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Vol. 1. Real basics of veterinary medicine.-- Physical examination of the dog and cat / Stephen J. Ettinger.-- Clinical problem solving: the steps that follow the history and physical examination -- the pedagogy of clinical medicine / Stephen J. Ettinger.-- Clueing in customers / Leonard L. Berry, Neeli Bendapudi.-- Genome / Kerstin Lindblad-Toh.-- Gene therapy / David J. Argyle.-- Clinical genomics / Matthew Breen.-- Rational use of diagnostic tests / Kevin A. Hahn, Beth Overley.-- Euthanasia / W. Douglas Kunz, Stephen J. Ettinger.-- Home euthanasia / Karen M. Kelly.-- Section II.-- Hyperthermia and fever of unknown origin / James B. Miller.-- Hypothermia / Polly M. Taylor.-- Clinical pain identification, assessment, and management / Patrice M. Mich, Peter W. Hellyer.-- Skin as a sensor of internal medicine disorders / Sandra R. Merchant.-- Alopecia / Linda Frank.-- Pruritus / Peter J. Ihrke.-- Cutaneous and subcutaneous lumps, bumps, and masses / Didier-Noel Carlotti.--Erosions and ulcerations / Ian S. Mason.-- Papules and pustules / Jacques Fontaine.-- Scaling and crusting dermatoses / Kinga Gortel, Jonathan D. Plant.-- Changes in pigmentation / Karen L. Campbell.-- Fleas, flea allergy, and flea control / Candace A. Sousa.-- Genital dermatoses / Didier-Noel Carlotti.-- Other external parasites / Karen L. Campbell.-- Edema / William E. Herndon.-- Hepatocutaneous syndrome / Catherine A. Outerbridge.-- Management of canine atrophy / Didier-Noel Carlotti.-- Obesity biology and management / Alexander James German.-- Cachexia / Thomas Schermerhorn.-- Failure to grow / Sherri L. Ihle.-- Swollen joints and lameness / Richard E. Goldstein.-- Body odors / Karen A. Moriello.-- Ocular manifestations of systemic disease / David J. Maggs.-- Acute vision loss in small animals / Teresa R. Tucci.-- Abdominal distension, ascites, and peritonitis / Greg Chambers.-- Weakness / Rhonda L. Schulman.-- Vaginal-vulvar and preputial discharge / Claudia J. Baldwin.--Polyuria and polydipsia / Edward C. Feldman.-- Micturition disorders and urinary incontinence / Mary Anna Labato, Mark J. Acierno.-- Hematuria and other conditions causing discolored urine / Joseph W. Bartges.-- Proteinuria / Gilad Segev.-- Anorexia / Marnin A. Forman.-- Polyphagia / Ellen N. Behrend.-- Periodontitis / Jason W. Soukup.-- Ptylaism / Brook A. Niemiec.-- Gagging / William Gengler.-- Dysphagia and regurgitation / Carmenn Schaefer Woolley.-- Vomiting / David C. Tivedt.-- Diarrhea / Michael D. Willard.-- Melena and Hematochezia / Valerie L. Case.-- Constipation, Tenesmus, dyschezia, and fecal incontinenece / Peter Foley.-- Flatulence / Michael E. Matz. Neurologic manifestations of systemic disease / Helena Rylander.-- Movement disorders / William B. Thomas.-- Tremor syndromes / Dominik Faissler.-- Ataxia, paresis, and paralysis / Ronaldo Casimiro da Costa.-- Altered states of consciousness: stupor and coma / Karen L. Kline.-- Seizures / Michael Podell.-- Peripheral cranial neuropathies / Dominique Paquette.-- Sleep disorders / Beverly K. Sturges, Marquerite E. Knipe.-- Cognitive dysfunction in aged dogs / Elizabeth Head, Gary Landsberg.-- Behavioral disorders / Andre Urs Leuscher.