXIA
Types of Ataxia
Vestibular Ataxia—Peripheral
Vestibular Ataxia—Central
Cerebellar Ataxia
Proprioceptive Ataxia
Diffuse Lower Motor Neuron Signs
C1-C5 Spinal Cord
C6-T2 Spinal Cord
T3-L3 Spinal Cord
L4-S3 Spinal Cord
Lumbosacral Region (Cauda Equina)
PARESIS AND PARALYSIS
DEFINITIONS
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
APPROACH TO THE PATIENT WITH STUPOR OR COMA
Mental Status and Level of Consciousness
Neuroophthalmologic Signs
Pupillary Reactions
Ocular Movements
Alterations in Respiratory Pattern
Skeletal Motor Responses
DIAGNOSTIC PLAN
TREATMENT GOALS
PROGNOSIS
THE BRAIN IS SIMILAR TO OTHER ORGANS IN THE BODY
BE CERTAIN THAT EPILEPTIC SEIZURES HAVE OCCURRED
IDENTIFY THE ETIOLOGY
ALWAYS TREAT THE UNDERLYING DISEASE
START TREATMENT EARLY IN THE COURSE OF DISEASE
START WITH THE APPROPRIATE AED
BE PROACTIVE RATHER THAN REACTIVE
ADJUST THE DOSE ACCORDING TO DRUG CONCENTRATION
CONFIRM COMPLIANCE IN DOSING AND MONITORING
KNOW WHEN AND HOW TO ADD OR CHANGE MEDICATIONS
CN II—OPTIC NEURITIS
HORNER’S SYNDROME
CN V—TRIGEMINAL NEUROPATHY
CN VII—FACIAL PARALYSIS
CN VIII—PERIPHERAL VESTIBULAR DISEASE
CN IX, X, XI—DYSPHAGIA, MEGAESOPHAGUS, AND LARYNGEAL PARALYSIS
NORMAL SLEEP
DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH
REM SLEEP BEHAVIOR DISORDER
SLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING OR SLEEP APNEA
GERIATRIC CHANGES IN CIRCADIAN RHYTHM
NARCOLEPSY (NARCOLEPSY-CATAPLEXY)
Pathophysiology of Narcolepsy-Cataplexy
Forms of Primary Narcolepsy
CLINICAL SIGNS OF NARCOLEPSY
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
LABORATORY STUDIES
NEUROBIOLOGIC BASIS
TREATMENT OPTIONS
SUMMARY
CANINE BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS
Aggression
Aggression to Humans Living in the Household
Possessive Aggression
Territorial Aggression
Aggression between Dogs
Predatory Aggression
Separation Anxiety
Fear
Hyperexcitability
Canine House Soiling
Canine Urine Marking
Stereotypies and Compulsive Disorder in Dogs
Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome
FELINE BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS
Inappropriate Urination and Defecation
Feline Marking or Spraying
Territorial Aggression, Intercat Aggression
Petting Aggression
Redirected Aggression
Play Aggression
Compulsive Behavior and Stereotypies
PREPURCHASE COUNSELING
NEW PET-OWNER COUNSELING FOR PROBLEM PREVENTION
APPROPRIATE HANDLING OF YOUNG ANIMALS
SPECIFIC PROCEDURES FOR PROBLEM PREVENTION
PUPPY CLASSES
KITTEN CLASSES
OBEDIENCE CLASSES
BEHAVIOR WELLNESS APPOINTMENT
BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION
SENIOR BEHAVIORAL EXAM
SENIOR DOG CLASSES
GRIEF COUNSELING
Allergic/Inflammatory
Physical/Traumatic Factors
Neoplastic
Cardiovascular
Infectious
DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH
Signalment and Historical Findings
Nature of the Cough
Physical Examination
Radiographs
Further Diagnostics
Treatment Goals
DEFINITIONS
INITIAL APPROACH TO THE DYSPNEIC PATIENT
PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS
Upper Airway
Small Airway
Pleural Space
Lung Parenchyma
GENESIS OF INNOCENT HEART MURMURS
DIFFERENTIATION OF INNOCENT MURMURS FROM PATHOLOGIC MURMURS
ASSESSMENT OF MURMURS THAT MAY BE PHYSIOLOGIC OR PATHOLOGIC
TRANSIENT HEART SOUNDS
The First (S1) and Second (S2) Heart Sounds
The Third (S3) and Fourth (S4) Heart Sounds
Ejection Sounds, Systolic Clicks, Opening Snaps, and Pericardial Knocks
Cardiac Murmurs
Timing
Location and Radiation
Intensity (Loudness)
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Pitch (Frequency)
Shape
SYSTOLIC HEART MURMURS
Mitral Insufficiency
Tricuspid Insufficiency
Aortic Stenosis
Pulmonic Stenosis
Ventricular Septal Defect
Atrial Septal Defect
Physiologic and Innocent Murmurs
DIASTOLIC HEART MURMURS
Aortic Insufficiency
Pulmonic Insufficiency
Mitral Stenosis
CONTINUOUS MURMURS
AUSCULTATION AND BEYOND
ARTERIAL PULSES
VENOUS PULSES
DEFINITION
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION
TRANSUDATES AND MODIFIED TRANSUDATES
SEPTIC AND NONSEPTIC EXUDATES
HEMORRHAGIC EFFUSIONS
CHYLOUS EFFUSIONS
NEOPLASTIC EFFUSION
TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS
CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS
Stertor
Reverse Sneezing
Nasal Discharge
DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH
Signalment
History
Physical Examination
DIAGNOSTIC PLAN
Skull Radiographs
Computed Tomography (CT)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Rhinoscopy/Nasopharyngoscopy
Nasal Biopsy
TREATMENT/OUTCOME
SYNCOPE
CAUSES OF SYNCOPE
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Structural Cardiac and Pulmonary Causes
Reflex-Mediated Syncope (Neurally Mediated, Vasovagal, Vasodepressor, Neurocardiogenic Syncope)
Orthostatic Hypotensive Syncope
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Severe, Acute Hypoxemia
DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
EVALUATION
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
DEFINITIONS
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
THERAPEUTIC AND PROGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS
PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
INITIAL EVALUATION/CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSTIC PLAN
TREATMENT
DIAGNOSTICS
TREATMENT
Prehepatic Hyperbilirubinemia
Hepatic Hyperbilirubinemia
Posthepatic Hyperbilirubinemia
Primary Treatment of Hyperbilirubinemia
EPISTAXIS
SIGNALMENT
HISTORY
Characterization of Epistaxis
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
Extranasal (Systemic) Causes of Epistaxis
Intranasal (Localized) Causes of Epistaxis
Systemic Conditions Causing Epistaxis (“Extranasal” Causes)
Localized Conditions Causing Epistaxis (“Intranasal” Causes)
DIAGNOSTIC PLAN
Complete Blood Count Including Platelet Count
Chemistry Profile
Urinalysis
Hemostatic Studies
Serology
Imaging
Rhinoscopy
Nasal Swabs, Flushing, and Biopsy
Nasal Culture
Blood Pressure
Exploratory Rhinotomy
TREATMENT
HEMOPTYSIS
SIGNALMENT
HISTORY
Nature of the Expectorated Material
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
Pulmonary
Cardiovascular
Systemic
DIAGNOSTIC PLAN
GOALS OF TREATMENT
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Thrombocytopenia
Thrombopathia
Von Willebrand Disease
Vascular Disorders
PATIENT HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH
TREATMENT
TERMINOLOGY AND NORMAL PHYSIOLOGY
HYPERNATREMIA
ETIOLOGY
Pure Water Loss (Normovolemia)
Hypotonic Fluid Loss (Hypovolemia)
Sodium Gain (Hypervolemia)
CLINICAL SIGNS
TREATMENT
HYPONATREMIA
ETIOLOGY
Low Plasma Osmolality
Normal Plasma Osmolality (Pseudohyponatremia)
High Plasma Osmolality
CLINICAL SIGNS
TREATMENT
HYPERKALEMIA
Recognizing the Problem
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS (Figure 78-1)
Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s Disease)
Urinary Tract Disorders
Gastrointestinal Disease
Acidosis, Pancreatitis, and/or Trauma
Pleural Effusions
Miscellaneous Disorders
Iatrogenic and/or Nonadrenal Drug Therapy
Adrenocortical Destruction Secondary to Mitotane (o,p′-DDD) or Trilostane Therapy
Artifact (non-Akita)
Artifact (the Akita)
TREATMENT
Background
Specific Therapy for Hypoadrenocorticism
Nonspecific Methods for Decreasing Serum Potassium Concentrations
HYPOKALEMIA
Recognizing the Problem
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND EVALUATION
TREATMENT
CALCIUM
Normal Regulation of Calcium Metabolism
Assessing Ionized Calcium Concentrations
Disorders of Hypercalcemia
Nonpathologic Conditions
Transient Conditions
Pathologic Conditions
Disorders of Hypocalcemia
Causes of Severe Symptomatic Hypocalcemia
Causes of Mild Asymptomatic Hypocalcemia
PHOSPHORUS
Phosphorus Metabolism
Hyperphosphatemia
Hypophosphatemia
MAGNESIUM
Magnesium Metabolism
Hypomagnesemia
Hypermagnesemia
VENIPUNCTURE
CEPHALIC VEIN VENIPUNCTURE
Lateral Saphenous Venipuncture
Medial Saphenous Venipuncture
Jugular Venipuncture
Arterial Puncture
THROUGH-THE-NEEDLE CATHETERS
MULTILUMEN CATHETERS
JUGULAR CATHETERIZATION
Supplies and Patient Preparation for All Catheters
Through-the-Needle Catheterization Technique
Multilumen Catheter Technique
CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE MEASUREMENT BY WATER MANOMETER
Supplies Needed for Central Venous Pressure Measurement
Procedure
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING
TYPES OF TESTS: PROS, CONS, AND LIMITATIONS
SAMPLE COLLECTING, HANDLING, AND SUBMISSION
COLLECTING AND STORING FECAL SPECIMENS
GROSS EXAMINATION OF THE FECAL SPECIMEN
FECAL SMEAR
FECAL FLOTATION TECHNIQUES
FLOTATION SOLUTIONS
Magnesium Sulfate
Zinc Sulfate
Sodium Nitrate
Sodium Chloride
Sheather’s Sucrose Solution (SG=1.27)
CENTRIFUGAL FLOTATION VERSUS STANDING FLOTATION?
STANDING FLOTATION
CENTRIFUGAL FLOTATION
PROPER EXAMINATION OF THE COVERSLIP
FECAL SEDIMENTATION
BAERMANN PROCEDURE
FECAL CULTURE FOR TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS
IMMUNOLOGIC AND MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES
POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR)
MULTIPLEX PCR
NESTED PCR
QUANTITATIVE REAL-TIME PCR
DIAGNOSTIC RESOURCES
CAPILLARY BLOOD SAMPLING WITH CONVENTIONAL LANCET DEVICE
CAPILLARY BLOOD SAMPLING WITH VACUUM LANCING DEVICE
ENTERAL FEEDING ACCESS DEVICES
Nasoesophageal Tubes
Esophagostomy Tubes
Technique Using Curved Carmalt, Mixter, or Schnidt Forceps
Percutaneous Feeding Tube Applicator Technique
Percutaneous Needle Catheter Technique
Gastrostomy Tubes
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Technique
Blind Percutaneous Gastrostomy Technique
Jejunostomy Tubes
Esophagostomy, Gastrostomy, and PEG-J Tube Removal
Gastrostomy and Esophagostomy Tube Replacement
COMPLICATIONS OF ENTERAL FEEDING
Gastric Pressure Necrosis
Feeding Tube Displacement
Tube Obstruction
Leakage through Ostomy Sites
Aspiration
Diarrhea
THYROID SCINTIGRAPHY
Introduction and Basic Techniques
Indications for Performing a Thyroid Scan
Image Acquisition
Interpretation and Analysis
Radioiodine Therapy for Feline Hyperthyroidism
Thyroid Scan and Canine Thyroid Disease
Radioiodine Therapy for Canine Thyroid Carcinoma
PORTAL SCINTIGRAPHY
Background and Basic Techniques
Indications for Performing a Portal Scan
Image Acquisition
Interpretation and Analysis
BONE SCINTIGRAPHY
Background and Basic Techniques
Indications for Performing a Bone Scan
Image Acquisition
Interpretation and Analysis
Neoplastic Disease
Nonneoplastic Disease
Three-Phase Bone Scanning
QUANTITATIVE RENAL IMAGING (GFR SCANS)
Background and Basic Techniques
Indications for Performing a Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) Scan
Image Acquisition
Interpretation and Analysis
DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY
DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS
INTRODUCTION TO DICOM, PACS, AND HIS
IMAGE DISPLAYS
INTERVENTIONAL ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrojejunostomy (PEG/PEJ) Tube Placement
Balloon Dilatation of Esophageal Strictures
Removal of Gastrointestinal Foreign Bodies
INTERVENTIONAL IMAGING PROCEDURES
Image-Guided Sample Collection
Choledochal Tube Stenting for Extrahepatic Biliary Obstruction
Nitinol Stent Placement for Tracheal Collapse
Amplatz Duct Occlusion for Canine Patent Ductus Arteriosus
PHYSIOLOGIC EFFECTS
INDICATIONS IN HUMAN MEDICINE
CONTRAINDICATIONS
COMPLICATIONS IN HUMAN MEDICINE
COMPLICATIONS IN VETERINARY MEDICINE
HYPERBARIC CHAMBERS
TREATMENT PROTOCOL
SUMMARY
CASE EXAMPLE
Evaluation of hemostasis
DETERMINATION OF THE BMBT
COMPLICATIONS FROM EAR FLUSHING
EAR FLUSHING TECHNIQUE
MYRINGOTOMY
FOLLOW-UP
GETTING THE MOST FROM SKIN SCRAPINGS
Superficial Skin Scrapings
Indication
Procedure
Interpretation
Deep Skin Scrapings
Indication
Procedure
Interpretation
GETTING THE MOST FROM A SKIN BIOPSY (Web Box 93-1)
Site Selection
Surgical Technique
Wedge/Ellipse versus Punch Biopsy
Punch Biopsy Sampling
Excisional/Incisional Sampling
Fixation of Tissue
Shave Biopsies
Interpretation—Making a Diagnosis
REQUIRED EQUIPMENT
PROCEDURE FOR SAMPLE COLLECTION
Samples from Solid Masses or Fluid-Filled Lesions
Liquid Samples
Semisolid Samples
Samples from Mucous Membranes of the Vagina, Conjunctiva, and Mouth and from Fistulous Tracts
COMMON MISTAKES TO AVOID IN COLLECTION AND PREPARATION OF CYTOLOGY/FLUID SAMPLES
DETERMINING THE CHOICE OF CYTOLOGY OR BIOPSY
ULTRASOUND PHYSICS
TISSUE CHARACTERISTICS
PERFORMING THE COMPLETE ABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION
Preparation
Getting Started
Region 1: The Liver
Region 2: Left Pancreatic Limb, Spleen, Left Kidney
Region 3: The Left Adrenal
Region 4: Urinary Bladder, Prostate/Uterus, Sublumbar Lymph Nodes
Region 5: The Right Kidney, Duodenum/Right Pancreatic Limb
Region 6: The Right Adrenal
Region 7: The Mid Abdomen
CONCLUSION
INDICATIONS
MATERIALS
TECHNIQUE
Patient Preparation
Specific Biopsy Sites
CONTRAINDICATIONS AND COMPLICATIONS
patient preparation
SURGICAL SCRUB REQUIRED
CONSCIOUS SEDATION
LOCAL ANESTHESIA REQUIRED
ABDOMINOCENTESIS
DIAGNOSTIC PERITONEAL LAVAGE
CATHETER PLACEMENT FOR DPL
EQUIPMENT
INDICATIONS FOR LAPAROSCOPY
TECHNIQUE
LAPAROSCOPY-GUIDED LIVER BIOPSY
LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
BONE MARROW ASPIRATION
BONE MARROW BIOPSY
ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON TECHNIQUES FOR BONE MARROW ASPIRATION AND BIOPSY
ASPIRATE COLLECTION AND PREPARATION
THORACIC ORGAN CYTOLOGY
Pulmonary Aspirates
Heart-Based Tumors
Thymus
ABDOMINAL ORGAN CYTOLOGY
Liver
Spleen
Intestinal Tract
Kidney
ARTHROCENTESIS
ARTHROSCOPY
LYMPH NODE CYTOLOGY TECHNIQUES
LYMPH NODE INCISIONAL (NEEDLE-CORE) BIOPSY TECHNIQUE
INDICATIONS
ANATOMY
NASAL FLUSH (Figure 103-2)
MODIFIED NASAL FLUSH (Figure 103-3)
RHINOSCOPY AND BIOPSY
PATIENT SELECTION
INDICATIONS FOR BLOOD PRESSURE ASSESSMENT
Cats
Dogs
Hypotension
CHOOSING A BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE
Acute Diagnostic Blood Pressure Measurement
Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring: Conscious Patients
Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring: Anesthetized Patients
BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES
Arterial Puncture or Arterial Cannulation (“Invasive” or “Direct” Technique)
Oscillometric Technique
Doppler-Ultrasonic Technique (Doppler Sphygmomanometry)
PRINCIPLES
CLINICAL USES
Measurement of SpO2
Measurement of Pulse Rate
Measurement of Blood Pressure
COMPLICATIONS
Inaccurate Readings
Burns
TRANSTRACHEAL WASH
BRONCHOSCOPY
THORACOCENTESIS
PERICARDIOCENTESIS
THORACOSTOMY TUBE PLACEMENT
FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION and biopsy
LUNG BIOPSY
COMPLICATIONS
LEAD SYSTEMS
Standard Bipolar Leads
Augmented Unipolar Leads
Unipolar Precordial Chest Leads
Modified Orthogonal Lead Systems
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC RECORDING
PRINCIPLES OF ULTRASOUND PHYSICS
EQUIPMENT
TECHNIQUE
THE NORMAL ECHOCARDIOGRAM: IMAGE ACQUISITION, STANDARD VIEWS AND SEQUENCE
2-D ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
COMMON 2-D ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC POSITIONS
M-MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
Spectral Doppler
Pulsed Wave Doppler
Continuous Wave Doppler
Color-Flow Doppler
ARTEFACTS
SPECIAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES
Doppler Tissue Imaging (DTI)
Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
Three-Dimensional Echocardiography (3-DE)
Contrast Echocardiography
EVALUATION OF CARDIAC STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION
Cardiac Size and Chamber Dilation
Systolic Function
Fractional shortening
Velocity of circumferential fiber shortening
Left ventricular volumes
Stroke volume
Ejection fraction
E-point to septal separation
LV dP/dt
Systolic time intervals
Cardiac output
Diastolic Function
NORMAL VALUES
CYSTOCENTESIS
URINARY BLADDER CATHETERIZATION
UNBLOCKING TECHNIQUE AND INDWELLING CATHETER PLACEMENT
PERITONEAL DIALYSIS CATHETERS
DIALYSATE SOLUTIONS
EXCHANGE PROCEDURE
COMPLICATIONS
DISCONTINUING DIALYSIS
BLOOD PURIFICATION
MODES OF OPERATION
ANTICOAGULATION
BLOOD ACCESS
INDICATIONS FOR USE
PATIENT CARE
SUMMARY
PROCEDURE
CONCLUSION
ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES
ENDOSCOPIC EQUIPMENT
ENDOSCOPIC TECHNIQUE
Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Proctoscopy and Colonoscopy
DESCRIPTIVE ENDOSCOPIC TERMINOLOGY
TISSUE SAMPLING
CONTRAINDICATIONS
COMPLICATIONS
CYTOLOGIC PROCEDURES
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID COLLECTION
Spinal Needles
Sample Stability
COLLECTION TECHNIQUES
Collection Sites
Cisternal Tap
Lumbar Tap
Risks and Complications
MYELOGRAPHY
EPIDUROGRAPHY
DISCOGRAPHY
MUSCLE BIOPSY
Selection of Muscle
Open Muscle Biopsy Procedure
Percutaneous Muscle Biopsy Procedure
Specimen Processing and Transport
NERVE BIOPSY
Selection of Nerve
Nerve Biopsy Technique (Common Peroneal)
Nerve Specimen Processing
ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
MOTOR AND SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION STUDIES
MOTOR AND SENSORY NERVE ROOT STUDIES
OPEN BRAIN BIOPSY
STEREOTACTIC BRAIN BIOPSY
Handling the Intraoperative Specimen
SELECTING THE EXAMINATION
Radiography
Cross-Sectional Imaging
TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS
T1 and T2
Pulse Sequence and Anatomic Planes
Windowing and Leveling
summary
AI TECHNIQUES IN THE DOG
Palpation of the Cervix
VAGINAL INSEMINATION
INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION USING THE SCANDINAVIAN CATHETER
INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION USING ENDOSCOPIC VISUALIZATION OF THE CERVIX
INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION USING SURGERY
INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION USING LAPAROSCOPY
ANATOMY
EQUIPMENT AND METHODOLOGY
BASIC ACID-BASE PHYSIOLOGY
ACID-BASE DISORDERS
OXYGENATION
INITIAL SURVEY
IMMEDIATE TREATMENT
ANALGESIA
SIGNALMENT AND HISTORY
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
DIAGNOSTIC PERITONEAL LAVAGE
THE DECISION TO GO TO SURGERY
ONGOING CARE
ARRHYTHMIAS
HEART FAILURE
PERICARDIAL EFFUSION
ARTERIAL THROMBOEMBOLISM
DEFINITIONS
PREPAREDNESS
RECOGNITION OF CPA
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT
ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT
Drug Administration and Access
Electrocardiography (ECG)
Fluid Therapy
MONITORING DURING CPCR
PROLONGED LIFE SUPPORT
OLD CONTROVERSIES AND NEW RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CPCR
Open- versus Closed-Chest CPCR
Epinephrine Dosage
Vasopressin versus Epinephrine
Hyperventilation and Interruptions during CPCR
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Primary versus Secondary Injury
Intracranial Pressure and Cerebral Perfusion Pressure
PATIENT ASSESSMENT
THERAPEUTICS AND PATIENT CARE
Extracranial Stabilization
Intracranial Stabilization
Ancillary Therapeutics and Patient Monitoring
DISTRIBUTION OF FLUIDS
ALBUMIN
POOR PERFUSION (SHOCK)
BLOOD VOLUME
DEHYDRATION AND INTERSTITIAL VOLUME
FLUID TYPES
Crystalloids
Colloids
Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carriers
Human Albumin
Natural Colloids
ADMINISTRATION
FLUID PLANS
FLUID ADDITIVES
RESUSCITATION: EARLY GOAL-DIRECTED THERAPY
HYPOTENSIVE RESUSCITATION
REHYDRATION
CALCULATING DAILY REQUIREMENTS
FLUID OVERLOAD
MONITORING THE PATIENT
FLUID THERAPY PRECEPTS
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF KETOACIDOSIS
DIAGNOSIS
History and Physical Examination
DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION
TREATMENT
Fluid and Electrolytes
Insulin
COMPLICATIONS
HYPERGLYCEMIC HYPEROSMOLAR SYNDROME
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION
TREATMENT
PRIMARY SURVEY
RESUSCITATION
SECONDARY SURVEY
TESTS
MEDICAL INTERVENTION
SURGICAL INTERVENTION
RECOVERY
PRIMARY SURVEY
BLOOD OXYGEN CONTENT
TISSUE PERFUSION
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND URINARY TRACT
SECONDARY SURVEY
MONITORING
SUMMARY
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS
LABORATORY CHANGES
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
HEPATIC AND SPLENIC EMERGENCIES ASSOCIATED WITH HEMOPERITONEUM
Splenic and Liver Lobe Torsion
Splenic Infarction
Hepatic and Splenic Abscesses
Rupture of the Biliary System
Acute Hepatic Failure
INDICATIONS
GOALS OF OXYGEN THERAPY
TECHNIQUES
Flow-by Oxygen
Mask Oxygen
Elizabethan Collar
Nasal Prongs
Nasal Oxygen Catheter
Transtracheal Oxygen
Oxygen Cage
Positive Pressure Ventilation
Humidification
MONITORING
OXYGEN TOXICITY
Guidelines for Oxygen Administration
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY
ACUTE RENAL FAILURE
CLINICAL SIGNS
TREATMENT
MONITORING
DIALYTIC THERAPY
OUTCOME
REPRODUCTIVE EMERGENCIES OF THE DAM
REPRODUCTIVE EMERGENCIES OF THE SIRE
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL ASPECTS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
TYPES
HOST RESPONSE
STAGES AND CLINICAL SIGNS
TREATMENT AND MONITORING
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
TRAUMA-ASSOCIATED PLEURAL SPACE PATHOLOGY
TRAUMA-ASSOCIATED PULMONARY INJURIES
TRAUMA-ASSOCIATED THORACIC WALL INJURIES
Penetrating Thoracic Injury
Rib Fractures
TRAUMA-ASSOCIATED MYOCARDIAL INJURY
Arrhythmias
Pericardial Effusion
TRAUMA-ASSOCIATED MEDIASTINAL INJURY
Pneumomediastinum
Tracheal Avulsion
TRANSFUSION IN ANEMIC DOGS AND CATS
PRETRANSFUSION TESTING IN ANEMIC DOGS AND CATS
TRANSFUSION FOR BLOOD LOSS ANEMIA
TRANSFUSION FOR IMMUNE-MEDIATED HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA
TRANSFUSION FOR ANEMIA OF ERYTHROPOIETIC FAILURE
ADMINISTRATION CONSIDERATIONS IN TRANSFUSION FOR ANEMIA
POSTTRANSFUSION MONITORING IN DOGS AND CATS TRANSFUSED FOR ANEMIA
ADVERSE EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH RED BLOOD CELL ADMINISTRATION
POTENTIAL LONG-TERM PROBLEMS AFTER TRANSFUSIONS FOR ANEMIC DOGS AND CATS
TRANSFUSION IN COAGULOPATHIC DOGS AND CATS
PRETRANSFUSION TESTING IN COAGULOPATHIC DOGS AND CATS
ADMINISTRATION AND MONITORING OF PLASMA PRODUCT TRANSFUSIONS
TRANSFUSION FOR SPECIFIC COAGULOPATHY
POSTTRANSFUSION MONITORING IN DOGS AND CATS TRANSFUSED FOR COAGULOPATHY
ADVERSE EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSFUSION FOR COAGULOPATHY
TRANSFUSIONS IN PATIENTS WITH DECREASED COLLOID OSMOTIC PRESSURE
ADVERSE EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSFUSION FOR DECREASED COLLOID OSMOTIC PRESSURE
TRANSFUSIONS IN PATIENTS WITH MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS
Failure of Passive Transfer
Immune-Mediated Disorders
EIGHT MAJOR CATEGORIES OF RESPIRATORY DISTRESS
RADIOGRAPHY
ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTICS
CONCLUSION
CASE HISTORY
STABILIZING THE PATIENT
TOXICOLOGIC VERSUS NONTOXICOLOGIC
FOOD-RELATED ILLNESS
DIAGNOSING A FOOD-RELATED ILLNESS REQUIRES AN ADEQUATE DIETARY HISTORY AND A SAMPLE OF THE SUSPECTED FOOD
OBTAIN ALL AVAILABLE CLINICAL, LABORATORY, AND PATHOLOGIC DATA
IDENTIFY COMPOUNDS OR CLASSES OF COMPOUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO CAUSE CLINICAL, LABORATORY AND PATHOLOGIC FINDINGS CONSISTENT WITH THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE
TEST THE FOOD TO CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF THE SUSPECTED COMPOUND AND TO CONFIRM THE DIAGNOSIS
CROTALIDS (PIT VIPERS)
ELAPIDS (CORAL SNAKES)
Latrodectus spp. (WIDOW SPIDERS)
LOXOSCELIDAE (RECLUSE OR BROWN SPIDERS)
TICK PARALYSIS
HYMENOPTERAN STINGS (INSECT BITES)
HELODERMATIDAE LIZARD (GILA MONSTER)
PLANTS KNOWN TO CAUSE SERIOUS SYSTEMIC EFFECTS
Lily (Lilium spp. and Hemerocallis spp.)
Oleander (Nerium oleander), Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majallis), Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe spp.)
Azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
Sago Palm (Cycas spp.)
Jequirity Bean (Abrus precatorius), Castor Bean (Ricinus communis)
Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumanale), Glory Lily (Gloriosa spp.)
Yew (Taxus spp.)
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Brunfelsia spp.)
PLANTS WITH LESS SERIOUS SYSTEMIC EFFECTS
Oxalate-Containing Plants
Insoluble Crystals
Stomatitis and glossitis
Ocular
Systemic
Soluble Crystals
ORNAMENTAL HOLIDAY PLANTS
BULBS
CHINABERRY TREE
Dracaena spp.
IVY
NETTLE
SOLANINE-CONTAINING PLANTS
MINOR OUTCOMES
Zinc Oxide Ointment
Corticosteroid Ointments and Solutions
Antibiotic Ointments
MODERATE OUTCOMES
Tea Tree (Melaleuca) Oil
Nicotine Transdermal Patches
MAJOR OUTCOMES
Fentanyl Transdermal Patches
SALICYLATES (ASPIRIN, OIL OF WINTERGREEN, ETC.)
5-Fluorouracil (5-FU)
DRUGS OF ABUSE: PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND ILLICIT DRUGS
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
Amphetamines/Amphetamine-Like Compounds
Sedative/Hypnotics
Opioids
Ketamine
STREET DRUGS
Marijuana
Cocaine
Heroin
Club Drugs
Hallucinogens
SOLVENTS AND ALCOHOLS
Acetone
Isopropanol and Ethanol
ACIDS AND ALKALIS
BLEACHES
SOAPS, DETERGENTS, GENERAL CLEANERS, FABRIC SOFTENERS
Soaps
Laundry and Automatic Dishwashing Detergents
Liquid Fabric Softeners and Disinfectants
Dryer and Fabric Softener Sheets
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE
Overview
Ophthalmologic Changes
Hypertensive Retinopathy
Hypertensive Choroidopathy
Hypertensive Optic Neuropathy
Neurologic Changes
Renal Changes
Cardiovascular Changes
BLOOD PRESSURE ASSESSMENT
DEFINITION OF NORMAL VALUES
APPROACH TO PATIENT GROUPS
Overview
Apparently Healthy Patients
Patients with Clinical Signs of Ocular or Neurologic TOD
Patients at Risk for Hypertension without Evidence of Ocular or Neurologic TOD
ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS
ADRENERGIC BLOCKING AGENTS
OTHER ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICATIONS
Diuretics
Other Drug Therapy
ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY
MONITORING THERAPY
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
PATHOGENESIS
Decreased Preload
Hypovolemia
Decreased Venous Return
Decreased Cardiac Function
Decreased Vascular Tone
MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD PRESSURE
TREATMENT
DIAGNOSTIC PLAN
BACTERIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING
Usually Susceptible Bacteria
Problem, or Resistant Bacteria
Staphylococcus
Gram-Negative Bacteria
BACTERIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING
MIC Determination
PENETRATION TO THE SITE OF INFECTION
Diffusion into Tissues
Barriers to Diffusion
LOCAL FACTORS THAT AFFECT ANTIBIOTIC EFFECTIVENESS
PHARMACOKINETIC-PHARMACODYNAMIC (PK-PD) PRINCIPLES
Aminoglycosides
Fluoroquinolones
β-Lactam Antibiotics
Other Time-Dependent Drugs
EMPIRICAL TREATMENT BASED ON TISSUE SITE
Skin/Soft Tissue Infection
Urinary Tract Infection
Respiratory Infections
Intracellular Infections, Flea- and Tick-Transmitted Infections
Sepsis and Fever
Oral Drugs
Injectable Drugs
AMPHOTERICIN B
AZOLE DERIVATIVES
GRISEOFULVIN
5-Flucytosine
ALLYLAMINES
IODIDES
ECHINOCANDINS
ANALGESICS
ANTIHISTAMINES (H1)
ANTIDIARRHEALS
LAXATIVES, CATHARTICS, AND ENEMAS
ANTIEMETICS
EMETICS
ANTITUSSIVES
GASTRIC ACID REDUCERS
TOPICAL DRUG THERAPY
CONCLUSIONS
PHYSIOLOGY
Metabolic Effects
Dermal Effects
Cardiovascular Effects
Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Effects
Renal Effects
Neurologic and Muscular Effects
Endocrine Effects
Hematopoietic Effects
Inflammatory and Immunologic Effects
Miscellaneous Effects
PHARMACOLOGY
CLINICAL UTILITY
Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test
High-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test
Physiologic Replacement Therapy
Antiinflammatory Therapy
Immunosuppressive Therapy
Antineoplastic Therapy
Miscellaneous Therapeutic Uses
ADVERSE EFFECTS
GLUCOCORTICOID REDUCTION PROTOCOLS
PHARMACOLOGY
ADVERSE EFFECTS
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
INDICATIONS FOR NSAIA ADMINISTRATION
Postoperative Pain
Inflammatory Conditions
Miscellaneous Conditions
Osteoarthritis
PYREXIA
CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR THE USE OF NSAIAs
NSAIAs NOT APPROVED FOR USE IN VETERINARY PATIENTS (OFF-LABEL USE)
NSAIAs OF THE FUTURE
CONCLUSION
REGULATORY ASPECTS
GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR DIETARY SUPPLEMENT SELECTION
ANTIOXIDANT NUTRACEUTICALS OF CURRENT INTEREST
Antioxidants and Free Radical Damage
Vitamin E
Beta-Carotene
Antioxidant Combinations
OTHER NUTRACEUTICALS OF INTEREST
Chondroprotective Agents
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
VETERINARY COMPOUNDED DRUGS: REGULATIONS
UNDERSTANDING RISKS VERSUS BENEFITS WITH COMPOUNDED DRUGS
Pharmaceutical Issues
Transdermal Delivery of Drugs in Organogels
COMPOUNDING BY THE VETERINARIAN AND PHARMACIST: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
CLASSIFICATION
INCIDENCE
DIFFICULTIES IN DIAGNOSIs
IDENTIFICATION
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE TYPE A ADRs
PHARMACOGENETIC DIFFERENCES
TYPE B ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS (HYPERSENSITIVITY)
PSEUDOALLERGIC DRUG REACTIONS
FERMENTED DAIRY PRODUCTS
Gastrointestinal and Hepatic
Respiratory
Urogenital
Dermatologic
Miscellaneous
POTENTIAL USE OF PROBIOTICS IN DOGS AND CATS
STABILITY IN STORAGE AND HANDLING
SAFETY AND POTENTIAL ADVERSE REACTIONS
CONCLUSION
WHAT IS NUTRITIONAL GENOMICS?
HOW IS GENE EXPRESSION CONTROLLED?
APPLICATION OF NUTRIGENOMICS TO VETERINARY PRACTICE
SUMMARY
TAKING A DIET HISTORY
PATIENT ASSESSMENT
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING ASSISTED FEEDING
MONITORING NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTIONS
BODY WEIGHT
BODY CONDITION SCORE
CACHEXIA SCORE
MORPHOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS
DILUTION TECHNIQUES
Total Body Water (TBW)
Extracellular Fluid (ECF)
BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS (BIA)
DUAL-ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY (DEXA)
SUMMARY
NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR IMMUNITY
Fuel and Cell Division
Antioxidants
EFFECTS OF MALNUTRITION ON IMMUNITY
Obesity
EFFECTS OF IMMUNE RESPONSES ON NUTRITION
Recommendations for Feeding in Severe Inflammatory Diseases
NUTRITIONAL MODULATION OF IMMUNITY
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
Genistein, Carotenoids, and Arginine
DEFINITION
HOW IS OBESITY A DISEASE?
Obesity and Low-Grade Inflammation
Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Dyslipidemia, Coronary Heart Disease
Dyslipidemia
Cardiac Failure
Hypertension (HT)
Obesity and Osteoarthritis
Obesity-Related Kidney Disease
Obesity and Cancer
Miscellaneous
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Frequency
Risk Factors
Energy Balance
The Principles of Energy Balance
Overestimation of Energy Expenditure and Requirement
Dysregulation of Food Intake
Quality of Dietary Intake
NUTRITIONAL TREATMENT
Level of Energy Restriction
Modification in Nutrient Content
Low-Calorie Diets
Low-Calorie Diets: Low-Fat and High-Fiber
Low-Calorie Diets and Essential Nutrients
Low-Calorie Homemade Diets
Special and Nutraceutical Ingredients
Lipase Inhibitors
Green Tea Catechins, Thermogenic Ingredients
Factors Affecting Metabolism and Nutrient Partitioning
Pharmaceutical Aids
Tetrahydrolipostatin, a Lipase Inhibitor
Dirlotapide and Mitratapide, Inhibitors of MTP
Rationing in Practice
Dietary History
Clinical Examination
Selection of Food
Energy and Food Allocation
Additional Advice
NUTRIENTS: THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTEIN AND AMINO ACIDS IN CATS
NUTRIENTS: THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CARBOHYDRATE AND FAT METABOLISM
FELINE NUTRITION ESSENTIALS: VITAMINS AND MINERALS
WATER
FELINE FEEDING BEHAVIOR AND PREFERENCES
FELINE NUTRITION: WHAT IS AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF FOOD?
PERIODONTAL DISEASE, THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT DISEASE IN THE MOUTH OF DOGS AND CATS
DENTAL PLAQUE AS THE CAUSE OF PERIODONTAL DISEASE
INFLUENCE OF DIET COMPOSITION
INFLUENCE OF DIET CONSISTENCY (“HARD” VERSUS “SOFT” DIETS)
PERIODONTAL DISEASE CONTROL THROUGH DIETARY MEANS
Brushing Teeth
Effect on Calculus Accumulation
Effect on Plaque Accumulation
Effect on Gingivitis (Periodontal Disease Development)
FOOD INTAKE AND PALATABILITY
GENERAL FEEDING RECOMMENDATIONS
MEETING ENERGY NEEDS
PROTEINS AND AMINO ACIDS
MINERALS AND VITAMINS
Minerals
Vitamins
TAURINE
ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS
OTHER NUTRIENTS AND NUTRACEUTICALS
FEEDING THE PUPPY
FEEDING THE KITTEN
REARING NURSING PUPPIES AND KITTENS
NUTRITIONAL SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM
CLINICAL AND RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
RICKETS
CLINICAL AND RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION
TREATMENT
DEVELOPMENTAL ORTHOPEDIC DISEASE
CANINE HIP DYSPLASIA
CLINICAL AND RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION
OSTEOCHONDROSIS
CLINICAL AND RADIOLOGIC EXAMINATION
DEVELOPMENTAL ORTHOPEDIC DISEASE TREATMENT
TERMINOLOGY
FOOD ALLERGENS
FOOD INTOLERANCE
CLINICAL FEATURES
Dermatologic Responses in Dogs
Dermatologic Responses in Cats
Gastrointestinal Responses in Dogs and Cats
DIAGNOSIS
Homemade Elimination Foods
Commercial Elimination Foods
Performing an Elimination Trial in Patients with Dermatologic Disease
Performing an Elimination Trial in Patients with Gastrointestinal Disease
TREATMENT
GENERAL GUIDELINES
ROLE OF CONSISTENCY, FREQUENCY, AND MEAL SIZE
DIET COMPOSITION
PROTEIN
FATS AND FATTY ACIDS
CARBOHYDRATES/DIETARY FIBER
NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES RESULTING FROM GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE
METABOLIC ENERGY AND PROTEIN REQUIREMENTS IN CHRONIC HEPATIC DISEASE
NUTRACEUTICALS IN HEPATIC DISEASE
COPPER-RESTRICTED DIETS
VITAMIN AND MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION
NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTION IN HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
HEPATIC LIPIDOSIS IN CATS
DIABETES MELLITUS
Using Fiber to Minimize the Rapid Absorption of Glucose
Using a Low-Carbohydrate Food to Minimize the Absorption of Glucose
Low-Carbohydrate Foods and Dietary Fat Intolerance
Using Foods with a Low Glycemic Index to Minimize the Absorption of Glucose
Weight Management in the Diabetic Patient
HYPERADRENOCORTICISM AND HYPOTHYROIDISM
FELINE IDIOPATHIC HYPERCALCEMIA
OPTIMAL WEIGHT MAINTENANCE
Cachexia
Obesity
MODULATION OF SPECIFIC NUTRIENTS
Protein and Taurine
Protein
Taurine
Fat
Minerals
Sodium
Potassium
Magnesium
Vitamins
B Vitamins
Other Nutrients
Carnitine
Antioxidants
Coenzyme Q10
PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF FEEDING THE PATIENT WITH HEART DISEASE
UROLITHIASIS
GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF UROLITHIASIS
Stimulate Diuresis
Effect of Dietary Sodium on Blood Pressure and Renal Function
Adjusting Urine pH
UROLITHIASIS
Struvite Uroliths
Calcium Oxalate Uroliths
Calcium Phosphate Uroliths
Urate Uroliths
Cystine Uroliths
MISCELLANEOUS UROLITHS
IDIOPATHIC DISEASE
CONCLUSION
OVERVIEW
NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT
GOALS OF NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT
THE NUTRITIONAL PLAN
CALCULATING NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT
PARENTERAL NUTRITION
Types of Parenteral Nutrition
COMPONENTS OF PARENTERAL NUTRITION
PARENTERAL NUTRITION COMPOUNDING
PARENTERAL NUTRITION ADMINISTRATION
COMPLICATIONS
MONITORING
SUMMARY
TWO-STEP PROCESS OF DOGS AND CATS WITH RENAL DISEASE
Assessment Phase
Assess the Patient
Assess the Diet
Energy
Fatty acids
Antioxidants
Water-soluble vitamins
Electrolytes
Acid-base balance
Moisture
Protein
Minerals
Assess the Feeding Method
Initiation and Monitoring Phase
Selection of Diet
Energy
Fatty acids
Antioxidants
Water-soluble vitamins
Electrolytes
Acid-base balance
Moisture
Protein
Minerals
Clinical studies of dietary modification in dogs and cats with chronic renal failure
Selection of Feeding Method
Monitoring Patient Response
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLASSIFICATION
CLINICAL FEATURES
DIAGNOSIS
MANAGEMENT
CONCLUSION
RATIONALE FOR ENTERAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT
PATIENT SELECTION FOR NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT
CALCULATION OF NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
DIET SELECTION
NUTRITIONAL ADEQUACY
METHODS FOR EVALUATING NUTRITIONAL ADEQUACY OF HOME-PREPARED FOODS
ADDITIONAL CONCERNS WITH RAW FOOD FEEDING
INDICATIONS FOR HOME-COOKED DIETS
CLINICAL CLUES IN THE HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FINDINGS
Historical Clues
Suspicious Physical Examination Findings
PROBLEM-ORIENTED APPROACH TO DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
Generalized Pustular Eruptions and/or Crusting Dermatoses (Involving the Body, Head, Face, or Feet)
Focal Pustular Eruptions and/or Focal Crusting
Mucocutaneous and Mucosal Ulcerations
Nonmucosal Ulcerations (Axillae, Inguina, Pinnae, or Other Haired Areas)
Depigmenting Skin Diseases
Miscellaneous
Skin Biopsy
Antinuclear Antibody Testing
Direct Immunofluorescence Testing
Indirect Immunofluorescence Testing
THE SPECTRUM OF IMMUNE-MEDIATED DISEASE
ETIOLOGY, PATHOGENIC MECHANISMS, AND THE ROLE OF INFECTION
Direct antiglobulin (Coombs’) test
Antinuclear antibodies
Rheumatoid factor
Antiplatelet antibodies
Antineutrophil antibodies
Thyroxine (3,5,3′,5′-tetraiodothyronine; T4), 3,4,3′-triiodothyronine (T3), and thyroglobulin autoantibodies
Acetylcholine receptor autoantibodies
2M myofiber autoantibodies
Central Nervous System
Musculoskeletal System
Gastrointestinal tract
Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
Metabolic
Endocrine
Immune System
Methotrexate
Cytosine arabinoside (cytarabine)
Leflunomide
Mycophenolate mofetil
Levamisole
Practical guidelines for therapy
Problems and solutions in therapy of immune-mediated disease
BACTERIAL INFECTIVE ARTHRITIS (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS, SUPPURATIVE ARTHRITIS)
LYME ARTHRITIS
BACTERIAL L-FORMS AND ARTHRITIS
MYCOPLASMAL ARTHRITIS
FUNGAL ARTHRITIS
RICKETTSIAL ARTHRITIS
PROTOZOAL ARTHRITIS
VIRAL ARTHRITIS
IMMUNE-MEDIATED ARTHRITIDES
Erosive Immune-Based Arthritides
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Periosteal Proliferative Polyarthritis
Nonerosive Immune-Based Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Polyarthritis/Polymyositis Syndrome
Polyarthritis/Meningitis Syndrome
Sjögren’s Syndrome
Familial Shar-Pei Fever
Polyarthritis of the Adolescent Akita
Polyarteritis Nodosa
Drug-Induced Arthritis
Vaccination Reactions
Idiopathic Polyarthritis
TREATMENT
CANINE
ETIOPATHOGENESIS
PATHOLOGY
Molecular Events in Osteoarthritis
DIAGNOSIS
History and Clinical Signs
Diagnostic Imaging
Laboratory Findings
TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OPTIONS
General and Supportive Measures and Lifestyle Changes
Obesity
Exercise
Passive movement
Active assisted exercise
Active resisted exercise
Controlled voluntary movement
Other Physical Therapies
Medical Treatment of Osteoarthritis
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Corticosteroids
Pentosan Polysulphate
Nutritional Supplementation
Chondroitin Sulphate
Glucosamine
Glucosamine and Chondroitin in Combination
Which product to use?
