CHAPTER 34 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci Daniel O. Morris CHAPTER OUTLINE Etiology of Staphylococcal Infections 368 Etiology of Methicillin Resistance 368 Epidemiology 369 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) 369 Methicillin-Resistant S. intermedius (MRSI)/S….
CHAPTER 14 Nutritional Management of Chronic Kidney Disease Denise A. Elliott CHAPTER OUTLINE Energy 137 Protein 138 Proteinuria 138 Uremia 139 Phosphate 139 Fluid Balance 140 Electrolytes 140 Sodium 140…
CHAPTER 33 Rush and Conventional Immunotherapy Ann M. Trimmer, Heide M. Newton CHAPTER OUTLINE Designing the Treatment Plan 358 Therapeutic Options 358 Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy 359 Mechanism of Action 359 Benefits…
CHAPTER 6 Progress on Diagnosis of Retroviral Infections Cynda Crawford CHAPTER OUTLINE Feline Leukemia Virus 53 Epidemiology and Pathogenesis 53 Diagnosis 54 Feline Immunodeficiency Virus 56 Epidemiology and Pathogenesis 56…
CHAPTER 23 Answers to Commonly Asked Endocrine Diagnostic Questions Robert J. Kemppainen CHAPTER OUTLINE General Questions 251 Should I Submit Serum or Plasma Samples for Hormone Analysis? 251 Questions about…
CHAPTER 13 Unconventional Diets Jennifer A. Larsen, Sally C. Perea CHAPTER OUTLINE Regulatory Definitions 127 Home-Prepared Diets 128 Raw Food Feeding: Additional Considerations 133 Vegetarian and Vegan Feeding 134 Supplements…
CHAPTER 9 Dietary Therapy of Diseases of the Lower Urinary Tract Joseph W. Bartges, Claudia A. Kirk CHAPTER OUTLINE Incidence 88 Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease 88 Idiopathic Cystitis 88…
CHAPTER 8 Dietary Therapy of Chronic Diarrhea Dorothy P. Laflamme CHAPTER OUTLINE Key Nutrients in Gastrointestinal Health and Disease 79 Proteins and Amino Acids 79 Fats 80 Carbohydrates 80 Dietary…
CHAPTER 11 Probiotics in Feline Medicine Stanley L. Marks, Debra L. Zoran CHAPTER OUTLINE History of Probiotic Health Claims 104 Mechanisms of Probiotic Action 105 Probiotics Block Intestinal Pathogenic Bacterial…
CHAPTER 2 Influenza Infections Katrin Hartmann, Julia Marschall CHAPTER OUTLINE Etiology 13 Epidemiology 14 Pathogenesis 14 Transmission 14 Clinical Signs 15 Differential Diagnosis 15 Diagnosis 15 Treatment 15 Management 16…