-- Preventive behavior care / Andrew Urs Luescher.-- Coughing / Kelly Anderson-Wessberg.-- Dyspnea and tacypnea / Scott Forney.-- Innocent heart murmurs / Marie-Claude Belanger, Etienne Cote.-- Abnormal heart sounds and heart murmurs / Robert Prosek.-- Pulse alterations / Anna Tidholm.-- Pleural effusion / O. Lynne Nelson.-- Sneezing and nasal discharge / Narelle Lila Brown.-- Syncope / Kristine Yee.-- Pallor / Theresa Ortega-Simpson.--Polycythemia and erythrocytosis / Urs Giger.-- Cyanosis / Justin Allen.--Jaundice / Joshua Ellion.-- Bleeding disorders: epistasis and hemoptysis / Tracy Gieger.-- Electrolyte disorders: Sodium (hyper/hypoatremia) / Noemi Benitah.-- Electrolyte disorders: Potassium (hyper/hypokalemia) / Edward C. Fedlman, David Buchanan Church.-- Electrolyte disorders: Ca-P and Mg / Patricia A. Schenck.-- Section III. Techniques.-- Venous and arterial puncture / Harold Davis.-- Jugular catheterization and central venous pressure / Darlene L. Riel.-- Veterinary diagnosis of bacterial, fungal, and viral disease / Janet E. Foley.-- Fecal examination / Byron L. Blagburn, Jennifer A. Spencer.-- Ear vein blood glucose monitoring / Melanie D. Thompson.-- Nasoesophageal, esophagostomy, gastrostomy, and jejunal tube placement techniques / Stanley L. Marks.-- Veterinary nuclear medicine / Brian A. Poteet.-- Digital radiology: DICOM, PACS / Brian A. Poteet.--Interventional endoscopy/interventional imaging / Albert E. Jergens, Kristina G. Miles.-- Hyperbaric medicine / Jennifer J. Devey.-- Constant rate infusions / Tim Hackett, Eileen Sullivan Hackett.-- Buccal mucosal bleeding time / Catharina Bromel.-- Ear flushing / Kinga Gortel.-- Ear flushing / Kinga Gortel.-- Skin scrapings and skin biopsies / Ralf S. Mueller, Sonya V. Bettenay.-- Cytology of the skin and subcutaneous tissues / Deborah C. Bernreuter.-- Abdominal ultrasonography / Racel E. Pllard, Eric J. Herrgesell.-- Abdominal ultrasound: aspirations and biopsies / Wendy D. Fife.-- Abdominocentesis and diagnostic peritoneal lavage / Elke Rudloff.-- Laparascopy / Keith Richter. Techniques for bone marrow aspiration and biopsy / Leo J. "Ty" McSherry.-- Cytology of internal organs / Amy L. MacNeill, A. Rick Alleman, James F. Naughton.-- Arthrocentesis and artheroscopy / Mark C. Rochat.-- Lymph node aspiration and biopsy / Cecile T. Siedlecki.-- Rhinoscopy, nasal flushing, and biopsy / Mark J. Acierno, Mary Anna Labato.-- Diagnostic blood pressure measurement / Rebecca L. Stepien.-- Pulse oximetry / Peter J. Pascoe.-- Transtracheal wash and bronchoscopy / Brian C. Norman.-- Thoracic and pericardial taps and drains / Jean-Paul Petrie.-- Fine needle aspiration and lung biopsy / Lynelle R. Johnson.-- Electrocardiographic techniques / Joao S. Orvalho.-- Echocardiography / Marie-Claude Belanger.-- Cystocentesis and urinary bladder / S. Dru Forrester, David C. Grant.-- Periotoneal dialysis / Cathy Langston.-- Continuous renal replacement therapy / Mark J. Acierno, Mary Anna Labato.-- Gastric lavage / Rober Gfeller, Jennifer J. Devey.--Endoscopic procedures for evaluation of the gastrointestinal tract / Michael E. Matz, David C. Twedt.-- Cerebrospinal fluid collection, myelography, epidurography, and discography / P. Filippo Adamo.-- Muscle and nerve biopsy / Peter J. Dickinson, Richard A. LeCouteur.