Essential Fatty Acids
Viscosupplements
Multimodal Drug Therapy
Other Treatments
Surgical Treatment of Osteoarthritis
FELINE
PREVALENCE
ETIOPATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL FEATURES
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
Elbow Joint
Hip Joint
Stifle Joint
Shoulder Joint
Hock and Carpus
TREATMENT
Supportive Measures
Environmental Enrichment
NSAIDs
Nutritional Supplements
CONCLUSION
REGENERATIVE BONE MARROW RESPONSE
IMMUNE-MEDIATED HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Infectious
Neoplastic
Inflammatory
Drugs/Toxins
PATIENT PRESENTATION
Signalment, Seasonality of Presentation, and Possible Association with Recent Vaccination
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
DIAGNOSIS
Complete Blood Count, Serum Biochemical Profile, and Urine Analysis
Saline Agglutination Test
Detection of Antierythrocyte Antibodies
Diagnostic Imaging
Ancillary Testing
THERAPY
Supportive Care and Transfusion Therapy
Immunosuppressive Therapy
Thromboprophylaxis
Chronic Disease Management
PROGNOSIS
Feline IMHA
OTHER HEMOLYTIC ANEMIAS
Alloimmune Hemolysis: Transfusion Reactions
Alloimmune Hemolysis: Neonatal Isoerythrolysis
Infection-Associated Hemolysis
Erythrocyte Metabolic Defects
Oxidative Damage: Heinz Body and Eccentrocytic Hemolysis
Hereditary Hemolytic Anemias
Hereditary Hemolytic Anemias: Membrane Defects
Stomatocytosis
Increased osmotic fragility
Hereditary Hemolytic Anemias: Erythroenzymopathies
Hypophosphatemia
Microangiopathic Anemias
Envenomation
Histiocytic Disorders
Blood Loss Anemia
Chronic Blood Loss and Iron Deficiency
PRIMARY HEMOSTASIS
Platelet Physiology
Platelet–von Willebrand Factor Interaction
DIAGNOSIS OF PLATELET DISORDERS
Clinical Signs of Primary Hemostatic Defects
Screening Tests
Testing for Quantitative Platelet Defects
Thrombocytosis
Platelet Function Tests
SPECIFIC PLATELET DISORDERS
Thrombocytopenia
Acquired Platelet Dysfunction
Hereditary Platelet Dysfunction
von Willebrand Disease
Disease Classification
Diagnosis of von Willebrand Disease
Inheritance and Expression
TREATMENT OF PLATELET DISORDERS AND VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE
Nontransfusion Therapy
Transfusion Therapy
PATHOGENESIS
Effectors
Genetics
Environmental Factors
Drugs
Infectious Agents
CLINICAL FINDINGS
DIAGNOSIS
SPECIFIC TESTING
LE Cell Test
Antinuclear Antibodies
Autoantibodies
Antibodies to DNA
Extractable Nuclear Antigens
Antihistone Antibodies
Antiphospholipid Antibodies
MANAGEMENT
PROGNOSIS IN VETERINARY PATIENTS
CLINICAL SIGNS OF ANEMIA
SYMPTOMATIC TREATMENT
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
Detection of Regeneration
Clerical and Laboratory Error
Subtle or Elapsed Regeneration
Inappropriate Regeneration
Delay in Regeneration (Preregenerative Anemia)
Destruction of Bone Marrow
Cytotoxic Drugs, Toxins, and Radiation
Infectious Diseases
Bone Marrow Necrosis
Deficiency of Nutrients Required for Erythropoiesis
Iron Deficiency and other Causes of Microcytic Hypochromic Anemia
Folate and Cobalamin Deficiency
Starvation
Development Dam Deep in the Bone Marrow
Nonregenerative Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia
Feline Leukemia Virus Infection
Diversion of Hematopoietic Cells
Acute Myeloid (Myelogenous) Leukemia (AML)
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
Displacement of Erythroid Tissue (Myelophthisis)
Depression by Disease (“Anemia of Chronic Disease”)
Anemia of Inflammatory Disease (AID) and Cancer-Associated Anemia
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)
Chronic Liver and Kidney Disease
Endocrine Disorders
Critical Illness
Dilution (Pseudoanemia)
Fluid Therapy
Pregnancy
Drugs
VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY
LIVER DISEASE
NEOPLASIA
DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION
THROMBOSIS
ACQUIRED ANTICOAGULANTS
OVERVIEW OF LEUKOCYTE PRODUCTION AND KINETICS
NEUTROPHILS AND THEIR DISORDERS
EOSINOPHILS AND THEIR DISORDERS
BASOPHILS AND THEIR DISORDERS
LYMPHOCYTES AND THEIR DISORDERS
MONOCYTES AND THEIR DISORDERS
INTERPRETING THE LEUKOGRAM
LEUKOCYTE MORPHOLOGY OR FUNCTION ABNORMALITIES
Canine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency
Chédiak-Higashi Syndrome
Cyclic Hemopoiesis
Neutrophil Anomaly of Birman Cats
Pelger-Huët Anomaly
Neutrophil Function Defects
Lysosomal Storage Diseases
Infectious Agents as Inclusions in Peripheral Blood Leukocytes
Miscellaneous Leukocytes and Leukocyte Morphology
PREVALENCE
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH
Abdominal Radiography
Abdominal Ultrasonography
Fine Needle Aspiration
Splenic Biopsies/Splenectomy
Other Diagnostic Tests
COMMON CAUSES OF SPLENOMEGALY IN DOGS AND CATS: NEOPLASTIC DISEASES
Malignant Tumors of the Canine Spleen
Hemangiosarcoma
DIAGNOSIS AND CLINICAL STAGING
TREATMENT
Nonangiomatous, Nonlymphoid Sarcomas of the Spleen
Histiocytic Sarcoma
Benign Tumors of the Canine Spleen
Metastatic Tumors of the Canine Spleen
Malignant Tumors of the Feline Spleen
Mast Cell Tumor
Feline Splenic Hemangiosarcoma
Other Malignant Tumors
Benign Tumors of the Feline Spleen
Metastatic Tumors of the Feline Spleen
COMMON CAUSES OF SPLENOMEGALY IN DOGS AND CATS: NONNEOPLASTIC DISEASES
Congestion
Splenic Infarction
Splenic Hyperplasia/Extramedullary Hematopoiesis
Nodular Hyperplasia/Hematoma
Inflammatory Splenomegaly
PATIENT WITH A SPLENIC NODULE
GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF A PATIENT WITH SPLENIC DISEASE
BONE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Structural Organization of Bone
Bone Growth and Development
Modeling of Bone
Normal and Pathologic Bone Remodeling
DIAGNOSIS OF BONE DISEASE
History and Signs
Physical Examination
Radiology
Bone Loss
Bone Production
Nuclear Imaging
Computed Tomography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Chemistry
Hematology
Biopsy and Histopathology
Cytology
Microbiology
CONGENITAL BONE DISORDERS
Osteochondrodysplasias (Abnormalities of Cartilage, Bone Growth, and Development)
Primary Metabolic Abnormalities
Dysostoses with Malformation of Individual Bones, Singly or in Combination
Hemimelia, Phocomelia, and Amelia
Syndactyly
Polydactyly
Ectrodactyly
Segmental Hemiatrophy
DEVELOPMENTAL AND GENETIC BONE DISORDERS
Osteopetrosis
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Mucopolysaccharidosis
Dwarfism
Nonendocrine
Endocrine
Skeletal Dysplasias (Osteochondrodysplasias)
Alaskan Malamute Chondrodysplasia7,72
Beagle Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia7,72
Bull Terrier Osteochondrodysplasia73
English Pointer Enchondrodystrophy7,74,75
Great Pyrenees Chondrodysplasia7,72,76
Irish Setter Hypochondroplasia77
Labrador Retriever Ocular-Skeletal Dysplasia7,78
Miniature Poodle Multiple Enchondromatosis79,80
Miniature Poodle Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia72
Miniature Poodle Pseudoachondroplasia7,72
Newfoundland Osteochondrodysplasia81,82
Norwegian Elkhound Chondrodysplasia7,72
Samoyed Ocular-Skeletal Dysplasia7,83,84
Scottish Deerhound Pseudoachondroplasia (Osteochondrodysplasia)85,86
Pituitary Dwarfism
Congenital Hypothyroidism
Retained Cartilage Cores
Craniomandibular Osteopathy
Multiple Cartilaginous Exostoses
IDIOPATHIC BONE DISORDERS
Enostosis
Metaphyseal Osteopathy
Calvarial Hyperostosis
Multifocal Osteopathy
Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head
Secondary Hypertrophic Osteopathy
Medullary Bone Infarction
Bone Cyst
Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
Subchondral Bone Cyst
Fibrous Dysplasia
Central Giant Cell Granuloma
METABOLIC, NUTRITIONAL, AND ENDOCRINE BONE DISORDERS
Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
Rickets
Renal Osteodystrophy
Hypervitaminosis A
Other Endocrine and Nutritional Bone Disorders
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Humoral Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
Hyperadrenocorticism
Hypogonadism
Hepatic Osteodystrophy
Anticonvulsant Osteodystrophy
Hypovitaminosis A
Hypervitaminosis D
Zinc-Responsive Chondrodysplasia
Copper Deficiency
Lead Poisoning
Overnutrition in Growing Dogs
NEOPLASTIC BONE DISEASE176
BONE INFECTION
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
ORGANISM DETECTION
Culture
Cytology and Histopathology
Fecal Examination
Immunologic Techniques
Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques
ANTIBODY DETECTION
Serum Antibodies
Antibodies in Body Fluids
VACCINE TECHNOLOGY
Inactivated Vaccines
Modified-Live (or Attenuated) Vaccine
Recombinant Vaccine
DNA Vaccine
CORE VACCINES
Canine Initial Vaccination Series
Canine Adult Vaccination
Canine Adult Primary Vaccination
Canine High Exposure Risk
Feline Initial Vaccination Series
Feline Adult Vaccination
Feline High Exposure Risk
NONCORE VACCINES
Canine Bordetella bronchiseptica and Parainfluenza
Leptospirosis
Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme Borreliosis)
Feline Leukemia Virus
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
Chlamydophila felis (formerly Chlamydia psittaci)*
Bordetella bronchiseptica
MISCELLANEOUS VACCINES
Crotalus atrox Toxoid
Porphyromonas Vaccine
Virulent Systemic Feline Calicivirus (VS-FCV) Vaccine
VACCINES GENERALLY NOT RECOMMENDED
NEW VACCINES
ETIOLOGY
EPIDEMIOLOGY
PATHOGENESIS
DIAGNOSIS
SIGNALMENT AND HISTORY
CLINICAL SIGNS
CLINICOPATHOLOGIC DATA
IMAGING
SPECIFIC TESTING
IDENTIFICATION IN TISSUE
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
LEPTOSPIROSIS IN CATS
PUBLIC HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS
ETIOLOGY
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSING LYME DISEASE
Bacterial Culture
Serology
Western Blot
Interpreting the Results of Lyme Testing in a Dog with Clinical Signs
Screening Nonclinical Dogs for Borellia Infection
TREATMENT
Treating Nonclinical Dogs
PREVENTION
LYME NEPHRITIS
BORRELIOSIS IN CATS
PUBLIC HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS
TUBERCULOSIS
CLINICAL BACKGROUND
Epidemiology and Etiopathogenesis
Predisposition
Clinical Signs
MAC Infections
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
Nonspecific Tests
Specific Tests
Correct Handling of Biopsy Material
Gross and Histopathology
MANAGEMENT
Interim Management
Treatment of Choice
Prognosis
FELINE LEPROSY
CLINICAL BACKGROUND
Epidemiology and Etiopathogenesis
Predisposition
Clinical Signs
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
MANAGEMENT
Interim Management
Treatment of Choice
Prognosis
CANINE LEPROID GRANULOMA SYNDROME (CANINE LEPROSY)
Epidemiology and Etiopathogenesis
Predisposition
Clinical Signs
Diagnosis
Treatment and Prognosis
DISEASE CAUSED BY NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA (NTM)
CLINICAL BACKGROUND
Epidemiology and Etiopathogenesis
Predisposition
Clinical Signs
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
Cytology and Histopathology
Culture
MANAGEMENT
Interim Management
Treatment of Choice
Prognosis
ETIOLOGY
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
BRUCELLOSIS IN CATS
PUBLIC HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS
ETIOLOGY
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PROGRESSION AND PROGNOSIS
PREVENTION
ETIOLOGY
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SYMPTOMS
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
PREVENTION
DISEASE MANIFESTATIONS
SEROPREVALENCE
DIAGNOSTIC CONSIDERATIONS
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
PUBLIC HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL FINDINGS
DIAGNOSIS
Clinical Laboratory Findings and Pathologic Findings
Bacterial Isolation
Serologic Testing
Nucleic Acid Detection
THERAPY
PREVENTION
PUBLIC HEALTH
SUMMARY
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
THE EHRLICHIOSES
Ehrlichia canis
ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
PATHOGENESIS AND CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Ehrlichia ewingii
ANAPLASMOSIS
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE
Anaplasma platys
NEORICKETTSIOSES
Neorickettsia helminthoeca
Neorickettsia risticii
TICK-BORNE RICKETTSIOSES
General Considerations
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
PATHOGENESIS AND CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
PUBLIC HEALTH ASPECTS
Feline Ehrlichioses
ENTERIC PROTOZOAL DISEASES
POLYSYSTEMIC PROTOZOAL DISEASES
COCCIDIANS
Hepatozoonosis
Neosporosis
Toxoplasmosis
FLAGGELATES
Leishmaniasis
Trypanosomiasis
PIROPLASMIA
Babesiosis
Cytauxzoonosis
Clostridium perfringens
PATHOGENESIS
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
Clostridium difficile
PATHOGENESIS
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
Campylobacter spp.
PATHOGENESIS
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
Salmonella spp.
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
PATHOGENIC Escherichia coli
ENTEROTOXIGENIC E. coli (ETEC)
ENTEROPATHOGENIC E. coli (EPEC)
ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC E. coli (EHEC) (ALSO CALLED VEROTOXIGENIC E. coli)
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
GRANULOMATOUS COLITIS OF BOXERS (HISTIOCYTIC ULCERATIVE COLITIS)
ZOONOTIC IMPLICATIONS FOR ENTERIC BACTERIA
Clostridium perfringens
Clostridium difficile
Campylobacter spp.
Salmonella spp.
Escherichia coli
INFECTION CONTROL IN THE HOSPITAL
ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS AND LABORATORY ABNORMALITIES
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
MULTIDRUG RESISTANT BACTERIA
Staphylococci
Enterococci
Enterobacteriaceae
Pseudomonads
Acinetobacter
Other Bacteria
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS
CONTROL STRATEGIES FOR NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION
Hand Hygiene
Isolation or Barrier Nursing
Environmental Cleaning
Antimicrobial Stewardship
EPIDEMIOLOGY
PATHOGENESIS
DIAGNOSIS
PREVENTION
Considerations for Animal Shelters
MANAGEMENT
EPIDEMIOLOGY
PATHOGENESIS
General
Bone Marrow Disorders
Neoplasia
Secondary Infections
Miscellaneous Disorders
DIAGNOSIS
PREVENTION
MANAGEMENT
DIAGNOSIS
Laboratory Changes
Analysis of Effusion Fluid
Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid
Antibodies
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Antibody Antigen Complex Detection
Immunofluorescence Staining of FCoV Antigen in Macrophages
TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT
Prognosis
Symptomatic Treatment
Immune Modulators
Antiviral Chemotherapy
PREVENTION
Management of Cats after Contact
Management of Multicat Households with Endemic FCoV
Vaccination
FELINE VIRAL RESPIRATORY DISEASE
CAUSATIVE AGENTS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
EPIDEMIOLOGY
PREVENTION AND CONTROL
INFLUENZA IN CATS
FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA/FELINE PARVOVIRUS (FPV) INFECTION
BORNAVIRUS DISEASE (FELINE “STAGGERING DISEASE”)
POXVIRUS INFECTION
FELINE FOAMY VIRUS (FELINE SYNCYTIUM-FORMING VIRUS) INFECTION
ASTROVIRUS
FELINE REOVIRUS INFECTION
ROTAVIRUS
HANTAVIRUS INFECTION
TOROVIRUS INFECTION
CAUSE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
EXPOSURE AND RELATED CONSIDERATIONS
CLINICAL SIGNS
PATHOGENESIS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
CANINE PARVOVIRUS
ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
TRANSMISSION
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
CANINE DISTEMPER VIRUS
ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
TRANSMISSION
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
CANINE ADENOVIRUS TYPE 1
ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
TRANSMISSION
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
CANINE ADENOVIRUS TYPE 2 AND PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS
ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
Transmission
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
CANINE INFLUENZA A SUBTYPE H3N8 VIRUS
ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
Transmission
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
CANINE RESPIRATORY CORONAVIRUS
ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
Transmission
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
CANINE ENTERIC CORONAVIRUS
ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
TRANSMISSION
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
CANINE PANCYTOTROPIC CORONAVIRUS
ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
TRANSMISSION
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
CANINE ROTAVIRUS
Etiology and Epidemiology
TRANSMISSION
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
CANINE HERPESVIRUS
ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
TRANSMISSION
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
CANINE PAPILLOMA VIRUS
ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
TRANSMISSION
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
RABIES VIRUS
ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
TRANSMISSION
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
PSEUDORABIES VIRUS
ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
TRANSMISSION
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
OTHER VIRUSES OF INTEREST
West Nile Virus
Bornavirus
Differential Diagnosis for Nodular Skin Disease
Bacterial Skin Disease
Mycotic and Miscellaneous Infectious Skin Disease
Noninfectious Pyogranulomatous Skin Disease
Neoplasia
Miscellaneous Diseases
Differential Diagnosis for Chorioretinitis, Exudative Retinal Detachment, and Panophthalmitis
Fungal
Neoplasia
Miscellaneous Infectious Causes
ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS
Amphotericin B
ORAL AZOLE ANTIFUNGAL DRUGS
Flucytosine
ALLYLAMINES
Glucan Synthase Inhibitors
SPECIFIC SYSTEMIC MYCOSES
Blastomycosis
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE
Histoplasmosis
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS
Large-Intestine Disease
Diet-Associated Colitis
Idiopathic Colitis
Parasitic and Protozoal Colitis
Bacterial Colitis
Candidiasis
Small-Intestine Disease
Idiopathic Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Intestinal Lymphosarcoma
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
Sporotrichosis
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE
Candidiasis
Pythiosis
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL FINDINGS
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
Lagenidiosis
CLINICAL FINDINGS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
Zygomycosis
CLINICAL FINDINGS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
HISTORY AND MYCOLOGY
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND EPIZOOTIOLOGY
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
MYCOLOGY AND EPIZOOTIOLOGY
LOCALIZED (SINONASAL) ASPERGILLOSIS
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
DISSEMINATED ASPERGILLOSIS
AFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS
FLAVIVIRIDAE
BUNYAVIRIDAE
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
HEPATITIS E VIRUS
MELIOIDOSIS
ANTHRAX
CANINE BABESIOSIS
FELINE BABESIOSIS
AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASES
SARCOCYSTOSIS
HYALOMMA TICK BITE NECROSIS
Cordylobia anthropophaga
SPIROCERCOSIS
SOURCE OF INFECTION: FECES
SOURCE OF INFECTION: PARTURIENT FLUIDS/URINE
SOURCE OF INFECTION: SALIVA/RESPIRATORY/SCRATCH
SOURCE OF INFECTION: SKIN/FUR
SOURCE OF INFECTION: EXTERNAL PARASITES
VETERINARY STANDARD PRECAUTIONS
GENERAL CONCEPTS
DISEASES OF THE PINNA
NONPRURITIC PINNAL ALOPECIA
Canine Pinnal Alopecia
Periodic Alopecia of Miniature Poodles and Siamese Cats
Pattern Baldness
Congenital Hypotrichosis
CRUSTING AND SCALING DERMATOSES
Mange
Fly Strike Dermatitis
Actinic Dermatitis and Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Frostbite
Vasculitis
Hyperkeratosis
Nutritional Dermatoses
DERMATOSES CAUSING PAPULES AND NODULES
Tick Infestation
Neoplastic Lesions
Granulomatous Lesions
DERMATOSES CAUSING PUSTULES, VESICLES, AND BULLAE
CONCAVE PINNAL DERMATOSES
Atopy
Allergic Contact Dermatitis
Defects in Keratinization
Juvenile Cellulitis
Proliferative and Necrotizing Otitis Externa
AURICULAR CARTILAGE DISORDERS
Aural Hematoma
Auricular Chondritis
DISEASES OF THE EXTERNAL EAR CANAL: OTITIS EXTERNA
NORMAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
DIAGNOSTIC PRINCIPLES
History
Physical Examination
Cytologic Examination
Culture and Susceptibility Testing
Radiology, Ultrasound, Computed Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Primary Factors
Hypersensitivities
Atopy and food hypersensitivity
Contact hypersensitivity and irritant reaction
Ectoparasites
Foreign Bodies
Keratinization Defects
Idiopathic Inflammatory or Hyperplastic Otitis
Other Primary Factors
Predisposing Factors
Anatomic Changes
External Environment
Perpetuating Factors
Secondary Bacterial Colonization/Infection
Malassezia pachydermatis
Chronic Anatomic Changes
Otitis Media
Treatment Errors, Undertreatment, and Overtreatment
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
Ear Cleaning
Topical Therapy
Systemic Therapy
THERAPY FOR SPECIFIC DISEASES OF THE EXTERNAL EAR CANAL
Ectoparasites
Idiopathic Inflammatory or Hyperplastic Otitis in Cocker Spaniels
Excessive Moisture (Swimmer’s Ear)
Chronic Bacterial Otitis
Refractory or Recurrent Yeast Infection
Neoplasia
ROLE OF SURGERY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF OTITIS EXTERNA
DISEASES OF THE MIDDLE AND INNER EAR
NORMAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Otitis Media
Neoplasia of the Middle Ear
Inflammatory Polyps
Primary Secretory Otitis Media
Otitis Interna
Prognosis for Otitis Media Interna
Ototoxicity
Idiopathic Vestibular/Facial Nerve Diseases
Deafness
Diagnostic Principles
Impedance audiometry/tympanometry
Brainstem auditory evoked response
Acquired Late-Onset Conductive Deafness
Acquired Late-Onset Sensorineural Deafness
Congenital Sensorineural Deafness
Congenital Acquired Sensorineural Deafness
FUNCTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
Functional Anatomy
Regulation and Conditioning of the Inspiratory and Expiratory Airflow
Mucosal Cleaning
Olfaction
HISTORY AND CLINICAL SIGNS
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
SPECIAL DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
Radiography
Cross-Sectional Imaging
Rhinoscopy
Olfactory Tests
CONGENITAL DISEASES
INFLAMMATORY DISEASES
Viral Rhinitis
Bacterial Rhinitis
Mycotic Rhinitis
Neurogenic Rhinitis
Specific Rhinitis
TUMORS OF THE NASAL PLANE, NASAL CAVITY, AND FRONTAL SINUS
Tumors of the Nasal Plane
Tumors in the Nasal Cavity
Tumors of the Frontal Sinus
TRAUMA TO THE FRONTAL SINUS AND THE NOSE
Trauma to the Frontal Sinus
Trauma to the Nose
EPISTAXIS
GENERAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSIS
Diagnostic Imaging
Pharyngoscopy and Laryngoscopy
Miscellaneous
DISEASES OF THE PHARYNX
Nasopharyngeal Polyps
Nasopharyngeal Stenosis
Pharyngeal Foreign Bodies
Pharyngeal Mucoceles
SOFT PALATE ABNORMALITIES
Neoplasia
Tonsillitis and Pharyngitis
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
DISEASES OF THE LARYNX
Laryngeal Paralysis
Laryngeal Neoplasia
Laryngeal Collapse
LARYNGITIS
OBSTRUCTIVE INFLAMMATORY DISEASE
Benign Oral Lesions
Malignant Oral Lesions
ORAL EXAMINATION AND DIAGNOSIS
CLINICAL STAGING
TREATMENT
MALIGNANT MELANOMA
MELANOCYTOMA
FIBROSARCOMA
HISTOLOGICALLY LOW-GRADE, YET BIOLOGICALLY HIGH-GRADE, FIBROSARCOMA
SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
OSTEOSARCOMA
EXTRAMEDULLARY PLASMACYTOMAS
ODONTOGENIC TUMORS
EPULIDES
PAPILLOMATOSIS
SALIVARY GLAND TUMORS
LINGUAL TUMORS
NONNEOPLASTIC MASSES
SIGNALMENT
GENERAL MEDICAL HISTORY
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICS
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
Radiography
Bronchial Pattern
Interstitial Pattern
Nodular
Hazy and Unstructured
Alveolar Pattern
Diffuse
Localized
Ultrasonography
Nuclear Imaging
Alternative Imaging
SCOPING PROCEDURES
RESPIRATORY SAMPLING TECHNIQUES
THORACOTOMY AND BIOPSY
PULSE OXIMETRY AND ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS
PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING
ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTICS
CONCLUSION
ANATOMY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
Radiography
Tracheoscopy and Bronchoscopy
Tracheobronchial Culture, Cytology, and PCR Testing
Clinicopathologic Studies
SPECIFIC TRACHEOBRONCHIAL DISEASES
Noninfectious Tracheitis
ETIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS AND DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
Infectious Tracheobronchitis
ETIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS AND DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
TRACHEAL PARASITES
Lungworm (Oslerus osleri; Filaroides osleri)
ETIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS AND DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
Cuterebrosis
Tracheal Hypoplasia
ETIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS AND DIAGNOSIS
PROGNOSIS AND THERAPY
Segmental Tracheal Stenosis
ETIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS AND DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
Collapsing Trachea
ETIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS AND DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
Obstructive Tracheal and Bronchial Masses
ETIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS AND DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
Tracheal and Bronchial Trauma
ETIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS AND DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
CANINE CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
BRONCHIECTASIS
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND PRESENTATION
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS
FELINE BRONCHIAL (LOWER AIRWAY) DISEASE
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
TREATMENT
ACUTE TREATMENT
CHRONIC THERAPY
PRIMARY CILIARY DYSKINESIA (IMMOTILE CILIA SYNDROME)
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS
BRONCHOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA
BRONCHIAL MINERALIZATION
PATIENT SELECTION
RINGS OR STENTS?
