Chapter 10 Constipation Robert J. Washabau Definition Reviews of idiopathic megacolon have emphasized the importance of considering an extensive list of differential diagnoses (e.g., neuromuscular, mechanical, inflammatory, metabolic/endocrine, pharmacologic, environmental, and…
Chapter 9 Coagulopathy Mary Beth Callan Definition The hemostatic system (i.e., platelets, vascular endothelial cells, plasma coagulation factors) is a finely controlled mechanism that prevents excessive blood loss following vascular injury….
Chapter 3 HYPOTHYROIDISM PHYSIOLOGY OF THE THYROID GLAND 86 CANINE HYPOTHYROIDISM CLASSIFICATION 88 ETIOLOGY 89 CLINICAL FEATURES OF PRIMARY HYPOTHYROIDISM IN THE ADULT DOG 96 CLINICAL FEATURES OF CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM:…
Chapter 4 FELINE HYPERTHYROIDISM (THYROTOXICOSIS) DEFINITION 153 HISTORY OF HYPERTHYROIDISM 153 PATHOLOGY 153 Background 153 Benign Thyroid Tumors 154 Malignant Thyroid Tumors 154 ETIOLOGY 155 Historical Background 155 Possible Nutritional…
Chapter 16 HYPERCALCEMIA AND PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM HYPERCALCEMIA INTRODUCTION 661 ETIOLOGY 661 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 662 Calcium-Parathyroid Hormone Feedback System 662 Severe Hypercalcemia, Bone Resorption, and the Kidneys 662 Uroliths and Urinary Tract…
Chapter 1 WATER METABOLISM AND DIABETES INSIPIDUS PHYSIOLOGY OF WATER METABOLISM 2 DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES FOR POLYDIPSIA AND POLYURIA 9 DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH TO POLYURIA AND POLYDIPSIA 13 ETIOLOGY OF DIABETES INSIPIDUS…
Chapter 13 DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS PATHOGENESIS AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 580 SIGNALMENT 584 HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION 584 ESTABLISHING THE DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETIC KETOSIS AND KETOACIDOSIS 585 IN-HOSPITAL DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION 586 THERAPY OF…
Chapter 6 CANINE HYPERADRENOCORTICISM (CUSHING’S SYNDROME) REGULATION OF GLUCOCORTICOID SECRETION 253 Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH) 253 Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) 253 Steroids 256 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 258 Pituitary-Dependent Hyperadrenocorticism 258 Adrenal Tumor Hyperadrenocorticism (ATH)…
