Clinical Small Animal Internal Medicine is a comprehensive, practical reference designed to meet the needs of veterinary practitioners and students alike. Covering all aspects of small animal internal medicine, this innovative guide provides clinically relevant material, plus podcasts and continual updates online. Concise, identically-formatted chapters allow readers to quickly find the most essential information for clinical veterinary practice.
Contributions from academic and clinical experts cover general medicine subjects, including patient evaluation and management, critical care medicine, preventative care, and diagnostic and therapeutic considerations. Topics relevant to daily clinical practice are examined in detail, ranging from endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, and infectious disease to oncology, dermatology, metabolic orthopedic disease, gastroenterology, and hepatology. A companion website features podcasts and updated information. An important addition to the library of any practice, this clinically-oriented text:
- Presents complete, practical information on small animal internal medicine
- Provides the background physiology required to understand normal versus abnormal in real-world clinical settings
- Includes general medicine topics not covered in other internal medicine books
- Focuses on information that is directly applicable to daily practice
- Features podcasts and continual updates on a companion website
Carefully tailored for the needs of small animal practitioners and veterinary students, Clinical Small Animal Internal Medicine is an invaluable, reader-friendly reference on internal medicine of the dog and cat.
Table of Contents
Dedication
Preface
List of Contributors
About the Companion Website
Volume I
Section 1 Evaluation and Management of the Patient
1 The Concept of One Medicine
Lonnie J. King
2 Statistical Interpretation for Practitioners
Philip H. Kass
3 Using Data For Clinical Decision Making
Philip H. Kass
Section 2 Endocrine Disease
4 Principles of Endocrinology
Robert Kemppainen
5 Neuroendocrinology
Maya Lottati
6 Feline Acromegaly
David Bruyette
7 Pituitary Dependent Hyperadrenocorticism in Dogs and Cats
David Bruyette
8 Polyuria and Polydipsia
Jennifer L. Garcia
9 Canine Hypothyroidism
David Bruyette
10 Feline Hyperthyroidism
David Bruyette
11 Hypoadrenocorticism in Dogs
Patty Lathan
12 Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs and Cats
Jacquie S. Rand
13 Hypoglycemia in Patients Without Diabetes Mellitus: Evaluation and Management
Rhett Nichols
14 Canine Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndromes
Deborah Greco
Section 3 Cardiovascular Disease
15 Approach to the Patient with Suspected Cardiovascular Disease
Ingrid Ljungvall and Jens Häggström
16 Imaging in Cardiovascular Disease
Valérie Chetboul
17 Electrocardiography
Marc S. Kraus and Anna R.M. Gelzer
18 Pathophysiology of Heart Failure
Barret J. Bulmer
19 Management of Heart Failure
Steven Rosenthal and Mark A. Oyama
20 Ventricular Arrhythmias
Amara H. Estrada and Romain Pariaut
21 Supraventricular Arrhythmias
Romain Pariaut and Amara H. Estrada
22 Systemic Hypertension
Rebecca L. Stepien
23 Pulmonary Hypertension
Heidi B. Kellihan
24 Congenital Heart Disease
Brian A. Scansen
25 Valvular Heart Disease
Michele Borgarelli
26 Canine Myocardial Disease
M. Lynne O’Sullivan
27 Feline Myocardial Disease
Virginia Luis Fuentes
28 Pericardial Disease
Ashley B. Saunders and Sonya G. Gordon
Section 4 Respiratory Disease
29 A Respiratory Pattern-Based Approach to Dyspnea
Christopher G. Byers
30 Feline Bronchial Asthma
Christine M. Serafin
31 Canine Chronic Bronchitis
Kevin Kumrow
32 Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Robert Goggs
33 Surgical Approaches to Thoracic Disease
Raegan Wells
34 Pleural Effusion
Ashley Allen and Gareth Buckley
Section 5 Critical Care Medicine
35 Approach to the Patient in the Critical Care Setting
Sarah Allen
36 Fluid Therapy
Teresa Rieser
37 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Nathan Peterson
38 Respiratory Monitoring in Critical Care
Mathew Mellema
39 Acute Respiratory Failure
