Chapter 186 Recognition and Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Acute Kidney Injury Marie E. Kerl, Columbia, Missouri Cathy E. Langston, New York, New York There has been a shift in terminology in the human…
Chapter 95 Topical Therapy for Pruritus Wayne S. Rosenkrantz, Tustin, California The use of topical therapeutics for pruritus in the form of shampoos, lotions, rinses, soaks, and spot-on products has gained…
Chapter 176 Management of Heart Failure in Dogs Bruce W. Keene, Raleigh, North Carolina John D. Bonagura, Columbus, Ohio Heart failure (HF) is very common in dogs, and this section of Current…
Chapter 172 Ventricular Arrhythmias in Dogs Mark A. Oyama, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Caryn A. Reynolds, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Ventricular arrhythmias are encountered frequently in canine patients. The clinical setting ranges from single ventricular…
Chapter 164 Pleural Effusion David Holt, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lori S. Waddell, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pleural effusion is a pathologic accumulation of fluid within the pleural space. The volume of the effusion may be…
Chapter 121 Oropharyngeal Dysphagia Stanley L. Marks, Davis, California Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD) occurs when the elaborate mechanism of bolus transit from the oral cavity into the esophagus becomes compromised. The swallowing…
Chapter 224 Acquired Nonneoplastic Disorders of the Male External Genitalia Michelle Anne Kutzler, Corvallis, Oregon The subject of disorders of the male external genitalia is too vast to cover thoroughly in…
Chapter 85 Rescue Therapy for Canine Lymphoma David M. Vail, Madison, Wisconsin When lymphoma is being treated, the fundamental goals of chemotherapy are to induce a complete and durable (>6 months)…
Chapter 166 Pulmonary Thromboembolism Susan G. Hackner, Stamford, Connecticut Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) occurs when thrombi that develop in the venous circulation dislodge and become trapped in the pulmonary vasculature. If the…
Chapter 163 Eosinophilic Pulmonary Diseases Cécile Clercx, Liège, Belgium Dominique Peeters, Liège, Belgium Definition and Causes Eosinophilic bronchopneumopathy (EBP) is a disease characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the lung and bronchial mucosa….
