Description
Stay current with cutting-edge information from the leading feline experts! August's Consultations in Feline Internal Medicine, Volume 7 takes the popular Current Therapy approach to the latest issues, advances, and therapies in feline care. The 103 new chapters are organized by body systems, making information easy to access, and include more than 800 new detailed photographs, diagrams, and MRI and ultrasound images. Discussions of scientific findings always emphasize clinical relevance and practical application. This edition addresses new topics ranging from feline obesity and food allergies to respiratory mycoplasmal infections. From feline expert Susan Little, with chapters written by more than 130 international specialists, this practical resource will be an invaluable addition to every small animal clinician's library.- The Current Therapy format focuses on the latest advances in feline care and includes broad, traditional, and controversial subjects of real clinical importance.- Clinically relevant approach is supported with scientific research and promotes practical, progressive clinical management.- More than 130 world-renowned contributors provide expert insight across the full spectrum of feline internal medicine.- Extensive references make it easy to find additional information about specific topics most important to your practice.- 103 ALL-NEW chapters reflect the latest findings, reports, and evidence-based coverage of pressing topics such as:- Managing respiratory mycoplasmal infections- Continuous glucose monitoring in cats with diabetes- Feline food allergy- Stem cell therapy for chronic kidney disease- Feline idiopathic cystitis- Electrochemotherapy- Current concepts in preventing and managing obesity- Recognition and treatment of hypertensive crises- Feline social behavior and personality- NEW Emergency and Critical Care Medicine section contains 13 chapters covering complicated and serious internal medical problems.- NEW! More than 800 colorful new images clarify concepts and demonstrate clinical examples.
Table of Contents
Section 1: Infectious Diseases1. Rational Approach to Diagnosing and Managing Infectious Causes of Diarrhea in Kittens2. Respiratory Mycoplasmal Infections: Significance, Diagnosis, Management3. Update on Mycobacterial Infections: Diagnosis, Management, Zoonotic Considerations4. Practical Antimicrobial Therapy5. Resistant Bacterial Infections6. Dealing with Toxoplasmosis: Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, Treatment7. Update on Systemic Antiviral Therapies8. The Gut Microbiome: Clinical ImplicationsSection 2: Gastrointestinal Diseases9. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies for IBD10. The Role of the Microbiota in Feline Inflammatory Bowel Disease11. Feline Motility Disturbances and Drug Therapy Options12. Feline Inflammatory Gastrointestinal Disease13. Update on Oral Inflammation14. Diagnostic Imaging of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Tissue Sampling Considerations15. Recent Developments in Feline Pancreatitis16. Extrahepatic Biliary ObstructionSection 3: Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases17. Clinical Remission and Survival In Diabetic Cats: What Has Changed over the Last Decade18. Management of Idiopathic Hypercalcemia19. The Difficult Diabetic: Insulin Resistance and Brittle Diabetes20. Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Cats with Diabetes21. Treatment of Severe, Unresponsive, or Recurrent Hyperthyroidism22. Diagnostic Testing for Thyroid Disease in Cats23. Diagnosis and Management of Iatrogenic Hypothyroidism24. Treatment of Hyperthyroidism and Concurrent Renal Disease25. Are Methimazole Trials Always Necessary?Section 4: Dermatology26. Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Disease27. Emerging Dermatoses of Cats28. Feline Food Allergy29. Use of Cyclosporine in Feline Dermatology30. Use of Glucocorticoids in Feline Dermatology31. Environmental Decontamination for Dermatophytosis32. Cutaneous Reaction Patterns in the Feline Patient33. Malassezia Spp. In Feline DermatologySection 5: Cardiology and Respiratory Medicine34. Cardiac Blood Tests35. Treatment and Prevention of Feline Arterial Thromboembolism36. Feline Lungworm37. Feline Laryngeal Disease38. Feline Hypertension39. Nutritional Management of Heart Disease40. Genetics and Feline Heart Disease41. Update on Congestive Heart Failure in Feline Cardiomyopathy42. Imaging of the Feline Thorax43. Feline Heartworm Disease44. Approach to Cardiorespiratory Disease in Shelter Medicine45. Inflammation and Bronchoconstriction in Feline Lower Airway Disease46. Ultrasound Imaging for Feline CardiomyopathySection 6: Upper and Lower Urinary Tract Diseases47. Chronic Kidney Disease: An Update48. Phosphate and the Kidney49. Chronic Kidney Disease: Stem Cell Therapy50. Acute Kidney Injury51. Urolithiasis52. Urinary Tract Infections53. Feline Idiopathic CystitisSection 7: Oncology54. Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Cats55. Myeloma Related Disorder56. Soft-Tissue Sarcomas57. A Review and Update on Gastrointestinal Lymphoma58. Electrochemotherapy and Other Novel Therapies59. Mammary Carcinomas in Cats60. Vascular Access Ports in Cats Section 8: Nutrition61. Feeding the Senior and Geriatric Cat62. Updates In Feline Metabolic Adaptations63. Dietary Carbohydrates In Weight Control and Diabetes Mellitus64. Current Concepts in Preventing and Managing Obesity65. Controversies in Feline Nutrition66. Critical Care NutritionSection 9: Population Medicine67. Evidence-Based Feline Medicine68. The Epidemiology of Lost Cats69. Clinical Management of Large-Scale Cruelty Cases70. Immune Strategies for Shelter Cats71. Foster Care Programs72. Kitten Nurseries73. Environmental Strategies to Promote Health and Wellness 74. Population Structure and Genetic Testing in Cats75. Anesthesia Related Morbidity and Mortality in CatsSection 10: Emergency and Critical Care Medicine76. Emergency Approach to Respiratory Distress: Heart Versus Lung77. Hematology/Coag Update78. Selection and Use of Blood Products in the Feline Patient79. Feline Toxins: Recognition, Diagnosis, Treatment80. Traumatic Brain Injury81.
