Completely revised and updated with 80 all-new chapters covering the most important information on current diagnostic, treatment, and preventive challengesfacing feline practitioners today, Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine is an invaluable addition to every small animal clinician's library. Full-color illustrations and expert contributions help you master and apply the latest advances in feline nutrition, emerging diseases, pet overpopulation, advanced imaging, and more with a comprehensive, clinically relevant approach. INDICE: SECTION 1 - INFECTIOUS DISEASES1. Pyothorax: New Insights into an Old Disease2. Influenza Infections3. The Role of Wolbachia in Heartworm Infection4. Cytauxzoon Infections5. Sino-Orbital Aspergillosis: An Emerging ClinicalSyndrome6. Progress on Diagnosis of Retrovirus Infections7. Diagnosis and Treatment of Feline Infectious PeritonitisSECTION 2 - NUTRITION IN HEALTH AND DISEASE - NEW!8. Dietary Therapy of Chronic Diarrhea9. Dietary Therapy of Diseases of the Lower Urinary Tract10. Metabolism, Diet, and Obesity11. Probiotics12.Critical Care Nutrition13. Unconventional Diets14. Nutritional Management of Chronic Kidney DiseaseSECTION 3 - GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM15. Gastrointestinal Function Testing16. Imaging of the Gastrointestinal Tract17. Diagnosis of Low-Grade Gastrointestinal Lymphoma18. Protozoal Infections19. Cholangiohepatitis20. Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency21. Antiemetic Therapy22. Therapeutic Approach to Cats with Chronic DiarrheaSECTION 4 - ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC DISEASE24. Hyperaldosteronism25. Hyperthyroidism and the Kidneys26. Monitoring of Diabetes Mellitus27. New Long-Acting Insulins28. Diabetic Emergencies29. AcromegalySECTION 5 - DERMATOLOGY30. Examining the Ear, Ear Canal, and Tympanic Membrane31. Diagnostic Imaging of the Ear32. Medical Management of Otitis33. Rush andConventional Immunotherapy34. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Infections35. Acne36. Use of Interferon Omega for Skin Diseases37. How to Treat Parasites without Killing the PatientSECTION 6 - CARDIOLOGY AND RESPIRATORY DISORDERS38. Cardiac Blood Tests39. The Molecular Genetics of cardiomyopathy40. Diastolic Heart Failure41. Congenital Heart Disease42. Diagnosis and Management of Rhythm Disorders43. Pathology of Primary Myocardial Disease44. Asthma45. BronchoscopySECTION 7 - URINARY SYSTEM46. Petfood-Related Nephrotoxicities47. Linking Staging to Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease48. Survival in Kidney Disease49. Managing and Monitoring Hypertension50. Those "Other" Stones: Managing Struvite and Urate Calculi51. Urinary Tract Neoplasia52. Urologic Interventional Techniques: Current Applications and Future PossibilitiesSECTION 8 - NEUROLOGY53. Intervertebral Disk Disease54. Novel Anticonvulsant Therapies55. Brain Tumors: Clinical Spectrum56. Gene Therapy for Lysosomal Storage Disease57. Tremor Syndromes58. Metabolic Encephalopathy: Organic Acidurias59. Myopathic DisordersSECTION 9 - HEMATOPOIETIC AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEMS60. Immune-Mediated hemolytic Anemia61. Blood Types62. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation63. Choosing Chemotherapy protocols for the Management of Lymphoma64. Bone-Marrow Disorders65.Plasma Cell Disorders66. Erythropoeitin TherapySECTION 10 - ONCOLOGY67. Mast Cell Disease68. Cardiac Neoplasia69. Tumors of the Ear70. Ocular Tumors71. Cytologic Dilemmas of the Lymph Node72. Facilitating Client Grief73. Administering ChemotherapySECTION 11 - POPULATION MEDICINE74. Shelter Population Health Management75. A Review of Spaying and Neutering76. The State of Genetic Testing77. Understanding Population Dynamics Models78. Hospice in Cats79. Alternate Therapies80. Catteries: Reproductive Performance and Problems
- ISBN: 978-1-4160-5641-6
- Editorial: Saunders
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 920
- Fecha Publicación: 11/12/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés