Canine Urate Urolithiasis
Chapter 198 Canine Urate Urolithiasis Jody P. Lulich, St. Paul, Minnesota Carl A. Osborne, St. Paul, Minnesota Hasan Albasan, St. Paul, Minnesota Between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2010, the Minnesota Urolith…
PHARMACOLOGY, TOXICOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS
Imaging in Diagnosis of Endocrine Disorders
Chapter 40 Imaging in Diagnosis of Endocrine Disorders Jimmy H. Saunders, Merelbeke, Belgium Imaging Modalities in Endocrinology Radiography has little value for imaging endocrine organs and is mainly used to detect…
Chapter 61: Infective Endocarditis
Web Chapter 61 Infective Endocarditis* Kristin A. MaCdonald, Rohnert Park, California Infective endocarditis (IE) is an uncommon, often deadly, and sometimes difficult to diagnose disease in veterinary medicine. IE is caused…
Recognition and Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Acute Kidney Injury
Chapter 186 Recognition and Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Acute Kidney Injury Marie E. Kerl, Columbia, Missouri Cathy E. Langston, New York, New York There has been a shift in terminology in the human…
Topical Therapy for Pruritus
Chapter 95 Topical Therapy for Pruritus Wayne S. Rosenkrantz, Tustin, California The use of topical therapeutics for pruritus in the form of shampoos, lotions, rinses, soaks, and spot-on products has gained…
Management of Heart Failure in Dogs
Chapter 176 Management of Heart Failure in Dogs Bruce W. Keene, Raleigh, North Carolina John D. Bonagura, Columbus, Ohio Heart failure (HF) is very common in dogs, and this section of Current…
Ventricular Arrhythmias in Dogs
Chapter 172 Ventricular Arrhythmias in Dogs Mark A. Oyama, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Caryn A. Reynolds, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Ventricular arrhythmias are encountered frequently in canine patients. The clinical setting ranges from single ventricular…
Pleural Effusion
Chapter 164 Pleural Effusion David Holt, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lori S. Waddell, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pleural effusion is a pathologic accumulation of fluid within the pleural space. The volume of the effusion may be…
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
Chapter 121 Oropharyngeal Dysphagia Stanley L. Marks, Davis, California Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD) occurs when the elaborate mechanism of bolus transit from the oral cavity into the esophagus becomes compromised. The swallowing…
Acquired Nonneoplastic Disorders of the Male External Genitalia
Chapter 224 Acquired Nonneoplastic Disorders of the Male External Genitalia Michelle Anne Kutzler, Corvallis, Oregon The subject of disorders of the male external genitalia is too vast to cover thoroughly in…
