Hypothyroidism
Chapter 3 HYPOTHYROIDISM PHYSIOLOGY OF THE THYROID GLAND 86 CANINE HYPOTHYROIDISM CLASSIFICATION 88 ETIOLOGY 89 CLINICAL FEATURES OF PRIMARY HYPOTHYROIDISM IN THE ADULT DOG 96 CLINICAL FEATURES OF CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM:…
Hypercalcemia and Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Chapter 16 HYPERCALCEMIA AND PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM HYPERCALCEMIA INTRODUCTION 661 ETIOLOGY 661 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 662 Calcium-Parathyroid Hormone Feedback System 662 Severe Hypercalcemia, Bone Resorption, and the Kidneys 662 Uroliths and Urinary Tract…
Feline Hyperthyroidism (Thyrotoxicosis)
Chapter 4 FELINE HYPERTHYROIDISM (THYROTOXICOSIS) DEFINITION 153 HISTORY OF HYPERTHYROIDISM 153 PATHOLOGY 153 Background 153 Benign Thyroid Tumors 154 Malignant Thyroid Tumors 154 ETIOLOGY 155 Historical Background 155 Possible Nutritional…
Water Metabolism and Diabetes Insipidus
Chapter 1 WATER METABOLISM AND DIABETES INSIPIDUS PHYSIOLOGY OF WATER METABOLISM 2 DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES FOR POLYDIPSIA AND POLYURIA 9 DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH TO POLYURIA AND POLYDIPSIA 13 ETIOLOGY OF DIABETES INSIPIDUS…
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Chapter 13 DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS PATHOGENESIS AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 580 SIGNALMENT 584 HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION 584 ESTABLISHING THE DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETIC KETOSIS AND KETOACIDOSIS 585 IN-HOSPITAL DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION 586 THERAPY OF…
Canine Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s Syndrome)
Chapter 6 CANINE HYPERADRENOCORTICISM (CUSHING’S SYNDROME) REGULATION OF GLUCOCORTICOID SECRETION 253 Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH) 253 Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) 253 Steroids 256 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 258 Pituitary-Dependent Hyperadrenocorticism 258 Adrenal Tumor Hyperadrenocorticism (ATH)…
Disorders of Growth Hormone
Chapter 2 DISORDERS OF GROWTH HORMONE BIOSYNTHESIS OF GROWTH HORMONE AND IGF-I 45 METABOLIC ACTIONS OF GROWTH HORMONE 46 REGULATION OF GROWTH HORMONE SECRETION 47 CONGENITAL HYPOSOMATOTROPISM: PITUITARY DWARFISM 48…
Canine Diabetes Mellitus
Chapter 11 CANINE DIABETES MELLITUS CLASSIFICATION AND ETIOLOGY 486 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 491 SIGNALMENT 492 ANAMNESIS 492 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION 492 ESTABLISHING THE DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETES MELLITUS 493 CLINICAL PATHOLOGIC ABNORMALITIES 493 TREATMENT…
Feline Diabetes Mellitus
Chapter 12 FELINE DIABETES MELLITUS CLASSIFICATION AND ETIOLOGY 539 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 547 SIGNALMENT 547 ANAMNESIS 547 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION 548 ESTABLISHING THE DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETES MELLITUS 548 CLINICAL PATHOLOGIC ABNORMALITIES 548 TREATMENT…
Clinical and Diagnostic Evaluation of the Male Reproductive Tract
Chapter 27 CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT HISTORY 930 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION 930 SEMEN EVALUATION 932 Techniques for Obtaining a Semen Sample 932 Reasons for Failure to…