Mathew Mellema
40 Mechanical Ventilation
Kate Hopper and Mathew Mellema
41 Approach to the Patient with Shock
James W. Barr
42 Cardiogenic Shock
Nathan Peterson and James W. Barr
43 Septic Shock
James W. Barr
44 Disorders of Heat and Cold
Sarah Allen
45 Acute Poisoning
Ben O’Kelley
46 Medical Management of Trauma and Burns
Nathan Peterson
47 Venomous Snake Bites
Nathan Peterson
Section 6 Gastrointestinal Disease
48 Gastrointestinal Imaging
Sarah M. Stieger-Vanegas
49 Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Craig Ruaux
50 Diseases of the Oral Cavity and Salivary Glands
Maria Soltero-Reveira and Alexander Reiter
51 Gastritis and Gastric Ulceration in Dogs and Cats
Katie Tolbert
52 Disorders of the Esophagus
Silvia Funes and Craig Ruaux
53 Motility Disorders of the Alimentary Tract
Reito Neiger and Silke Salvati
54 Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Dogs and Cats
Panos Xenoulis
55 Pancreatitis in the Dog
Caroline Mansfield
56 Diagnosis and Management of Pancreatitis in the Cat
Craig Ruaux
57 Rectoanal Diseases - Medical and Surgical Management
Craig Ruaux
58 Dysbiosis and the use of Pre-, Pro- and Synbiotics
Jan Suchodolski
59 Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Enteropathies
Karin Allenspach
Section 7 Diseases of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Bile Ducts
60 Approach to the Patient with Liver Disease
Emma O’Neill
61 Imaging in Hepatobiliary Disease
Esther Barrett
62 Metabolic, Toxic and Neoplastic Diseases of the Liver
Jan Rothuizen
63 Feline Inflammatory Liver Disease
Nicki Reed
64 Canine Inflammatory Liver Disease
Nick Bexfield
65 Cirrhosis and its Consequences
Katherine Scott
66 Portosystemic Shunts and Microvascular Dysplasia
Geraldine Hunt
67 Diseases of the Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Biliary Ducts
Ben Harris
Section 8 Neurologic Disease
68 The Neurologic Examination
Alexander DeLahunta
69 Central Nervous System Trauma
Simon R. Platt
70 Seizures and Movement Disorders
Michael Podell
71 Disorders of the Forebrain
Sam N. Long
72 Vestibular Disease
Tammy Stevenson
73 Meningoencephalitis and Meningomyelitis
Christopher L. Mariani
74 Diseases of the Neuromuscular Junction
David Lipsitz
75 Myopathies
Marguerite F. Knipe
76 Myelopathy
Joan R. Coates
77 Neuro-Ophthalmology
Bradford J. Holmberg
Volume II
Section 9 Infectious Disease
Part 1 Diagnostic Considerations
78 Epidemiology of Infectious Disease
Peggy L. Schmidt
79 Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Disease
Laia Solano-Gallego and Gad Baneth
Part 2 Select Infectious Diseases and Disease Agents
80 Canine Distemper
David Bruyette
81 Canine Herpes Virus
Yvonne Dreschler
82 Canine Viral Enteritis
Margaret C. Barr
83 Viral Papillomatosis
Margaret C. Barr
84 Canine Influenza Virus
Ellen Collisson
85 Feline Parvovirus
Margaret C. Barr
86 Feline Coronavirus
Yvonne Dreschler
87 Feline Leukemia Virus
David Bruyette
88 Feline Immunodeficency Virus (FIV)
Tom Phillips
89 Feline Viral Upper Respiratory Disease
Yvonne Dreschler
90 Rabies in Dogs and Cats
Emily Beeler and Karen Ehnert
91 West Nile Virus
Tracey McNamara
92 Ebola Virus
Linda Kidd
93 Ehrlichia and Anaplasma
Pedro P. Vissotto de Paiva Diniz
94 Salmon Poisoning Disease
Pedro P. Vissotto de Paiva Diniz
95 Wolbachia pipientis Infection
Pedro P. Vissotto de Paiva Diniz
96 Bartonellosis
Pedro P. Vissotto de Paiva Diniz
97 Hemotropic Mycoplasma
Séverine Tasker
98 Non-Hemotropic Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma and L-form Bacteria
Joachim Spergser
99 Spotted Fever and Typhus Group Rickettsia
Linda Kidd
100 Lyme Borreliosis
Merryl P. Littman
101 Leptospirosis
Katharine F. Lunn
102 Yersiniosis
Maria Grazia Pennisi
103 Tularemia
Linda Kidd
104 Q Fever
Linda Kidd
105 Brucellosis
Erin E. Runcan
106 Tetanus and Botulism
Andrea Fischer
107 Anthrax
Wayne E. Wingfield and Jerry J. Upp
108 Actinomyces, Nocardiosis, and Mycobacterial Infections
Joanna Whitney and Vanessa R. Barrs
109 Fungal Infections
Jane E. Sykes
110 Protozoal and Protozoa-Like Infections
Gad Baneth and Laia Solano-Gallego
111 Coccidia
Chris Adolph
112 Surgical, Traumatic and Bite Wound Infections
