Disorders of Growth Hormone
Chapter 2 DISORDERS OF GROWTH HORMONE BIOSYNTHESIS OF GROWTH HORMONE AND IGF-I 45 METABOLIC ACTIONS OF GROWTH HORMONE 46 REGULATION OF GROWTH HORMONE SECRETION 47 CONGENITAL HYPOSOMATOTROPISM: PITUITARY DWARFISM 48…
Feline Diabetes Mellitus
Chapter 12 FELINE DIABETES MELLITUS CLASSIFICATION AND ETIOLOGY 539 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 547 SIGNALMENT 547 ANAMNESIS 547 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION 548 ESTABLISHING THE DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETES MELLITUS 548 CLINICAL PATHOLOGIC ABNORMALITIES 548 TREATMENT…
Canine Diabetes Mellitus
Chapter 11 CANINE DIABETES MELLITUS CLASSIFICATION AND ETIOLOGY 486 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 491 SIGNALMENT 492 ANAMNESIS 492 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION 492 ESTABLISHING THE DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETES MELLITUS 493 CLINICAL PATHOLOGIC ABNORMALITIES 493 TREATMENT…
Clinical and Diagnostic Evaluation of the Male Reproductive Tract
Chapter 27 CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT HISTORY 930 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION 930 SEMEN EVALUATION 932 Techniques for Obtaining a Semen Sample 932 Reasons for Failure to…
Breeding, Pregnancy, and Parturition
Chapter 20 BREEDING, PREGNANCY, AND PARTURITION SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 775 Development of Sexual Behavior 775 Courtship 775 Changes in Sexual Behavior in Proestrus and Estrus 776 Normal Mating 776 The Tie…
Ovarian Cycle and Vaginal Cytology
Chapter 19 OVARIAN CYCLE AND VAGINAL CYTOLOGY THE OVARIAN CYCLE 752 Onset of Puberty 752 Seasonality of the Ovarian Cycle 752 Intervals Between Ovarian Cycles 752 Phases of the Ovarian…
Infertility, Associated Breeding Disorders, and Disorders Of Sexual Development
Chapter 24 INFERTILITY, ASSOCIATED BREEDING DISORDERS, AND DISORDERS OF SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPING THE PROBLEM LIST 868 Assessment of the Male 868 History (Anamnesis) 869 Physical Examination 869 Owner Management Practices…
VAginal Defects, Vaginitis, and Vaginal Infection
Chapter 25 VAGINAL DEFECTS, VAGINITIS, AND VAGINAL INFECTION CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES OF THE VAGINA AND VULVA p. 901 Embryonic Development 901 Clinical Signs 902 Diagnosis 904 Therapy 905 VAGINAL HYPERPLASIA/VAGINAL PROLAPSE…
Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s Disease)
Chapter 8 HYPOADRENOCORTICISM (ADDISON’S DISEASE) BACKGROUND 394 ETIOLOGY 395 Primary Adrenocortical Failure 396 Secondary Adrenocortical Failure 397 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 398 Background 398 Mineralocorticoids 398 Glucocorticoids 401 Sex Hormones 402 Severity of…
Canine Thyroid Tumors and Hyperthyroidism
Chapter 5 CANINE THYROID TUMORS AND HYPERTHYROIDISM TUMOR CLASSIFICATION 220 Pathology (Necropsy) versus Clinical Experience 220 Physical Examination and Clinical Signs 220 The Incidentally Discovered Thyroid Mass 220 NONFUNCTIONINC THYROID…
