Clinical Small Animal Internal Medicine is a comprehensive, practical reference designed to meet the needs of veterinary practitioners and students alike. Covering all aspects of small animal internal medicine, this innovative guide provides clinically relevant material, plus podcasts and continual updates online. Concise, identically-formatted chapters allow readers to quickly find the most essential information for clinical veterinary practice. 

Contributions from academic and clinical experts cover general medicine subjects, including patient evaluation and management, critical care medicine, preventative care, and diagnostic and therapeutic considerations. Topics relevant to daily clinical practice are examined in detail, ranging from endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, and infectious disease to oncology, dermatology, metabolic orthopedic disease, gastroenterology, and hepatology. A companion website features podcasts and updated information. An important addition to the library of any practice, this clinically-oriented text: 

Presents complete, practical information on small animal internal medicineProvides the background physiology required to understand normal versus abnormal in real-world clinical settingsIncludes general medicine topics not covered in other internal medicine booksFocuses on information that is directly applicable to daily practiceFeatures podcasts and continual updates on a companion website 

Carefully tailored for the needs of small animal practitioners and veterinary students, Clinical Small Animal Internal Medicine is an invaluable, reader-friendly reference on internal medicine of the dog and cat. 

Dedication

Preface

List of Contributors

About the Companion Website

Volume I

Section 1 Evaluation and Management of the Patient

1 The Concept of One Medicine
Lonnie J. King

2 Statistical Interpretation for Practitioners
Philip H. Kass

3 Using Data For Clinical Decision Making
Philip H. Kass

Section 2 Endocrine Disease

4 Principles of Endocrinology
Robert Kemppainen

5 Neuroendocrinology
Maya Lottati

6 Feline Acromegaly
David Bruyette

7 Pituitary Dependent Hyperadrenocorticism in Dogs and Cats
David Bruyette

8 Polyuria and Polydipsia
Jennifer L. Garcia

9 Canine Hypothyroidism
David Bruyette

10 Feline Hyperthyroidism
David Bruyette

11 Hypoadrenocorticism in Dogs
Patty Lathan

12 Diabetes Mellitus in Dogs and Cats
Jacquie S. Rand

13 Hypoglycemia in Patients Without Diabetes Mellitus: Evaluation and Management
Rhett Nichols

14 Canine Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndromes
Deborah Greco

Section 3 Cardiovascular Disease

15 Approach to the Patient with Suspected Cardiovascular Disease
Ingrid Ljungvall and Jens Häggström

16 Imaging in Cardiovascular Disease
Valérie Chetboul

17 Electrocardiography
Marc S. Kraus and Anna R.M. Gelzer

18 Pathophysiology of Heart Failure
Barret J. Bulmer

19 Management of Heart Failure
Steven Rosenthal and Mark A. Oyama

20 Ventricular Arrhythmias
Amara H. Estrada and Romain Pariaut

21 Supraventricular Arrhythmias
Romain Pariaut and Amara H. Estrada

22 Systemic Hypertension
Rebecca L. Stepien

23 Pulmonary Hypertension
Heidi B. Kellihan

24 Congenital Heart Disease
Brian A. Scansen

25 Valvular Heart Disease
Michele Borgarelli

26 Canine Myocardial Disease
M. Lynne O&Sullivan

27 Feline Myocardial Disease
Virginia Luis Fuentes

28 Pericardial Disease
Ashley B. Saunders and Sonya G. Gordon

Section 4 Respiratory Disease

29 A Respiratory Pattern-Based Approach to Dyspnea
Christopher G. Byers

30 Feline Bronchial Asthma
Christine M. Serafin

31 Canine Chronic Bronchitis
Kevin Kumrow

32 Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Robert Goggs

33 Surgical Approaches to Thoracic Disease
Raegan Wells

34 Pleural Effusion
Ashley Allen and Gareth Buckley

Section 5 Critical Care Medicine

35 Approach to the Patient in the Critical Care Setting
Sarah Allen

36 Fluid Therapy
Teresa Rieser

37 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Nathan Peterson

38 Respiratory Monitoring in Critical Care
Mathew Mellema

39 Acute Respiratory Failure
Mathew Mellema

40 Mechanical Ventilation
Kate Hopper and Mathew Mellema

41 Approach to the Patient with Shock
James W. Barr

42 Cardiogenic Shock
Nathan Peterson and James W. Barr

43 Septic Shock
James W. Barr

44 Disorders of Heat and Cold
Sarah Allen

45 Acute Poisoning
Ben O&Kelley

46 Medical Management of Trauma and Burns
Nathan Peterson

47 Venomous Snake Bites
Nathan Peterson

Section 6 Gastrointestinal Disease

48 Gastrointestinal Imaging
Sarah M. Stieger-Vanegas

49 Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Craig Ruaux

50 Diseases of the Oral Cavity and Salivary Glands
Maria Soltero-Reveira and Alexander Reiter

51 Gastritis and Gastric Ulceration in Dogs and Cats
Katie Tolbert

52 Disorders of the Esophagus
Silvia Funes and Craig Ruaux

53 Motility Disorders of the Alimentary Tract
Reito Neiger and Silke Salvati

54 Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Dogs and Cats
Panos Xenoulis

