Diabetes Mellitus
25 Diabetes Mellitus David L. Panciera 1. What is the cause of diabetes mellitus in the dog? The cause in individual dogs is usually unknown and of little importance from…
Pericardial Disease
7 Pericardial Disease Wendy A. Ware 1. What is the normal structure and function of the pericardium? The pericardium is a double-layered sac that encases the heart and is attached…
Lower Respiratory Tract Tumors
24 Lower Respiratory Tract Tumors Leslie E. Fox 1. What are the most common primary lung neoplasms in dogs? Most lung tumors originate from the epithelium of the airways and…
Pulmonary Thromboembolism
22 Pulmonary Thromboembolism Erin M. Portillo 1. What is a pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE)? A PTE occurs when a clot obstructs a pulmonary vessel. This can occur within the vessel itself…
Canine Heartworm Disease
12 Canine Heartworm Disease Clay A. Calvert, Laura Gaye Ridge 1. What is heartworm (HW) disease? HW disease, or dirofilariasis, is the consequence of parasitic infection by a filarid nematode,…
Management of Heart Failure
8 Management of Heart Failure Jonathon A. Abbott 1. What is heart failure? Heart failure is a syndrome in which cardiac dysfunction results in clinical signs associated with venous congestion…
Tracheal Tumors
18 Tracheal Tumors Leslie E. Fox 1. What are some of the most common tumors of the trachea in the dog? Tumors of the trachea are rare and are typically…
Laryngeal Tumors
17 Laryngeal Tumors Leslie E. Fox 1. What are some of the most common tumors of the larynx in the dog? Laryngeal tumors are rare. A wide variety of tumors…
Conformational Disorders
14 Conformational Disorders Dawn D. Kingsbury 1. Name some conformational disorders of the upper respiratory tract. • Nasal: Cleft palate, stenotic nares, nasal dermoid sinus, primary ciliary dyskinesia, nasopharyngeal polyps…
