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<p>Section I: Critical Care</p> <p>1. Crystalloid Fluid Therapy</p> <p>2. Colloid Fluid Therapy</p> <p>3. Catecholamines in the Critical Care Patient</p> <p>4. Shock</p> <p>5. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation</p> <p>6. Drug Incompatibilities and Drug-Drug Interactions in the ICU Patient</p> <p>7. Nutrition in Critical Care</p> <p>8. Stabilization of the Patient with Respiratory Distress</p> <p>9. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome</p> <p>10. Oxygen Therapy</p> <p>11. Ventilator Therapy for the Critical Patient</p> <p>12. Analgesia of the Critical Patient</p> <p>13. Anesthesia for the Critical Care Patient</p> <p>14. Hyperthermia and Heat-Induced Illness</p> <p>15. Thromboelastography</p> <p>16. Critical Illness-Related Corticosteroid Insufficiency </p> <p>17. Evaluation of Canine Orthopedic Trauma</p> <p>18. Emergency Management of Open Fractures</p> <p>19. Emergency Wound Management and Vacuum Assisted Wound Closure</p> <p>Web Chapter 1. Acid-Base Disorders</p> <p>Web Chapter 2. Drainage Techniques for the Septic Abdomen</p> <p>Web Chapter 3. Gastric Dilation-Volvulus</p> <p>Web Chapter 4. Pacing in the ICU Setting</p> <p>Section II: Toxicologic Diseases</p> <p>20. ASPCA Animal Poison Center Toxin Exposures for Pets</p> <p>21. Toxin Exposures in Small Animals</p> <p>22. Urban Legends of Toxicology: Fact and Fiction</p> <p>23. Drugs Used to Treat Toxicoses</p> <p>24. Intravenous Lipid Emulsion Therapy</p> <p>25. Human Drugs of Abuse and CNS Stimulants</p> <p>26. Antidepressants and anxiolytics</p> <p>27. Over-the-Counter Drug Toxicosis</p> <p>28. Top 10 Toxic and Non-Toxic Household Plants </p> <p>29. Herbal Hazards</p> <p>30. Lawn and Garden Product Safety </p> <p>31. Rodenticide Toxicoses</p> <p>32. Insecticide Toxicoses</p> <p>33. Pesticides: New Vertebrate Toxic Agents for Pest Species</p> <p>34. Parasiticide Toxicoses: Avermectins</p> <p>35. Human Foods with Pet Toxicoses: Alcohol to Xylitol</p> <p>36. Automotive Toxins</p> <p>37. Lead Toxicoses in Small Animals</p> <p>38. Aflatoxicosis in Dogs</p> <p>Web Chapter 5. Nephrotoxicants</p> <p>Web Chapter 6. Reporting Adverse Events to the Food and Drug Administration – Center for Veterinary Medicine</p> <p>Web Chapter 7. Respiratory Toxicants of Interest to Pet Owners </p> <p>Web Chapter 8. Small Animal Poisoning: Additional Considerations Related to Legal Claims</p> <p>Web Chapter 9. Sources of Help for Toxicoses</p> <p>Web Chapter 10. Treatment of Animal Toxicoses: Regulatory Points to Consider</p> <p>Section III: Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases</p> <p>39. Bilaterally Symmetrical Alopecia in Dogs</p> <p>40. Imaging in Diagnosis of Endocrine Disorders</p> <p>41. CIRCI: Evidence For and Against</p> <p>42. Canine Hypothyroidism</p> <p>43. Feline Hyperthyroidism and Renal Function</p> <p>44. Canine Diabetes Mellitus</p> <p>45. Diabetic Monitoring</p> <p>46. Diet and Diabetes</p> <p>47. Insulin Resistance</p> <p>48. Feline Diabetes Mellitus</p> <p>49. Feline Hypersomatotropism and Acromegaly</p> <p>50. Occult Hyperadrenocorticism: Is It Real?