Small Animal Medical Differential Diagnosis E-Book

Small Animal Medical Differential Diagnosis E-Book

Mark Thompson

• Publisher: Saunders
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9780323498302
• eBook ISBN: 9780323567978
• Edition: 3
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Veterinary Medicine

Get instant access to the critical data you need to make accurate diagnoses and effectively plan treatment. Small Animal Medical Differential Diagnosis, 3rd Edition combines over 400 expert resources and boils them down into one easy-to-use reference covering the differential diagnosis, etiology, clinical signs, and relevant laboratory abnormalities of the most common conditions you will encounter in dogs and cats. And because of its pocket size and intuitive organization, you can have it on hand as a quick consultative device throughout the day to make reliable on-the-scene decisions.- More than 400 lists bring the most important medical diagnostic information from multiple resources into a single quick reference.- Easy identification of the likeliest diagnosis is attributed by the possibilities being listed in order of incidence.- Intuitive organization presents differential diagnosis by sign, symptom, and disorder to facilitate quick access to information.- Alphabetical listing of all relevant laboratory tests makes information easy to find.- Pocket size makes this guide portable, practical, and simple to use.- NEW! Coverage of FAST ultrasound examinations is found in the section on Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma, Triage, and Tracking.- NEW! Overall content update includes substantial revisions to the disorders, syndromes, and diagnostic and laboratory tests that are listed in this guide.

Part One

Clinical Signs Approach to Differential Diagnosis

Abdominal Distension

Organomegaly

Hepatomegaly (infiltrative, inflammatory, lipidosis, neoplasia)

Splenomegaly (infiltrative, inflammatory, neoplasia, hematoma)

Renomegaly (neoplasia, infiltrative)

Miscellaneous neoplasia (gastrointestinal [GI] tract, ovaries, uterus, pancreas, prostate, adrenal glands)

Generalized neoplasia (carcinomatosis, lymphosarcoma)

Granuloma (pythiosis, aspergillosis)

Pregnancy

Prostatomegaly

Fluid

Contained in Organs

Congestion resulting from splenic torsion or volvulus, or hepatic congestion from right-sided heart failure

Cysts (paraprostatic, perinephric, hepatic)

Hydronephrosis

Distended urinary bladder

Obstruction of intestines or stomach

Ileus

Pyometra

Free Fluid in Abdomen

Transudate (portal hypertension, right-sided heart failure, hypoproteinemia secondary to protein-losing enteropathy, protein-losing nephropathy, or hepatic failure)

Modified transudate (neoplasia, postsinusoidal portal hypertension, right-sided heart failure, heartworm-related caval syndrome, liver disease)

Exudate (pancreatitis, feline infectious peritonitis [FIP], urine, bile, neoplasia, bowel perforation, foreign body)

Chyle (trauma, neoplasia, infection, right-sided heart failure)

Blood (coagulopathy, trauma, neoplasia)

Gas

Contained in Organs

Gastric dilatation/volvulus

Intestines secondary to obstruction

Parenchymal organs infected with gas-producing bacteria (emphysematous gallbladder or urinary bladder)

Free in Abdomen

Iatrogenic (after laparoscopy, laparotomy)

Rupture of GI tract or uterus

Fat

Obesity/lipoma

Weakened Abdominal Musculature

Hyperadrenocorticism

Feces

Obstipation/megacolon

Abdominal Effusions and Ascites

Transudate (< 1000 Cells, < 2.5 Total Solids, < 1.017 Specifi...

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Preface
• Part One: Clinical Signs Approach to Differential Diagnosis
• Part Two: Systemic Approach to Differential Diagnosis
• Part Three: Laboratory Values and Interpretation of Results
• Index