Chapter 56: Interstitial Lung Diseases
Web Chapter 56 Interstitial Lung Diseases Brendan M. Corcoran, Edinburgh, Scotland The lung interstitium is that part of the lung that does not include the airspaces, the capillary endothelial cells, and…
Chapter 29: Nasal Tumors
Web Chapter 29 Nasal Tumors Lisa J. Forrest, Madison, Wisconsin Pathology and Clinical Presentation Tumors of the nasal passage and paranasal sinuses in dogs account for approximately 1% to 2% of…
Chapter 44: Malassezia Infections
Web Chapter 44 Malassezia Infections Daniel O. Morris, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Malassezia dermatitis (MD) and Malassezia otitis (MO) are superficial fungal (yeast) infections occurring on and within the stratum corneum of the…
Laryngeal Diseases
Chapter 158 Laryngeal Diseases Catriona M. Macphail, Fort Collins, Colorado Eric Monnet, Fort Collins, Colorado The larynx is the collection of cartilages surrounding the rima glottis that is responsible for control of…
Nasopharyngeal Disorders
Chapter 157 Nasopharyngeal Disorders Susan F. Foster, Murdoch, Australia Geraldine Briony Hunt, Davis, California A variety of nasopharyngeal diseases are encountered in small animals. In cats, nasopharyngeal disease is most commonly caused…
Feline Hyperthyroidism and Renal Function
Chapter 43 Feline Hyperthyroidism and Renal Function Harriet M. Syme, Hertfordshire, Great Britain Physiology Hyperthyroidism has numerous effects on both glomerular and renal tubular function. Thyroid hormones increase glomerular filtration rate…
Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex
Chapter 153 Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex Jane E. Sykes, Davis, California Canine infectious respiratory disease is a widespread problem where large numbers of dogs are collectively housed indoors, as in…
Chapter 35: Canine Papillomaviruses
Web Chapter 35 Canine Papillomaviruses Masahiko Nagata, Tokyo, Japan The papillomavirus (PV) was first described in 1933, when Shope recognized the causative agent responsible for cutaneous papilloma in the cottontail rabbit….
Respiratory Drug Therapy
Chapter 151 Respiratory Drug Therapy Eleanor C. Hawkins, Raleigh, North Carolina Mark G. Papich, Raleigh, North Carolina Drugs are the “go to” therapy for respiratory diseases for most clinicians and are the…
Chapter 53: Hepatic Support Therapy
Web Chapter 53 Hepatic Support Therapy David C. Twedt, Fort Collins, Colorado Supportive treatment of patients with hepatic disease addresses general pathophysiologic mechanisms common to many hepatic diseases. Although some treatments…
