Clinical Small Animal Internal Medicine

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.

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The Editor David Bruyette, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM), is Chief Medical Officer at Anivive Lifesciences in Long Beach, California, USA.

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A current and comprehensive reference covering all aspects of small animal internal medicine 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.

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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.

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Dedication

Preface

List of Contributors

About the Companion Website

Volume I

Section 1Evaluation 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 2Endocrine 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 3Cardiovascular 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
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