Diagnostic and Therapeutic Algorithms in Internal Medicine for Dogs and Cats

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Algorithms in Internal Medicine for Dogs and Cats PDF

By Federico Fracassi

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Algorithms in Internal Medicine for Dogs and Cats PDF. The problem-oriented approach (POA) is the method recommended by the College of Internal Medicine to address and resolve medical questions and problems. Hence the idea of creating a book based on algorithms dealing with the main clinical and laboratory canine and feline clinical abnormalities, using an innovative perspective. Each of the 85 chapters begins with a short introduction which includes the basic pathophysiological and classification information.

By means of each algorithm, the clinician is guided, step by step, in carrying out diagnostic investigations in a sequential manner, reaching a diagnosis, and setting up treatment. In this book, two useful and innovative aspects were included: color codes and links for additional information within the algorithm. Yellow indicates the diagnostic path, red the diagnosis, and blue is the therapy; this allows the veterinarian to be guided through the diagnostic labyrinth in order to reach the most appropriate therapy. Inside the red boxes, the list of differential diagnoses for each problem can quickly be identified.

By following the yellow boxes, one can understand how to reach these diagnoses and optimize the diagnostic protocol. Moreover, comprehensive notes, linked to the algorithms by references, give more details regarding a specific diagnostic investigation, a particular disease, or the therapy recommended

Table of Contents

Abdominal effusion
Abdominal enlargement
Acid-base anomalies: acidosis
Acid-base anomalies: alkalemia
Acute dyspnea
Adrenal mass
Alopecia in cats
Alopecia in dogs
Anemia: non-regenerative
Anemia: regenerative
Anorexia/decreased appetite
Arrhythmya: supraventricular tachycardias
Arrhythmya: ventricular tachycardias
Ataxia
Azotemia
Bleeding
Blindness
Bradyarrythmias
Cough
Cyanosis
Diarrhea: acute
Diarrhea: chronic
Dysphagia
Epileptic seizures
Equilibrium disorders
Erythrocytosis
Exercise intolerance
Failure to grow
Fever/hyperthermia
Gait abnormalities
Generalized lymphadenomegaly
Heart murmur
Hematemesis
Hematuria
Hypercalcemia
Hyperglobulinemia
Hyperglycemia
Hyperkalemia
Hyperlipidemia
Hypernatremia
Hypertension
Hypoalbuminemia
Hypocalcemia
Hypoglycemia
Hypokalemia
Hyponatremia
Jaundice
Joint pain/joint swelling
Lameness
Leukocytosis
Leukopenia
Low serum T4 concentration
Magnesium disorders
Melena/hematochezia
Muscle wasting
Nasal discharge
Oliguria/anuria
Pain
Paraplegia/tetraplegia
Pericardial effusion
Peripheral edema
Petechiae/ecchymosis
Pigmenturia
Pleural effusion
Pollakiuria/stranguria
Polyphagia
Polyuria/polydipsia
Prostatomegaly
Proteinuria
Pruritus: cats
Pruritus: dogs
Pulmonary hypertension
Regurgitation
Shock
Sialorrhea
Stomatitis: cats
Stomatitis: dogs
Tenesmus/constipation
Thrombocytopenia
Transient loss of consciousness
Urinary incontinence and retention
Vomiting
Vulvar discharge
Weight gain
Weight loss

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