Sturgess Notes on Feline Internal Medicine

2. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-59772-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 440 Seiten, E-Book

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Helping you get started with a problem solving approach to asick cat. Notes on Feline Internal Medicine 2nd edition is part ofa popular series specifically designed, through an accessiblenote-based style, to ensure veterinarians and students have quickand easy access to comprehensive and practical clinical anddiagnostic information.
Distinct differences exist between cats and dogs not only intheir physiology and metabolism but also in the way disease tendsto present. This book is a short 'pocket guide'to feline internal medicine helping you to formulate a diagnosticplan and therapeutic strategy. The focus is on evidence-basedmedicine where available, otherwise current best practice ispresented.
The book is divided into four sections:
* Section 1 gives an overview of some key areas offeline medicine including paediatric and geriatric medicine.
* Section 2 focuses on the approach to common presentingsigns and differential diagnosis of commonly used haematologic andbiochemical parameters.
* Section 3 presents an organ system basedapproach
* Section 4 covers feline infectious diseases.
A selection of useful texts and websites for further reading areincluded at the end of the book.
CHANGES FOR THIS EDITION
* Stronger focus is placed on initial testing for adisease, and what changes might be expected.
* Additional sections have been added on sedation andanaesthesia, health screening, oncology and emergency and criticalcare.
* More diagrams added to aid understanding.
* Care taken to avoid repetition and focus placed oncommon conditions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sturgess, Kit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Abbreviations viii
Introduction 1
Section 1
Key topics in feline medicine 5
1.1 Health screening 7
1.2 Preventative medicine 10
1.3 Paediatrics 13
1.4 Gerontology 20
1.5 Supportive care - fluid therapy and analgesia 23
1.6 Sedation and anaesthesia 28
1.7 Emergency and critical care algorithms 32
Section 2
Clinical signs 37
Introduction 39
2.1 Abdominal enlargement 39
2.2 Anorexia 42
2.3 Arrhythmias 44
2.4 Ascites and peritoneal effusions 46
2.5 Ataxia 49
2.6 Behavioural changes 51
2.7 Bleeding/coagulopathies 52
2.8 Body odour 53
2.9 Collapse/syncope and weakness 54
2.10 Cardiac murmurs 56
2.11 Constipation, tenesmus and dyschezia 58
2.12 Chronic coughing 60
2.13 Diarrhoea 63
2.14 Dysphagia 65
2.15 Dyspnoea (respiratory distress) 67
2.16 Dysuria 70
2.17 Failure to grow 72
2.18 Flatulence 73
2.19 Haematemesis, haemoptysis and epistaxis 74
2.20 Haematochezia and melaena 75
2.21 Haematuria and haemoglobinuria 77
2.22 Hypothermia 79
2.23 Incontinence (urinary) 80
2.24 Incontinence (faecal)
2.25 Infertility - queens 82
2.26 Infertility - tomcats 84
2.27 Jaundice (icterus) 85
2.28 Lymphadenopathy 88
2.29 Ocular changes caused by systemic disease 89
2.30 Pallor 90
2.31 Paresis and paralysis 91
2.32 Polyphagia 93
2.33 Polyuria/polydipsia 94
2.34 Ptyalism 96
2.35 Pyrexia (fever) of unknown origin - PUO (FUO) 97
2.36 Regurgitation 98
2.37 Seizures 100
2.38 Sneezing and nasal discharge 102
2.39 Stiffness 104
2.40 Stupor and altered states of consciousness 105
2.41 Tremor 106
2.42 Vomiting 107
2.43 Weight loss 109
Section 3
Common abnormalities of haematology, biochemistry andurinalysis 111
Introduction 113
3.1 Low haematocrit 113
3.2 High haematocrit 114
3.3 Platelet abnormalities and clotting system 115
3.4 White blood cell changes 116
3.5 Acid-base disturbances 117
3.6 Amylase and lipase 118
3.7 Azotaemia 119
3.8 Calcium imbalance 120
3.9 Cholesterol and triglyceride changes 120
3.10 Electrolyte disturbances 121
3.11 Glucose abnormalities 122
3.12 Liver parameters 123
3.13 Muscle enzymes 125
3.14 Phosphate 125
3.15 Protein abnormalities 126
3.16 Urinalysis 128
Section 4
Organ systems 133
4.1 Respiratory disease 135
4.2 Cardiology 154
4.3 Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) disease 190
4.4 Hepatobiliary disease 218
4.5 Renal disease 229
4.6 Lower urinary tract disease 249
4.7 Endocrine disease 263
4.8 Neurologic disease 283
4.9 Neuromuscular and muscular disease 304
4.10 Skeletal disease 307
4.11 Disorders of the blood, haemopoietic and immune system318
4.12 Oncology and chemotherapy 336
4.13 Nutrition 339
4.14 Intoxication 350
Section 5
Infectious disease 355
5.1 Bordetellosis 357
5.2 Viral upper respiratory tract disease 358
5.3 Avian influenza 360
5.4 Chlamydophila felis 361
5.5 Feline infectious anaemia 364
5.6 Feline infectious peritonitis 366
5.7 Feline spongiform encephalopathy 371
5.8 Mycobacterial infections 372
5.9 Rabies virus 374
5.10 Toxoplasmosis 378
5.11 Feline leukaemia virus 380
5.12 Feline immunodefi ciency virus 387
5.13 Feline viral enteritis 391
5.14 Other infectious disease 396
5.15 Feline zoonoses 401
Further reading 403
Index 405

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Kit Sturgess is an RCVS Recognised Specialist in SmallAnimal Medicine (Internal Medicine). He has been seeingreferral small animal medicine cases for the past 20 years both atuniversity-based and private specialist practices. Havingestablished a highly successful small animal referral centre, Kitnow concentrates on veterinary education and support for generalpractitioners, as well as providing locum specialist internalmedicine services. He has authored numerous articles as well aspresenting lectures and research abstracts at conferences worldwide