Small Animal Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Physical Examination -- Charting -- Goals of the consultation appointment -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2: Endocrinology -- SECTION 1 PITUITARY GLAND -- Growth hormone disorders -- Diabetes insipidus -- SECTION 2 THYROID GLANDS -- Canine hypothyroidism -- Feline hyperthyroidism -- Canine thyroid tumors -- SECTION 3 PARATHYROID GLANDS -- Hypoparathyroidism -- Hyperparathyroidism -- SECTION 4 ADRENAL GLANDS -- Hypoadrenocorticism: Addison's disease -- Hyperadrenocorticism: Cushing's disease -- Pheochromocytoma -- SECTION 5 PANCREAS -- Feline diabetes mellitus -- Canine diabetes mellitus -- Canine diabetic ketoacidosis -- Insulinomas -- Glucagonoma -- SECTION 6 MISCELLANEOUS HORMONES, GLANDS, AND DISEASE -- Calcitriol -- Erythropoietin -- Gastrin -- Gastrinoma -- The kinins -- Melatonin -- Natriuretic peptides -- Renin -- Somatostatin -- Other rare neuroendocrine tumors -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3: Musculoskeletal -- SECTION 1 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY -- The skeletal system -- The muscular system -- SECTION 2 SELECTED DIAGNOSTICS IN MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE -- Arthrocentesis -- Muscle biopsy -- SECTION 3 DISEASES OF THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM -- Inflammatory joint disease -- Noninflammatory joint disease -- Neuromuscular diseases -- Inflammatory myopathies -- Hepatozoonosis -- Neoplasia -- SECTION 4 GENERAL MUSCULOSKELETAL EXAMINATION -- SECTION 5 MUSCULOSKELETAL THERAPY -- Veterinary rehabilitation therapy -- Palliative radiation therapy -- SECTION 6 MUSCULOSKELETAL NUTRITION -- Nutrients -- Antioxidants -- Energy and growth -- Osteoarthritis -- Body condition scoring -- Body condition score uses -- Muscle condition scoring -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4: The Neurological Examination -- Clinical signs and the relevant anatomy -- Seizures.

Encephalopathies -- Cerebral neoplasia -- Inflammatory/infectious etiologies: encephalitis -- Meningitis -- Cranial nerve syndromes -- Spinal diseases -- Neuromuscular diseases -- Diagnostic testing -- Pharmacology -- Nursing considerations -- Neurological glossary -- Suggested readings -- Chapter 5: Thrombotic Disorders in Small Animal Medicine -- Physiology -- Thrombotic disorders -- Diagnosis -- Therapy -- Client education -- Suggested readings -- Chapter 6: Respiratory -- SECTION 1 UPPER AIRWAY DISEASE -- Anatomy and physiology -- Diseases of the upper airway -- Nutritional considerations -- Anesthetic and analgesic considerations -- SECTION 2 MEDIASTINAL DISEASE -- Anatomy and physiology -- Mediastinitis -- Pneumomediastinum -- Mediastinal masses -- SECTION 3 LOWER AIRWAY DISEASE -- Anatomy and physiology -- Clinical signs -- Diagnostic testing -- Specific airway diseases and treatment -- Anesthetic and analgesic considerations -- SECTION 4 PULMONARY PARENCHYMAL DISEASE -- Anatomy and physiology -- Clinical signs -- Diagnostic testing -- Treatment -- Diseases -- Nutritional considerations -- Anesthetic and analgesic considerations -- SECTION 5 PLEURAL DISEASE -- Anatomy and physiology -- Clinical signs -- Diagnostic testing -- Treatment -- Nutritional considerations -- Anesthetic and analgesic considerations -- SECTION 6 ANESTHESIC AND ANALGESIC CONSIDERATIONS IN RESPIRATORY DISEASE -- Premedication -- Induction -- Maintenance anesthesia -- Monitoring -- Recovery -- SECTION 7 FEEDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR RESPIRATORY DISEASE -- Bibliography -- Chapter 7: Hematology -- SECTION 1 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY -- The circulatory system -- The lymphatic system -- The spleen -- The coagulation system -- SECTION 2 RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS -- Anemia -- Polycythemia -- Transfusion medicine -- Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia -- SECTION 3 LEUKOCYTE DISORDERS.

Methods for determining the leukogram -- Disorders of neutrophils -- Disorders of eosinophils -- Disorders of basophils -- Disorders of monocytes -- Disorders of lymphocytes -- SECTION 4 PLATELET, COAGULATION, AND INHERITED DISORDERS -- Diseases of coagulation -- Disorders of platelets -- Breed-related disorders -- Bibliography -- Chapter 8: Gastrointestinal -- SECTION 1 CLINICAL SIGNS AND EXAMINATION OF THE GI PATIENT -- Patient history -- Physical examination -- Clinical signs of gastrointestinal disorders -- Conclusion -- SECTION 2 SELECTED DIAGNOSTICS IN GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE -- Laboratory evaluation -- Microscopic fecal evaluation -- Bacteriologic examination -- Virologic examination -- Occult blood -- Alpha1-protease inhibitor -- Imaging -- Special tests -- Conclusion -- SECTION 3 GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE -- Oral disease -- Esophageal disorders -- Gastric disease -- Alimentary tract parasites -- Diseases of the small intestine -- Diseases of the large intestine -- SECTION 4 PHARMACOLOGY -- Antacids -- Antiemetics -- Anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive drugs -- Antibiotics -- Gastromucosal protectants -- Digestive enzymes -- Laxatives -- SECTION 5 FEEDING TUBES -- Feeding tubes -- Esophagostomy tube placement -- Gastrostomy tube placement -- Jejunostomy tube placement -- Conclusion -- Feeding tube management and complications -- SECTION 6 FOOD INTOLERANCE AND FOOD ALLERGY -- Clinical signs -- Causes -- Diagnostics -- Treatment -- Elimination diets -- Proteins -- Carbohydrates -- Prebiotics and probiotics -- SECTION 7 ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA CONSIDERATIONS IN GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE -- Premedication -- Induction -- Maintenance anesthesia -- Monitoring -- Recovery -- Bibliography -- Chapter 9: Liver -- SECTION 1 HEPATIC DISEASE -- Acute hepatitis -- Chronic hepatitis -- Copper-associated chronic hepatitis -- Hepatic lipidosis.

