ONE: The Problem-Oriented Approach
Step 1: Database Collection The initial database should contain the information necessary to allow identification of all problems in the patient. The contents of the database for any particular animal…
SMALL ANIMAL
TWENTY-TWO: Syncope
Clinical Vignette An 11-year-old castrated shih tzu was presented with the chief complaint of collapse. The first episode of collapse occurred during exertion while bathing and others have occurred during…
THIRTY-NINE: Bone, Joint, and Periskeletal Swelling
Clinical Vignette Willie, a 10-year-old neutered male terrier cross, is presented for a swelling around the right femur. The owners have recognized three episodes of acute swelling, lameness, and pain…
TWENTY : Coughing and Hemoptysis
Clinical Vignette A 12-year-old castrated Scottish terrier was presented for a 3-month history of cough. Physical examination revealed mild expiratory dyspnea, inducible cough upon tracheal palpation, and a grade III/VI…
FORTY-SIX: Blindness
Clinical Vignette History Sage is a 7-year-old black male Labrador retriever presented for chronic anorexia, weight loss, and depression. During the past 2 weeks, Sage has been bumping into objects…
TWENTY-SIX: Dysphagia
Clinical Vignette An 8-month-old intact, male golden retriever presents to the emergency service with an acute onset of ptyalism. In the examination room, he is holding his neck in extension,…
TWENTY-THREE: Abnormal Lung Sounds
Clinical Vignette A 12-year-old castrated male West Highland white terrier was presented with the chief complaint of a harsh cough of 3-months duration, which occurred after exertion. Physical examination revealed…