-- Electromyography and nerve conduction velocity studies / Paul A. Cuddon.-- Brian biopsy / Richard A. LeCouteur, Peter J. Dickinson.-- Imaging neurologic patients / Peter V. Serivani.-- Artificial insemination in the dog / Catharina Linde Forsbert.-- Transcervical cathererization in the bitch / Autumn P. Davidson.-- Acid-base, oximetry, and blood gas emergencies / Marie E. Kerl.-- Acute abdomen / Jennifer J. Devey.-- Cardiac emergencies / Kirstie A. Barrett.-- Cardiopulmonary arrest and resuscitation / Efrat Kelmer, F.A. (Tony) Mann.-- Traumatic brain injury / Rebecca S. Syring.-- Crystalloid and colloid fluid therapy / Jennifer J. Devey.--Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome / Michael Schaer.-- Gastrointestinal emergencies / Elke Rudloff, Rebecca Kirby.-- Global approach to the trauma patient / Kenneth J. Drobatz.-- Heatstroke / Elisa M. Mazzaferro.-- Hepatic and splenic emergencies / Susan W. Volk, David Holt.-- Oxygen therapy / Kate Hopper.-- Renal emergencies / Kennifer Prittie, Cathy Langston.-- Reproductive emergencies / Saralyn Smith-Carr, Andrew Lee McGraw.-- Sepsis and the systemic inflammatory response syndrome / Amy DeClue.-- Shock / Elise Mittleman Boller, Cynthia M. Otto.-- Systemic anaphylaxis / Lori S. Waddell.-- Thoracic trauma / Matthew W. Beal.-- Blood transufsion, component therapy, and oxygen-carrying solutions / Ann E. Hohenhaus.-- Initial evaluation of trespiratory emergencies / Carol R. Reinero, F.A. (Tony) Mann.-- Intoxication versus actue, nontoxicologie illness: differentiating the two / Safdar A. Kan. Venomous bites and stings / Patrick M. Burns.-- Plant toxicities / Lynn Rolland Hovda.-- Topical toxins / Ahna G. Brutlag.-- Human prescriptions and street drugs / Lynn Rolland Hova.-- Chemical toxicities / Ahna G. Brutlag.-- Pathophysiology and systemic hypertension and blood pressure assessment / Rebecca L. Stephien.-- Treatment of hypertension / Anthony P. Carr.-- Hypotension / Lori S. Waddell.-- Antibacterial drug therapy / Dawn M. Boothe.-- Over-the-counter human medications / Butch Kukanich.-- Glucocorticoid therapy / Leah A. Cohn.-- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics / Karol A. Mathews.-- Antioxidants, nutraceuticals, and dietary supplements / John E. Bauer.-- Compounding drugs / Ron Johnson.-- Adverse drug reactions / Jill E. Maddison, Stephen W. Page.-- Probiotics / Mary H. Bowles.-- Nutritional genomics / Dottie P. Laflamme, Steven S. Hannah.-- Nutritional assessment / Kathryn E. Michel.-- Body composition of the dog and cat / Denise A. Elliott.--Immunology and nutrition / Nick Cave.-- Obesity / Patric Nguyen, Marianne Diez.-- Unique nutritional needs of the cat / Debra L. Zoran.-- Dental Nutrtion / Phillippe Hennet.-- Nutrition of healthy dogs and cats in various adult stages / Andrea J. FAscetti, James G. Morris, Quinton R. Rogers.-- Neonatal and pediatric nutrition / Johnny D. Hoskins.-- Nutrition-related skeletal disorders / Todd L. Towell.-- Adverse reactions to foods: allergies versus intolerance / Philip Roudebush.-- Nutritional management of gastrointestinal conditions / Debra L. Zoran.-- Nutritional management of hepatic conditions / Craig G. Ruaux.-- Nutritional management of endocrine disease / Sean J. Delaney, Sally C. Perea.