Toxic hepatopathy -- Hepatocutaneous syndrome -- Congenital vascular anomaly -- Liver neoplasia -- SECTION 2 POSTHEPATIC DISEASE -- Feline cholangitis complex -- Biliary cysts -- Extrahepatic biliary obstruction -- Gallbladder mucocoeles -- SECTION 3 NUTRITION IN LIVER DISEASE -- Protein -- Fats -- Carbohydrates -- Fiber -- Vitamins and minerals -- Feeding plan -- SECTION 4 ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA CONSIDERATIONS IN HEPATIC DISEASE -- Premedication -- Induction -- Maintenance anesthesia -- Monitoring -- Recovery -- Bibliography -- Chapter 10: Urinary and Renal Diseases -- SECTION 1 URINARY ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY -- SECTION 2 CLINICAL SIGNS -- SECTION 3 URINARY DISEASES -- Chronic kidney disease -- Acute renal failure -- Urinary tract infections -- Pyelonephritis -- Urolithiasis -- Prostatic diseases -- Lower urinary tract disease in cats -- Ectopic ureters -- Urethral sphincter mechanism incompetence -- Protein-losing nephropathy -- Urinary neoplasia -- SECTION 4 URINARY DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPEUTIC IMPLICATIONS -- Urinalysis -- Complete blood count and serum biochemistry profile -- Proteinuria -- Blood pressure -- Urine culture -- SECTION 5 URINARY TRACT BIOPSY TECHNIQUES -- Aspiration biopsy -- Biopsy -- Sample handling -- Postbiopsy nursing care -- SECTION 6 URINARY IMAGING -- Radiology -- Ultrasound -- Cystoscopy and vaginoscopy -- Computed tomography -- SECTION 7 RENAL AND URINARY DISEASE PHARMACOLOGY -- Fluid therapy and correction of electrolyte imbalances -- SECTION 8 ANESTHETIC AND ANALGESIC CONSIDERATIONS -- Anesthesia -- Pain management -- SECTION 9 NUTRITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS -- Chronic kidney disease -- Urolithiasis -- Feline idiopathic cystitis -- Bibliography -- Chapter 11: Infectious Diseases -- SECTION 1 INFECTIOUS BACTERIAL DISEASES -- Bartonella -- Lyme borreliosis -- Canine brucellosis -- Ehrlichiosis.

Helicobacter-associated disease -- Leptospirosis -- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus -- Mycobacterial disease -- Mycoplasmal diseases -- Plague -- SECTION 2 FUNGAL DISEASES -- Histoplasmosis -- Aspergillosis -- Coccidioidomycosis -- Cryptococcosis -- Blastomycosis -- SECTION 3 PROTOZOAL DISEASES -- Amebiasis -- Babesiosis -- Giardia -- Trichomoniasis -- Leishmaniasis -- Toxoplasmosis -- Neosporosis -- Cytauxzoonosis -- Hepatozoonosis -- SECTION 4 INFECTIOUS VIRAL DISEASES -- Canine and feline herpesvirus -- Influenza -- Papillomas -- SECTION 5 INFECTIOUS DISEASE TESTING -- Disease prevention and control in the small animal hospital -- Bibliography -- Chapter 12: Vaccine, Vaccination, and Immunology -- SECTION 1 THE IMMUNE RESPONSE AND CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY -- Innate and adaptive immune response -- Humoral and cell-mediated immunity -- Immunomodulation -- Cancer vaccines -- Cytokine immunotherapy -- Summary -- SECTION 2 LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICS IN IMMUNOLOGY -- Serology -- Biopsy techniques -- SECTION 3 IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE MEDICATIONS -- Corticosteroids -- Immunosuppresives -- Less commonly used immunosuppressives -- Novel immunosuppressive medications -- Immunomodulating medications -- Conclusion -- SECTION 4 VACCINES AND VACCINATION -- Vaccination strategies -- Canine vaccines -- Feline vaccines -- Vaccinations and adverse reactions -- Bibliography -- Chapter 13: Pain and Its Management -- Veterinary technician as pain management team leader -- What is pain? -- Pathophysiology of pain -- Types of pain -- Causes of pain -- General approach to pain control -- General rules of thumb in managing pain -- Questions to consider -- How to be an analgesic advocate for your patient -- Clinical signs and means of detection -- Pain scoring systems -- Analgesics -- Nursing care as analgesic -- Clinical examples -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.

Chapter 14: Nursing.