Canine Cardiomyopathy
Chapter 38 Canine Cardiomyopathy Robert Prošek, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology) KEY POINTS • Primary cardiomyopathies, by definition, are idiopathic diseases that are not the result of an identifiable systemic disorder…
Cyclic Antidepressant Drug Overdose
Chapter 89 Cyclic Antidepressant Drug Overdose Daniel J. Fletcher, DVM, PhD, DACVECC, Lisa A. Murphy, VMD, DABT KEY POINTS • Cyclic antidepressant toxicities cause anticholinergic, cardiovascular, and central nervous system…
Gastroenteritis
Chapter 128 Gastroenteritis Tara K. Trotman, VMD, DACVIM KEY POINTS • Clinical signs of acute gastroenteritis typically involve vomiting, diarrhea, and partial or complete anorexia. • Physical examination findings are…
Sodium Disorders
Chapter 54 Sodium Disorders Jamie M. Burkitt, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Most disorders of plasma sodium concentration result from abnormalities in the handling of water rather than sodium. •…
Hepatic Failure
Chapter 127 Hepatic Failure Allyson C. Berent, DVM, DACVIM, Mark P. Rondeau, DVM, DACVIM KEY POINTS • Hepatic failure is a devastating syndrome, holding a universally poor prognosis. • A…
Transcutaneous Pacing
Chapter 52 Transcutaneous Pacing Teresa DeFrancesco, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology), DACVECC KEY POINTS • Transcutaneous pacing (TCP) is a noninvasive modality of cardiac pacing in which patch electrodes are placed on…
Hepatitis and Cholangiohepatitis
Chapter 126 Hepatitis and Cholangiohepatitis Mark P. Rondeau, DVM, DACVIM KEY POINTS • Although many causes of hepatitis and cholangiohepatitis have been described in dogs and cats, the etiology in…
Acute Biliary Diseases of the Dog and Cat
Chapter 125 Acute Biliary Diseases of the Dog and Cat Allyson C. Berent, DVM, DACVIM KEY POINTS • Biliary diseases in dogs and cats can present in a variety of…
Acute Pancreatitis
Chapter 124 Acute Pancreatitis Alison R. Gaynor, DVM, DACVIM (Internal Medicine), DACVECC KEY POINTS • Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease, with episodes ranging in severity from mild and self-limiting…
Acute Abdominal Pain
Chapter 123 Acute Abdominal Pain Kenneth J. Drobatz, DVM, MSCE, DACVIM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • The principles of emergency and critical care should be applied initially to any patient with…
