Urinary Tract Tumors
CHAPTER 51 Urinary Tract Tumors Ruthanne Chun, Heather M. Wilson CHAPTER OUTLINE Renal Tumors 509 Incidence 509 History and Physical Examination Findings 509 Diagnostic Evaluation 509 Treatment and Prognosis 510…
Genetic Screening of Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
CHAPTER 39 Genetic Screening of Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Kathryn M. Meurs CHAPTER OUTLINE Etiology 406 Maine Coon Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 406 Ragdoll Cardiomyopathy 407 Mutation Screening 407 Epidemiology 408 Breeding Recommendations…
Hyperthyroidism and the Kidneys
CHAPTER 25 Hyperthyroidism and the Kidneys Thomas K. Graves CHAPTER OUTLINE Renal Function in Hyperthyroidism 268 Diagnosis of Hyperthyroidism in Cats with Kidney Disease 268 Can Posttreatment Renal Insufficiency Be…
Survival and Outcome of Kidney Disease
CHAPTER 48 Survival and Outcome of Kidney Disease Cathy E. Langston CHAPTER OUTLINE Chronic Kidney Disease 483 Factors Affecting Survival 483 Treatment 485 Disease-Specific Survival 486 Acute Kidney Injury 486…
Diabetic Emergencies
CHAPTER 28 Diabetic Emergencies Rebecka S. Hess CHAPTER OUTLINE Definition and Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis 297 Definition and Pathophysiology of the Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State 298 Risk Factors for DKA or…
Cardiac Blood Tests
CHAPTER 38 Cardiac Blood Tests Mark A. Oyama CHAPTER OUTLINE Natriuretic Peptides 401 Detection of Underlying Heart Disease 401 Assessment of Disease Severity 402 Detecting Heart Failure in the Cat…
Metabolism, Diet, and Obesity
CHAPTER 10 Metabolism, Diet, and Obesity Margarethe Hoenig CHAPTER OUTLINE Definition 98 Pathogenesis 99 Hormonal and Metabolic Changes 99 Treatment 101 Feline obesity has increased dramatically in the past two…
Use of Long-Acting Insulin in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus
CHAPTER 27 Use of Long-Acting Insulin in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Jacqueline S. Rand CHAPTER OUTLINE Goals of Therapy 286 Non–Insulin Dependence and Diabetic Remission 286 Pathogenesis of Feline…
Antiemetic Therapy
CHAPTER 21 Antiemetic Therapy Karin Allenspach, Daniel L. Chan CHAPTER OUTLINE Physiology of Emesis 232 Antiemetic Agents 232 α2-Adrenergic Antagonists 233 D2-Dopaminergic Antagonists 233 H1– and H2-Histaminergic Antagonists 233 M1-Muscarinergic…
Inflammatory Liver Diseases
CHAPTER 19 Inflammatory Liver Diseases Mark E. Hitt CHAPTER OUTLINE Etiology and Pathogenesis 214 Classification 216 Acute Neutrophilic Form of Cholangitis/Cholangiohepatitis 216 Signalment 217 Clinical Findings 217 Diagnosis 217 Imaging…
