Rhythm Disturbances
CHAPTER 42 Rhythm Disturbances Recognition and Therapy Matthew W. Miller CHAPTER OUTLINE Identification of Rhythm Disturbances 429 Sinus Rhythm and Sinus Tachycardia 430 Sinus Bradycardia and Sinus Arrhythmia 431 Therapy…
Upper Respiratory Tract Aspergillosis
CHAPTER 5 Upper Respiratory Tract Aspergillosis Vanessa R.D. Barrs, Julia A. Beatty CHAPTER OUTLINE Etiology 36 Classification of Fungal Pathogens 37 Epidemiology and Risk Factors 38 Pathogenesis 39 History and…
Congenital Heart Disease
CHAPTER 41 Congenital Heart Disease Risa M. Roland CHAPTER OUTLINE Mitral Valve Dysplasia 420 Tricuspid Valve Dysplasia 421 Patent Ductus Arteriosus 422 Pulmonic Stenosis 422 Ventricular Septal Defect 423 Peritoneopericardial…
Diastolic Dysfunction in Feline Cardiomyopathies
CHAPTER 40 Diastolic Dysfunction in Feline Cardiomyopathies Jean-Paul Petrie CHAPTER OUTLINE Definition 410 Physiology 411 Determinants of Diastolic Function 411 Pathogenesis of Diastolic Dysfunction 412 Hypertrophic Obstructive/Nonobstructive Cardiomyopathy 412 Restrictive…
Gene Therapy for Lysosomal Storage Diseases
CHAPTER 56 Gene Therapy for Lysosomal Storage Diseases Charles H. Vite CHAPTER OUTLINE Alpha-Mannosidosis 568 Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 570 Galactosylceramide Lipidosis 570 Gangliosidoses 570 Glycogenoses 570 Mucolipidosis 570 Mucopolysaccharidoses 570…
Managing and Monitoring Systemic Hypertension
CHAPTER 49 Managing and Monitoring Systemic Hypertension Harriet M. Syme CHAPTER OUTLINE Epidemiology of Hypertension 489 End-Organ Damage 490 Measurement of Blood Pressure 491 Measurement of Blood Pressure by the…
Acromegaly
CHAPTER 29 Acromegaly Stijn J.M. Niessen, David B. Church CHAPTER OUTLINE Etiology 304 Epidemiology 304 Pathogenesis 305 Clinical Signs 306 Diagnosis 308 Routine Hematology, Biochemistry, Fructosamine, and Urinalysis 308 Insulin-Like…
Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia
CHAPTER 60 Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia Barbara Kohn CHAPTER OUTLINE Etiology and Pathogenesis 617 Primary and Secondary Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia 617 Categories of Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia 618 Epidemiology 618 Signalment 619…
Plasma Cell Disorders
CHAPTER 65 Plasma Cell Disorders Virginia L. Gill, Nicole F. Leibman CHAPTER OUTLINE Multiple Myeloma and Related Plasma Cell Disorders 671 Incidence and Etiology 671 Pathology and Pathogenesis 673 Clinical…
