Small Animal Medical Differential Diagnosis: A Book of Lists is a quick, practical, and concise guide to the differential diagnosis, etiology, laboratory abnormalities, and classification of clinical signs and medical disorders in dogs and cats. By covering nearly every possible sign and clinical disorder relevant to small animal medical practice in a conveniently brief form, this pocket-sized, rapid reference helps the clinician make more reliable on-the-scene decisions. INDICE: PART ONE: CLINICAL SIGNS APPROACH TO DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Abdominal Distension Abdominal Effusions and Ascites Abdominal Pain, Acute Aggressive Behavior Alopecia Anaphylaxis Anuria and Oliguria Anxiety and Phobias Ascites Ataxia and Incoordination Blindness Bradycardia, Sinus Cachexia and Muscle Wasting Compulsive Behavior Disorders Constipation Coughing Cyanosis Deafness Diarrhea, Acute Diarrhea, Chronic Dyschezia Dysphagia Dyspnea Dysuria Ecchymoses Edema Epistaxis Failure to Grow/Failure to Thrive Fever of Unknown Origin Flatulence Gagging Genital dermatoses - NEW! Halitosis Head Tilt Hematemesis Hematochezia Hematuria Hemoptysis Hemorrhage, Prolonged Horner's Syndrome Hyperpigmentation (increased melanin in the epidermis) - NEW! Hyperthermia Hypopigmentation (due to melanocyte destruction, dysfunction, or abnormal distribution of melanosomes) - NEW! Hypothermia Icterus (Jaundice) Inappropriate Elimination Incontinence, Fecal Incontinence, Urinary Infertility, Female (Canine) Infertility, Male (Canine) Joint Swelling Lameness Lymphadenopathy (Lymph Node Enlargement) Melena Muscle Wasting Nasal Discharge Nystagmus Obesity Oliguria Pallor Papules and Pustules Paresis and Paralysis Petechiae and Ecchymoses Pollakiuria Polyuria and Polydipsia Pruritus Ptyalism (Excessive Salivation) Regurgitation Reverse Sneezing - NEW! Scaling and Crusting - NEW! Seizure Sneezing and Nasal Discharge Stertor and Stridor Stranguria, Dysuria, and Pollakiuria Stomatitis Stupor and Coma Syncope Tachycardia, Sinus Tenesmus and Dyschezia Tremor Urine, Discolored Urticaria/Angioedema Vision Loss, Sudden Vomiting Weakness Weight Gain Weight Loss PART TWO: SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Section I Cardiopulmonary Disorders Arrhythmias Aspiration Pneumonia- NEW! Atrioventricular Valve Disease, Chronic (Mitral or Tricuspid Valve) Cardiomegaly Chylothorax - NEW! Congenital Heart Disease Heart Failure Heartworm Disease Hypertension Laryngeal and Pharyngeal Disease Lower Respiratory Tract Disease Mediastinal Disease Myocardial Diseases Murmurs Pericardial Effusion Pleural Effusion Pulmonary Disease Pulmonary Edema Pulmonary Thromboembolism Tachycardia, Sinus Section II Dermatologic Disorders Allergic Skin Disease Alopecia, Endocrine Erosions and Ulcerations of Skin or Mucous Membranes - NEW! Folliculitis Otitis Externa, Chronic Parasitic Dermatoses Pigmentation Pyoderma Section III Endocrinologic and Metabolic Disorders Acromegaly Adrenal Tumors Cretinism (Hypothyroidism in Puppies) Diabetes Insipidus Diabetic Ketoacidosis Diabetes Mellitus Gastrinoma (Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome) Glucagonoma Hyperadrenocorticism Hyperglycemia Hypoadrenocorticism Hypoglycemia Hyponatremia/Hyperkalemia Insulinoma Parathyroidism Pheochromocytoma Pituitary Dwarfism Thyroid Disease Section IV Gastroenterologic Disorders Chronic Constipation, Feline - NEW! Diarrhea Dental and Oral Cavity Diseases Diseases of the Tongue - NEW! Salivary Gland Disease Esophageal Disease Stomach Disorders Small Intestinal Disease Large Intestinal Disease Ileus Malabsorptive Diseases Perianal Disease Protein-Losing Enteropathy Fecal Incontinence Section V Hematologic Disorders Anemia Coagulopathies, Inherited and Acquired Leukocyte Disorders Platelet Dysfunction Splenitis/Splenomegaly Thrombocytopenia Section VI Immunologic and Immune-Mediated Disorders Autoimmune Skin Diseases Immune-Mediated Disease Immune System Components Mechanisms of Immunopathologic Injury - NEW! Organ Systems Affected by Autoimmune Disorders in the Dog and Cat -- NEW! Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Section VII Infectious Disease Anaplasmosis, Canine - NEW! Bacterial Infections, Systemic Ehrlichiosis, Canine Influenza, Canine - NEW! Neorickettsiosis, Canine Mycoses, Systemic - NEW! Polysystemic Protozoal Diseases Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Sepsis and Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) Vaccines, Recommended Core vs. Non-Core - NEW! Viruses, Canine Viruses, Feline Section VIII Joint and Bone Disorders Arthritis Bone Disorders Section IX Liver and Exocrine Pancreatic Disorders Cholangitis and Cholangiohepatitis, Feline Exocrine Pancreatic Disease Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Biliary Disease Hepatic Encephalopathy Hepatic Lipidosis, Feline Hepatobiliary Disease Hepatomegaly and Microhepatica Hyperlipidemia Pancreatitis Portosystemic Shunt, Congenital Vacuolar Hepatopathy, Canine Section X Neoplasia Chemotherapeutic Agent Toxicity Corticosteroid Therapy Humoral Hypercalcemia - NEW! Histiocytic Disease Lymphoma Paraneoplastic Syndromes Sarcomas Thyroid Neoplasms Tumors Section XI Neurologic and Neuromuscular Disorders Brain Disease, Congenital or Hereditary Cognitive Dysfunction Cranial Nerve (CN) Deficits Head Tilt Inflammatory Disease of the Nervous System Intracranial Neoplasms Myasthenia Gravis Myositis and Myopathies Neurologic Examination Paroxysmal Disorders Confused with Epileptic Seizures - NEW! Peripheral Neuropathies Spinal Cord Disease Spinal Cord Lesions Systemic Disease Vestibular Disease Section XII Ocular Disorders Anisocoria - NEW! Blindness, Acute Corneal Color Changes - NEW! Eyelids and Periocular Skin - NEW! Non-healing Corneal Erosions (Ulcers) in Dogs - NEW! Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Diseases Ocular Neoplasia - NEW! Red Eye - NEW! Retinal Detachment - NEW! Uveitis - NEW! Section XIII Toxicology Chemical Toxicoses Plant Toxicoses Venomous Bites and Stings Section XIV Urogenital Disorders Differentiating between urine marking and inappropriate elimination in cats - NEW! Glomerular Disease Indications for Cytoscopy - NEW! Mammary Masses - NEW! Prostatic Disease Proteinuria in Dogs and Cats - NEW! Pyelonephritis, BacterialRenal Disease Reproductive Disorders Ureteral Diseases Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Uroliths, Canine Vaginal Discharge Section XV Pain Diagnosis - NEW! Acute Pain Assessment - NEW! Acute Pain Preemptive Scoring System (examples in each category) - NEW! Chronic Pain Assessment - NEW! PART THREE: LABORATORY VALUES AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody Activated Coagulation Time (ACT) Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH), Endogenous Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) Stimulation Test Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT, formerly SGPT) Albumin Alkaline Phosphatase, Serum (SAP or ALP) Ammonia Amylase, Serum Anion Gap Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) Arterial Blood Gases Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST, formerly SGOT) Basophil Count Bicarbonate (HCO3-) Bile Acids Bilirubin Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) Buccal Mucosal Bleeding Time (BMBT) Calcium (Ca) Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Chloride (Cl) Cholesterol (CH) Cholinesterase Cobalamin Complete Blood Count (CBC) Coombs' Test Cortisol Creatine Kinase (CK, f NEW!ormerly CPK) Creatinine Cytologic Criteria of Malignancy - NEW! Cytologic Features of Discrete Cell (Round Cell) Tumors - NEW! Cytologic Features of Mesenchymal Cells - NEW! Cytologic Features of Normal Epithelial Cells - NEW! Cytology of Ear Canal Swabs - NEW! Cytology of Nasal Swabs or Flush Specimens - NEW! Dexamethasone Suppression Tests Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC), Diagnostic Tests Eosinophil Count Erythrocyte Count (Red Blood Cell [RBC] Count) Folate Fructosamine Gamma Glutamyltransferase (GGT) Globulin, p. xx Glucose Glucose Tolerance Test Glycosylated Hemoglobin Heartworm Antibody, Feline Heartworm Antigen, Canine Heartworm Antigen, Feline Hematocrit (Packed Cell Volume, PCV) Hemoglobin Hemolysis, Prevention in Laboratory Samples Immunoassays Insulin Iron-Binding Capacity (Total, TIBC)/Ferritin Joint Fluid (Arthrocentesis) Lipase Lymphocyte Count Magnesium (Mg) Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) Methemoglobinemia Methods of Sample Collection for Cytology Monocyte Count Myoglobinuria Neutrophil Count Osmolality Packed Cell Volume Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)/Ionized Calcium Phosphorus (P) Platelet Count Polymerase Chain Reaction, p. xx - NEW! Potassium (K) Protein, Total (TP) Prothrombin Time (PT) Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count Reticulocyte Count Sodium (Na) Thoracocentesis Fluid Thrombocyte Count Thyroid Function Tests Toxoplasmosis Antibody Titer Triglycerides Trypsinogen-like Immunoreactivity (TLI)/Pancreatic Lipase Immunoreactivity (PLI) Urinalysis Urine Cortisol/Creatinine Ratio von Willebrand's Factor White Blood Cell (WBC) Count Index
- ISBN: 978-1-4557-4454-1
- Editorial: Saunders
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 384
- Fecha Publicación: 21/08/2013
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés