Chronic disease management for small animals

Chronic disease management for small animals / edited by W. Dunbar Gram, Rowan J. Milner, Remo Lobetti.

This work provides a complete resource for the long-term care and therapy of canine and feline patients with incurable conditions. Offering practical strategies for successful management of chronic disorders, the book presents guidance on handling these ailments and the animals that they afflict. Wr...

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Other Authors: Gram, Dunbar (Editor), Milner, Rowan (Editor), Lobetti, Remo (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell, 2018.
Subjects:
Pet medicine.
Cats > Diseases > Diagnosis.
Cats > Diseases > Treatment.
Dogs > Diseases > Diagnosis.
Dogs > Diseases > Treatment.
Chronic diseases > Treatment.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Animal Husbandry.
Cats > Diseases > Diagnosis
Cats > Diseases > Treatment
Chronic diseases > Treatment
Dogs > Diseases > Diagnosis
Dogs > Diseases > Treatment
Pet medicine
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Table of Contents:
  • Part One: Communication and Caregiving; 1 Communication, Caregiving, and Chronic Disease; Introduction; Overview; Impact of Chronic Disease on Quality of Life for Both the Patient and Caregiver; Part 1: Know Yourself-Set the Stage for Collaborative Decision Making, Active Listening, and Caregiving; Part 2: Verbal Communication; Part 3: Nonverbal Communication; References; Part Two: Syndromes and Clinical Signs of Chronic Disease; 2 Pruritus, Atopic Dermatitis, and Pyoderma; Introduction; Diagnosis; Management Quality of Life for Patient and CaregiverReferences; 3 Managing Mobility:; Introduction; Diagnosis; Therapeutics; Quality of Life; End-of-Life Decisions; References; 4 Chronic Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa; Introduction; Adnexa; Ocular Surface Disorders; Corneal Disease; Intraocular Disease; Conditions of the Uvea; Lenticular Changes; Posterior Segment Disease; Blindness; References; 5 Heart Disease; Introduction; Treatment of Acute Heart Failure; Management of Chronic Congestive Heart Failure; Specific Heart Diseases; Further Reading; 6 Canine Cognitive Dysfunction; Introduction; Diagnosis TherapeuticsEnd of Life; Further Reading; 7 Vestibular Syndromes; Introduction; Diagnosis; Therapy; End-of-Life Decisions; Further Reading; 8 Seizure Disorders; Introduction; Diagnosis; Therapy; Quality of Life; Further Reading; 9 Feline Hyperthyroidism; Introduction; Diagnosis; Management; Renal Function and Hyperthyroidism; Iatrogenic Hypothyroidism; References; 10 Hypoadrenocorticism in Dogs; Introduction; Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis; Treatment; Quality of Life; References; Further Reading
  • 11 Canine Hypothyroidism; Introduction; Diagnosis; Main Influences on Thyroid Function Tests TreatmentQuality of Life; References; 12 Hyperadrenocorticism in Dogs and Cats; Introduction; Therapy; Quality of Life; References; 13 Diabetes Mellitus; Introduction; Diagnosis; Therapy; Monitoring; Remission; Quality of Life; References; 14 Chronic Pancreatitis; Introduction; Diagnosis; Treatment; Quality-of-Life and End-of-Life Assessments; References; 15 Mega-Esophagus and Esophageal Dysmotility; Introduction; Diagnosis; Therapeutics; Quality of Life; References; 16 Chronic Gastritis; Introduction; Diagnosis; Therapeutics; Quality of Life; References; 17 Ulcerative Colitis; Introduction DiagnosisTherapy; Quality of Life; References; 18 Mega-Colon; Introduction; Diagnosis; Therapeutics; Quality of Life; References; 19 Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Introduction; Diagnosis; Therapeutics; Quality of Life for Patient and Caregiver; References; 20 Protein-Losing Enteropathy; Introduction; Diagnosis (see also Chapter 19 on IBD); Therapeutics (see also Chapter 19 on IBD); Quality of Life; References; 21 Cholecystitis; Introduction; Clinical and Diagnostic Findings; Therapeutic Management; References; Further Reading; 22 Biliary Mucocele; Introduction; Pathogenesis; Diagnostics.

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