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Frequently asked questions about acid-base chemistry (Proceedings)
April 1st 2010A proper understanding of the terms acidosis, alkalosis, acidemia, and alkalemia is necessary to differentiate simple from mixed acid base disorders. Acidosis and alkalosis refer to the pathophysiologic processes that cause net accumulation of acid or alkali in the body, whereas acidemia and alkalemia refer specifically to the pH of extracellular fluid.
Non-core vaccines: FIP, canine corona, Lyme disease, and Bordetella (Proceedings)
April 1st 2010Non-core vaccines are those which we as a profession have determined are not recommended for all dogs or cats. Vaccination, in general, has the benefit of potentially lessening the prevalence or severity of disease, ensuring that patients are examined on a regular basis, increasing practice revenue, and potentially saving clients money in the long-run.
Canine pancreatic disease: What's new in diagnosis and therapy? (Proceedings)
April 1st 2010The initiating event of acute pancreatitis is the premature activation of digestive zymogens within the acinar cell. Premature activation of digestive zymogen results in acinar cell necrosis and pancreatic autodigestion.
Anemias and thrombocytopenias (Proceedings)
April 1st 2010The typical clinical signs of anemia are weakness, exercise intolerance, inappetance or anorexia, pale mucous membranes, tachypnea, and icterus. The degree to which these clinical signs are manifested are dependent on the speed at which the anemia develops and the severity of the anemia.
Inflammatory bowel disease (Proceedings)
April 1st 2010Small intestinal disease can be acute or chronic. Acute small intestinal disease is most commonly dietary due to ingestion of food that leads to adverse reactions, infectious due to Parvovirus enteritis or other enteric pathogens, or mechanical due to foreign bodies, intussusceptions, or torsions.
Hot dogs: Fever of unknown origin (Proceedings)
April 1st 2010In human medicine, fever of unknown origin (FUO) is defined as pyrexia of greater than two to three weeks duration (i.e. sufficient time for self-limiting infections to resolve) during which repeat physical examinations and standard diagnostic testing have failed to reveal an underlying cause.
Diagnostic approach to vomiting (Proceedings)
April 1st 2010Vomiting is among the most common clinical signs in companion animals. Although a protective mechanism associated with removal of noxious ingested substances, it is also associated with many diseases. Due to the multitude of causes it can be a challenge for veterinarians to diagnose and manage vomiting.
Polyarthritis: Clinical approach to medical joint disease (Proceedings)
April 1st 2010Nontraumatic inflammatory joint disease is a relatively common, but under-recognized, cause of fever and morbidity in dogs. In one review of 66 dogs referred for fever of unknown origin to a veterinary teaching hospital, approximately 8% were diagnosed with immune-mediated polyarthritis.