Veterian Key

E Echinococcosis AUTHOR: CHARLES M. HENDRIX EDITOR: DOUGLASS K. MACINTIRE 1ST EDITION AUTHOR: LISA M. TIEBER. NIELSON BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION • Cestode (tapeworm) infection with larval stages (hydatid cysts) that…

Introduction to Drug Formulary EDITOR Etienne Côté, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology, Small Animal Internal Medicine) *, The drugs listed in this formulary represent a compilation of the more commonly used therapeutic…

M Macadamia Nut Toxicosis AUTHOR: SHARON. WELCH EDITOR SAFDAR A. KHAN 1ST EDITION AUTHOR: MOAZZAM. KHAN BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION Acute and often self-limiting toxicosis of dogs resulting from ingestion of…

C Cachexia, Cancer-Associated AUTHOR: GLENNA E. MAULDIN EDITOR: KENNETH M. RASSNICK BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION The term cancer cachexia refers to weight loss in an animal or person with underlying neoplastic…

R Rabies AUTHOR: MAUREEN A. MCMICHAEL EDITOR: DOUGLASS K. MACINTIRE 1ST EDITION AUTHOR: LISA TIEBER. NIELSON BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION Fatal polioencephalitis of warm-blooded animals and humans caused by a Lyssavirus…

O Obesity AUTHOR: CHERYL A. HOLLOWAY EDITOR: KATHYRN E. MICHEL BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION A chronic relapsing disorder associated with excessive accumulation of body fat, resulting in an increase in body…

A 5-Fluorouracil Toxicosis AUTHOR: SHARON. WELCH EDITOR: SAFDAR. KHAN BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION Adverse effects caused by exposure to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), a pyrimidine analog-type antineoplastic antimetabolite drug used for palliative management…

U Ulcerativea and Erosive Skin Disorders AUTHOR: FRÉDÉRIC. SAUVÉ EDITOR: MANON. PARADIS BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION A cutaneous erosion is a shallow epidermal defect that does not penetrate the basal membrane….

D Dacryocystitis AUTHOR: STEVEN R. HOLLINGSWORTH EDITOR: CHERYL L. CULLEN BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION Although dacryocystitis is technically inflammation of the lacrimal sac, the term is commonly used for describing inflammation…

N Narcolepsy AUTHOR: KERRY SMITH. BAILEY EDITOR: CURTIS W. DEWEY BASIC INFORMATION DEFINITION • A syndrome in which abnormalities in the sleep/wake cycle are manifested as excessive sleepiness and cataplexy….