Laura L. Nelson
113 Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex
Jonathan Dear
Part 3 Therapeutic Considerations
114 Antimicrobial Therapy in Dogs and Cats
Katrina R. Viviano
115 Antifungal Therapy
Daniel S. Foy
Part 4 Special Topics
116 Nosocomial and Multi-Drug Resistant Infections
Jason W. Stull and Scott Weese
117 Management of Infectious Disease in Kennels and Multi-Cat Environments: Creating a Culture of Compliance
Frank Bossong
Section 10 Renal and Genitourinary Disease
118 Disorders of Sodium and Water Homeostasis
Julien Guillaumin and Stephen DiBartola
119 Disorders of Magnesium and Phosphorus
Rosanne Jepson
120 Acute Kidney Injury
Adam E. Eatroff
121 Glomerular Disease
Shelly L. Vaden
122 Obstructive Uropathy
Edward Cooper and Brian A. Scansen
123 Urolithiasis in Small Animals
Alice Defarges, Michelle Evason, Marilyn Dunn, and Allyson Berent
124 Prostatic Diseases
Serge Chalhoub
125 Management of Chronic Renal Disease
Jessica Quimby
126 The Role of Dialysis
Adam E. Eatroff
127 Micturition and Associated Disorders
Julie K. Byron
128 Urinary Tract Infections
Nicole Smee
Section 11 Oncologic Disease
129 Approach to the Cancer Patient
Lisa DiBernardi
130 Biology of Cancer and Cancer Genetics
Mary-Keara Boss
131 Endocrine Manifestations of Cancer: Ectopic Hormone Production
Cory Brown
132 Paraneoplastic Syndromes
Cory Brown
133 Lymphoid Leukemias, Myeloid Neoplasia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Angela R. Kozicki
134 Lymphomas
Kristine Elaine Burgess
135 Plasma Cell Disorders
Orna Kristal
136 Central Nervous System Tumors in Dogs and Cats
David Ruslander
137 Cancer of the Nose and Mouth
Lauren Askin Quarterman
138 Tumors of the Eye and Ocular Adnexa
Erin M. Scott and Paul E. Miller
139 Cancer of the Heart
Nick A. Schroeder and Lisa DiBernardi
140 Cancer of the Airway and Lung
Joanne L. Intile
141 Cancer of the Esophagus and Stomach
Avenelle I. Turner
142 Cancer of the Small and Large Intestine
Edwin Brodsky
143 Exocrine Pancreatic Cancer
Avenelle I. Turner
144 Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors
Karen Eiler
145 Liver and Biliary Tract Tumors
Amanda K. Elpiner
146 Tumors of the Urinary Tract
Pedro A. Boria
147 Tumors of the Male Reproductive System
Trina Hazzah
148 Gynecologic Cancers
Trina Hazzah
149 Mammary Cancer
Julie Bulman-Fleming
150 Tumors of Bone and Joint
Stephanie L. Shaver, William T. N. Culp, and Robert B. Rebhun
151 Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Lauren Askin Quarterman
152 Hemangiosarcoma
Christine B. Oakley and John D. Chretin
153 Melanoma
Philip J. Bergman
154 Non-melanoma Skin Cancers
Barbara E. Kitchell
155 Mast Cell Neoplasia
Zachary M. Wright
156 Apheresis in Companion Animals
Steve Suter
Section 12 Skin and Ear Diseases
157 Approach to the Patient with Dermatologic Disease
Lisa V. Reiter
158 Principles of Therapy of Skin Diseases
Sandra N. Koch
159 Atopic Dermatitis
Alison Diesel
160 Allergic Skin Diseases
Patrick Hensel
161 Cutaneous Adverse Food Reactions
Ralf S. Mueller
162 Autoimmune and Immune-mediated Skin Diseases
Nicole A. Heinrich
163 Approach to Alopecia
Linda A. Frank
164 Sterile Papular and Nodular Skin Diseases
Sandra Diaz
165 Parasitic Skin Diseases
Elizabeth E. Toops
166 Bacterial Pyodermas
Jennifer R. Schissler
167 Otitis
Sue Paterson
168 Cutaneous Manifestations of Systemic Disease
Kinga Gortel
169 Superficial Necrolytic Dermatitis
Mitchell D. Song
170 Miscellaneous Skin Diseases
Lisa V. Reiter and Sheila M. F. Torres
Section 13 Diseases of Bone and Joint
171 Skeletal Development and Homeostasis
Matthew J. Allen and Gert J. Breur
172 Metabolic Bone Diseases
Keren E. Dittmer
173 Osteoarthritis in Small Animals
Steven A. Martinez
174 Developmental Orthopedic Diseases
Gert J. Breur, N. E. Lambrechts, and H. A. Towle Millard
Section 14 Social and Ethical Issues in Veterinary Medicine
175 Canine and Feline End of Life Care
Robin Downing
Section 15 Preventative Care
176 Role of Immunization
Melissa Kennedy
177 Behavior Triage for Internists and the General Practitioner
Karen Sueda
Section 16 Laboratory Support
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