BRONCHIAL COLLAPSE
EXPECTATIONS/RISKS
STENTING
Stent Selection
Stent Material
Foreshortening
Reconstrainability
Stent Sizing
Stent Length
Stent Diameter
STENT PLACEMENT TECHNIQUE
General Anesthesia and Preparation20
Stent Placement
POSTOPERATIVE CARE AND FOLLOW-UP
DEALING WITH LONG-TERM COMPLICATIONS
PROGNOSIS
OTHER SPECIES AND NEEDS FOR TRACHEAL STENTING
MANIFESTATIONS OF PULMONARY PARENCHYMAL DISEASE
DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF PULMONARY PARENCHYMAL DISEASE
Oxygenation
Screening Tests
Complete Blood Count
Serum Chemistry Profile
Urinalysis
Natriuretic Peptides
Imaging Studies
Alveolar Infiltrate
Bronchiolar Infiltrate
Interstitial Patterns
Vascular Pattern
Invasive Tests
SPECIFIC PULMONARY DISORDERS
Infectious Diseases of the Lungs
Pulmonary Parasites
Pulmonary parenchymal parasites
Paragonimus kellicotti
Filaroides
Airway parasites
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus
Crenosoma vulpis
Oslerus osleri
Eucoleus aerophilia
Other parasites of relevance to the lung
Dirofilaria immitis
Angiostrongylus vasorum
Bacterial Pneumonia
PRESENTATION
TREATMENT
Severe, Unstable Disease
Moderate, Stable Disease
Mild, Stable Disease
Unique pathogens causing bacterial pneumonia
Bordetella bronchiseptica
Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus
Mycoplasma
Mycobacterial pneumonia
Yersinia pestis pneumonia (plague)
Viral Pneumonia
Influenza Virus
Protozoal Pneumonia
Mycotic Pneumonia
Aspiration Pneumonia
Pulmonary Edema
PRESENTATION
TREATMENT
Lung Cancer
Metastatic and Special Lung Cancers
PRESENTATION
TREATMENT
Pulmonary Lymphoma
Pulmonary Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis
Malignant Histiocytosis (Disseminated Histiocytic Sarcoma)
Primary Lung Cancer
PRESENTATION
TREATMENT
Interstitial Lung Disease
Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonitis (LIP)
Bronchiolitis Obliterans with Organizing Pneumonia (BOOP)
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP)
Sjögren’s Syndrome
Silicosis and Asbestosis
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
Lipid Pneumonia
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
PRESENTATION
TREATMENT
Physical Lung Injury
Thoracic Trauma
Drowning
Smoke Inhalation
Miscellaneous Lung Disease
Atelectasis
Cavitary Lung Lesions
Abscesses
Pulmonary blebs, bullae, and emphysema
Lung Lobe Torsion
PRESENTATION
TREATMENT
Pulmonary Thromboembolism
ANATOMY
HISTORY AND CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION
Survey Radiography
Ultrasonography
Computed Tomography
Further Diagnostic Evaluation
DISEASES OF THE MEDIASTINUM
Pneumomediastinum
Mediastinitis
Mediastinal Edema
Mediastinal Hemorrhage
Mediastinal Cysts
Nonneoplastic Mediastinal Masses
Mediastinal Neoplasia
DISEASES OF THE THYMUS
Thymic Hemorrhage
Thymoma
DISORDERS OF THE DIAPHRAGM
Anatomy of the Diaphragm
Radiographic Signs as an Indicator of Diaphragmatic Disease or Dysfunction
Diaphragmatic Paralysis
Diaphragmatic Hernia
Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia
Peritoneopericardial Diaphragmatic Hernia
DISORDERS OF THE THORACIC WALL
Chest Wall Trauma
Pectus Excavatum
Thoracic Wall and Sternal Neoplasia
PLEURAL EFFUSION
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
ETIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Thoracocentesis and Pleural Fluid Evaluation
Biochemical Parameters and Additional Fluid Evaluation
Radiography and Ultrasonography
Pyothorax
Chylothorax
Hemorrhagic Effusion
Neoplastic Effusion
Eosinophilic Effusion
Idiopathic Effusion
Pneumothorax
Traumatic Pneumothorax
Spontaneous Pneumothorax
PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
PULMONARY PHYSIOLOGY
CLASSIFICATION OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
SIGNALMENT
CLINICAL SIGNS AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
OUTCOME
PULMONARY THROMBOEMBOLISM
ETIOLOGY/PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
TREATMENT
Heart Failure Resulting from Impeded Cardiac Filling
Pericardial Disease with Restricted Filling
Valvular Inflow Obstruction
Intrinsic Myocardial Disease with Impaired Diastolic Function
Heart Failure Resulting from Increased Resistance to Ejection
Increased Resistance to the Ejection of Blood (Afterload)
Heart Failure Resulting from Impaired Ejection or Volume Overload
Primary and Secondary Myocardial Disease with Impaired Systolic Function
Misdirected Blood Flow Resulting in Volume Overload
Chronic High-Output States
Heart Failure Resulting from Arrhythmias and Conduction Disorders
Sustained Tachyarrhythmias
Chronic Bradyarrhythmias
HEMODYNAMIC ALTERATIONS IN HEART FAILURE
DETERMINANTS OF CARDIAC PERFORMANCE
DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE
NEUROHORMONAL AND CYTOKINE ALTERATIONS IN HEART FAILURE
Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Natriuretic Peptides
Endothelin
Arginine Vasopressin
Adrenomedullin
Cytokine and Integrin Signaling
CARDIAC REMODELING
CHANGES IN ENERGY METABOLISM IN HEART FAILURE
SUMMARY
CARDIAC CONDUCTION SYSTEM AND ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
NORMAL ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
Technical Aspects of the Electrocardiograph
Evolution of the Electrocardiogram with Age
Diagnostic Manipulations with Electrocardiography
Vagal Maneuver
Atropine Response Test
Ambulatory Electrocardiography
CARDIAC RHYTHM DISTURBANCES
Clinical Impact of Rhythm Disturbances
Identification of Rhythm Disturbances
Disturbances of Excitability
Disturbances and Alterations of Sinus Excitability
Respiratory (normal) sinus arrhythmia
Wandering pacemaker
Sinus bradycardia
Sinus tachycardia
Disturbances of Atrial Excitability
Premature Atrial Complexes
Supraventricular Tachycardias
Atrial flutter
Atrial fibrillation
Atrial dissociation
Disturbances of Ventricular Excitability
Ventricular extrasystoles or premature ventricular complexes
Accelerated idioventricular rhythm
Ventricular tachycardia
Ventricular flutter
Ventricular fibrillation
Torsade de pointes
Ventricular parasystole
Disorders of Conduction
Atrioventricular Block
Bundle branch blocks
Atrial Standstill (Silent Atrium)
Electromechanical Dissociation
Complex Disorders Involving Abnormalities of Both Excitability and Conduction
Cardiac Effects of Systemic Potassium and Calcium Abnormalities
Hypokalemia
Hyperkalemia
Hypocalcemia
Hypercalcemia
Preexcitation Syndromes
Sinus Node Dysfunction
Electrocardiographic Leads
Mean Electrical Axis
Precordial Leads
Combining Mean Electrical Axis and Electrocardiographic Leads: Understanding the Direction and Force of Electrical Activity in a Heartbeat
Confounding Factors
WHAT IS A “BIOMARKER”?
Myocyte Stress
Inflammation
Oxidative Stress
Extracellular-Matrix Remodeling
Neurohormones
Myocyte Injury
New Biomarkers
MARKERS OF MYOCYTE INJURY
Cardiac Troponins in Disease
Noncardiac Causes
Cardiac Causes
NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES AND OTHER MYOCYTE STRESS MARKERS
Natriuretic Peptides
Natriuretic Peptides in Disease
Adrenomedullin
ST2
NEUROHUMORAL MARKERS
Endothelin
Endothelins in Disease
Arginine Vasopressin
MARKERS OF INFLAMMATION
CONCLUSION
CLASSIFICATION OF HEART DISEASE AND HEART FAILURE
EVALUATING THE EVIDENCE FOR EFFICACY AND SAFETY
GUIDELINES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CVHD
Diagnosis for Stage A
Consensus Recommendations:
Therapy for Stage A
Consensus Recommendations:
Diagnosis for Stage B
Consensus Recommendations:
Consensus Recommendations:
No Consensus:
Small breed dogs:
Larger breed dogs:
Diagnosis for Stage C
Consensus Recommendations:
Acute (Hospital-Based) Therapy of Stage C
Consensus Recommendations:
No Consensus Was Reached on the Following Acute Care Stage C Issues:
Home-Based (Chronic) Therapy for Stage C
Consensus Recommendations:
No Consensus Was Reached Regarding the Following Home-Based (Chronic) Treatment Strategies in Stage C:
Dietary Therapy for Stage C
Consensus Recommendations for Dietary Therapy for Stage C:
No Consensus Was Reached on the Following Dietary Therapy for Stage C:
Diagnosis for Stage D
Acute (Hospital-Based) Therapy for Stage D (Refractory Heart Failure)
Consensus Recommendations:
No Consensus Was Reached Regarding the Following Acute Care Stage D Recommendations:
Home-Based (Chronic) Stage D Therapy
Consensus Recommendations:
No Consensus Was Reached Regarding the Following Chronic Stage D Therapeutic Recommendations:
Home-Based (Chronic) Dietary Therapy for Stage D
Consensus Recommendations:
INTRODUCTION
INOTROPIC MECHANISMS
INOTROPES
Digoxin
Mechanism of Action
Indications
Dosage
Cautionary Notes
Digitoxin
Dobutamine
Mechanism of Action
Indications
Dosage
Cautionary Notes
Dopamine
INODILATORS
Milrinone
Mechanism of Action
Indications
Pimobendan
Mechanism of Action
Indications
Dosage
Cautionary Notes
Levosimendan
SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
Canine
Feline
BB IN CANINE DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY
BB IN CANINE CHRONIC DEGENERATIVE ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE DISEASE
BB IN FELINE CARDIOMYOPATHIES
PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING β-BLOCKADE IN HEART DISEASE AND HEART FAILURE (Box 239-2)
Start Low
Go Slow
Aim High
General
DOSAGES OF BB (Table 239-1)
POTENTIAL ADVERSE AFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH BB
CARDIAC EFFECTS
VASCULAR EFFECTS
SPECIFIC AGENTS
CLASSES
Loop Diuretics
Thiazide Diuretics
Potassium-Sparing Diuretics
COMBINATION THERAPY
CONTROL OF BRONCHOMOTOR TONE
METHYLXANTHINES
BETA-ADRENERGIC AGONISTS
ANTICHOLINERGICs
THE HISTORY OF THE RENIN ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS
THE NEUROHORMONAL HYPOTHESIS OF HEART FAILURE
THE RENIN ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM IN DOGS AND CATS WITH HEART DISEASE
ACTIONS AND COMPLICATIONS OF ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS
Enalapril
Benazepril
Adverse Effects
Drug Interactions
WHEN TO INITIATE THERAPY—THE EVIDENCE FOR, AND AGAINST ACE INHIBITOR ADMINISTRATION
Animals with Congestive Heart Failure
Animals with Cardiac Disease but without Congestive Heart Failure
VASODILATORS
Amlodipine
Hydralazine
Nitrates
Nitroglycerin
Isosorbide Mono/dinitrate
FUNCTION
EFFECTS
ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONISTS
SPIRONOLACTONE
EPLERENONE
CLINICAL APPLICATION
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS FOR ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENTS
CLASS I ANTIARRHYTHMICS
CLASS IA DRUGS
CLASS IB DRUGS
CLASS IC DRUGS
CLASS II ANTIARRHYTHMICS
CLASS III ANTIARRHYTHMICS
CLASS IV ANTIARRHYTHMICS
DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDES
ADENOSINE, EDROPHONIUM, PHENYLEPHRINE
RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION
EXTERNAL RHYTHM CONTROL AND PACEMAKER THERAPY
COUGH SUPPRESSANTS
SEDATION OF THE CARDIAC PATIENT
Butyrophenones (Droperidol, Fluanisone)
Phenothiazines
Benzodiazepines (Diazepam, Midazolam, Zolazepam with Tilamine)
Alpha-2 (α-2) Adrenergic Agonists (Xylazine, Detomidine, Ranitidine, Medetomidine)
Opioids (Buprenorphine, Butorphanol, Codeine, Diprenorphine, Fentanyl, Methadone, Morphine, Naloxone, Nalbuphine, Pentazocine, Pethidine, Remifentanil, Sufentanil, Tramadol)
Opioid Agonists
Opioid Partial Agonists
Combinations of Drugs
SEDATION OF THE CARDIAC PATIENT WITH SPECIFIC CARDIAC DISEASES
Mitral Regurgitation
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Pericardial Effusions
Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Ventricular Septal Defects
Subaortic Stenosis and Pulmonic Stenosis
Heartworm Disease
Aggressive Dogs
PREOPERATIVE PATIENT ASSESSMENT
SIGNALMENT
HISTORY
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Beta-Blockers
Physical Examination
Preoperative Diagnostic Evaluations
Electrocardiogram
Noninvasive Systolic Blood Pressure Measurement
Thoracic Radiography
Echocardiography
Biochemical Profile
Serum electrolytes (Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl−)
Renal parameters (BUN, creatinine, and phosphorous)
Serum albumin
Liver enzymes (ALP, ALT, AST)
Serum thyroid hormone assessment
Complete blood count
Blood gas analysis
PREOPERATIVE ANESTHETIC PLAN
Optimization of Cardiac Output
Desirable Manipulations of Cardiovascular Physiology
Fixed Stenosis
Dynamic Stenosis
Regurgitation
Shunts
Left-to-right shunts
Right-to-left shunts
Systolic Dysfunction
INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD
MONITORING
Physical Examination
Central Venous Pressure
Electrocardiogram
Systemic Blood Pressure
Urine Output
Blood Gas Analysis
Pulse Oximetry
Capnography
Echocardiography
Rapid Response to Negative Trends
INDICATIONS FOR PACING
Atrioventricular Block
Sinus Node Dysfunction/Sick Sinus Syndrome
Atrial Standstill
Less Common Uses for Pacing Therapy
TYPES OF PACEMAKERS AND HEMODYNAMICS OF PACING
Pacing Nomenclature
Single Chamber
Ventricular-Inhibited Pacing (VVI)
Atrial-Inhibited Pacing (AAI)
Dual Chamber
Atrial Synchronous Pacing (VDD)
Dual-Chamber Pacing and Sensing with Inhibition and Tracking (DDD)
TRANSVENOUS PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION
Temporary Pacing
Implantation of Permanent Pacemaker
PACEMAKER PROGRAMMING
Pulse Width and Voltage Amplitude Programmability
Rate Programmability
Sensitivity
Refractory Period
Special Features
PACEMAKER COMPLICATIONS
Infections
DEFINITION
CLINICAL APPROACH
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
History
Physical Examination
LABORATORY TESTS
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
CARDIAC IMAGING
Radiography
Echocardiography
Other Imaging Modalities
CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION AND ANGIOGRAPHY
Hemodynamic Measurements
Angiography
Therapeutic Procedures
ETIOLOGY AND PREVALENCE
Etiology
Prevalence
CLASSIFICATION
DEFECTS CAUSING PRIMARILY VOLUME OVERLOAD
SYSTEMIC TO PULMONARY (LEFT-TO-RIGHT) SHUNTS
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
PATHOGENESIS
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL FINDINGS
Left-to-Right Shunting PDA
PDA with Pulmonary Hypertension (Right-to-Left Shunting PDA)
NATURAL HISTORY
CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
ATRIAL AND VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECTS
PATHOGENESIS
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Atrial Septal Defect
Ventricular Septal Defect
Eisenmenger’s Syndrome
CLINICAL FINDINGS
NATURAL HISTORY
CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
VALVULAR REGURGITATION
PULMONIC AND AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY
Pulmonic Insufficiency
Aortic Insufficiency
ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE DYSPLASIA
PATHOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL FINDINGS
CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
DEFECTS CAUSING PRIMARILY PRESSURE OVERLOAD
VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTIONS
Pulmonic Stenosis
PATHOLOGY
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL FINDINGS
NATURAL HISTORY
CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
Aortic Stenosis
PATHOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL FINDINGS
NATURAL HISTORY
CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
ANOMALOUS DEVELOPMENT OF THE ATRIA AND COR TRIATRIATUM
LESIONS CAUSING RIGHT-TO-LEFT SHUNTING: CYANOTIC HEART DISEASE
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Mechanisms of Right-to-Left Shunting
Effects of Hypoxemia
Ratio of Systemic to Pulmonary Resistance
Additional Circulatory Factors
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE PATIENT WITH CYANOTIC HEART DISEASE
Echocardiography
Cardiac Catheterization
TETRALOGY OF FALLOT
PATHOGENESIS
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL FINDINGS
CLINICAL MANAGEMENT
OTHER CAUSES OF CYANOTIC CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
Valvular Atresia
Double Outlet Right Ventricle
Transposition of the Great Arteries
MISCELLANEOUS CARDIAC DEFECTS
VASCULAR ANOMALIES
AORTIC ANOMALIES
VENOUS ANOMALIES
MYXOMATOUS MITRAL VALVE DISEASE
Occurrence
Significance and Progression
Pathology
Inheritance and Breeding
PATHOGENESIS
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Electrocardiographic Findings
Radiographic Findings
Echocardiographic Findings
LABORATORY FINDINGS
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
MANAGEMENT
Asymptomatic Disease
Patients with Left Mainstem Bronchial Compression without Pulmonary Congestion and Edema
Patients with Syncopes but without Pulmonary Congestion and Edema
Patients with Pulmonary Edema Secondary to MMVD
Mild to Moderate Heart Failure
Recurrent Heart Failure
Severe and Life-Threatening (Fulminant) Heart Failure
Prognosis after the Onset of Chronic Heart Failure
Complications Associated with MMVD
Acute Exacerbation of Pulmonary Congestion and Edema Caused by Ruptured Chordae Tendineae
Right-Sided Heart Failure Caused by Pulmonary Hypertension
Acute Exacerbation of Pulmonary Congestion Caused by Tachyarrhythmia
Left Atrial Rupture and Cardiac Tamponade
TRICUSPID VALVE INSUFFICIENCY
CONSEQUENCES (PATHOPHYSIOLOGY)
CLINICAL SIGNS
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Electrocardiographic Findings
Radiographic Findings
Echocardiographic Findings
MANAGEMENT
SEMILUNAR VALVE INSUFFICIENCY
INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS
PATHOLOGY
ETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS
CASE HISTORY AND CLINICAL SIGNS
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Blood Culture
Obtaining Blood Cultures
Electrocardiographic Findings
Radiographic Findings
Echocardiographic Findings
OTHER LABORATORY FINDINGS
DIAGNOSIS
MANAGEMENT
Management of Cases with Tentative Diagnosis of IE
PROGNOSIS
PREVENTION
CANINE DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Electrocardiography
Radiography
Echocardiography
Biomarkers
PATHOLOGY
ETIOLOGY
Breed-Specific Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Cocker Spaniels
Dalmatians
Doberman Pinschers
Great Danes
Irish Wolfhounds
Newfoundlands
Portuguese Water Dogs
Nutritional Cardiomyopathy
Taurine-Related Cardiomyopathy
Treatment of the Dog with Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Treatment of the Dog with Occult Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Treatment of the Dog with Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Congestive Heart Failure
Treatment of the Dog with Ventricular Arrhythmias
Prognosis for the Dog with Dilated Cardiomyopathy
ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY IN THE BOXER
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
MYOCARDITIS
Atrial Myocarditis
HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY
HYPOTHYROIDISM
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY
Genetics of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Systolic Anterior Motion of the Mitral Valve
Arterial Thromboembolism
PATHOLOGY
Patient History and Clinical Abnormalities
Thoracic Radiographs
Electrocardiogram
Echocardiogram
Assessment of Diastolic Function
Tissue Doppler Imaging Echocardiography
Circulating biomarkers
Advanced Diagnostic Imaging
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
Treatment of Asymptomatic Cats with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Congestive Heart Failure
Anticoagulant Therapy
PROGNOSIS
DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY
ETIOLOGY
HISTORY
Clinical Abnormalities on Physical Examination
Electrocardiogram
Thoracic Radiographs
Echocardiogram
TREATMENT
Positive Inotropic Therapy
Antiarrhythmic Therapy
PROGNOSIS
Taurine Deficiency–Induced Myocardial Failure
Taurine Deficiency–Induced Diseases
Assessment of Taurine Status
Treatment of Taurine Deficiency–Induced Myocardial Failure
RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY
Thoracic Radiographs
Electrocardiogram
Echocardiography
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
UNCLASSIFIED CARDIOMYOPATHY
DIAGNOSTIC TESTING
TREATMENT
ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR CARDIOMYOPATHY
SIGNALMENT AND CLINICAL ABNORMALITIES
Thoracic Radiographs
Electrocardiogram
Echocardiography
PATHOLOGY
TREATMENT
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE PERICARDIUM
CONGENITAL PERICARDIAL DISORDERS
Peritoneopericardial Diaphragmatic Hernia
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
Benign Intrapericardial Cysts
CLINICAL SIGNS, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT
Pericardial Defects
ACQUIRED PERICARDIAL DISORDERS
Pericardial Effusion
Causes
Neoplastic
Infectious
Metabolic and toxic
Cardiovascular
Traumatic
Idiopathic
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
Neoplastic
Infectious
Cardiovascular
Idiopathic
CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS
CLINICAL SIGNS AND DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
CANINE HEARTWORM DISEASE
LIFE CYCLE
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
Microfilarial Detection
Immunodiagnostic Antigen Tests
Radiography
Electrocardiography
Echocardiography
Clinical Pathology
MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
Prophylaxis
Diethylcarbamazine
Macrocyclic Lactone (Macrolide) Antibiotics
Ivermectin
Milbemycin
Moxidectin
Selamectin
ADULTICIDAL THERAPY
Melarsomine
Microfilaricidal and Preventative Therapy in Heartworm-Positive Dogs
Procedure
Macrolides
Exercise Restriction
Surgical Therapy
ANCILLARY THERAPY
Corticosteroids
Aspirin
Heparin Therapy
Doxycycline
Microfilaricidal Therapy
COMPLICATIONS AND SPECIFIC SYNDROMES
Asymptomatic Heartworm Infection
Glomerulonephritis
Allergic Pneumonitis
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis
Pulmonary Embolization
Congestive Heart Failure
Caval Syndrome
Aberrant Migration
PROGNOSIS
CONTROVERSIES
Yearly Testing
YEARLONG PREVENTION
Macrolides as Adulticides
ANTI-Wolbachia THERAPY
FELINE HEARTWORM DISEASE
LIFE CYCLE
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT AND PREVENTION
PROGNOSIS
BACKGROUND
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
TREATMENT
Reduce Thrombus Formation
Improve Blood Flow
Arterial Flow—Thrombolytic Therapy
Streptokinase
Urokinase
Tissue Plasminogen Activator (t-PA)
Improve Collateral Flow
Pain Management
SURVIVAL
PREVENTION
Antithrombotic Drugs
Antiplatelet Agents
Aspirin
Clopidogrel (Plavix)
Anticoagulant Agents
Warfarin
Low-Molecular-Weight Heparins
Synthetic Xa Inhibitors
Diseases of Veins
Diseases of Lymphatics
Tumors of Peripheral Blood Vessels
TECHNIQUES USED TO EVALUATE VENOUS AND LYMPHATIC DISEASE
Angiography
Diagnostic Ultrasound
DISEASES OF VEINS
DISEASES OF THE PERIPHERAL LYMPHATICS
INFLAMMATORY LYMPHATIC DISORDERS (LYMPHANGITIS AND LYMPHADENITIS)
LYMPHEDEMA
Primary Lymphedema
Secondary Lymphedema
LYMPHANGIOMA, LYMPHANGIOSARCOMA
BASIC NEURONAL ACTIVITY
NEURON DOCTRINE
IMPORTANT BODY FUNCTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
Consciousness, Awareness, Cognition, and Behavior
Posture and Movement
Functional Concepts of Upper versus Lower Motor Neuron
Movement
Pain and Sensation
Endogenous Modulation of Pain
VITAL FUNCTIONS OF THE BODY
Urinary Function
Respiration
Cardiovascular Functions
Coughing
Sneezing
Hunger
Drinking
NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION
Sensorium and Behavior
Posture and Gait
Posture
Gait
Paresis
Ataxia
Postural Reactions
Postural Reaction Tests
Hopping
Paw replacement, tactile placing responses
Extensor postural thrust
Hemiwalking
Wheelbarrowing
Muscle Mass, Tone, Spinal Reflexes, and Cutaneous Sensation
Muscle Mass and Tone
Spinal Reflexes
Patellar reflex
Biceps and Triceps Reflexes
Withdrawal-Flexor Reflexes—Thoracic and Pelvic Limbs
Crossed Extensor Reflex
Perineal Reflex
Cutaneous Trunci Reflex
Nociception (Pain Perception)
Cranial Nerves
Vision and Pupillary Light Responses (II, III, VII)
Palpebral Fissure and Third Eyelid Symmetry (III, V, Sympathetic Nerves)
Eyeball Position and Movement (III, IV, VI, VIII)
Vestibular Function (VIII)
Facial and Trigeminal Nerve Function (V, VII)
Tongue and Laryngeal-Pharyngeal Function (IX, X, XII)
NEUROANATOMIC DIAGNOSIS
Prosencephalon
Brainstem
Vestibular Disease
Cerebellum
Spinal Cord
Peripheral Nervous System
Lower Motor Neuron/Neuromuscular System
Peripheral Sensory Nerves
Multifocal Localizations and Diffuse Central Nervous System Disorders
RESPONSE OF THE BRAIN TO DAMAGE
NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION
History and Behavior
Abnormal Movements
Gait and Posture
Postural Reactions
Cranial Nerves
LOCALIZING THE LESION
Cerebellum
Pons and Medulla
Midbrain
Forebrain
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES
DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH
PRIMARY BRAIN DISEASES
Congenital and Hereditary Diseases
Congenital Malformations
Chiari-Like Malformations
Hydrocephalus
Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Organic Acidurias
Spongiform Encephalopathies
Polioencephalopathies
Neuroaxonal Dystrophy
Leukoencephalopathies
Lysosomal Storage Disease
Ceroid Lipofuscinosis
Movement Disorders
Hereditary Cerebellar Ataxia
Multiple System Degeneration
Dyskinesias and Dystonias
Paroxysmal Dyskinesias
Tremors
Encephalitis
Viral Encephalitis
Encephalitis of Unknown Cause
Vascular Disease
Brain Tumors
DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS AND SURVIVAL
Specific Tumor Types
Meningiomas
Neuroepithelial tumors
Central nervous system lymphoma
Secondary intracranial neoplasms
Pituitary tumors
FUNCTIONAL NEUROANATOMY
CLINICAL SIGNS
Head Tilt
Vestibular Ataxia
Nystagmus
Physiologic
Pathologic
Strabismus
Cranial Nerve Deficits
Nausea and Vomiting
Change in Mentation
Paradoxical Syndrome
NEUROLOCALIZATION
DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
GENERAL THERAPY AND COMPENSATION IN VESTIBULAR DISEASES
PERIPHERAL VESTIBULAR DISEASES
Otitis Interna/Media
Nasopharyngeal Polyps
Idiopathic Vestibular Disease
Hypothyroidism
Ototoxicity and Iatrogenic Trauma
Others
Congenital
Neoplasia
CENTRAL VESTIBULAR DISEASES
Inflammatory Diseases
Infectious Diseases
Noninfectious Diseases
Neoplasia
Vascular
Toxicity
Others
Thiamine Deficiency
Anomaly
Trauma
Degenerative Diseases
Postanesthetic Vestibular Syndrome in Cats
EPISODIC
Degenerative
Anomalous
Metabolic
Neoplastic
Nutritional
Inflammatory, Noninfectious
Infectious
Toxins
Trauma
INFLAMMATORY, NONINFECTIOUS DISORDERS OF THE BRAIN
Granulomatous Meningoencephalomyelitis
Necrotizing Encephalitis
Infectious Disorders of the Brain
Bacterial Meningoencephalitis
Fungal Meningoencephalitis
Viral Meningoencephalitis
Other Infectious Diseases
Degenerative and Anomalous Disorders of the Brain
MECHANISMS OF DISEASE
Diagnosis
Signalment
History
Physical Examination
Neurologic Examination
Problem List and Differential Diagnosis
Minimum Database
Ancillary Diagnostic Investigations
Noncontrast vertebral radiography
Cerebrospinal fluid analysis
Myelography
Electrophysiology
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSTIC PLAN
DEGENERATIVE DISORDERS
METABOLIC DISORDERS
Diabetes Mellitus
Hypothyroidism
NEOPLASTIC DISORDERS
PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY
INFECTIOUS DISORDERS
Protozoal Polyradiculoneuritis
INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS
Acute Polyradiculoneuritis
Brachial Plexus Neuritis
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
Sensory Polyganglioradiculoneuritis
TRAUMATIC DISORDERS
Brachial Plexus Injuries
Femoral Nerve Injury
Sciatic Nerve Injury
Caudal Nerve and Tail Dysfunction
TOXIC DISORDERS
AUTONOMIC DISORDERS
Dysautonomia
Other Autonomic Neuropathies
MISCELLANEOUS IDIOPATHIC NEUROPATHIES
CLINICAL OVERVIEW
INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES
Immune-Mediated Polymyositis
Masticatory Muscle Myositis
Extraocular Myositis
Dermatomyositis
Infectious Polymyositis
NONINFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES
Myotonia Congenita
Muscular Dystrophy
Inherited Myopathy of Great Danes (Formerly Central Core Myopathy)
Centronuclear Myopathy (Formerly Hereditary Myopathy of Labrador Retrievers) (Table 264-1)
Labrador Retriever Episodic/Exercise-Induced Collapse (see Table 264-1)
Exertional Rhabdomyolysis
Distal Myopathy of Rottweilers
Nemaline Myopathy
Fibrotic Myopathy (Gracilis/Semitendinosus Myopathy)
Myositis Ossificans (Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva)
Ischemic (Neuro)myopathy
Traumatic Myopathy
METABOLIC MYOPATHIES
Primary Metabolic Myopathies
Secondary Metabolic Myopathies
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSTIC PLAN
GENERAL THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
TICK PARALYSIS
BOTULISM
ELAPID SNAKE ENVENOMATION
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS
Acquired Myasthenia Gravis
Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes
MISCELLANEOUS TOXINS AND DRUGS
ORAL NEOPLASIA
BENIGN NEOPLASMS
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS
CLINICAL SIGNS, DIAGNOSIS, AND STAGING
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
SELECTED ACQUIRED DISEASES OF THE LIPS, CHEEKS, AND PALATE
SELECTED ACQUIRED DISEASES OF THE SALIVARY GLANDS
NORMAL ANATOMY AND FUNCTION
DIAGNOSIS OF ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES
HISTORY
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
CRICOPHARYNGEAL DYSPHAGIA
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
ESOPHAGITIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
ESOPHAGEAL FOREIGN BODIES
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURE
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
MEGAESOPHAGUS AND ESOPHAGEAL HYPOMOTILITY
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
VASCULAR RING ANOMALY
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
ESOPHAGEAL DIVERTICULA
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASIA
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
HIATAL HERNIA
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
MISCELLANEOUS ESOPHAGEAL DISORDERS
COMPOSITION OF THE NORMAL FLORA
PHYSIOLOGIC MICROBIAL-HOST INTERACTIONS
Metabolic Functions
Trophic and Protective Effects to Epithelia
Host-Microbiota “Cross-Talk” at the Mucosal Surface
MUCOSAL RECOGNITION OF BACTERIA
MICROFLORAL PERTURBATION AND ENTERIC DISEASE
Idiopathic Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Antibiotic-Responsive Diarrhea
Infectious Gastroenteritis
PROBIOTICS AND PREBIOTICS
FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY
Regulation of Acid Secretion
Gastric Motility
Digestion and Assimilation of Nutrients
Gastric Flora
DISEASES OF THE STOMACH
SIGNALMENT, HISTORY, AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Clinicopathologic Testing
IMAGING
Endoscopy
Evaluation of Gastric Emptying
Gastric Secretory Testing
ACUTE GASTRITIS
CLINICAL FINDINGS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
Fluid Therapy
Dietary Restriction and Modification
Protectants/Adsorbents
PROGNOSIS
GASTRIC EROSION AND ULCERATION
CLINICAL FINDINGS
DIAGNOSIS
Diagnostic Imaging
TREATMENT
Fluid Therapy
Reducing Acid Secretion and Providing Mucosal Protection
Mucosal Protectants
Antiemetics
Antibiotics and Analgesia
GASTRIC DILATATION AND VOLVULUS
Diagnostic Features
CLINICOPATHOLOGIC FINDINGS
TREATMENT
Fluid Support
Gastric Decompression
Adjunct Therapy for Endotoxic Shock and Reperfusion Injury
Cardiac Arrhythmias
Surgery
PROGNOSIS
PROPHYLAXIS
CHRONIC GASTRITIS
Histopathologic Features of Gastritis
ETIOLOGY
CLINICAL FINDINGS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
Parasitic Gastritis
Gastric Pythiosis
Helicobacter-Associated Gastritis
Chronic Gastritis of Unknown Cause
Atrophic Gastritis
Hypertrophic Gastritis
DELAYED GASTRIC EMPTYING AND MOTILITY DISORDERS
Outflow Obstruction
Defective Propulsion
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
GASTRIC NEOPLASIA
Benign Tumors
Malignant Tumors
Adenocarcinoma
Lymphosarcoma
Leiomyosarcoma
CLINICAL FINDINGS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
Gastrointestinal Disease
Nongastrointestinal Disease
Cardinal Sign
Other Signs
FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF THE SMALL INTESTINE
Normal Structure4,5,7-29
Normal Function
Digestion and Absorption4,5,30-89
Motility4,90-133
Absorption and Secretion of Water and Electrolytes134-141
SMALL-INTESTINAL MICROBIOME
Normal Bacterial Flora142-178
Bacterial-Dietary Interactions179-184
Bacterial-Mucosal Interactions185-190
GASTROINTESTINAL IMMUNE SYSTEM
Functional Anatomy of the Mucosal Immune System191-198
Cells and Molecules of the Mucosal Immune System
Lymphocytes199-218
Dendritic Cells219-225
Other Immune Cells204,207,226-232
Enterocytes226,233-238
Enteric Neurons239
Cytokines240-255
Homing of Lymphocytes in Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue204,256-263
Acquired Immune Responses of Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue210,264-266
Antigen Uptake and Presentation201,267-270
B Cell Responses248,265,271-275
Cytotoxic Lymphocyte Responses
Mucosal Tolerance246,266,276-287
Bacterial-Epithelial Interaction189,288-316
Danger Theory317-319
PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC MECHANISMS IN INTESTINAL DISEASE
Congenital Abnormalities320-329
Motility Disorders109,330-341
Functional
Inflammatory
Metabolic
Neuromuscular
Physical
Luminal Disturbances342-344
Villus Atrophy
Enteroctye Dysfunction
Microvillar Membrane Damage345-356
Brush-Border Membrane Disease55,357-362
Epithelial Barrier Disruption363,364
Luminal Aggressive Factors
Endogenous Factors
Intestinal Inflammation
Intestinal Neoplasia Leading to Ulceration
Hypersensitivity365
Mucosal Inflammation312,363,366-374
Neoplasia
Nutrient Delivery Failure
CLINICAL FEATURES OF SMALL-INTESTINAL DISEASE
Diarrhea375,376
Mechanistic
Temporal
Anatomic
Pathophysiologic
Etiologic
Causal
Clinical
Malabsorption377-384
Melena385-397
Borborygmi and Flatulence
Weight Loss or Failure to Thrive
Protein-Losing Enteropathy398-402
CLINICAL PRESENTATION399,403
DIAGNOSIS404
Endoscopy
Advantages
Disadvantages
Laparotomy
Advantages
Disadvantages
TREATMENT
DIAGNOSIS OF SMALL-INTESTINAL DISEASE
DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH405-408
Patient Information
Environmental History
Past Medical History
Clinical Signs
Fecal Examination
Direct Smear
Fecal Concentration Methods409
Bacteriologic Examination410,411
Routine culture
Molecular Fingerprinting156-158,166,174-176,412
Virologic Examination413
Giardia Antigen414
Occult Blood387,415,416
Alpha1-Protease Inhibitor402,417-422
Fecal Calprotectin423-427
Rectal Cytology
Imaging
Plain Radiography428-433
Gas Ileus
Generalized
Localized
Fluid Ileus
Generalized
Localized
Contrast Radiography
Follow-Through Examinations434-436
Barium-Impregnated Polyethylene Spheres (BIPS)437,438
Ultrasonography330,439-485
Special Tests486-489
Tests of Intestinal Absorption490-496
Serum Folate and Cobalamin Concentrations*
Intestinal Permeability491,514-537
Tests for Protein-Losing Enteropathy538,539
Breath Tests510,540-557
Unconjugated Bile Salts558-560
Miscellaneous Tests550,561-567
Assessment of Intestinal Motility*
Endoscopy386,389,394,572-585
Intestinal Biopsy586-598
Examination of Biopsies
Histopathology599-607
Crypt-Villus Unit
Epithelium
Lamina Propria
Miscellaneous
Alternative examinations206,608-617
Duodenal Juice161,167,173,559,618-620
ACUTE SMALL-INTESTINAL DISEASE
DIAGNOSIS621
Treatment of Acute Diarrhea622
Fluid Therapy623-628
Diet38,629-636
Protectants and Adsorbents637
Motility- and Secretion-Modifying Agents638-641
Antimicrobial Therapy642-644
Probiotics and Prebiotics (Synbiotics)145,645-683
Etiologies of Acute Diarrhea
Acute Diarrhea Induced by Diet, Drugs, or Toxins
Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis635,684-686
CLINICAL FINDINGS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
Infectious and Parasitic Causes687,688
VIRAL ENTERITIDES
Canine Parvovirus689-711
CLINICAL FINDINGS693,712-729
DIAGNOSIS413,730-742
TREATMENT743-755
PROGNOSIS756
PREVENTION599,757-766
Feline Parvovirus (Feline Panleukopenia)767-773
Canine Coronavirus774-789
Feline Coronavirus790-794
Enteric Coronavirus
Intestinal Feline Infectious Peritonitis795
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus796
Feline Leukemia Virus
Miscellaneous Viruses797-803
BACTERIAL ENTERITIDES
Relevance of Bacterial Isolation804-807
Campylobacter spp.168,808-835
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
Salmonella spp.171,813,836-867
CLINICAL FINDINGS849,868,869
DIAGNOSIS406,407
TREATMENT110,870,871
PROGNOSIS
Clostridium spp.156,178,686,727,872-892
Escherichia coli354,411,893-902
Enteroadherent Organisms903-906
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis907,908
Tuberculosis909
Miscellaneous Bacteria785,910-918
RICKETTSIAL DIARRHEA (SALMON POISONING)919-937
ALGAL INFECTIONS938-942
FUNGAL INFECTIONS
Pathogenicity943-945
Candidiasis712,944
Pythiosis946-953
HISTORY AND CLINICAL SIGNS954-956
DIAGNOSIS957-961
TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS962-964
Zygomycosis965
Histoplasmosis966
HELMINTHS
Importance807,967-972
Organism
Helminths
Cestodes
Trematodes
Protozoa
Roundworm Ascarids
EPIDEMIOLOGY973-981
CLINICAL FINDINGS982,983
DIAGNOSIS984-986
TREATMENT962,974,987-993
Strongyloides sp.973,979,985,986,994-999
Hookworms1000
CLINICAL FINDINGS
DIAGNOSIS984-986
TREATMENT987
Tapeworms1001
CLINICAL FINDINGS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT987
PROTOZOA
Trichomonads975,1002-1010
Coccidia
Isospora spp.819,1011-1017
Cryptosporidium spp.1016-1040
DIAGNOSIS1032,1038,1039,1041-1046
TREATMENT1005,1047
Giardia sp.