55 Pancreatitis in the Dog
Caroline Mansfield

56 Diagnosis and Management of Pancreatitis in the Cat
Craig Ruaux

57 Rectoanal Diseases & Medical and Surgical Management
Craig Ruaux

58 Dysbiosis and the use of Pre-, Pro- and Synbiotics
Jan Suchodolski

59 Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Enteropathies
Karin Allenspach

Section 7 Diseases of the Liver, Gallbladder, and Bile Ducts

60 Approach to the Patient with Liver Disease
Emma O&Neill

61 Imaging in Hepatobiliary Disease
Esther Barrett

62 Metabolic, Toxic and Neoplastic Diseases of the Liver
Jan Rothuizen

63 Feline Inflammatory Liver Disease
Nicki Reed

64 Canine Inflammatory Liver Disease
Nick Bexfield

65 Cirrhosis and its Consequences
Katherine Scott

66 Portosystemic Shunts and Microvascular Dysplasia
Geraldine Hunt

67 Diseases of the Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Biliary Ducts
Ben Harris

Section 8 Neurologic Disease

68 The Neurologic Examination
Alexander DeLahunta

69 Central Nervous System Trauma
Simon R. Platt

70 Seizures and Movement Disorders
Michael Podell

71 Disorders of the Forebrain
Sam N. Long

72 Vestibular Disease
Tammy Stevenson

73 Meningoencephalitis and Meningomyelitis
Christopher L. Mariani

74 Diseases of the Neuromuscular Junction
David Lipsitz

75 Myopathies
Marguerite F. Knipe

76 Myelopathy
Joan R. Coates

77 Neuro-Ophthalmology
Bradford J. Holmberg

Volume II

Section 9 Infectious Disease

Part 1 Diagnostic Considerations

78 Epidemiology of Infectious Disease
Peggy L. Schmidt

79 Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Disease
Laia Solano-Gallego and Gad Baneth

Part 2 Select Infectious Diseases and Disease Agents

80 Canine Distemper
David Bruyette

81 Canine Herpes Virus
Yvonne Dreschler

82 Canine Viral Enteritis
Margaret C. Barr

83 Viral Papillomatosis
Margaret C. Barr

84 Canine Influenza Virus
Ellen Collisson

85 Feline Parvovirus
Margaret C. Barr

86 Feline Coronavirus
Yvonne Dreschler

87 Feline Leukemia Virus
David Bruyette

88 Feline Immunodeficency Virus (FIV)
Tom Phillips

89 Feline Viral Upper Respiratory Disease
Yvonne Dreschler

90 Rabies in Dogs and Cats
Emily Beeler and Karen Ehnert

91 West Nile Virus
Tracey McNamara

92 Ebola Virus
Linda Kidd

93 Ehrlichia and Anaplasma
Pedro P. Vissotto de Paiva Diniz

94 Salmon Poisoning Disease
Pedro P. Vissotto de Paiva Diniz

95 Wolbachia pipientis Infection
Pedro P. Vissotto de Paiva Diniz

96 Bartonellosis
Pedro P. Vissotto de Paiva Diniz

97 Hemotropic Mycoplasma
Séverine Tasker

98 Non-Hemotropic Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma and L-form Bacteria
Joachim Spergser

99 Spotted Fever and Typhus Group Rickettsia
Linda Kidd

100 Lyme Borreliosis
Merryl P. Littman

101 Leptospirosis
Katharine F. Lunn

102 Yersiniosis
Maria Grazia Pennisi

103 Tularemia
Linda Kidd

104 Q Fever
Linda Kidd

105 Brucellosis
Erin E. Runcan

106 Tetanus and Botulism
Andrea Fischer

107 Anthrax
Wayne E. Wingfield and Jerry J. Upp

108 Actinomyces, Nocardiosis, and Mycobacterial Infections
Joanna Whitney and Vanessa R. Barrs

109 Fungal Infections
Jane E. Sykes

110 Protozoal and Protozoa-Like Infections
Gad Baneth and Laia Solano-Gallego

111 Coccidia
Chris Adolph

112 Surgical, Traumatic and Bite Wound Infections
Laura L. Nelson

113 Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex
Jonathan Dear

Part 3 Therapeutic Considerations

114 Antimicrobial Therapy in Dogs and Cats
Katrina R. Viviano

115 Antifungal Therapy
Daniel S. Foy

Part 4 Special Topics

116 Nosocomial and Multi-Drug Resistant Infections
Jason W. Stull and Scott Weese

117 Management of Infectious Disease in Kennels and Multi-Cat Environments: Creating a Culture of Compliance
Frank Bossong

