Chapter 238 Diagnosis and Treatment of Degenerative Lumbosacral Stenosis Catherine A. Loughin, Plainview, New York Degenerative lumbosacral stenosis is a common radiculopathy in dogs and is noted most frequently in large…
Chapter 139 Diagnostic Approach to Hepatobiliary Disease Cynthia R.L. Webster, Grafton, Massachusetts Johanna C. Cooper, Walpole, Massachusetts This chapter provides a rational approach to the diagnosis of hepatobiliary disease in small animal…
Chapter 242 Pearls of the Ophthalmic Examination David J. Maggs, Davis, California Although signalment and historical data often provide essential clues to ocular diagnoses, ready visualization of almost all parts of…
Chapter 170 Bradyarrhythmias Bruce G. Kornreich, Ithaca, New York N. Sydney Moïse, Ithaca, New York Bradyarrhythmias are defined as cardiac rhythms that result in heart rates that are lower than normal for…
Chapter 175 Drugs for Treatment of Heart Failure in Dogs John D. Bonagura, Columbus, Ohio Bruce W. Keene, Raleigh, North Carolina Therapy for canine heart failure (HF) requires careful orchestration of a…
Chapter 89 Thyroid Tumors Suzanne Murphy, Kentford, Suffolk, Great Britain The thyroid gland is a bilobed structure in cats and dogs, sometimes with an isthmus connecting the two lobes; it spans…
Chapter 225 Congenital Hydrocephalus William B. Thomas, Knoxville, Tennessee Causes Hydrocephalus is active distention of the ventricular system of the brain caused by obstruction of the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)…
Chapter 219 Pregnancy Loss in the Bitch and Queen Linda K. Kauffman, Ames, Iowa Claudia J. Baldwin, Ames, Iowa Conception rates in a normal bitch can exceed 95% with the proper breeding…
Chapter 216 Medical Termination of Pregnancy Bruce E. Eilts, Townsville, Australia A perfect pregnancy termination drug could be given at any stage of estrus or pregnancy, would be 100% effective, would…
Chapter 171 Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias in Dogs Romain Pariaut, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Roberto A. Santilli, Varese, Italy N. Sydney Moïse, Ithaca, New York Definition Tachyarrhythmias are rapid rhythms, with rates typically above 180 to…
