Chapter 190 Use of Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs in Kidney Disease Scott A. Brown, Athens, Georgia Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the most commonly prescribed analgesic agents in veterinary medicine. Their analgesic,…
Web Chapter 22 Treatment of Hypoparathyroidism Joao Felipe De Brito Galvao, Downers Grove, Illinois Dennis J. Chew, Columbus, Ohio Larry A. Nagode, Columbus, Ohio Patricia A. Schenck, Lansing, Michigan Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis Hypoparathyroidism…
Chapter 187 Proteinuria/Albuminuria Implications for Management Gregory F. Grauer, Manhattan, Kansas Proteinuria is a general term that is used to describe the presence of excessive amounts of any type of protein…
Chapter 144 Ascites and Hepatic Encephalopathy Therapy for Liver Disease Nick Bexfield, Cambridge, Great Britain Ascites Pathophysiology Ascites is the accumulation of fluid within the peritoneal cavity, and in liver disease…
Chapter 146 Portal Vein Hypoplasia (Microvascular Dysplasia) Andrea N. Johnston, Ithaca, New York Cynthia R.L. Webster, Grafton, Massachusetts In normal dogs approximately 70% of the blood flow to the liver is delivered…
Chapter 141 Acute Liver Failure Sharon A. Center, Ithaca, New York Acute liver failure (ALF) is an uncommon, rapidly progressive, often lethal condition reflecting sudden, or perceptively sudden, severe hepatocellular necrosis…
Chapter 76 Interventional Oncology William T.N. Culp, Davis, California Chick Weisse, New York, New York Although surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy (RT) are being offered in many practices and are the foundations…
Chapter 134 Canine Colitis Kenneth W. Simpson, Ithaca, New York Alison C. Manchester, Ithaca, New York The term colitis frequently is used to describe the clinical syndrome characterized by bloody mucoid diarrhea…
Chapter 181 Arterial Thromboembolism Daniel F. Hogan, West Lafayette, Indiana Background Arterial thromboembolism (ATE) is a sudden interruption of arterial blood flow caused by thrombotic material that is derived from a…
Chapter 178 Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Dogs Amara H. Estrada, Gainesville, Florida Herbert W. Maisenbacher, III, Gainesville, Florida Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a myocardial disease characterized by primary systolic dysfunction of the left…
