Manual of Small Animal Internal Medicine - Softcover

Nelson DVM, Richard W.; Couto DVM, C. Guillermo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0323026001 ISBN 13: 9780323026000

Publisher: Mosby, 2004

Synopsis

This quick reference manual covers major assessment, diagnostic, and treatment protocols for common diseases of dogs and cats. It logically presents common disorders by body system and has a distinctive approach that enables students and practitioners to make diagnoses based on clinical signs. Features extensive cross-references to Small Animal Internal Medicine for more detailed discussions of relevant anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, and more.

• Focuses on key information related to the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of common medical conditions in dogs and cats
• Features over 290 tables highlighting key information such as etiology, clinical signs, differential diagnosis, and treatment regimens
• Extensive page cross-references to the parent text ― Small Animal Internal Medicine ― direct readers to more detailed information on key topics

NEW TO THIS EDITION

New chapter on therapeutic diets

New chapter on assessment of reproductive problems

Thorough updating of all diagnostic tools, treatment modalities, references, and so on, following the revision of the parent text

New glossary of key terms in front of book

UPDATED CONTENT FROM PARENT TEXT
Cardiovascular

Ambulatory ECG section has been expanded to include discussion on how a Holter monitor records signals as well as reading Holter monitor readings. Also, a discussion on normal heart rhythms and arrhythmias has been included.

New event recording section has been added to the ambulatory ECG portion of the chapter.

New section titled Other Methods of ECG Assessment has been added to electrocardiography portion, including a discussion of heart rate variability (HRV) and signal averaged electrocardiography (SAECG).

Common 2-D echocardiographic views section has been updated and expanded.

Biochemical markers of myocardial injury section added

Congestive Heart Failure chapter has been entirely reworked and expanded.

New section on arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy added

Discussion on noninfective myocarditis added

New section on arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy added

New sections on cor triatriatu and endocardial fibroelastosis added

Serologic tests section has been expanded to include discussion of heartworm antibody tests for cats.

In heartworm prevention section, discussion has been added on selamectin and moxidectin. 

Respiratory

Nasal mites section has been divided (and expanded) into nasal mites and nasal capillariasis.

New section on computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging added to Diagnostic Tests for Lower Respiratory Tract.

New section on thoracoscopy and thoracotomy added to Diagnostic Tests for the Pleural Cavity and Mediastinum

New section on neoplastic effusion in Disorders of the Pleural Cavity.

New section on Large Airway Disease with subsections titled Extrathoracic (Upper) Airway Obstruction and Intrathoracic Large Airway Obstruction.

New section titled pleural space disease.

Digestive

New discussion of indications for ultrasonography of the stomach and small intestines.

Discussion on intestinal permeability testing has been added

New discussions added on partially hydrolyzed diets and elemental diets

New discussions of both low-profile gastrostomy tubes and jejunostomy tubes

Brief discussion of budesonide. Budesonide has been used for inflammatory bowel disease and hepatic disease in people, and has recently been used in dogs and cats with similar problems.

New table: Examples of Commercial Bland Diets. (Bland refers to easily digestible diets that contain less fat than is found in many pet foods.)

Section added on Sialoadenitis/sialoadenosis/salivary gland necrosis

Discussion added on trichomoniasis

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth is now known as antibiotic responsive enteropathy. The malabsorptive diseases section of the chapter has been updated accordingly

Urinary Tract

Brief discussion added on plasma clearance of iohexol to reliably estimate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in dogs and cats

Brief discussion added on the recent commercial availability of an antigen capture ELISA test for the detection of low levels of albumin in canine urine (microalbuminuria)

Brief discussion added on angiotensin's involvement in the pathogenesis of glomerulonephritis.

Discussion added on feline diets that increase the risk of calcium oxolate urolith development, as well as diets that decrease the risk of struvite urolith development.

New section added on functional urethral obstruction.

Endocrine

New section added on primary (psychogenic) polydipsia.

Diabetes mellitus section has been divided into diabetes mellitus in dogs and diabetes mellitus in cats.

New section added on incidental adrenal mass

Neuromuscular

Section on gait expanded to include brief discussion about animals with lower motor neuron disease and animals with upper motor neuron lesions.

Discussion of Schiff-Sherrington posture has been expanded

New section titled Pain/Hyperpathia has been added to the Screening Neurological Examination portion of the chapter. It includes a new discussion on neck pain and assessing pain in other regions of the vertebral column as well as assessing muscular pain.

Discussion of Scar-tissue Related Acquired Epilepsy

Discussion of Phenobarbital increased to include the recommendation of veterinary re-evaluation every 6 to 12 months to prevent hepatotoxicity as a result of serum PB concentrations being too high, and discussion of seizure control with PB monotherapy if serum concentrations are kept within the proper range.

Discussion of felbamate (Felbatol) and alternative therapies added to anticonvulsant therapy

Discussions of chemical ototoxicity and metronidazole toxicity added.

New topics: intraspinal articular cysts and syringomyelia/hydromyelia

THROUGHOUT

Suggested Readings have been updated throughout the book to reflect the latest research findings.

About this title

About the Author

Richard W. Nelson, DVM, Dipl ACVIM, Professor, Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA; and C. Guillermo Couto, DVM, Dipl ACVIM, Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chief, Oncology/Hematology Service, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Edition details

• Publisher: Mosby
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0323026001
• ISBN 13: 9780323026000
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 976