Description
The prevalence of urinary tract diseases and disorders in small animal practice is higher than ever. The 2nd edition of Canine and Feline Nephrology and Urology makes it easy to find the information you need to accurately diagnose and manage diseases and disorders of the urinary tract in dogs and cats. Its concise outline format features practical clinical content, line drawings that clearly illustrate the initiation and progression of disease, photographs that demonstrate the clinical appearance of various lesions, and tables and boxes that offer essential information at a glance. Expert authors Dennis J. Chew, Stephen P. DiBartola, and Patricia Schenck keep you current with revised and brand-new content based upon the latest studies and evidence-based medicine, helping you prevent and most effectively manage kidney, bladder, and related conditions.Outline format with concise, clinically focused content helps you quickly and easily find the information you need to accurately diagnose and effectively manage urinary tract diseases and disorders.Practical clinical tips and guidelines including algorithms, FAQs, and case management recommendations.Special boxes highlight key information at a glance.Concise, need-to-know information about renal and lower urinary tract pathophysiology provides essential background for clinical application.Evidence-based coverage of hot topics such as the relationship between behavioral stressors and urinary tract disease, treatments for idiopathi
Chapter
PERFORMANCE OF THE URINALYSIS
INTERPRETATION OF THE URINALYSIS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Chapter 2 - Clinical Evaluation of the Urinary Tract
INTRODUCTION AND TERMINOLOGY
LABORATORY EVALUATION OF RENAL FUNCTION
BLADDER AND URETHRAL BIOPSY
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Chapter 3 - Acute Renal Failure
PATHOGENESIS AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ACUTE RENAL FAILURE
HISTORY AND CLINICAL SIGNS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Chapter 4 - Specific Syndromes Causing Acute Intrinsic Renal Failure
DIAGNOSIS OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL POISONING
LABORATORY FINDINGS IN ETHYLENE GLYCOL POISONING
PROGNOSIS FOR PREVENTION OF ACUTE INTRINSIC RENAL FAILURE FROM ETHYLENE GLYCOL POISONING
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FINDINGS IN SEVERELY AFFECTED DOGS
CLINICAL COURSE AND PROGNOSIS
PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE
PREVENTION OF AMINOGLYCOSIDE NEPHROTOXICITY
CLINICAL SIGNS INITIALLY ARE CAUSED BY HYPERCALCEMIA AND LATER BY DEVELOPMENT OF AIRF
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND RENAL PATHOLOGY
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Chapter 5 - Chronic Renal Failure
CAUSES OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE IN DOGS AND CATS
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
DIAGNOSIS OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
TREATMENT OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Chapter 6 - Familial Renal Diseases of Dogs and Cats
INTRODUCTION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Chapter 7 - Diseases of the Glomerulus
NORMAL GLOMERULAR ANATOMY AND FUNCTION
PATHOGENESIS OF GLOMERULAR DISEASE
LESIONS OF GLOMERULAR DISEASE
CAUSES OF GLOMERULONEPHRITIS IN DOGS AND CATS
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FINDINGS
COMPLICATIONS OF GLOMERULAR DISEASE
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Chapter 8 - Cystitis and Urethritis: Urinary Tract Infection
PATHOGENESIS AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
ADDITIONAL THERAPEUTIC CONSIDERATIONS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
INTRODUCTION, TERMINOLOGY, AND GENERAL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF INDIVIDUAL STONE TYPES
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FINDINGS DEPEND ON THE LOCATION OF
THE CALCULI
IMAGING OF THE URINARY TRACT: RADIOGRAPHY AND
ULTRASONOGRAPHY
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
SURGICAL REMOVAL OF CALCULI
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL STONE TYPES
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Chapter 10 - Nonobstructive Idiopathic or Interstitial Cystitis in Cats
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Chapter 11 - Obstructive Uropathy and Nephropathy
LOWER URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION
URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION (UO) IN MALE CATS
TREATMENT OF URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION
TREATMENT OF THE CAT WITH AN OVERDISTENDED URINARY BLADDER AND BLADDER ATONY
COMPLICATIONS AFTER RELIEF OF URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION IN MALE CATS
MEDICAL RE-EVALUATION AND PREVENTION OF RECURRENT
URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION
MANAGING URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION IN MALE CATS WITHOUT
URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION USING HOSPITALIZATION FOR 3 DAYS
HISTORY AND CLINICAL SIGNS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Chapter 12 - Urinary Tract Trauma and Uroperitoneum
PATHOGENESIS AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
DIAGNOSIS OF UROPERITONEUM
CLINICAL CASES OF UROABDOMEN IN SMALL ANIMALS
SUMMARY OF EXPERIMENTAL UROABDOMEN IN DOGS (Burrows, 1974)
TREATMENT OF URINARY TRACT TRAUMA AND UROPERITONEUM
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Chapter 13 - Disorders of Micturition and Urinary Incontinence
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS FOR URINARY INCONTINENCE (Box 13-1)
ABNORMAL URINATION (DISORDERS OF MICTURITION)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Chapter 14 - Tumors of the Urinary System
GROSS OR ULTRASONOGRAPHIC APPEARANCE
BLADDER TUMOR ANTIGEN TEST (BTA)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Chapter 15 - Approach to Polyuria and Polydipsia
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF POLYURIA/POLYDIPSIA
CLINICAL FINDINGS, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF HYPOSTHENURIC DISORDERS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Chapter 16 - Miscellaneous Syndromes
INTRODUCTION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC PATHOLOGY
INTRODUCTION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
INTRODUCTION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Canine and Feline Nephrology and Urology
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