Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
 August 1, 2010
By:Sherri J. Ross, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Acute renal failure may be defined as an abrupt reduction in renal function resulting in accumulation of nitrogenous waste products and dysregulation of water, electrolyte, and acid base balance. Differentiating acute from chronic kidney disease is important for both therapeutic and prognostic reasons.
 |
Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:Sherri J. Ross, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Successful management of urolithiasis in dogs and cats depends upon the removal of existing uroliths and preventing their recurrence. Traditionally, uroliths have been removed via surgery.
|
Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:Sherri J. Ross, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Hemodialysis (HD) refers to the process of using an artificial kidney to clear urea, metabolic waste products, toxins, and excess fluid from the blood. The term dialysis refers to the net movement of solutes and water across a semipermeable membrane along a concentration gradient.
|
Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:Sherri J. Ross, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Urinary tract infection is the most common infectious disease of dogs, affecting as many as 14% of dogs over the course of their lifetime. The majority of these urinary tract infections (UTIs) are benign and respond readily to antimicrobial therapy.
|
Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:Lisa Brownlee, DVM, DACVIM
The four parathyroid glands, through secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH), regulate serum calcium concentrations and bone metabolism. The concentration of serum ionized calcium is normally maintained within narrow limits by action of the PTH on bone resorption, renal calcium excretion and metabolism of Vitamin D.
|
Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:Lisa Brownlee, DVM, DACVIM
Naturally occurring hyperadrenocorticism (HAC) is an endocrine disorder resulting from the excess production of cortisol or other adrenal hormones by the adrenal cortex. The clinical syndrome was first documented in people by Dr. Harvey Cushing in 1932 and is also known as Cushing's syndrome.
|
Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:Andrew Mackin, BVSc, BVMS, MVS, DVSc, DSAM, FACVSc, DACV
Jaundice (or icterus), broadly defined, refers to the accumulation of excessive amounts of bilirubin in either the circulation or the tissues.
|
Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:Peter Kintzer, DVM, DACVIM
Hyperadrenocorticism can be pituitary-dependent (PDH), secondary to cortisol-secreting adrenocortical neoplasia, or iatrogenic. Spontaneous hyperadrenocorticism is primarily a disease of middle-aged to older dogs.
|
Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:Peter Kintzer, DVM, DACVIM
Feline hyperthyroidism is the most common endocrine disorder of older cats. Thyroid hormone excess effects multiple organ systems and the associated clinical signs range in severity from mild to severe and are quite variable from cat to cat. As a result of the increased incidence of the disease, the increased index of suspicion among practicing veterinarians and the increased screening of geriatric cats for hyperthyroidism, the average hyperthyroid cat is now evaluated earlier in the course of disease than when the disorder was first recognized.
|
| 