-- Nutritional modulation of heart disease / Lisa M. Freeman, John E. Rush.-- Nutritional management of the lower urinary tract conditions / Denise A. Elliott.-- Perenteral nutrtional support / Daniel L. Chan.-- Nutritional management of renal conditions / Joseph W. Bartges.--Dietary and medicial considerations in hyperlipidemia / Denise A. Elliot, Patricia A. Schenck.-- Principles and implementation of enteral nutrition / Stanley L. Marks.-- Home prepared and raw diets / Sally C. Perea, Sean J. Delaney.-- Problem-oriented differential diagnosis of autoimmune skin diseases / Karen A. Moriello.-- Immune-mediated diseases and therapies / Oliver A. Garden.-- Immune-mediated and infective arthritis / David Bennett.-- Canine and feline osteoarthritis / David Bennett.-- Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia, von Willebrand disease, and platelet disorders / Marjory B. Brooks, James L. Catalfamo.-- Systemic lupus erythematosus / Michael Stone.-- Nonregenerative anemia / Anthony Abrams-Ogg.-- Acquired coagulopathies / Marilyn E. Dunn.-- Leukocytes in health and disease / Marion L. Jackson.-- Diseases of the spleen / Helio Autran de Morais, David J. Argyle, Robert T. O'Brien.-- Skeletal disases / Kenneth A. Johnson.--Companion animal vaccines and vaccination / Richard B. Ford.-- Leptospirosis / Richard E. Goldstein.-- Lyme disease / Richard E. Goldstein.-- Mycobacterial infections in cats and dogs / Danielle A. Gunn-Moore.-- Brucellosis / R. Bruce Hollett.-- Tetanus / Andrea Fischer, Katrin Hartmann.-- Botulism / Andrea Fischer.-- Canine Bartonella / Edward B. Breitschwerdt.-- Feline bartonella / Lynn F. Guptill.--Myocbacterial infections in cats and dogs / Danielle A. Gunn-Moore.-- Brucellosis / R. Bruce Hollett.-- Tetanus / Andrea Fischer, Katrin Hartmann.-- Botulism / Andrea Fischer.-- Canine bartonella / Edward B. Breitschwerdt.-- Feline Bartonella / Lynn F. Guptill.-- Ehrlichia, anaplasmosis, rocky mountain spotted fever, and neorickettsial infection / Jane E. Sykes.-- Protozoal infections / Michael R. Lapin.-- Enteric bacterial disease / Stanley L. Marks.-- Hemoplasmosis / Jane E. Sykes.-- Nosocomial infection and resistant bacteria / Amanda K. Boag.-- Feline immunodeficiency virus / Julie K. Levy, P. Gynda Crawford.-- Feline leukemia virus / Julie K. Levy, P. Gynda Crawford.-- Feline infectious peritonitis and feline coronavirus infection / Katrin Hartmann.-- Other feline viral diseases / Rosalind M. Gaskell, Susan Dawson, Alan Radford.-- Rabies / Cathleen A. Hanlon.-- Canine viral diseases / P. Cynda Crawford, Rance K. Sellon.-- Histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, sporotrichosis, candidiasis, pythiosis, and lagenidiosis / Joseph Taboada, Amy M. Grooters.-- Cryptococcosis / Joseph Taboada, Amy M. Grooters.-- Coccidioidomycosis / Autumn P. Davidson.-- Aspergillosis / Autumn P. Davidson.-- Tropical diseases / Remo Lobetti.-- Zoonotic disease problems / Karen Ehnert.-- Diseases of the ear / MaryAnn G. Radlinsky, Diane E. Mason.-- Diseases of the nose and nasal sinuses / Anjop J. Venker-van Haagen, Michael E. Herrtage.-- Diseases of the throat / Nolie K. Parnell.-- Tumors of the mouth, head, and neck / Ravinder S. Dhaliwal, James M.G. Anthony. Vol. 2.