EPIDEMIOLOGY*
PREVALENCE414,979,1068,1072-1076
CLINICAL FINDINGS1077-1080
DIAGNOSIS†
TREATMENT673,1047,1089-1108
PROGNOSIS
CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC ENTEROPATHIES
Characterization of Chronic Enteropathies382,1109-1111
Management of Chronic Enteropathies1112
Antiparasiticides
Dietary Management173,620,630,1113-1119
Antibacterials
Immunosuppression
ADVERSE REACTIONS TO FOOD
Food Allergy (Hypersensitivity)1120-1123
Mechanisms1124-1130
CLINICAL SIGNS1131-1133
Systemic Signs
Cutaneous Signs
Gastrointestinal Signs
Food-Allergic Skin Disease
Food-Allergic Gastrointestinal Disease
DIAGNOSIS1134
Indirect Tests446,531,1135-1141
Dietary Trial
Food Intolerance
Mechanisms
Food poisoning
Pharmacologic intolerances
Pseudoallergic mechanisms1142,1143
Metabolic reactions
CLINICAL SIGNS1144
DIAGNOSIS
Dietary Trials for Adverse Food Reactions531,1145,1146
Preliminary Investigations
Exclusion Trial1121,1147,1148
Traditional Exclusion Diet
Hydrolyzed Diets1149-1154
Challenge Phase
Rescue and Provocation Phases
Maintenance
Protocol
TREATMENT
Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy1155-1170
PATHOGENESIS264,515,516,519,1171-1186
CLINICAL SIGNS1156,1161,1187
TREATMENT1188
SMALL-INTESTINAL BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH AND IDIOPATHIC ANTIBIOTIC-RESPONSIVE DIARRHEA
DEFINITIONS162,348,559,1189-1198
ETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS348,1199,1200
Secondary SIBO1201-1204
Idiopathic ARD348,1199,1205-1222
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
Idiopathic Antibiotic-Responsive Diarrhea
Secondary SIBO150,1192
DIAGNOSIS151,161,162,1193,1223
Indirect Tests for SIBO and ARD
Serum Folate and Cobalamin Concentrations559,1224
Serum Unconjugated Bile Acids559,560
Other Biochemical Tests
Breath Hydrogen Excretion
Intestinal Permeability1225-1227
Lack of Histologic Changes on Intestinal Biopsy
Empiric Response to Antibiotics
Identification of Idiopathic ARD559
Identification of Secondary SIBO
TREATMENT
Idiopathic ARD143,1190,1209,1228-1232
Antibiotics
Ancillary Treatments*
Secondary SIBO
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
DEFINITION†
CLINICAL PRESENTATION1242-1250
ETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS*
DIAGNOSIS599,1294,1295
Hematology1296
Serum Biochemistry1243
Fecal Examination417,1295
Folate and Cobalamin*
Diagnostic Imaging439,449,478
Intestinal Biopsy†
IBD Activity Index449,1243,1303-1307
Other Diagnostic Investigations*
TREATMENT962,1275,1322-1324
Dietary Modification513,636,1152,1325-1327
Antibacterial Therapy656,667,1328-1332
Immunosuppressive Drugs
Glucocorticoids1199,1328,1333-1339
Cytotoxic Drugs1340-1351
Probiotics and Prebiotics*
Novel Therapies for IBD1345,1349,1355-1362
Response to Treatment and Prognosis†
Lymphocytic-Plasmacytic Enteritis1370-1374
PATHOGENESIS613
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS
Basenji Enteropathy479,1375-1382
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
Familial Protein-Losing Enteropathy and Protein-Losing Nephropathy in Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers*
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS
Eosinophilic Enteritis203,969,1385-1387
CLINICAL SIGNS969,1388,1389
ETIOPATHOGENESIS969,982,1390-1395
DIAGNOSIS1396
TREATMENT
Other Forms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Granulomatous Enteritis1397-1402
Proliferative Enteritis1403,1404
LYMPHANGIECTASIA
DEFINITION AND CAUSE18,1405-1425
HISTORY AND CLINICAL SIGNS1413,1414,1426-1433
DIAGNOSIS422,456,459,480,1434-1436
TREATMENT1437
MISCELLANEOUS CAUSES OF PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHY
“Crypt Disease”28,29
INTESTINAL NEOPLASIA
Spectrum of Disease472,1438-1444
Intestinal Lymphoma (Lymphosarcoma)1445-1447
CLINICAL FINDINGS1445,1448-1459
COMPLICATIONS838,1460-1462
CLINICAL PATHOLOGIC FINDINGS1386,1463,1464
HISTOLOGIC FINDINGS*
TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS616,1366,1467,1477-1482
Extramedullary Plasmacytoma1483-1486
Intestinal Adenoma and Adenocarcinoma1440,1487-1497
CLINICAL FINDINGS AND DIAGNOSIS*
TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS1491,1500-1502
Smooth-Muscle and Stromal Cell Tumors1503-1516
DIAGNOSIS463,1517-1524
Laboratory Tests
Diagnostic Imaging
TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS1525
Amine Precursor Uptake and Decarboxylation Tumors1526-1529
Other GI Neoplasms*
ADYNAMIC ILEUS AND INTESTINAL PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION
DEFINITION334-336,429,1541-1557
MANAGEMENT570,1546,1558-1566
INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION*
Intussusception*
Intestinal Strangulation
Intestinal Volvulus1603,1616-1623
SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME1590,1624-1634
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT1635-1637
PROGNOSIS
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
DEFINITION AND DIAGNOSIS1638-1642
TREATMENT1643
NORMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Macroscopic Anatomy
Microscopic Anatomy
FUNCTION
Secretion and Absorption of Water and Electrolytes
Mucus
Motility
Role of the Colonic Microflora
Immune Surveillance
DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Features to Assess and Score from Normal, Mild, Moderate, to Marked
Morphological Features
Inflammation
Laboratory Investigations
Neuromuscular Dysfunction
Mechanical Obstruction
Inflammation
Metabolic and Endocrine
Environmental and Behavioral
Molecular Diagnostics
CYTOLOGY
Imaging
Colonoileoscopy
INFECTION
Helminths
Trichuris
Heterobilharzia americana
Balantidium coli
Entamoeba histolytica
Tritrichomonas foetus
Giardia intestinalis
Fungi
Histoplasmosis
Pythium insidiosum
Prototheca spp.
Bacteria
Campylobacter spp.
Clostridium perfringens
Clostridium difficile
Brachyspira pilosicoli
INFLAMMATION
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
DEFINITION
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND MECHANISMS OF DISEASE
Influence of Diet
Effects of Inflammation on Colonic Function
CLINICAL EXAMINATION AND HISTORY
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Ancillary Tests and Laboratory Investigation
TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT
HISTIOCYTIC ULCERATIVE COLITIS
DEFINITION
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND MECHANISM
Evaluation of the Patient
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
LABORATORY INVESTIGATION AND TESTS
TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT
OBSTRUCTION
Neoplasia
BACKGROUND
CLINICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
Intussusception
DEFINITION AND BACKGROUND
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS
HYPOMOTILITY AND DYSMOTILITY
Constipation
CAUSE
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
Removal of Impacted Feces
Laxative Therapy
Colonic Prokinetic Agents
Surgery
PROGNOSIS
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
ANATOMY
PHYSIOLOGY OF DEFECATION
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DISEASES OF THE RECTUM
Proctitis
Perineal Hernia
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSIS
PATHOGENESIS
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
Rectal Neoplasia
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
Rectal Prolapse
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSIS
PATHOGENESIS
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
Rectal and Anal Stricture
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
DISEASES OF THE ANUS
Atresia Ani
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
Perianal Fistula
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSIS
PATHOGENESIS
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
DISEASES OF THE ANAL SACS
Anal Sac Impaction, Sacculitis, and Abscess
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSIS
PATHOGENESIS
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
Anal Sac and Perianal Neoplasia
Anal Sac Apocrine Gland Adenocarcinoma
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSIS
PATHOGENESIS
TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS
Other Perianal Tumors
Fecal Incontinence
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSIS
PATHOGENESIS
TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS
LIVER BIOPSY
EVALUATION OF VASCULAR LIVER DISEASES
CIRCULATORY DISORDERS OF THE CANINE AND FELINE LIVER13
Primary Vascular Disorders
Primary Hepatic Disease
MORPHOLOGIC CLASSIFICATION OF BILIARY DISORDERS OF THE CANINE AND FELINE LIVER29
MORPHOLOGIC CLASSIFICATION OF THE PARENCHYMAL DISORDERS OF THE CANINE AND FELINE LIVER44-46
Hepatocytes
Cytoplasmic Alterations
Nuclear Alterations
Hepatic Stellate Cells
Kupffer Cells
Lipogranulomas
Extramedullary Hemopoiesis
MORPHOLOGIC CLASSIFICATION OF NEOPLASTIC DISORDERS OF THE CANINE AND FELINE LIVER55
LABORATORY EVALUATION OF HEPATOBILIARY DISEASE
Clinical Enzymology
Drug Induction
Breed Related
Endocrinopathies
Hypoxia/Hypotension
Nodular Hyperplasia
Muscle Injury
Neoplasia
Bone Disorders
Gastrointesintal Disease
Miscellaneous
PLASMA PROTEINS IN HEPATIC DISEASE
Albumin
Globulins
Coagulation Proteins
BLOOD AMMONIA
SERUM UREA NITROGEN
BILIRUBIN
BILE ACIDS
CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM
CHOLESTEROL AND LIPID METABOLISM
URINALYSIS
HEMATOLOGIC ABNORMALITIES
HEPATIC BIOPSY ACQUISITION AND INTERPRETATION
RADIOGRAPHY
ULTRASONOGRAPHY
PREBIOPSY CONSIDERATIONS
FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATES
ULTRASOUND-GUIDED BIOPSIES
LAPAROSCOPIC BIOPSIES
SURGICAL BIOPSIES
DRUGS USED FOR TREATMENT OF LIVER DISEASES
Glucocorticoids (Prednisone and Prednisolone)
Azathioprine
Ursodeoxycholic Acid
Antioxidants
Vitamins C and E
S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine
Silymarin
Antifibrotic Drugs
Anticopper Medications
Treatment of Ascites in Chronic Liver Disease
Treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy
Hepatic Encephalopathy and Liver Lipidosis in Cats
Dietary Therapies for Liver Disease
PARENCHYMAL LIVER DISEASES
HEPATITIS IN DOGS
Acute Idiopathic Hepatitis
Hepatitis and Necrosis due to Phalloidin or Acetaminophen Intoxication
Leptospirosis
Liver Abscess
Chronic Idiopathic Hepatitis
Copper-Associated Hepatitis
Lobular Dissecting Hepatitis
DISEASES OF THE BILIARY SYSTEM
Destructive Cholangitis in Dogs
Neutrophilic Cholangitis in Cats
Lymphocytic Cholangitis in Cats
CHRONIC HEPATITIS
FIBROSIS AND CIRRHOSIS
Bedlington Terriers
Doberman Pinschers
West Highland White Terriers
Labrador Retrievers
Dalmatians
Skye Terriers
Cocker Spaniels
English Springer Spaniels
Infectious Canine Hepatitis and Chronic Hepatitis
LOBULAR DISSECTING HEPATITIS
DRUG-ASSOCIATED HEPATITIS
CHOLANGIOHEPATITIS
ACIDOPHIL-CELL HEPATITIS
LEPTOSPIROSIS
GRANULOMATOUS HEPATITIS
LEISHMANIASIS
BABESIOSIS
CHOLANGITIS COMPLEX
PATHOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION
Neutrophilic Cholangitis
Lymphocytic Cholangitis
Mixed Inflammatory Infiltrates
Cholangitis Associated with Liver Fluke
NEUTROPHILIC CHOLANGITIS
CLINICAL FEATURES
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
LYMPHOCYTIC CHOLANGITIS
CLINICAL FEATURES
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
MIXED INFLAMMATORY CHOLANGITIS
EMBRYOLOGY
ANATOMY/CLASSIFICATION
HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION
Signalment
History
Clincial Signs/Physical Examination
CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS
Clinicopathologic Findings
Liver Function Testing
Coagulation Profiles
Abdominal Effusion
Histology
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
Abdominal Ultrasonography
Scintigraphy
Computed Tomographic Angiography
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Portovenography
Differential Diagnoses
TREATMENT
Medical Management
Medical Management Alone
Presurgical Patient Management
Surgery
Extrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts
Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts
Complications Following PSS Attenuation
Surgical Management of Feline Portosystemic Shunts
Surgical and Interventional Treatment of Hepatic Arteriovenous Malformations
Prognosis
Postoperative Care
INTRINSIC AND IDIOSYNCRATIC XENOBIOTIC HEPATOTOXICITY
Xenobiotic Hepatotoxicity: Morphologic Lesions
Specific Hepatic Xenobiotic Toxicities (Box 280-1)
Antimicrobials
Commonly Reported Toxins
Endotoxins and Enterotoxins
Anticonvulsants: Phenobarbital, Phenytoin, and Primidone
Diazepam
Oxibendazole and Mebendazole
Methimazole
Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs
Carprofen
Acetaminophen
CCNU
Aflatoxin
Xylitol
Cycad
Natural or Herbal Remedies
General Treatment Recommendations
METALS AND LIVER DISEASE
Copper
Hepatic Iron Retention
METABOLIC DISORDERS AFFECTING THE LIVER
Amyloidosis
Feline Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency and Hepatic Lipid Deposition
Canine Hyperlipidemia
Biliary Mucocele
Canine “Steroid or Glycogen” Vacuolar Hepatopathy41
Feline Hepatic Lipidosis49
STORAGE DISORDERS INVOLVING THE LIVER
Lysosomal Storage Disorders
HEPATOBILIARY INFECTIONS
Obstructed Bile Flow
Impaired Hepatic Perfusion ± Oxidant Injury
Compromised Immunocompetence
Increased Translocation of Enteric Organisms
Neonatal
Visceral Larval Migrans
Iatrogenic
Hepatic Involvement in Systemic Infectious Disease
Granulomatous Hepatic Inflammation
HEPATOBILIARY NEOPLASIA
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
CHOLELITHIASIS
ETIOLOGY
CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
CHOLECYSTITIS
ETIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
EMPHYSEMATOUS CHOLECYSTITIS
GALLBLADDER INFARCTION
BILIARY NEOPLASIA
Biliary Cystadenomas
Biliary Carcinomas (Cholangiocarcinomas)
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PARASITIC DISEASE OF THE BILIARY SYSTEM
ETIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
GALLBLADDER MUCOCELES
ETIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
GALLBLADDER TORSION
PORCELAIN GALLBLADDER
WHITE BILE
PANCREATITIS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
ETIOLOGY
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS
History and Clinical Signs
Diagnostic Imaging
Clinical Pathology
Markers for Pancreatitis
Cytology
Pancreatic Biopsy
THERAPY
Treatment of the Cause
Supportive Care
Alimentation
Analgesia
Antiemetic Agents
Plasma
Antibiotics
Antiinflammatory Agents
Other Therapeutic Strategies
Mild Chronic Pancreatitis
PROGNOSIS
PANCREATIC AND PERIPANCREATIC FLUID ACCUMULATIONS
Pancreatic Pseudocyst
Pancreatic Abscess
EXOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY
BACKGROUND
ETIOLOGY
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
Key Points
Dose
Dosing Schedule
PROGNOSIS
EXOCRINE PANCREATIC NEOPLASIA
BACKGROUND
ETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY AND PROGNOSIS
OVERVIEW OF FELINE PANCREATIC DISEASE
Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis
Acute Suppurative Pancreatitis
Chronic Nonsuppurative Pancreatitis
Pancreatic Nodular Hyperplasia
Pancreatic Neoplasia
Pancreatic Pseudocyst
Pancreatic Abscess
Pancreatic Atrophy
ACUTE NECROTIZING PANCREATITIS
ETIOLOGY
Known Associations
Suggested Associations
Concurrent Biliary Tract Disease
Concurrent Gastrointestinal Tract Disease
Ischemia
Pancreatic Ductal Obstruction
Infection
Trauma
Organophosphate Poisoning
Lipodystrophy
Hypercalcemia
Idiosyncratic Drug Reactions
Nutrition
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
History
Physical Examination Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSIS
Laboratory Findings
Special Tests of Pancreatic Function
Lipase and Amylase Activity Assays
Trypsinlike Immunoreactivity
Trypsinogen Activation Peptide
Pancreatic Lipase Immunoreactivity
Imaging Findings
Radiography
Ultrasonography
Computed Tomography
Biopsy
THERAPY
PREVENTION
Complications of Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis—Chronic Nonsuppurative Pancreatitis
Complications of Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis—Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
Complications of Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis—Hepatic Lipidosis
Complications of Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis—Diabetes Mellitus
GROWTH HORMONE
ACROMEGALY
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PITUITARY DWARFISM
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
VASOPRESSIN
PATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
Common
Uncommon
Uncommon to Rare
PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM AND HYPERCALCEMIA IN DOGS
CAUSE
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Calcium-Parathyroid Hormone Feedback System
Severe Hypercalcemia
SIGNALMENT
Age and Gender
Breed
Hereditary Disease
ANAMNESIS: CLINICAL SIGNS
General
Renal: Kidneys, Bladder, and Urethra
Polydipsia, polyuria, or both
Urinary tract calculi or infection
Listlessness, Lethargy, and Decreased Activity
Weakness, Exercise Intolerance, and Muscle Wasting
Inappetence
Shivering, Twitching, and Seizures
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Clinical Pathology: Hemogram (CBC), Serum Biochemical Profile, and Urinalysis
Complete Blood Count
Serum Chemistry Profile8
Serum total calcium concentrations
Changes in serum calcium concentration with time
Plasma ionized calcium concentration
Factors affecting the serum calcium concentration
Blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine
Serum inorganic phosphorus (PO4) and its significance
Decreased Intestinal Absorption
Increased Urinary Excretion
Transcellular Shifts
Plasma protein
Urinalysis
Urine Sediment
Electrocardiography
Radiology
Ultrasonography
Assays: PTH, PTHrP, Vitamin D (Calcitriol)
Radionuclide Scans
Selective Venous Sampling
New Methylene Blue Infusion
Diagnostic Approach to the Hypercalcemic Dog or Cat
General
Hematologic Cancers
Solid Tumors with Bone Metastasis
Solid Tumors without Bone Metastasis
Review of the History and Physical Examination
FIRST STEPS
SIGNALMENT
HISTORY
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Initial Data Base
Blood and urine
Radiography and ultrasonography
Lymph node and bone marrow evaluations
Serum PTH and PTHrP concentrations
Acute Medical Therapy for the Hypercalcemic Dog
Primary Hyperparathyroidism versus Other Disorders
Primary hyperparathyroidism versus renal failure or vitamin D toxicosis
Indications for aggressive therapy
Definitive
Supportive
Initial Considerations
Secondary Considerations
Tertiary Considerations
Future Considerations
Fluid therapy
Saline diuresis
Diuretic therapy
Glucocorticoids
Bisphosphonates
Calcitonin
Plicamycin
EDTA
Bicarbonate
Dialysis
Calcium receptor agonist therapy
Surgical Therapy for Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Assessing the Parathyroid Glands during Surgery
How many glands are involved?
