Chapter 137 Treatment of Canine Pancreatitis Craig G. Ruaux, Corvallis, Oregon Pancreatic inflammation is a common, potentially challenging, and frustrating problem in canine internal medicine. In recent years interest in diseases…
Chapter 135 Laboratory Testing for the Exocrine Pancreas Romy M. Heilmann, College Station, Texas Jörg M. Steiner, College Station, Texas Diseases of the exocrine pancreas are important and occur frequently in dogs…
Chapter 136 Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Dogs Maria Wiberg, Helsinki, Finland Chronic diseases of the exocrine pancreas may affect pancreatic function and lead to inadequate production of digestive enzymes with associated…
Chapter 74 Advances in Radiation Therapy for Nasal Tumors James T. Custis, III, Fort Collins, Colorado Susan M. Larue, Fort Collins, Colorado Nasosinal tumors always have presented a therapeutic challenge. Surgery alone…
Chapter 131 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Karin Allenspach, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Great Britain Aarti Kathrani, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Great Britain Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) describes a group of idiopathic disorders characterized by chronic persistent or…
Chapter 68 Bone Marrow Dyscrasias Christine S. Olver, Fort Collins, Colorado The term bone marrow dyscrasia technically means any disease originating in the bone marrow. Dysmyelopoiesis is another term used to…
Chapter 130 Canine Parvoviral Enteritis Julia K. Veir, Fort Collins, Colorado Cause and Pathogenesis Parvoviruses are single-strand, nonenveloped DNA viruses. Because of their lack of an envelope, they are extremely environmentally…
Chapter 94 Systemic Glucocorticoids in Dermatology Lauren Riester Pinchbeck, Wilton, Connecticut Glucocorticoids (GCs) have a pivotal role in the effective treatment of many dermatologic diseases, but indiscriminate use and misuse of…
Chapter 90 Diagnostic Criteria for Canine Atopic Dermatitis Claude Favrot, Zurich, Switzerland Canine atopic dermatitis (AD) is an inflammatory and pruritic disease driven most commonly by immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody reactions…
Chapter 122 Gastroesophageal Reflux Peter Hendrik Kook, Zurich, Switzerland Esophagitis denotes a localized or diffuse inflammation of the esophageal mucosa. It generally is thought to result from a caustic (e.g., acid,…