-- Clinical evaluation of the respiratory tract / Deborah C. Silverstein, Kenneth J. Drobatz.-- Diseases of the trachea and upper airways / Stephen J. Ettinger.-- Tracheal stenting in collapsed trachea / Chick Weisse, Allyson C. Berent.-- Pulmonary parenchymal disease / Leah A. Cohn.-- Mediastinal disease / David S. Biller, Martha Moon Larson.-- Pleural and estrapleural diseases / Lori L. Ludwig, Amelia M. Simpson, Eveline Hann.-- Pulmonary hypertensin and pulmonary thromboembolism / Heidi B. Kellihan.-- Pathophysiology of heart failure / D. David Sisson.-- Electrocardiography and cardiac arrhythmias / Etienne Cote.-- Biomarkers of cardiovascular disease / Robert Prosek, Stephen J. Ettinger.-- Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of canine chronic valvular heart disease / Stephen J. Ettinger.-- Inotropes: inodilators / Virginia Luis Fuentes.-- Beta blocking agents / Sunya G. Gordon.-- Calcium channel blockers / Anna Tidholm.-- Diuretics / Nick A. Schroeder.--Bronchodilators / Kirstie A. Barrett.-- Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and vasodilators / Barret J. Bulmer.-- Aldosterone inhibitors / Simon Swift.-- Therapy of arrhythmias / Stephen J. Ettinger.-- Cough suppressants and sedation of the cardiac patient / Rebecca E. Gompf.-- Anesthesia for the cardiac patient / Leigh G. Griffiths.-- Artificial pacing of the heart / Amara H. Estrada.-- Congenital heart disease / Mark A. Oyama, D. David Sisson, William P. Thomas, John D. Bonagura.-- Acquired valvular heart disease / Lisbeth Hoier Olsen, Jens Haggstrom, Henrick Duelund Petersen.-- Myocardial disease: canine / Kathryn M. Meurs.-- Myocardial disease: feline / Kirstin Macdonald.-- Pericardial diseases / Anthony H. Tobias.-- Heartworm Disease / Clarke Atkins.-- Arterial thromboembolic disease / Daniel F. Hogan.-- Venous and lymphatic disorders / Jean-Paul Petrie.--Neurophysiology / Rodney S. Bagley.-- Neurologic examination and neuroanatomic diagnosis / Scott J. Schatzberg.--Brain Disease / Dennis P. O'Brien, Joan R. Coates.-- Vetibular disease / Veronique Sammut.-- Inflammatory infectious, and other multifocal brain diseases / Curtis W. Dewey.-- Diseases of the spinal cord / Richard A. LeCouteur, Jacqueline L. Grandy.-- Peripheral nerve disorders / Christopher L. Mariani.-- Disorders of skeletal muscles / Sofia Cerda-Gonzalez.-- Neuromuscular junctional disease / Christopher L. Mariani.-- Oral and salivary gland disorders / Kendall Taney, Mark M. Smith.-- Diseases of the esophagus / Albert E. Jergens.-- Host-microbial interactions in gastrointestinal health / Albert E. Jergens.-- Diseases of the stomach / Kenneth W. Simpson.-- Diseases of the small intestine / Edward J. Hall, Alexander James German.-- Diseases off the large intestine / Karin Allenspach.-- Rectoanal disease / Melanie Craven.-- World Small Aniamal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) guidelines / Claudio Brovida, Jim Rothuizen. General principles in the treatment of liver disease / Jan Rothuizen.-- Inflammatory canine heptic disease / Michael D. Willard.-- Feline inflammatory livery disease / Andrea M. Harvey, Timonthy J. Gruffydd-Jones.-- Hepatic vascular anomalies / Allyson C. Berent, Chick Weisse.