Section 10 Renal and Genitourinary Disease

118 Disorders of Sodium and Water Homeostasis
Julien Guillaumin and Stephen DiBartola

119 Disorders of Magnesium and Phosphorus
Rosanne Jepson

120 Acute Kidney Injury
Adam E. Eatroff

121 Glomerular Disease
Shelly L. Vaden

122 Obstructive Uropathy
Edward Cooper and Brian A. Scansen

123 Urolithiasis in Small Animals
Alice Defarges, Michelle Evason, Marilyn Dunn, and Allyson Berent

124 Prostatic Diseases
Serge Chalhoub

125 Management of Chronic Renal Disease
Jessica Quimby

126 The Role of Dialysis
Adam E. Eatroff

127 Micturition and Associated Disorders
Julie K. Byron

128 Urinary Tract Infections
Nicole Smee

Section 11 Oncologic Disease

129 Approach to the Cancer Patient
Lisa DiBernardi

130 Biology of Cancer and Cancer Genetics
Mary-Keara Boss

131 Endocrine Manifestations of Cancer: Ectopic Hormone Production
Cory Brown

132 Paraneoplastic Syndromes
Cory Brown

133 Lymphoid Leukemias, Myeloid Neoplasia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Angela R. Kozicki

134 Lymphomas
Kristine Elaine Burgess

135 Plasma Cell Disorders
Orna Kristal

136 Central Nervous System Tumors in Dogs and Cats
David Ruslander

137 Cancer of the Nose and Mouth
Lauren Askin Quarterman

138 Tumors of the Eye and Ocular Adnexa
Erin M. Scott and Paul E. Miller

139 Cancer of the Heart
Nick A. Schroeder and Lisa DiBernardi

140 Cancer of the Airway and Lung
Joanne L. Intile

141 Cancer of the Esophagus and Stomach
Avenelle I. Turner

142 Cancer of the Small and Large Intestine
Edwin Brodsky

143 Exocrine Pancreatic Cancer
Avenelle I. Turner

144 Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors
Karen Eiler

145 Liver and Biliary Tract Tumors
Amanda K. Elpiner

146 Tumors of the Urinary Tract
Pedro A. Boria

147 Tumors of the Male Reproductive System
Trina Hazzah

148 Gynecologic Cancers
Trina Hazzah

149 Mammary Cancer
Julie Bulman-Fleming

150 Tumors of Bone and Joint
Stephanie L. Shaver, William T. N. Culp, and Robert B. Rebhun

151 Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Lauren Askin Quarterman

152 Hemangiosarcoma
Christine B. Oakley and John D. Chretin

153 Melanoma
Philip J. Bergman

154 Non-melanoma Skin Cancers
Barbara E. Kitchell

155 Mast Cell Neoplasia
Zachary M. Wright

156 Apheresis in Companion Animals
Steve Suter

Section 12 Skin and Ear Diseases

157 Approach to the Patient with Dermatologic Disease
Lisa V. Reiter

158 Principles of Therapy of Skin Diseases
Sandra N. Koch

159 Atopic Dermatitis
Alison Diesel

160 Allergic Skin Diseases
Patrick Hensel

161 Cutaneous Adverse Food Reactions
Ralf S. Mueller

162 Autoimmune and Immune-mediated Skin Diseases
Nicole A. Heinrich

163 Approach to Alopecia
Linda A. Frank

164 Sterile Papular and Nodular Skin Diseases
Sandra Diaz

165 Parasitic Skin Diseases
Elizabeth E. Toops

166 Bacterial Pyodermas
Jennifer R. Schissler

167 Otitis
Sue Paterson

168 Cutaneous Manifestations of Systemic Disease
Kinga Gortel

169 Superficial Necrolytic Dermatitis
Mitchell D. Song

170 Miscellaneous Skin Diseases
Lisa V. Reiter and Sheila M. F. Torres

Section 13 Diseases of Bone and Joint

171 Skeletal Development and Homeostasis
Matthew J. Allen and Gert J. Breur

172 Metabolic Bone Diseases
Keren E. Dittmer

173 Osteoarthritis in Small Animals
Steven A. Martinez

174 Developmental Orthopedic Diseases
Gert J. Breur, N. E. Lambrechts, and H. A. Towle Millard

Section 14 Social and Ethical Issues in Veterinary Medicine

175 Canine and Feline End of Life Care
Robin Downing

Section 15 Preventative Care

176 Role of Immunization
Melissa Kennedy

177 Behavior Triage for Internists and the General Practitioner
Karen Sueda

Section 16 Laboratory Support

Index