Librería Servicio Médico

Author: Carmel T. Mooney, Mark Peterson

Language: English

Finishing: Paperback, 304 pages

ISBN: 9781905319282

Edition Number: 2012

Description:

Since publication of the third edition in 2004 there have been important advances. Several endocrine disorders, such as feline acromegaly and hyperaldosteronism, have risen in importance. The use of diet and novel insulins in diabetic cats, and new drugs such as trilostane and methimazole, which were briefly mentioned in previous editions are now considered routine. In addition, the genetic risks associated with many disorders have been elucidated.

• A new chapter presents the principles of interpreting endocrine test results and discusses how test performance is assessed in relation to diagnostic confidence. 
• The central section on glands and their diseases is presented in a standard format -- detailing physiology, aetiology, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment - to aid information retrieval. 
• The final section has been rewritten to focus on solving clinical and clinicopathological abnormalities with an endocrine dimension.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Hormone assays and collection of samples
• Principles of interpreting endocrine test results
• The pituitary gland
• Disorders of vasopressin production
• Pituitary dwarfism
• Acromegaly
• The parathyroid gland
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Hypoparathyroidism
• The thyroid gland: Canine hypothyroidism
• Canine hyperthyroidism
• Feline hyperthyroidism
• Feline hypothyroidism
• The pancreas
• Canine diabetes mellitus
• Feline diabetes mellitus
• Insulinoma and other gastrointestinal tract tumours
• The adrenal gland
• Canine hypoadrenocorticism
• Canine hyperadrenocorticism
• Feline hyperadrenocorticism
• Feline hypoadrenocorticism
• Feline hyperaldosteronism
• Presenting complaints and their investigation
• Investigation of polyuria and polydipsia
• Investigation of hypercalcaemia and hypocalcaemia
• Investigation of unstable canine diabetes mellitus
• Investigation of unstable feline diabetes mellitus
• Ketoacidosis; Investigation of hypoglycaemia
• Investigation of symmetrical

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