CHAPTER | 5 Parasitic Skin Disorders Ixodid Ticks (hard ticks) Spinous Ear Tick (Otobius megnini) Canine Localized Demodicosis Canine Generalized Demodicosis Feline Demodicosis Canine Scabies (sarcoptic mange) Feline Scabies (notoedric…
CHAPTER | 1 Differential Diagnoses Essential Questions Ten Clinical Patterns What Are the Infections? Why Are They There? Differentials Based on Body Region Diseases Primarily Limited to the Face Diseases…
CHAPTER | 6 Viral, Rickettsial, and Protozoal Skin Diseases Canine Distemper Papillomas Feline Rhinotracheitis Virus (feline herpesvirus-1) Feline Calicivirus Infection Feline Cowpox (catpox) Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Canine Ehrlichiosis Leishmaniasis…
CHAPTER | 10 Congenital Diseases Epidermolysis Bullosa Familial Canine Dermatomyositis Ichthyosis Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (cutaneous asthenia, dermatosparaxis) Cutaneous Mucinosis Dermoid Sinus Canine Juvenile Cellulitis (juvenile pyoderma, puppy strangles) Epidermolysis Bullosa Features…
CHAPTER | 2 Diagnostic Techniques Diagnostic Testing Skin Scrapes Cutaneous Cytology Acetate Tape Preparations Otic Swabs Dermatophyte Test Medium Fungal Cultures Trichogram Wood’s Lamp Examination Biopsy Cultures Polymerase Chain Reaction…
CHAPTER | 11 Pigmentary Abnormalities Lentigo Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation Nasal Depigmentation (Dudley nose, snow nose) Vitiligo Canine Uveodermatologic Syndrome (Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada–like syndrome, VKH) Lentigo Features Lentigo is an asymptomatic condition characterized by…
Chapter 59 Acid-Base Disturbances Jan P. Kovacic, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • The Henderson-Hasselbalch and strong ion approaches to acid-base analysis group parameters that the clinician would prefer to separate…
Chapter 208 Blood Gas and Oximetry Monitoring Laurie Sorrell-Raschi, DVM, DACVA KEY POINTS • Interpretation of blood gases requires an understanding of acid-base and respiratory physiology. • There are six…
Chapter 88 Methemoglobinemia Louisa Rahilly, DVM, DACVECC, Deborah C. Mandell, VMD, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Methemoglobin (metHb) is hemoglobin in which the ferrous (Fe2+) molecule is oxidized to the ferric…
Chapter 205 Colloid Osmotic Pressure And Osmolality Lori S. Waddell, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Determination of colloid osmotic pressure (COP) can guide artificial colloid therapy in veterinary patients. •…
