Urinary Bladder Cancer
Chapter 83 Urinary Bladder Cancer Deborah W. Knapp, West Lafayette, Indiana Canine Urinary Bladder Tumors Urinary bladder cancer comprises approximately 2% of all reported malignancies in the dog. With the pet…
PHARMACOLOGY, TOXICOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS
Bilaterally Symmetric Alopecia in Dogs
Chapter 39 Bilaterally Symmetric Alopecia in Dogs Robert Allen Kennis, Auburn, Alabama Endocrine diseases are among the many causes of symmetric alopecia in the dog. In certain situations the cutaneous manifestations…
Nutritional Support of the Cancer Patient
Chapter 77 Nutritional Support of the Cancer Patient Glenna E. Mauldin, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Cancer cachexia is the unique form of protein-calorie malnutrition that may occur in both people and animals…
Metronomic Chemotherapy
Chapter 78 Metronomic Chemotherapy Anthony J. Mutsaers, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy agents have been the cornerstone of the medical oncologist’s treatment arsenal for many decades. However, in the emerging…
Chapter 6: Reporting Adverse Events to the Food and Drug Administration—Center for Veterinary Medicine
Web Chapter 6 Reporting Adverse Events to the Food and Drug Administration—Center for Veterinary Medicine Susan J. Bright-Ponte, Rockville, Maryland Lee Anne Myers Palmer, Rockville, Maryland The U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
Malignant Effusions
Chapter 75 Malignant Effusions Antony S. Moore, Wauchope, Australia Effusions that affect the pleural, abdominal, or pericardial spaces in cancer patients may be caused directly by the effects of the malignancy…
Catecholamines in the Critical Care Patient
Chapter 3 Catecholamines in the Critical Care Patient Edward S. Cooper, Columbus, Ohio Catecholamines are the primary effectors of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and play a major role in cardiovascular…
Treatment of Adverse Effects from Cancer Therapy
Chapter 72 Treatment of Adverse Effects from Cancer Therapy Dennis B. Bailey, Paramus, New Jersey One of the primary goals of cancer treatment in veterinary patients is to preserve quality of…
Chemotherapeutic Drug Handling and Safety
Chapter 71 Chemotherapeutic Drug Handling and Safety Andrea Flory, San Marcos, California Brenda Phillips, San Diego, California Margo Karriker, San Diego, California Chemotherapeutic drugs are considered hazardous drugs. Hazardous drugs (HDs) are defined…