-- Toxic, metabolic, infectious, and neoplastic liver diseases / Margie A. Scherk, Sharan A. Center.-- Diseases of the galbladder and extrahepatic biliary system / Ale Aguirre.-- Canine pancreatic disease / Jorg M. Steiner.-- Feline pancreatic disease / Robert J. Wasabau.-- Growth hormone disorders: acromegally and pituitary dwarfism / Hans S. Kooistra.-- Diabetes insipidus / Ad Rijnberk.-- Disorders of the parathyroid glands / Edward C. Feldman.-- Hypothyroidism / J. Catharine Feldman.-- Hypothyroidism / J. Catherine R. Scott-Moncrieff.-- Hyperthyroidism / Carmel T. Mooney.-- Insulin-secreting islet cell neoplasia / Rebecka S. Hess.-- Canine diabetes mellitus / Richard W. Nelson.--Feline diabetes mellitus / Claudia Reusch.-- Hyperadrenocorticism in dogs / Carlos Melian, M. Dolores Perez-Alenza, Mark E. Peterson.-- Hypercortisolism in cats (Feline Cushing's Syndrom) / Thomas K. Graves.-- Hypoadrenocorticism / J. Catharine R. Scott-Moncrieff.-- Gastrointestinal endocrine disease / Cynthia R. Ward.-- Pheochromocytoma / Melissa Herrera, Richard W. Nelson.-- Estrous cycle and breeding management of the healthy bitch / Auke C. Schaefers-Okkens.-- Ovarian and estrous cycle abnormalitiies / Autumn P. Davidson, Edward C. Feldman.-- Abnormalities in canine pregnancy, parturition, and periparturient period / Catharina Linde Forsberg.-- Effect of age at the time of spay or castration on long-term health of dogs and cats / Margaret V. Root Kustritz.-- Contraception and pregnancy termination in the dog and cat / Bruce E. Eilts.-- Cystic endometrial hyperplasia and pyometria / Luisa Mateus, Bruce E. Eilts.-- Canine female infertility / Gary C.W. England.--Vaginal disorders / Beverly J. Purswell.-- Breeding soundness examination of the stud dog / Walter R. Threlfall.-- Feline reproduction / Anne M. Traas.-- Care of the neonate and fading pups / Gary C.W. England.-- Clinical approach and laboraory evaluation of renal disease / Stephen P. DiBartola.-- Acute uremia / Cathy Langston.-- Renal transplantation / Cathy Langston, Lillian R. Aronson.-- Chronic kidney disease / David J. Polzin.-- Glomerular diseases / Shelly L. Vaden.-- Urinary tract infections / Barrak Pressler, Joseph W. Bartges.-- Prostatic diseases / Thierry Francey.-- Familial renal disease in dogs / George E. Lees.-- Renal tubular diseases / Marie E. Kerl. Lower urinary tract disorders in cats / Jodi L. Westropp, C.A. Tony Buffington.-- Canine ureteral and lower urinary tract diseases / Larry G. Adams, Harriet M. Syme.-- Biomarkers and "omics," / Nancy Emenaker, Jacob Kagan.-- Principles of chemotherapy / Angela E. Frimberger.-- Practical chemotherapy / Antony S. Moore.-- Cancer vaccines and immunotherapy / Philip J. Bergman.-- Practical radiation therapy / Alain P. Theon.-- Hematropoitic tumors / David M. Vail.-- Tumors of the skin / Kenneth M. Rassnick.-- Soft-tissue sarcomas / Margaret C. McEntee.-- Hemangiosarcoma / Philip J. Bergman.-- Bone and joint tumors / Julius M. Liptak.-- Mast cell disease / Renita S. Rogers.-- Feline injection-site sarcoma / Johannes Hirschberger, Cornelia Huttinger.-- Canine and feline histocytic diseases / Peter F. Moore, Verena K. Affolter.-- Urogenital and mammary gland tumors / Ruthanne Chun, Laura D. Garrett.-- Paraneoplastic syndromes / Carolyn J. Henry.