Urolithiasis
Chapter 9 Urolithiasis Introduction, Terminology, and General Pathophysiology Urine Is a Complex Solution Containing Many Organic and Inorganic Solutes 1. More of a given solute can remain in solution in…
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Clinical Evaluation of the Urinary Tract
Chapter 2 Clinical Evaluation of the Urinary Tract Introduction and Terminology A. Azotemia is defined as an increased concentration of nonprotein nitrogenous compounds in blood, usually urea and creatinine. 1….
Urinary Tract Trauma and Uroperitoneum
Chapter 12 Urinary Tract Trauma and Uroperitoneum Introduction A. Types of trauma to the urinary tract (Figure 12-1) 1. Kidney: Renal trauma is not commonly recognized in dogs or cats,…
Miscellaneous Syndromes
Chapter 16 Miscellaneous Syndromes Benign Essential (Idiopathic Renal) Hematuria In Dogs Introduction and Pathophysiology A. Bleeding originates in the kidney, but its cause is obscure. B. The renal hemorrhage usually…
Diseases of the Glomerulus
Chapter 7 Diseases of the Glomerulus Introduction A. Glomerular diseases affect primarily the glomeruli. However, destruction of the glomerulus renders the remainder of the nephron nonfunctional and progressive destruction of…
Familial Renal Diseases of Dogs and Cats
Chapter 6 Familial Renal Diseases of Dogs and Cats Introduction and Pathophysiology A. Most familial renal diseases result in chronic renal failure (CRF) at a young age (<5 years) but…
Aspergillosis
Chapter 65 Aspergillosis Jane E. Sykes Overview of Aspergillosis First Described: Invasive aspergillosis was first described in 1815 in a jackdaw bird (Mayer)1 Cause: Aspergillus spp. (an ascomycete, teleomorphs Neosartorya,…
Canine and Feline Hepatozoonosis
Chapter 77 Canine and Feline Hepatozoonosis Nancy Vincent-Johnson Overview of Canine Hepatozoonosis First Described: Hepatozoon canis, India, 1905 (James)1; Hepatozoon americanum, USA, 1978 (Craig and others)2 Cause: Hepatozoon canis, Hepatozoon…
Mycobacterial Infections
Chapter 44 Mycobacterial Infections Jane E. Sykes and Danièlle A. Gunn-Moore Overview of Mycobacterial Infections in Dogs and Cats First Described: Evidence of tuberculosis in humans dates back to 2400…
Osteomyelitis, Discospondylitis, and Infectious Arthritis
Chapter 85 Osteomyelitis, Discospondylitis, and Infectious Arthritis Jane E. Sykes and Amy S. Kapatkin Overview of Musculoskeletal System Infections Causes: The most common cause of osteomyelitis and infectious monoarthritis in…