The solitary adenoma, hyperplastic nodule, or carcinoma
Enlargement of multiple parathyroid glands
Recurrence of PHPTH
No parathyroid mass at surgery
Results
New Therapies for PHPTH in Dogs
Percutaneous Ultrasound-Guided Radiofrequency Heat Ablation
Background
Candidates
Procedure
Results
Percutaneous Ultrasound-Guided Ethanol Ablation
Background
Candidates
Procedure
Results
Posttreatment Management of Potential Hypocalcemia
Background
Presurgical Serum Calcium Concentration Less Than 14 mg/dL
Presurgical Serum Calcium Concentration Greater Than 15 mg/dL
Vitamin D Resistance
Pathology
Prognosis
PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM IN CATS
Differential Diagnosis for Feline Hypercalcemia
Idiopathic Hypercalcemia of Cats
Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Cats
HYPOPARATHYROIDISM AND HYPOCALCEMIA
BACKGROUND
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Clinical Features of Naturally Occurring Hypoparathyroidism—Dogs
Signalment
Duration of Illness and Common Clinical Signs
Seizures
Facial Rubbing and Biting at Feet
Physical Examination
Clinical Features of Naturally Occurring Hypoparathyroidism—Cats
Diagnostic Evaluation—Dogs and Cats
Serum Calcium and Phosphate Concentrations
Electrocardiogram
Serum Parathyroid Hormone Concentration
Differential Diagnosis for Hypocalcemia (Box 286-6, Figure 286-10)
Parathyroid-Related Hypocalcemia
Acute Renal Failure and Ethylene Glycol Toxicity
Chronic Renal Failure, Hypoalbuminemia, and Pancreatitis
Puerperal Tetany (Eclampsia)
Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
Miscellaneous Causes of Hypocalcemia
Therapy for Hypoparathyroidism and Hypocalcemia
Emergency Therapy for Tetany
Fever
Post-Tetany Short-Term Maintenance Therapy
Subcutaneous Calcium
Repeating Intravenous Bolus
Calcium Supplementation in a Continuous Intravenous Solution
Long-Term Maintenance Therapy
Vitamin D in General
Vitamin D2 (Ergocalciferol)
Dihydrotachysterol
1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D (Calcitriol)
Calcium
Initial approach to oral calcium
Calcium supplements
Treatment Protocol
Parathyroid Histology in Primary Hypoparathyroidism
Prognosis
PHYSIOLOGY AND METABOLISM
CANINE HYPOTHYROIDISM
PATHOGENESIS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS
CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM
Polyendocrinopathies
CLINICOPATHOLOGIC CHANGES
DIAGNOSIS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM
Patient Selection
Basal Thyroid Hormone Concentrations
Total T4 concentration
Free T4 concentration
Total T3 concentration
Reverse T3 and free T3 concentrations
Effect of Drugs on Thyroid Hormone Concentrations
Effect of Systemic Illness on Thyroid Hormone Concentrations
Basal Thyrotropin (TSH) Concentration
TSH Response Test
TRH Response Test
Scintigraphy
Thyroid Ultrasound
DIAGNOSIS OF THYROIDITIS
Antithyroglobulin Antibody
Anti-T3 and Anti-T4 Antibodies
Thyroid Biopsy
TREATMENT AND THERAPEUTIC MONITORING
Hypothyroidism
Concurrent Nonthyroidal Illness
Cardiomyopathy
Hypoadrenocorticism
TREATMENT FAILURE
PROGNOSIS
FELINE HYPOTHYROIDISM
FELINE HYPERTHYROIDISM
Etiopathogenesis
Clinical Features
General Features
Gastrointestinal Features
Cardiovascular Features
Respiratory Features
Apathetic Hyperthyroidism
Palpable Goiter
Investigative Procedures
Diagnostic Imaging
Electrocardiography
Screening Laboratory Tests
Thyroid Function Tests
Pathophysiology
Basal circulating thyroid hormone concentrations
Thyroid stimulating hormone response test
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone response test
Triiodothyronine suppression test
Thyroid radionuclide uptake and imaging
Treatment
Antithyroid Drugs and Other Medical Treatments
Thioureylene antithyroid drugs
Other medical treatments
Surgical Thyroidectomy
Radioactive Iodine
Other Therapies
Effect of Treatment on Renal Function
THYROID NEOPLASIA AND HYPERTHYROIDISM IN DOGS
CLINICAL FEATURES
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
PATHOLOGY
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
HISTORY AND CLINICAL SIGNS
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES
DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION
TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
INSULIN-SECRETING ISLET CELL NEOPLASIA IN THE CAT
CLASSIFICATION AND ETIOLOGY
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
SIGNALMENT
ANAMNESIS
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSIS
PATIENT EVALUATION
Complete Blood Count
Biochemistry Panel
Urinalysis
Ancillary Tests
THERAPY
Goals of Therapy
Common
Uncommon
Initial Insulin Recommendations
Storage and Dilution of Insulin
Initial Adjustments in Insulin Therapy
Dietary Recommendations
Exercise
Identification and Control of Concurrent Problems
Oral Hypoglycemic Drugs
TECHNIQUES FOR MONITORING DIABETIC CONTROL
History and Physical Examination
Serum Fructosamine Concentration
Urine Glucose Monitoring
Serial Blood Glucose Curve
Generating the Serial Blood Glucose Curve at Home
Evaluating Aggressive, Excitable, or Stressed Diabetic Dogs
COMPLICATIONS OF INSULIN THERAPY
Hypoglycemia
Stress Hyperglycemia
Recurrence or Persistence of Clinical Signs
Insulin Underdosage
Insulin Overdosing and the Somogyi Response
Short Duration of Insulin Effect
Prolonged Duration of Insulin Effect
Inadequate or Impaired Insulin Absorption
Circulating Antiinsulin Antibodies
Concurrent Disorders Causing Insulin Resistance
Caused by Insulin Therapy
Caused by Concurrent Disorder
CHRONIC COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES MELLITUS
Cataracts
Lens-Induced Uveitis
Diabetic Neuropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy
PROGNOSIS
CLASSIFICATION
Types of Diabetes Mellitus in Humans
Types of Diabetes Mellitus in Cats
INSULIN, METABOLIC EFFECTS, AND DISTURBANCES
Insulin Synthesis, Structure, and Regulation
Metabolic Effects
Metabolic Disturbances
CLINICAL FEATURES
SIGNALMENT
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
DIAGNOSIS AND WORKUP
THERAPY
Goals of Therapy
Reevaluation 1 Week after Diagnosis
Reevaluation 3 Weeks after Diagnosis
Reevaluation 6 to 8 Weeks after Diagnosis
Reevaluation 10 to 12 Weeks after Diagnosis
Further Reevaluations Every 4 Months
Goals of Therapy
Initial Insulin Therapy
Neutral Protamine Hagedorn Insulin (Isophane Insulin)
Lente Insulins
Protamine Zinc Insulin
Long-Acting Insulin Analogs
Insulin Choice and Dose and Owner Instructions
ORAL HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS
Sulfonylureas
Meglitinides
Metformin
Thiazolidinediones
α-Glucosidase Inhibitors
Trace Elements
Others
DIETARY MANAGEMENT
CONCURRENT PROBLEMS
GLUCOTOXICITY, LIPOTOXICITY, AND REMISSION OF DIABETES
MONITORING OF DIABETES
Monitoring in the Hospital
Frequency of Reevaluations
Serum Fructosamine
Urine Glucose
Blood Glucose Measurements and Serial Blood Glucose Curves
Problems Encountered in Monitoring Blood Glucose in the Hospital
Monitoring at Home
Technical Aspects
Introduction of Technique to Cat Owners
Comparison of BGCs Generated at Home and BGCs Generated in the Hospital
Long-Term Compliance with Home Monitoring
Continuous Glucose Monitoring
PROBLEMS DURING LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT
Stress Hyperglycemia
Hypoglycemia
PROBLEMS CAUSING PERSISTENCE OF CLINICAL SIGNS
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Technical Problems
Insulin Underdose
Insulin Overdose and the Somogyi Effect
Short Duration of Insulin Effect
Prolonged Duration of Insulin Effect
Impaired Absorption of Insulin
Binding of Insulin by Insulin Antibodies
CONCURRENT DISORDERS CAUSING INSULIN RESISTANCE
HYPOTHALAMUS–ADENOHYPOPHYSIS–ADRENAL GLAND AXIS
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Pituitary-Dependent Hyperadrenocorticism
Functional Adrenocortical Tumors
Concurrent Pituitary and Adrenocortical Tumors
Adrenocortical Nodular Hyperplasia
Ectopic ACTH Secretion
CLINICAL ASPECTS
SIGNALMENT
Age
Breed
Gender
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
CLINICOPATHOLOGIC FINDINGS
Hemogram
Biochemical Profile
Urinalysis
Thyroid Function Tests
Diagnostic Imaging
Thoracic Radiographs
Abdominal Radiographs
Ultrasonography
Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
The incidentally discovered adrenal mass
ENDOCRINE TESTS
Tests to Diagnose Hyperadrenocorticism (Screening Tests)
Urine Cortisol–to-Creatinine Ratio
ACTH stimulation test
Low-dose dexamethasone suppression test
Urinary Cortisol–to-Creatinine Ratio (Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test)
Differentiating Tests (Tests Used to Discriminate Pituitary from Adrenal Tumor HAC)
Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test
High-Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test
HDDST Using a Urine Corticoid–to-Creatinine Ratio
Endogenous ACTH
Ultrasonographic examination of the adrenal glands
Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
TREATMENT
Treatment: Pituitary-Dependent Hyperadrenocorticism
Overview
Trilostane
Mitotane
Standard protocol: initial induction or loading dosage
Standard protocol: maintenance dosage
Nonselective protocol
Ketoconazole
Selegiline hydrochloride
Other drugs
Surgical Treatment of Dogs with Pituitary-Dependent Hyperadrenocorticism
Hypophysectomy
Radiation Therapy in Dogs with Pituitary-Dependent Hyperadrenocorticism
Treatment of Functional Adrenocortical Tumors
Overview
Adrenalectomy
Medical Management of Adrenocortical Tumors: Mitotane
Medical Management of Adrenal Tumors: Trilostane
Complications and Concurrent Diseases Associated with Hyperadrenocorticism
Large Pituitary Tumors
Adrenal Tumors
Hypertension
Pyelonephritis
Urinary Calculi
Diabetes Mellitus
ETIOLOGY OF NATURALLY OCCURRING FELINE CUSHING’S SYNDROME
IATROGENIC FELINE CUSHING’S SYNDROME
SIGNALMENT
CLINICAL FINDINGS
Diabetes Mellitus, Polyuria, and Polydipsia
Appetite
Obesity
Dermatologic Changes
Musculoskeletal Changes
Hepatomegaly
ROUTINE CLINICAL PATHOLOGY TESTS
Urinalysis
Complete Blood Count
Serum Biochemistry
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TESTING
Screening Tests
Tests to Discriminate Pituitary-Dependent Hypercortisolism from Adrenal Tumor
TREATMENT
MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT
Pituitary Radiation Therapy
ADRENAL PHYSIOLOGY
CANINE HYPOADRENCOCORTICISM
PATHOGENESIS
SIGNALMENT
CLINICAL SIGNS
CLINICOPATHOLOGIC CHANGES
Hematology
Serum Electrolyte Abnormalities
Na : K Ratio
Other Biochemical Abnormalities
Imaging Studies
Electrocardiography
Endocrine Testing
Basal Cortisol
ACTH Stimulation Test
Endogenous ACTH Concentration
Plasma Aldosterone
Aldosterone-to-Renin and Cortisol-to-Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone Ratios
TREATMENT
Acute Management
Maintenance Therapy
Glucocorticoid Therapy
Mineralocorticoid Therapy
Desoxycorticosterone Pivalate (Percorten V, Novartis)
Fludrocortisone Acetate (Florinef, Squibb)
Dogs without Electrolyte Abnormalities
Polyendocrinopathy
PROGNOSIS
Poor Response to Therapy
Feline Hypoadrenocorticism
SUMMARY
GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOCRINOLOGY
GASTROINTESTINAL HORMONES
Gastrin-Cholecystokinin Family
Gastrin
Cholecystokinin
Secretin-Enteroglucagon-Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide Family
Secretin
Enteroglucagon
Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide
Peptide Family
Somatostatin
Motilin
Ghrelin
5-Hydroxytryptamine
DISEASES OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Glucagonoma
SIGNALMENT AND CLINICAL SIGNS
LABORATORY AND IMAGING FINDINGS
DIAGNOSIS
Glucagon Measurement
Plasma Amino Acid Concentrations
PATHOLOGY
THERAPY
PROGNOSIS
Gastrinoma
SIGNALMENT AND CLINICAL SIGNS
LABORATORY FINDINGS
IMAGING FINDINGS
ENDOSCOPIC FINDINGS
DIAGNOSIS
Basal Gastric Acid Secretion
Basal Serum Gastrin Concentration
Secretin Stimulation
Calcium Stimulation
PATHOLOGY
THERAPY
Treatment Directed at Tumor Cells
Somatostatin Analogues
Adjunct Medical Therapy
Gastric hyperacidity
Histamine (H2) Receptor Antagonists
H+/K+-ATPase Inhibitors
Diffusion Barriers
Synthetic Prostaglandins
Somatostatin Analogs
Amino Acid Supplementation
Gastrointestinal ulceration
PROGNOSIS
Intestinal Carcinoid
Pancreatic Polypeptidoma
ETIOLOGY
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
Abdominal Ultrasound
Radiography
Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Nuclear Scintigraphy
ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS
HORMONAL TESTING
ESTABLISHING THE DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
Preoperative Medical Management
Anesthesia and Intraoperative Complications
Surgical Considerations, Postoperative Complications, and Outcome
MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
HISTOPATHOLOGY
PROGNOSIS
THE ESTROUS CYCLE
FOLLICULAR PHASE
PREOVULATORY LUTEINIZATION AND OVULATION
LUTEAL PHASE
ANESTRUS
BREEDING MANAGEMENT OF THE HEALTHY BITCH
THE HISTORY CONCERNING THE REPRODUCTION DATA
THE EXAMINATION OF THE BITCH
ADDITIONAL EXAMINATIONS
THE NORMAL CANINE ESTROUS CYCLE
NORMAL VARIATIONS IN THE CANINE ESTROUS CYCLE
Delayed Puberty
Silent Heat Cycles
Split Heat Cycles
Management Errors
PATTERNS OF ABNORMAL ESTROUS CYCLES
Prolonged Proestrus or Estrus
Prolonged Interestrous Intervals
Shortened Interestrous Intervals
Hypoluteiodism
Exaggerated Pseudocyesis (Pseudopregnancy)
PREGNANCY
Physiologic Changes and Clinical Monitoring
Gestation Length
Prediction of Parturition Day
DISORDERS DURING PREGNANCY
Early Fetal Loss and Abortion
Infectious Agents
Brucella canis
Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum
Canine Herpesvirus
Hypoluteoidism
Insulin Resistance
Hypocalcemia
Hypoglycemia
Premature Labor
NORMAL PARTURITION
Litter Size
Physiology of Parturition
Signs of Impending Parturition
Stages of Parturition
First Stage
Second Stage
Third Stage
Interval between Births
Completion of Parturition
DYSTOCIA
DEFINITION
Frequency
CLINICAL ASSESSMENT
DIAGNOSIS
Maternal Causes of Dystocia
Uterine Inertia
Management
Obstruction of Birth Canal
Fetal Causes of Dystocia
Oversized Fetuses
Posterior Presentation
Breech Presentation
Lateral or Downward Deviation of the Head
Backward Flexion of Front Legs
Transverse or Bicornual Presentation
Two Fetuses Presented Simultaneously
Management of Fetal Malpresentations
Outcome of Obstetric Treatment
Criteria for Cesarean Section
POSTPARTURIENT CONDITIONS
Perinatal Loss
Uterine Disorders
Hemorrhage
Retained Placentas and Fetuses
Acute Metritis
Subinvolution of Placental Sites
Uterine Rupture
Uterine Prolapse
Toxic Milk Syndrome
Mammary Gland Disorders
Agalactia
Galactostasis
Acute Mastitis
Miscellaneous Disorders
Puerperal Tetany
Disturbances in Maternal Behavior
BACKGROUND
ANESTHESIA
PROCEDURES
EFFECT OF GONADECTOMY ON BEHAVIOR
EFFECT OF GONADECTOMY ON INCIDENCE OF NEOPLASIA
Mammary Neoplasia
Prostatic Neoplasia
Osteosarcoma
Transitional Cell Carcinoma
Hemangiosarcoma
Reproductive Tract Neoplasia
EFFECT OF GONADECTOMY ON ORTHOPEDIC DISORDERS
EFFECT OF GONADECTOMY ON OBESITY
EFFECT OF GONADECTOMY ON URINARY TRACT DISEASE
EFFECT OF GONADECTOMY ON ENDOCRINE DISEASE
Hypothyroidism
Diabetes Mellitus
Adrenal Disease
EFFECT OF GONADECTOMY ON NON-NEOPLASTIC REPRODUCTIVE TRACT DISEASE
CONCLUSION
CANINE
PERMANENT STERILIZATION
Female
Male
TEMPORARY CONTRACEPTIVE TECHNIQUES
PREGNANCY TERMINATION
Bitch
Mismate Drugs
Abortifacients—Single Agents
Abortifacients—Combination Treatments
Abortifacients—Other Treatments
Abortifacients—Dexamethasone
FELINE
QUEEN
Permanent Sterilization
Termination of Pregnancy
Estrogen
Prostaglandin
Prolactin Inhibitors
Progesterone Inhibitors
SUMMARY
SIGNALMENT AND HISTORY
ETIOPATHOGENESIS
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
History and Physical Examination
Imaging
Laboratory Findings
TREATMENT
Ovariohysterectomy
Antibiotics
Medical Therapy
General
Prostaglandins
Dopamine agonists
Progesterone-receptor antagonists
RECURRENCE OF PYOMETRA AND FERTILITY
UTERINE STUMP PYOMETRA
CONCLUSION
INVESTIGATION OF INFERTILITY
CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS OF INFERTILITY
Failure to Cycle
Introduction
Delayed Puberty
Prolonged Anestrus
Abnormal Estrous Cycles
Split Estrus
Ovulation Failure
Prolonged Proestrus or Estrus
Ovarian Neoplasia
Normal Estrous Cycle with Failure of Copulation
Behavioral Problems
Vestibulovaginal and Vestibulovulval Abnormalities
Vaginal Hyperplasia
Congenital Anomalies of the External Genitalia
Vaginal Hypoplasia/Aplasia
Normal Estrous Cycle with Copulation and Conception Failure
Fertile and Fertilization Periods
Normal Estrous Cycle with Copulation Distant from Ovulation
Fertile and Fertilization Periods
Clinical/managemental assessments
Hormone measurement
Vaginal cytology
Vaginal endoscopy
Evaluation of cervical-vaginal secretions
Normal Estrous Cycle with Copulation Close to Ovulation
Infertile Male
Uterine Disease
Aplasia of the Tubular Genital Tract
Normal Estrous Cycle and Copulation with Pregnancy Failure
Short/Inadequate Luteal Phase
Infectious Causes of Pregnancy Loss
Canine herpesvirus
Brucella canis
Canine adenovirus
Canine parvovirus
Canine distemper virus
Toxoplasma gondii
Normal Vaginal Bacterial Flora
CONCLUSION
ANATOMY
Embryologic Origins of the Posterior Reproductive Tract
Anatomic Relationship of the Vagina and Vestibule
EXAMINATION OF THE VESTIBULE AND VAGINA
Vaginal Cytology
Visual and Digital Examination of the Vagina and Vestibule
Vaginal Bacterial Cultures
VAGINAL ABNORMALITIES
Vaginitis
Anatomic Abnormalities
Vaginal Fold Prolapse, Vaginal Hyperplasia, and Vaginal Prolapse
Miscellaneous Vaginal Disorders
ANATOMY
SPERMATOGENESIS
BREEDING SOUNDNESS EXAMINATION
HISTORY
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
Libido
Collection
Semen Examination
Motility
Morphologic Examination
Volume and Concentration
Semen Handling
On-Site Vaginal Artificial Insemination
Semen Preparation for Shipment
OPTIONAL ADDITIONS TO THE BREEDING SOUNDNESS EXAMINATION
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Female
Vulva, Vestibule, and Vagina
Cervix and Uterus
Ovaries
Male
Penis
Accessory Sex Glands
Testicles
Sexing Kittens
Puberty
NORMAL QUEEN
Estrous Cycle
Proestrus
Estrus
Interestrus (Postestrus)
Diestrus
Anestrus
NORMAL TOM
Reproductive Physiology
Semen Collection
Semen Evaluation
BREEDING MANAGEMENT
Natural Mating Behavior
Artificial Insemination
PREGNANCY AND PARTURITION
Pregnancy Diagnosis
Care of the Pregnant Queen
Parturition
Dystocia
CONTRACEPTION IN THE QUEEN AND TOM
INFERTILITY IN THE QUEEN AND TOM
Infertility in the Tom Cat
Infertility in the Queen
ABNORMALITIES OF THE TOM
Cryptorchidism
Orchitis and Epididymitis
Testicular Neoplasia
Priapism, Phimosis, and Paraphimosis
Trauma
Prostate Disease
Behavioral Abnormalities
Congenital and Genetic Disorders Affecting Reproduction
ABNORMALITIES OF THE QUEEN
Ovarian Remnant Syndrome
Ovarian Neoplasia
Mammary Hypertrophy
Mammary Neoplasia
Pyometra
Postpartum Disorders of the Uterus
CHALLENGES FACING THE FETUS AND NEONATE
Fetal Challenges during Late Pregnancy
Challenges at Parturition
Neonatal Challenges
CHARACTERISTICS OF NORMAL NEONATES
OPTIMIZING NEONATAL SURVIVAL
Care of the Bitch before and during Pregnancy
Care of the Bitch at Parturition
Care of the Neonate
Care of Older Neonates
Artificial Rearing of Neonates
SICK PUPPIES
Known Causes of Mortality
Unknown Causes of Mortality
Clinical Signs of Sick or Fading Puppies
Consequences of Disease in Canine Neonates
Treatment of the Sick Puppy
Minor Disease
Significant Disease
INVESTIGATION OF NEONATAL LOSS
PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS
CONCLUSION
DEFINITIONS
CLINICAL APPROACH
History
Physical Examination
Differentiation of Acute from Chronic Renal Failure
LABORATORY EVALUATION OF RENAL FUNCTION
Glomerular Function
Blood Urea Nitrogen
Serum Creatinine
Cystatin C
Creatinine Clearance
Single Injection Methods for Estimation of GFR
Iohexol Clearance
Radioisotopes
Urine Protein/Creatinine Ratio
Microalbuminuria
Bladder Tumor Antigen Test
Tubular Function
Urine Specific Gravity and Osmolality
Water Deprivation Test
Gradual Water Deprivation
Fractional Clearance of Electrolytes
ROUTINE URINALYSIS
Physical Properties
Appearance
Specific Gravity
Chemical Properties
pH
Protein
Glucose
Ketones
Occult Blood
Bilirubin
Leukocyte Esterase Reaction
Urinary Sediment Examination
Red Blood Cells
Urinary Tract Origin (Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder, Urethra)
Genital Tract Contamination (Prostate, Prepuce, Vagina)
White Blood Cells
Epithelial Cells
Casts
Organisms
Crystals
Miscellaneous
MICROBIOLOGY
RADIOLOGY
ULTRASONOGRAPHY
RENAL BIOPSY
DEFINITION
ETIOLOGY
Prerenal
Intrinsic Renal Failure
Postrenal
PHASES OF ARF
CELLULAR MECHANISMS OF THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ARF
DIAGNOSIS
Clinical Presentation
Laboratory Evaluation
Imaging
Renal Aspirate and Biopsy
Specific Tests of Renal Function
Tests for Specific Diseases
RISK FACTORS FOR ACUTE UREMIA
MONITORING
PREVENTION
TREATMENT
Fluid Treatment
Sample Calculations without Fluid Pump
Sample Calculations with Fluid Pump
CONVERTING OLIGURIA TO NONOLIGURIA
Renal Replacement Therapy
TREATMENT OF URETERAL OBSTRUCTION
TREATMENT OF SPECIFIC DISEASES
TREATMENT OF UREMIC COMPLICATIONS
Potassium
Sodium
Metabolic Acidosis
Calcium and Magnesium
Phosphorus
Hypertension
Hematologic Disorders
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Nutritional Support
Infections
PROGNOSIS
CANDIDATE SELECTION
DONORS
PREOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT
DONOR SURGERY
RECIPIENT SURGERY
PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AND COMPLICATIONS
IMMUNOSUPPRESSION
MONITORING
COMPLICATIONS
Rejection
Ureteral Obstruction
Neurologic Signs
Hypertension
Infection
Diabetes Mellitus
Neoplasia
Miscellaneous Complications
OUTCOME
CANINE TRANSPLANTATION
SUMMARY
OVERVIEW
DEFINITION
Blood Markers
Urine Markers
Imaging Markers—Abnormalities in Kidney
Terms and Concepts Related to Kidney Disease, Kidney Failure, and Uremia
Acute versus Chronic Kidney Disease
Staging Chronic Kidney Disease
Affected Population
Causes
Familial or Congenital Kidney Diseases
Dogs
Cats
Acquired
PROGNOSIS
CLINICAL CONSEQUENCES
Uremia
Clinical Signs of Uremia
Pathogenesis of Uremia
Disturbed excretion of electrolytes and water
Reduced excretion of organic solutes
Impaired renal hormone synthesis
Gastrointestinal Consequences
Impaired Urine Concentrating Ability, Polyuria, Polydipsia, and Nocturia
Arterial Hypertension and Cardiovascular Consequences
Neuromuscular Consequences
Encephalopathies and Neuropathies
Myopathies
Hematologic Consequences
Anemia
Hemorrhagic Consequences of Uremia
Renal Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
Incidence and Pathophysiology
Clinical Consequences
LABORATORY FINDINGS
Metabolic Acidosis
Azotemia
Hyperphosphatemia
Hypercalcemia, Hypocalcemia, and Hypermagnesemia
Hypokalemia
SPONTANEOUS PROGRESSION
Progressive Character
Pathophysiology of Progression
Hypertension and Progression
Proteinuria and Progression
Tubulointerstitial Injury in Progression of Glomerulopathies