</p> <p>51. Canine Hyperadrenocorticism Therapy</p> <p>52. Ectopic Acth Syndrome and Food-Dependent Hypercortisolism In Dogs</p> <p>53. Canine Hypoadrenocorticism</p> <p>54. Feline Hyperaldosteronism</p> <p>55. Idiopathic Feline Hypercalcemia</p> <p>56. Approach to Hypomagnesemia and Hypokalemia</p> <p>57. Obesity</p> <p>58. Approach to Hyperlipidemia</p> <p>Web Chapter 11. Canine Hypercalcemia and Primary Hyperparathyroidism</p> <p>Web Chapter 12. Clinical Use of the Vasopressin Analogue Desmopressin for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetes Insipidus</p> <p>Web Chapter 13. Complicated Diabetes Mellitus</p> <p>Web Chapter 14. Complications and Concurrent Conditions Associated with Hypothyroidism in Dogs</p> <p>Web Chapter 15. Diagnosis and Management of Large Pituitary Tumors in Dogs with Pituitary-Dependent Hyperadrenocorticism</p> <p>Web Chapter 16. Differential Diagnosis of Hyperkalemia and Hyponatremia in Dogs and Cats</p> <p>Web Chapter 17. Hyperadrenocorticism in Ferrets</p> <p>Web Chapter 18. Interpretation of Endocrine Diagnostic Tests</p> <p>Web Chapter 19. Medical Treatment of Feline Hyperthyroidism</p> <p>Web Chapter 20. Nutritional Management of Feline Hyperthyroidism</p> <p>Web Chapter 21. Radioiodine for Feline Hyperthyroidism</p> <p>Web Chapter 22. Treatment of Hypoparathyroidism</p> <p>Web Chapter 23. Treatment of Insulinoma in the Dog, Cat and Ferret</p> <p>Web Chapter 24. Treatment of Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus in Cats Using Oral Hypoglycemic Agents</p> <p>Section IV: Oncology and Hematology</p> <p>59. Immunosuppressive Agents</p> <p>60. Management of Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia in Dogs</p> <p>61. Thrombocytopenia</p> <p>62. von Willebrand's Disease and Other Hereditary Coagulopathies</p> <p>63. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation: Diagnosis and Management</p> <p>64. Hypercoagulable States</p> <p>65. Lymphocytosis</p> <p>66. Quality Control for the In-Clinic Laboratory</p> <p>67. Transfusion Medicine: Best Practices</p> <p>68. Bone Marrow Dyscrasias</p> <p>69. Anticancer Drugs: New Drugs</p> <p>70. Tumor Biopsy and Specimen Submission</p> <p>71. Chemotherapy Handling and Safety</p> <p>72. Treatment of Adverse Effects from Cancer Therapy</p> <p>73. Cancer Immunotherapy</p> <p>74. Advances in Radiation Therapy for Nasal Tumors</p> <p>75. Malignant Effusions</p> <p>76. Interventional Oncology</p> <p>77. Nutritional Support of the Cancer Patient</p> <p>78. Metronomic Chemotherapy</p> <p>79. Drug Update: Toceranib</p> <p>80. Drug Update: Masitinib</p> <p>81. Oral Tumors</p> <p>82. Perineal Tumors</p> <p>83. Urinary Bladder Cancer</p> <p>84. Mammary Cancer</p> <p>85. Rescue Therapy for Canine Lymphoma</p> <p>86. Plasma Cell Neoplasms</p> <p>87. Osteosarcoma</p> <p>88. Hemangiosarcoma</p> <p>89. Thyroid Tumors</p> <p>Web Chapter 25. Anticancer Drugs: New Drugs</p> <p>Web Chapter 26. Blood Typing and Crossmatching</p> <p>Web Chapter 27. Canine Soft-Tissue