Title: [original] Feline Internal Medicine Secrets
Author(s)/Editor(s): Michael Lappin
Publisher: Hanley & Belfus
Year Published: 2001
ISBN: 978-1-56053-461-7
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This book covers the breadth of feline diagnosis and management in the textbook-in-question-and-answer format of The Secrets Series®. After years of being treated under the basic medical model of the canine, feline medicine has reached greater prominence in the past few years, and has become a hot topic in veterinary medicine, yielding several successful books. Michael Lappin is one of the major names in modern feline medicine, and he has assembled a cast of contributors featuring many of the major feline authorities in the U.S. Each chapter presents a brief overview of, discusses the diagnostic plan, and then focuses on the key concepts for each topic.
Table of Contents1 Sneezing and Nasal Discharge: Initial Diagnostic Plan 1
2 Bacterial Diseases 4
3 Viral Diseases 8
4 Fungal Infections 11
5 Nasopharyngeal Polyps 16
6 Conformational Diseases 19
7 Nasal Tumors 23
8 Cough and Dyspnea: Initial Diagnostic Plan 28
9 Small Airway Disease 37
10 Dirofilariasis 43
11 Respiratory Parasites 47
12 Pneumonia 50
13 Pyothorax 55
14 Pneumothorax 61
15 Chylothorax 65
16 Lower Respiratory Tract Neoplasia 69
17 Myocardial Disease 73
18 Overview and Diagnostic Procedures 81
19 Gastrointestinal Parasites 85
20 Bacterial Diseases 95
21 Viral Diseases 100
22 Fungal and Miscellaneous Diseases 105
23 Inflammatory Bowel Disease 107
24 Neoplasia and Other Forms of Intestinal Obstruction 114
25 Secondary Gastrointestinal Diseases 119
26 Regurgitation 124
27 Constipation, Obstipation, and Megacolon 128
28 Hyperbilirubinemia and Icterus: Initial Diagnostic Approach 134
29 Cholangitis/Cholangiohepatitis Complex 137
30 Hepatic Lipidosis 142
31 Hepatic Neoplasia 147
32 Hepatic Infections 151
33 Biliary Diseases 154
34 Drug-induced Hepatic Disease 158
35 Portosystemic Shunts 163
36 Pancreatic Disease 167
37 Abdominal Distention and Ascites 172
38 Feline Infectious Peritonitis 175
39 Polyuria and Polydipsia: Overview and Diagnostic Plan 181
40 Acute and Chronic Renal Failure 183
41 Pyelonephritis 203
42 Polycystic Kidney Disease 208
43 Feline Glomerular Diseases 210
44 Pollakiuria: Overview and Diagnostic Plan 214
45 Urinary Calculi 216
46 Urinary Tract Neoplasia 220
47 Idiopathic Lower Urinary Tract Disease 223
48 Urinary Tract Infections 230
49 Functional Urinary Obstruction 232
50 Common Dietary Questions 236
51 Inappropriate Urination 245
52 Urinary Incontinence 255
53 Hyperthyroidism 259
54 Hyperadrenocorticism 265
55 Hypoadrenocorticism 272
56 Diabetes Mellitus 276
57 Hypercalcemia and Hypocalcemia 288
58 Pyometra and Vaginal Discharges 295
59 Failure to Conceive 298
60 Pregnancy Loss 306
61 Obesity and Polyphagia 311
62 Anorexia and Weight Loss 315
63 Systemic Hypertension 321
64 Elevated Body Temperature 326
65 Joint Disease 331
66 Muscle Diseases 336
67 Uveitis 341
68 Lymphadenopathy and Lymphoma 349
69 Neutrophilia and Neutropenia 355
70 Eosinophilia and Eosinopenia 363
71 Bleeding Problems 365
72 Immune-mediated Hemolytic Anemia 371
73 Heinz Bodies 377
74 Hemobartonella felis 379
75 Cytauxzoon felis 383
76 Feline Leukemia Virus 387
77 Feline Immunodeficiency Virus 391
78 Ehrlichiosis 387
79 Nonregenerative Anemia 400
80 Hospital Biosecurity 407
81 Vaccine Recommendations 410
82 Vaccine Risks 413
83 Zoonoses: Overview 417
84 Enteric Zoonoses 419
85 Bite- or Scratch-associated Zoonoses 426
86 Respiratory Zoonoses 431
87 Exudate and Cutaneous Zoonoses 435
88 Urogenital Tract Zoonoses 439
89 Environmental Zoonoses 441
90 Vector-associated Zoonoses 444
App.: Commonly Used Drugs 449
Index 457
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