Intrarenal Precipitation of Calcium Phosphate
Other Factors
Lipids and Progression
Uremic Toxins
Metabolic Acidosis
Chronic Hypoxia
DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION
Complications
Comorbid Conditions
Risk Factors for Acute Decline in Renal Function
Risk Factors for Long-Term Decline in Renal Function
TREATMENT
Overview of Treatment
Dietary Therapy
Dietary Modifications
Diet phosphate
Omega-3 PUFA and antioxidants
Diet protein
Diet Therapy—Evidence from Clinical Trials
Indications for Diet Therapy
Drugs—Medication Review and Dose Modification
Phosphorus Retention, Hyperphosphatemia and Renal Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
Dietary Phosphorus Restrictions
Intestinal Phosphorus Binding Agents
Dehydration
Hypokalemia and Potassium Depletion
Metabolic Acidosis
Arterial Hypertension
Rationale for Treatment
Indications for Treatment
General Goals and Guidelines for Treatment of Elevated Blood Pressure in Patients with CKD
Treatment of Anemia
General Guidelines for Minimizing Anemia
Anabolic Steroids
Blood Transfusion
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Calcitriol Therapy
Rationale for Calcitriol Therapy
Guidelines for Using Calcitriol
Minimizing Progression
MONITORING
NORMAL GLOMERULAR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
CLINICAL FINDINGS
SIGNALMENT
HISTORY
Systemic Disease (Glomerular Disease)
Infectious
Inflammatory
Neoplastic
Miscellaneous
Familial (see Table 312-1)
Idiopathic (A, G, MPGN, MN, MCD, P-E or M)
Systemic Disease (Glomerular Disease)
Infectious
Inflammatory
Neoplastic
Miscellaneous
Familial (MN)
Idiopathic (MN)
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FINDINGS
CLINICOPATHOLOGIC AND IMAGING FINDINGS
HISTOLOGIC DIAGNOSES
Procurement and Processing of the Renal Biopsy Specimen
Evaluation of the Renal Biopsy Specimen
GLOMERULAR DISEASES
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis
CLINICAL FEATURES
PATHOGENESIS
HISTOPATHOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION
SPECIFIC TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
Membranous Nephropathy
CLINICAL FEATURES
PATHOGENESIS
HISTOPATHOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION
SPECIFIC TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
Proliferative Glomerulonephritis
CLINICAL FEATURES
PATHOGENESIS
HISTOPATHOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION
SPECIFIC TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy
Amyloidosis
CLINICAL FEATURES
PATHOGENESIS
HISTOPATHOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION
SPECIFIC TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
Hereditary Nephritis
CLINICAL FEATURES
PATHOGENESIS
HISTOPATHOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION
SPECIFIC TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
Minimal Change Disease
CLINICAL FEATURES
PATHOGENESIS
HISTOPATHOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION
SPECIFIC TREATMENT
PROGNOSIS
Glomerulosclerosis
Tubulointerstitial Lesions Associated with Glomerular Disease
NONSPECIFIC MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF GLOMERULAR DISEASE
PATIENT MONITORING
COMPLICATIONS OF GLOMERULAR DISEASE
Edema Formation
Hypertension
Thromboembolism
Hyperlipidemia
PROGNOSIS
DEFINITION OF CONCEPTS AND TERMS
Urinary Tract Infection
Microburia
Bacteriuria
Funguria
Pyuria
Inflammation versus Infection
ETIOPATHOGENESIS
Normal Host Defenses
Microbial Factors
Microbial Isolates
Routes of Infection
CLINICAL FINDINGS
Historical Information and Physical Examination Findings
Laboratory Results
Results of Imaging Studies and Endoscopy
DIAGNOSIS
Urine Collection
Urinalysis
Urine Culture
Qualitative Urine Culture
Quantitative Urine Culture
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
Agar Disk Diffusion Technique
Antimicrobial Dilution Technique
TREATMENT
Prevention
Eradication of Underlying Causes
Evidence-Based Antimicrobial Use
Antimicrobial Therapy
Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections
Empiric Antimicrobial Treatment
Complicated Urinary Tract Infections
Recurrent or Relapsing Urinary Tract Infections
Relapse
Reinfection
Superinfection
Prophylactic antimicrobial treatment
Ancillary Therapy
COMPLICATIONS OF BACTERIAL URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS
Polypoid Cystitis
Emphysematous Cystitis
Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate (Struvite) Urolithiasis
Pyelonephritis
NONBACTERIAL URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS
Fungal Urinary Tract Infections
Viral Urinary Tract Infections
ANATOMY
PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION
Semen Collection
Prostatic Massage and Wash
Brush Technique
Fine Needle Aspiration
DISEASES OF THE PROSTATE
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
PATHOGENESIS
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
Acute Bacterial Prostatitis
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
Prostatic Abscessation
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
Prostatic and Paraprostatic cysts
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
Prostatic Neoplasia
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
Prostatic Disease in Cats
Renal Dysplasia
Primary Glomerulopathies
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Amyloidosis
Immune-Mediated Glomerulonephritis
Miscellaneous
CLINICAL FINDINGS
DIAGNOSIS
SPECIFIC DISORDERS
Renal Dysplasia
Primary Glomerulopathies
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Amyloidosis
Immune-Mediated Glomerulonephritis
Miscellaneous Conditions
CYSTINURIA
CARNITINURIA
HYPERURICOSURIA
HYPERXANTHINURIA
RENAL GLUCOSURIA
FANCONI SYNDROME
RENAL TUBULAR ACIDOSIS
NEPHROGENIC DIABETES INSIPIDUS
EVIDENCE OF ACUTE TUBULAR INJURY USING URINE BIOMARKERS
INTRODUCTION AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
FELINE IDIOPATHIC CYSTITIS
SIGNALMENT
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Histology
Bladder Abnormalities
Systemic Abnormalities
Infectious Agents and Feline Idiopathic Cystitis
Obstructive Feline Idiopathic Cystitis
Summary
Approach to the Patient
Diagnostics
Radiography
Urinalysis and Urine Culture
Cystoscopy
Treatment of Feline Idiopathic Cystitis
Treatment Options for the Acute Episode
Multimodal Environmental Modifications
Dietary Therapy
Pheromones
Pharmacologic Therapy
Conclusion
UROLITHIASIS
Overview
Radiography and Other Imaging Techniques
Removal of Cystic Calculi
Principles of Stone Analysis
Struvite and Calcium Oxalate Urolithiasis
Management of Urolithiasis
Management of Struvite Urolithiasis
Management of CaOx Urolithiasis
Urate Urolithiasis
Dried Solidified Blood Calculi
Cystine and Silica Urolithiasis
Mixed Compounds
Bacterial Cystitis
Summary
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH
Diagnostic Imaging
Cystoscopy
Urodynamics
UROLITHIASIS
Urolith Kinetics—Formation and Growth of Uroliths
Role of Matrix
In Vitro Assessment of Urolith Formation
Crystalluria
Diagnosis
Urolith Removal Techniques
Cystotomy
Laparoscopic-Assisted Cystotomy
Voiding Urohydropropulsion
Retrograde Urohydropropulsion
Catheter-Assisted Retrieval
Stone Baskets
Electrohydraulic Lithotripsy
Laser Lithotripsy
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy
CALCIUM OXALATE UROLITHIASIS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
ETIOPATHOGENESIS
Hypercalciuria
Hyperoxaluria
Water Source
Modifiers of Calcium Oxalate Crystal System
Concurrent Medical Conditions
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
Role of Diet
Medications
Thiazide Diuretics
Potassium Citrate
Vitamins
MANAGEMENT
STRUVITE UROLITHIASIS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
ETIOPATHOGENESIS
TREATMENT
Medications
PREVENTION
Dogs with Calcium Oxalate and Struvite Urolithiasis
PURINE UROLITHIASIS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
ETIOPATHOGENESIS
Dalmatian Dogs
Hepatic Dysfunction
Non-Dalmatian Dogs
Xanthine Uroliths
TREATMENT
Dietary Modification
Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitors
Portal Vascular Shunts
Evaluating Response to Medical Therapy
PREVENTION
CYSTINE UROLITHIASIS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
ETIOPATHOGENESIS
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
CALCIUM PHOSPHATE UROLITHIASIS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
ETIOPATHOGENESIS
Inhibitors of Calcium Phosphate
TREATMENT
PREVENTION
SILICA UROLITHIASIS
ETIOPATHOGENESIS
TREATMENT AND PREVENTION
UNCOMMON UROLITHS
MIXED AND COMPOUND UROLITHS
URETEROLITHS
DIAGNOSIS
MANAGEMENT
URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION
Urethral Obstruction
Ureteral Obstruction
URINARY TRACT TRAUMA
Ureteral Trauma
INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS OF BLADDER AND URETHRA
URINARY INCONTINENCE
Urethral Incompetence in Female Dogs
Detrusor Instability and Urge Incontinence
Urinary Incontinence in Male Dogs
Ectopic Ureters
ANATOMIC ABNORMALITIES
Congenital Ureteral Abnormalities
Ureterocele
Urethral Prolapse
Urethrorectal or Ureterovaginal Fistula
Vesicourachal Diverticula and Persistent Urachus
Pelvic Bladder
HARNESSING THE POWER OF “OMIC” TECHNOLOGIES
The Genome and Genomics
Transcriptome and Transcriptomics
Proteome and Proteomics
Metabolome and Metabolomics
CONCLUSION
TUMOR BIOLOGY IN CHEMOTHERAPY
CHEMOTHERAPY STRATEGIES
Goal of Treatment
Treatment Response
Combination Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy in Combination with Other Treatment Modalities
Modes of Administration
Chemoprotection
Metabolic Dosing
Dose Intensity
Toxicity after Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy Drug Resistance
PALLIATIVE INTENT TREATMENT
CURATIVE INTENT TREATMENT
STAGING AND HEALTH
WHAT TUMORS TO TREAT WITH CHEMOTHERAPY
CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS
Drug Cost
WHEN TO GIVE CHEMOTHERAPY
Induction
Consolidation
Maintenance
Rescue
Timing
Primary Treatment
Adjuvant Treatment
ADMINISTRATION OF CHEMOTHERAPY
Basic Chemotherapy Drug Handling
Risks to Staff and Owners
Route of Administration
MONITORING OF ANIMALS WITH CANCER
Gastrointestinal Toxicity
Complete Blood Count
Serum Chemistry Profile
THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT OF ANIMALS WITH CANCER
Antiemetics
Appetite Stimulants
Antidiarrheal Drugs
Urothelial Bladder Wall Protection
Prevention of Neutropenic Sepsis
SPECIFIC CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS
ANTITUMOR ANTIBIOTICS
PLATINUMS
ENZYME
MITOTIC INHIBITORS
KEY POINTS
TUMOR IMMUNOLOGY
Cellular Components
Immune Surveillance
Immune Evasion by Tumors
NONSPECIFIC TUMOR IMMUNOTHERAPY
Biologic Response Modifiers
Recombinant Cytokines, Growth Factors, and Hormones
CANCER VACCINES
BIOLOGIC PRINCIPLES OF RADIATION THERAPY
Biologic Effect of Radiation
Tissue Response
Radiocurability
RADIATION THERAPY TECHNOLOGY
Overview
Teletherapy
Brachytherapy
Systemic Radiation Therapy
CLINICAL RADIATION THERAPY
Treatment Goals
Curative Radiotherapy
Palliative Radiotherapy
Clinical Role of Radiation Therapy
Primary Radiation Therapy
Postoperative Radiation Therapy
Preoperative Irradiation
Sequential Combination of Surgery and Radiation Therapy
Surgical Procedures Helpful for Radiation Therapy
Integration of Radiation Therapy, Surgery, and Chemotherapy for Inoperable or Metastatic Disease
ROLE OF RADIATION THERAPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CANCER PATIENTS
LYMPHOMA
ETIOLOGY
CLASSIFICATION
Canine Classification
Feline Classification
CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND SIGNS
Canine Multicentric Lymphoma
Canine Lymphoma of Other Sites
Feline Lymphoma
DIAGNOSIS
Physical Examination
Hematologic Abnormalities
Serum Biochemical Abnormalities
Retroviral Status
Imaging
Cytologic and Histopathologic Diagnosis
Advanced Diagnostic Techniques
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
Systemic Chemotherapy in Dogs with Lymphoma
Systemic Chemotherapy in Cats with Lymphoma
Reinduction or Rescue Therapy
Therapy for Extranodal Lymphoma
PROGNOSIS
Prognostic Factors in Dogs
Prognostic Factors in Cats
The Future of Lymphoma Therapy
LYMPHOID LEUKEMIA
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
NONLYMPHOID LEUKEMIAS AND MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS
CLASSIFICATION
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
Polycythemia Vera (Primary Erythrocytosis)
PLASMA CELL NEOPLASMS
Multiple Myeloma
ETIOLOGY
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
Initial Therapy of Multiple Myeloma
Evaluation of Response to Therapy
Therapy Directed at Complications of Multiple Myeloma
Rescue Therapy
PROGNOSIS
SOLITARY PLASMACYTOMA
CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPY
PROGNOSIS
Epithelial Tumors
Mesenchymal Tumors
Round Cell Tumors
Melanocytic Tumors
GENERAL APPROACH
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
DIAGNOSTICS
Fine Needle Aspiration
Biopsy
EPITHELIAL TUMORS
Papilloma
Intracutaneous Cornifying Epithelioma
Canine Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Canine Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Canine Nasal Planum Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Canine Digital Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Feline Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Feline Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Feline Multicentric Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Situ (Bowen Disease)
Basal Cell Tumors (Basal Cell Epithelioma)
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Trichoepithelioma
Follicular Stem Cell Carcinoma
Pilomatricoma
Trichoblastoma
Other Follicular Tumors
Sebaceous Gland Tumors
Hepatoid Gland Tumors (Perianal Gland Tumors)
Sweat Gland Tumors (Apocrine Gland Tumors)
Ceruminous Gland Tumors
Anal Sac Adenocarcinoma
ROUND CELL TUMORS
Lymphoma, Mast Cell Tumor, Histiocytoma, and Transmissible Venereal Tumors
Plasmacytoma
MELANOCYTIC TUMORS
Melanoma
ETIOLOGY
INITIAL CLINICAL EVALUATION
BIOPSY CONSIDERATIONS
GENERAL TREATMENT CONSIDERATIONS
MANAGEMENT OF CANINE SOFT-TISSUE SARCOMAS
MANAGEMENT OF CANINE SOFT-TISSUE SARCOMAS WITH UNIQUE CLINICAL FEATURES
Leiomyosarcoma/Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
MANAGEMENT OF FELINE SARCOMAS
PREVENTION
SUMMARY
GENERAL FEATURES, PATHOLOGY, AND BIOLOGIC BEHAVIOR
HISTORY AND CLINICAL SIGNS
DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING
T = Tumor (Primary Tumor)
N = Node (Regional Lymph Nodes)
M = Metastasis (Distant)
TNM-Based Stages
TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS
Surgery
Chemotherapy
1. A (Adriamycin/Doxorubicin)
2. AC (Adriamycin and Cyclophosphamide)
3. VAC (Vincristine, Adriamycin, and Cyclophosphamide)
Immunotherapy and Biologic Therapy
Radiation
CANINE APPENDICULAR OSTEOSARCOMA
SIGNALMENT
DIAGNOSIS
Palliative Management
Palliative Radiation Therapy
Limb Amputation
Limb-Sparing Surgery
Radiation Therapy
Chemotherapy
Metastasis
Prognostic Factors
CANINE APPENDICULAR CHONDROSARCOMA
CANINE APPENDICULAR FIBROSARCOMA
CANINE APPENDICULAR HEMANGIOSARCOMA
CANINE AXIAL OSTEOSARCOMA
Skull Tumors
Scapular Tumors
Pelvic Tumors
Rib Tumors
Vertebral Tumors
OTHER CANINE AXIAL TUMORS
Multilobular Osteochondrosarcoma
FELINE APPENDICULAR OSTEOSARCOMA
OTHER FELINE APPENDICULAR TUMORS
FELINE AXIAL TUMORS
METASTATIC BONE TUMORS
CANINE JOINT TUMORS
FELINE JOINT TUMORS
OVERVIEW OF CANINE AND FELINE MAST CELL DISEASE
INCIDENCE OF CANINE MAST CELL DISEASE
BIOLOGY OF MAST CELLS
BIOLOGIC BEHAVIOR OF CANINE MAST CELL TUMORS
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING
TREATMENT
Surgery
Radiation
Chemotherapy
PROGNOSIS
FELINE MAST CELL DISEASE
Cutaneous
Visceral
Gastrointestinal
PATHOGENESIS
OCCURRENCE AND CLINICAL PRESENTATION
BIOLOGIC BEHAVIOR
DIAGNOSIS
STAGING AND GRADING
TREATMENT OPTIONS
Surgery
Radiation Therapy
Chemotherapy
Electrochemotherapy
Immunotherapy
Multimodal Therapy
MONITORING
AN OVERVIEW OF CANINE HISTIOCYTIC DISEASES
Histiocytic Differentiation and Canine Histiocytosis
Cutaneous Histiocytoma Complex
Metastatic Histiocytoma
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Immunophenotypic Studies
Regression of Histiocytomas
Histiocytic Sarcoma Complex
Treatment of Histiocytic Sarcoma Complex
Morphologic Features of Histiocytic Sarcoma
Immunophenotypic Studies
Reactive Histiocytosis
Systemic Histiocytosis
Cutaneous Histiocytosis
Treatment Options in Systemic Histiocytosis and Cutaneous Histiocytosis
Microscopic Features of Systemic Histiocytosis and Cutaneous Histiocytosis
Immunophenotypic Studies
Pathogenesis
Concluding Remarks
FELINE HISTIOCYTIC PROLIFERATIONS
Feline Progressive Histiocytosis
Morphologic Features
Immunophenotypic Studies
Feline Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Morphologic Features
Immunophenotypic Studies
Feline Histiocytic Sarcoma
Morphologic Features
Immunophenotypic Studies
KIDNEY
URINARY BLADDER
PROSTATE
PENIS AND PREPUCE
TESTICLE
VAGINA AND VULVA
UTERUS
OVARY
MAMMARY GLAND
ENDOCRINE-RELATED PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES
Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
Hypoglycemia
Ectopic Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Syndrome
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH Secretion
Hyperestrogenism
HEMATOLOGIC PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES
Anemia
Erythrocytosis
Neutrophilic Leukocytosis
Eosinophilia
Thrombocytopenia
Thrombocytosis
Platelet Hyperaggregability and Hypercoagulability
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Hyperglobulinemia
CUTANEOUS PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES
Feline Paraneoplastic Alopecia
Superficial Necrolytic Dermatitis
Nodular Dermatofibrosis
GASTROINTESTINAL PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES
Cancer Cachexia
Gastrointestinal Ulceration
NEUROLOGICAL PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES
Myasthenia Gravis
Peripheral Neuropathy
RENAL
Glomerulonephritis and Nephropathies
MISCELLANEOUS
Hypertrophic Osteopathy
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"Steroid" Therapy
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Weight Management
Grand Rounds
Primary hyperparathyroidism in a mixed breed dog
"Wolly"
History of several months
Owner Diagnosis: Cushing's
In-Hospital Evaluation
In-Hospital Evaluation
Additional Findings?
Differential Diagnosis: Increased Calcium
Owner Discussion
Updated Problem List
Owner Discussion
Demands from both parties
Radiographs
Ultrasonography
Tests Results for Hyperadrenocorticism?
Additional Diagnostic Procedures
Primary Hyperparathyroidism (everything consistent with "Wolly")
Parathyroid Hormone
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Wolly's Problem List Updated Yet Again
Treatment Options for Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Dogs
Plan
During surgery-dissecting to thyroid area (arrow tip on thyroid lobe)
Thyroid Lobe with Parathyroid Mass (parathyroid mass is at tip of arrows)
Normal Thyroid and Parathyroid
Postoperative Monitoring
Wolly's Postoperative History
Wolly's serum calcium concentrations the next few days
Next Several Months
Pertinent Past History
Recent Veterinary Evaluation
Treatment At That Time
Initial Diagnostic Workup at Davis
CBC
CHEMISTRY PROFILE
Differentials for Hepatopathy
Differentials for Acute Renal Failure
Abdominal Ultrasound
Thoracic Radiographs
Additional Diagnostics
Treatments
Post-Dialysis Evaluation
Repeat Abdominal Ultrasound
Abdominal Exploratory Surgery
Histologic Evaluation
Postoperative Progress
Postoperative Progress
Summary
Hyperadrenocorticism and aortic artery thromboembolism in a 14-year-old dog
History
Physical Examination After Referral:
Fundic Exam
Problem List and Differentials
Initial Diagnostic Workup
Marked Hypertension
Chest Radiographs
Neurologic Examination
Abdominal Ultrasound
Distal Aortic Thrombus
Working Diagnosis
Why Do Dogs with Cushing’s Syndrome Clot?
Echocardiogram
Continued Medical Management
Outcome
Repeat Neurologic Exam
Initial Recheck
Next Recheck, Following Week
Final Diagnosis
Future Plans
Post Mortem Exam
"Iowa" Hypothyroidism in a 5-year-old male intact golden retriever
Presenting complaint
Physical exam
Cutaneous lesions
Problem list
Differential diagnoses
Diagnostic procedures
Clinical diagnosis
Hypothyroidism-Etiology
Diagnostic procedures
What about Iowa?
"YOFFI" Pseudallescheriasis in a 15-month-old female spayed Gordon setter
History
Physical exam
Problem list
Diagnostic procedures
Revised problem list
Differential diagnoses
Therapeutic plan (9/26/02)
Diagnostic plan
Tentative clinical diagnosis
Plan
Necropsy
Pseudallescheriasis
"Peekaboo": Pancreatitis and diabetic ketoacidosis in a 9-year-old female spayed domestic shorthair
History
Physical exam
Problem list
Differential diagnoses: Abdominal pain
Differential diagnoses: Vomiting
Differential diagnoses: PU/PD
Diagnostic plan
Abdominal ultrasound (4/24)
Clinical diagnoses
Therapeutic plan
Transfer to internal medicine on 4/25
That morning's diagnostic results
Therapeutic plan
4/26
4/27-5/1
Hospitalization
Assessment of condition on 5/1
Release from hospital on 5/3
Reevaluation-5/5
Physical exam
Diagnostic procedures
Therapeutic plan
Reevaluation-5/17
Reevaluation-5/27
Reevaluation-8/13
Assessment of Peekaboo on 8/13
Follow-up
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
Treatment of sick cats with DKA
Protamine zinc insulin (PZI)
Intestinal lymphangiectasia in a 1 yr old female intact Maltese "Kiki"
Presenting Complaint
History
Therapy Prior to Referral
Additional History
Physical Examination
Problem List
Differential diagnoses-Vomiting
Differential diagnoses-Small intestinal diarrhea
Differential diagnoses-Ascites
Differential diagnoses
Diagnostic plan
Diagnostic results
Abdominal ultrasound
Revised Problem List
Therapeutic plan
Perioperative management
During surgery
Abdominal exploratory
Histopathology results
H&E 5 X: Lipogranuloma
H&E 10 X
H&E 20 X: Lipogranuloma
Clinical diagnoses
Therapeutic plan
Follow-up
Update (9/14/04)
Intestinal Lymphangiectasia
Abdominal ultrasound
Fecal α1-proteinase inhibitor (PI)
Gastroduodenoscopy (GD) or abdominal exploratory?
Treatment
What about medium-chained triglycerides (MCT)?
Follow-up
Prognosis
Bronchial foreign body in a 2-year-old male castrated German shorthair pointer
Presenting complaint
History
Physical exam
Problem list
Differential diagnoses-cough
Diagnostic plan
Results
Thoracic radiographs
Cervical radiographs
Plan
10/10/03: Bronchoscopy
Results
Therapeutic plan
Acute uremia in a 5-year-old MC domestic shorthair cat
Presenting complaint
History
Physical exam
Problem list
Some differential diagnoses - acute uremia
Renomegaly
Diagnostic plan
Diagnostic plan
Therapeutic plan
7/15/03
Diagnostic and therapeutic plans
7/15/03
Therapeutic plan
7/16/03
Pre-nephropyelogram
Plan
100% dried solidified blood was the mass removed from the ureter.
Therapeutic plan post-op (7/16)
7/17-7/22
Creatinine and BUN (7/14-8/5)
7/22
Discharge
First follow-up
Second follow-up
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