Sarcomas</p> <p>Web Chapter 28. Collection of Specimens for Cytology</p> <p>Web Chapter 29. Nasal Tumors</p> <p>Web Chapter 30. Nonregenerative Anemias</p> <p>Web Chapter 31. Pulmonary Neoplasia</p> <p>Web Chapter 32. Surgical Oncology Principles</p> <p>Section V: Dermatologic Diseases</p> <p>90. Diagnostic Criteria for Canine Atopic Dermatitis</p> <p>91. Treatment Guidelines for Canine Atopic Dermatitis</p> <p>92. Cyclosporine Use in Dermatology</p> <p>93. Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy</p> <p>94. Systemic Glucocorticoids in Dermatology</p> <p>95. Topical Therapy for Pruritus</p> <p>96. Hypoallergenic Diets: Principles in Therapy</p> <p>97. Flea Control in Flea Allergy Dermatitis</p> <p>98. Treatment of Ectoparasitoses</p> <p>99. Canine Demodicosis</p> <p>100. Staphylococci Causing Pyoderma</p> <p>101. Treatment of Superficial Pyoderma</p> <p>102. Topical Therapy for Infectious Diseases</p> <p>103. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcal Infections</p> <p>104. Canine Leproid Granulma Syndrome and Feline Leprosy</p> <p>105. Dermatophytosis</p> <p>106. Dermatophytosis in Catteries and Shelters</p> <p>107. Hospital Disinfection for Infectious Skin Diseases</p> <p>108. Principles of Therapy for Otitis</p> <p>109. Topical and Systemic Glucocorticoids for Otitis</p> <p>110. Topical Antimicrobials for Otitis</p> <p>111. Systemic Antimicrobials for Otitis</p> <p>112. Ototoxicity</p> <p>113. Ear Flushing Techniques</p> <p>114. Primary Cornification Disorders In Dogs</p> <p>115. Alopecia X</p> <p>116. Actinic Dermatoses and Sun Protection</p> <p>117. Drugs for Behavior-Related Dermatoses</p> <p>118. Superficial Necrolytic Dermatitis</p> <p>119. Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions (CADR)</p> <p>Web Chapter 33. Acral Lick Dermatitis</p> <p>Web Chapter 34. Avermectins in Dermatology</p> <p>Web Chapter 35. Canine Papilloma Viruses</p> <p>Web Chapter 36. Diseases of the Anal Sac</p> <p>Web Chapter 37. Feline Demodicosis</p> <p>Web Chapter 38. Feline Viral Skin Diseases</p> <p>Web Chapter 39. House Dust Mites and Their Control</p> <p>Web Chapter 40. Interferons</p> <p>Web Chapter 41. Pentoxifylline</p> <p>Web Chapter 42. Pyotraumatic Dermatitis</p> <p>Web Chapter 43. Sebaceous Adenitis</p> <p>Web Chapter 44. Therapy of Malassezia Infections</p> <p>Web Chapter 45. Topical Immunomodulators</p> <p>Section VI: Gastrointestinal Diseases</p> <p>120. Feline Caudal Stomatitis</p> <p>121. Oropharyngeal Dysphagia</p> <p>122. Gastroesophageal Reflux</p> <p>123. Antacid Therapy</p> <p>124. Gastric Helicobacter</p> <p>125. Diagnosis and Treatment of Motility Disorders</p> <p>126. Antibiotic Responsive Enteropathy</p> <p>127. Cobalamin Deficiency in Cats</p> <p>128. Probiotic Therapy</p> <p>129. Protozoal Diarrhea</p> <p>130. Diagnosis and Treatment of Canine Parvoviral Enteritis</p> <p>131. Inflammatory Bowel Disease</p> <p>132. Protein Losing Enteropathy</p> <p>133. Feline Gastrointestinal Lymphoma</p> <p>134. Management of Canine Colitis</p> <p>135. Laboratory Testing for the Exocrine Pancreas</p> <p>136. Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Dogs</p> <p>137. Treatment of Canine Pancreatitis</p> <p>138. Feline Exocrine Pancreatic Disorders</p> <p>139. Diagnostic Approach to Hepatobiliary Disease</p> <p>140. Drug Associated Liver Disease</p> <p>141. Acute Liver Failure Therapy</p> <p>142. Chronic Hepatitis Therapy</p> <p>143. Copper Chelator Therapy</p> <p>144. Ascites and Hepatic Encephalopathy Therapy for Liver Disease</p> <p>145. Portosystemic Shunts</p> <p>146. Portal Vein Hypoplasia (Microvascular Dysplasia)</p> <p>147. Management of Extrahepatic Biliary Tract Disease</p> <p>148. Idiopathic Vacuolar Hepatopathy</p> <p>149. Feline Hepatic Lipidosis Therapy</p> <p>150. Feline Inflammatory Liver Disease</p> <p>Web Chapter 46. Canine Biliary Mucocele</p> <p>Web Chapter 47. Canine Megaesophagus</p> <p>Web Chapter 48. Copper Associated Chronic Hepatitis</p> <p>Web Chapter 49. Esophagitis</p> <p>Web Chapter 50. Evaluation of Elevated Serum Alkaline Phosphatase in Dogs</p> <p>Web Chapter 51. Flatulence</p> <p>Web Chapter 52. Gastric Ulceration</p> <p>Web Chapter 53. Hepatic Support Therapy</p> <p>Web Chapter 54. Oral Pharyngeal Dysphagia</p> <p>Web Chapter 55. Tylosin Responsive Diarrhea</p> <p>Section VII: Respiratory Diseases</p> <p>151. Respiratory Drug Therapy</p> <p>152. Feline Upper Respiratory Tract Infection</p> <p>153. Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex</p> <p>154. Rhinitis in the Dog</p> <p>155. Rhinitis in the Cat</p> <p>156. Brachycephalic Airway Obstruction Syndrome</p> <p>157. Nasopharyngeal Disorders</p> <p>158. Laryngeal Diseases</p> <p>159. Tracheal Collapse</p> <p>160. Chronic Bronchial Disorders in the Dog</p> <p>161. Chronic Bronchitis and Asthma in Cats</p> <p>162. Pneumonia</p> <p>163. Eosinophilic Pulmonary Diseases</p> <p>164. Pleural Effusion</p> <p>165. Pneumothorax</p> <p>166. Pulmonary Thromboembolism</p> <p>167. Pulmonary Hypertension</p> <p>Web Chapter 56. Interstitial Lung Diseases</p> <p>Web Chapter 57. Respiratory Parasites</p> <p>Section VIII: Cardiovascular Diseases</p> <p>168. Nutritional Management of Heart Disease</p> <p>169. Systemic Hypertension</p> <p>170. Bradyarrhythmias</p> <p>171. Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias in Dogs</p> <p>172. Ventricular Arrhythmias in Dogs</p> <p>173. Feline Cardiac Arrhythmias</p> <p>174. Congenital Heart Disease</p> <p>175. Drugs for Treatment of Heart Failure</p> <p>176. Management of Heart Failure in Dogs</p> <p>177. Chronic Valvular Heart Disease in Dogs</p> <p>178. Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Dogs</p> <p>179. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy</p> <p>180. Feline Myocardial Diseases</p> <p>181. Arterial Thromboembolism</p> <p>182. Pericardial Effusion</p> <p>183. Feline Heartworm Disease</p> <p>184. Canine Heartworm Disease</p> <p>Web Chapter 58. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy in the Cat</p> <p>Web Chapter 59. Bradyarrhythmias and Cardiac Pacing</p> <p>Web Chapter 60. Cardioversion</p> <p>Web Chapter 61. Infective Endocarditis</p> <p>Web Chapter 62. Mitral Valve Dysplasia</p> <p>Web Chapter 63. Myocarditis</p> <p>Web Chapter 64. Patent Ductus Arteriosus</p> <p>Web Chapter 65. Pulmonic Stenosis</p> <p>Web Chapter 66. Subaortic Stenosis</p> <p>Web Chapter 67. Syncope</p> <p>Web Chapter 68. Tricuspid Valve Dysplasia</p> <p>Web Chapter 69. Ventricular Septal Defect</p> <p>Section IX: Urinary Diseases</p> <p>185. Applicatioins of Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Management of Urinary Disease</p> <p>186. Prevention and Management of AKI/ARF in the Hospital</p> <p>187. Proteinuria</p> <p>188. Glomerular Disease and Nephrotic Syndrome</p> <p>189. Chronic Kidney Disease in Dogs and Cats</p> <p>190. Using NSAIDS in Kidney Disease</p> <p>191. Medical Management of Acute Kidney Injury/ARF</p> <p>192. CRRT</p> <p>193. Surveillance for Asymptomatic and Hospital Acquired UTI</p> <p>194. Persistent E. coli UTI</p> <p>195. Interventional Strategies for Urinary Disease</p> <p>196. Medical Management for Nephroliths and Ureteroliths</p> <p>197. Management of Calcium Oxalate Uroliths</p> <p>198. Management of Urate Urolithiasis</p> <p>199. Mini-Laparotomy Assisted Cystoscopy for Cystouroliths</p> <p>200. Multimodal Environmental Enrichment for FIC</p> <p>201. Urinary Incontinence – Medical Management</p> <p>202. Mechanical Occluder Devices for Urinary Incontinence</p> <p>203. Top Ten Urology Consult Questions</p> <p>Web Chapter 70. Laser Lithotripsy</p> <p>Web Chapter 71. Urinary Incontinence – Bulking Agents</p> <p>Section X: Reproductive Diseases</p> <p>204. Breeding Management of the Bitch</p> <p>205. Diagnosis of Female ReproductiveTract Disease</p> <p>206. Endoscopic Transcervical Insemination</p> <p>207. Pregnancy Diagnosis</p> <p>208. Dystocia Management</p> <p>209. Canine Postpartum Disorders</p> <p>210. Nutrition in the Bitch During Pregnancy and Lactation</p> <p>211. Pyometra</p> <p>212. Vaginitis</p> <p>213. Surgical Repair of Vaginal Anomalies in the Bitch</p> <p>214. Early Age Neutering in the Dog and Cat</p> <p>215. Estrus Suppression</p> <p>216. Pregnancy Termination</p> <p>217. Inherited Disorders of the Reproductive Tract in Dogs and Cats</p> <p>218. Ovarian Remnant Syndrome</p> <p>219. Pregnancy Loss in the Bitch and Queen</p> <p>220. Medical Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy and Prostatitis in Dogs</p> <p>221. Methods and Availability of Tests for Hereditary Disorders of Dogs</p> <p>222. Reproductive Oncology</p> <p>223. Reproductive Toxicology/Teratogens</p> <p>224. Penile, Preputial, Testicular or Scrotal Diseases/Problems</p> <p>Web Chapter 72. Aspermia/Oligozoospermia Caused by Retrograde Ejaculation in the Dog</p> <p>Web Chapter 73. Priapism in Dogs</p> <p>Section XI: Neurologic and Musculoskeletal Diseases</p> <p>225. Congenital Hydrocelphalus</p> <p>226. Intracranial Arachnoid Cysts</p> <p>227. Treatment of Intracranial Tumors</p> <p>228. Metabolic Brain Disorders</p> <p>229. New Maintenance Anticonvulsant Therapy for Dogs and Cats</p> <p>230. Treatment of Cluster Seizures and Status Epilepticus</p> <p>231. Non-Infectious/Inflammatory Diseases of the Central Nervous System</p> <p>232. Peripheral and Central Vestibular Disorders of Dogs and Cats</p> <p>233. Diagnosis and Treatment Degenerative Intervertebral Disk Disease</p> <p>234. Degenerative Myelopathy in Dogs</p> <p>235. Diagnosis and Treatment of Atlantoaxial Subluxation</p> <p>236. Diagnosis and Treatment of Cervical Spondylomyelopathy</p> <p>237. Craniocervical Junction Abnormalities in Dogs</p> <p>238. Diagnosis and Treatment of Degenerative Lumbosacral Stenosis</p> <p>239. Acquired Myasthenia Gravis in Dogs and Cats</p> <p>240. Peripheral Nervous System Disorders in Dogs and Cats: Selected Myopathies in Neuropathies</p> <p>241. Vascular Disease of the Central Nervous System</p> <p>Web Chapter 74. Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation of Neurologic Patients</p> <p>Section XII: Ophthalmologic Diseases</p> <p>242. Pearls of the Ophthalmic Examination</p> <p>243. Evaluation of Blindness</p> <p>244. Canine Conjunctivitis</p> <p>245. Tear Film Disorders of Dogs</p> <p>246. Corneal Ulcers</p> <p>247. Canine Non-Ulcerative Corneal Disease</p> <p>248. Feline Corneal Disease</p> <p>249. Canine Uveitis</p> <p>250. Feline Uveitis</p> <p>251. Canine Glaucoma</p> <p>252. Feline Glaucoma</p> <p>253. Disorders of the Lens</p> <p>254. Canine Retinopathies</p> <p>255. Feline Retinopathies</p> <p>256. Orbital Disease</p> <p>257. Canine Ocular Neoplasia</p> <p>258. Feline Ocular Neoplasia</p> <p>Web Chapter 75. Diseases of the Eyelids and Periocular Skin</p> <p>Web Chapter 76. Canine Retinal Detachment</p> <p>Web Chapter 77. Epiphora</p> <p>Web Chapter 78. Ocular Emergencies</p> <p>Web Chapter 79. Tear Film Disorders of Cats</p> <p>Web Chapter 80. Anisocoria and Abnormalties of the Pupillary Light Reflex: The Neuro-Ophthalmic Examination</p> <p>Section XIII: Infectious Diseases</p> <p>259. Common Infectious Disease Differentials for Medical Problems</p> <p>260. Empiric Antimicrobial Therapy</p> <p>261. Infectious and Immune Polyarthritis</p> <p>262. Use of Immunomodulators in the Treatment of Infectious Diseases</p> <p>263. Use of Antifungal Drugs</p> <p>264. Infectious Diseases Associated with Raw Meat Diets</p> <p>265. Pet Associated Illness</p> <p>266. Vaccine Associated Side-Effects in Dogs</p> <p>267. Vaccine Associated Side-Effects in Cats</p> <p>268. Babesiosis in North America</p> <p>269. Bartonellosis, Canine</p> <p>270. Bartonellosis, Feline</p> <p>271. Borreliosis</p> <p>272. Feline Leukemia Virus/FIV</p> <p>273. Hepatozoon Americanum Infections</p> <p>274. Leptospirosis</p> <p>275. Neospora Caninum</p> <p>276. Rickettsia Infections in Dogs and Cats (Anaplasma, Ehrlichia and Rickettsia)</p> <p>277. Toxoplasmosis</p> <p>278. Use of Glucocorticoids in Infectious Diseases</p> <p>279. Feline Infectious Peritonitis</p> <p>Web Chapter 80. American Leishmaniasis</p> <p>Web Chapter 81. Canine and Feline Hemotropic Mycoplasmas</p> <p>Web Chapter 82. Canine Brucellosis</p> <p>Web Chapter 83. Cytauxzoonosis</p> <p>Web Chapter 84. Pneumocytosis</p> <p>Web Chapter 85. Pythiosis and Lagenidiosis</p>