Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult

THE EDITORSLarry P. Tilley, DVM, DiplACVIM (Internal Medicine) is President of VetMed Consultants in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.Francis W. K. Smith, Jr., DVM, DiplACVIM (Internal Medicine & Cardiology) is Vice President of VetMed Consultants in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA.Meg M. Sleeper, VMD, DACVIM (Cardiology), is Professor of Clinical Cardiology at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, USA.Benjamin Brainard, VMD, DACVAA, DACVECC, is Edward H Gunst Professor of Small Animal Critical Care at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, USA.

• 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) Toxicosis 1Abortion, Spontaneous (Early Pregnancy Loss)—Cats 2Babesiosis 161Calcipotriene/Calcipotriol Toxicosis 204Deafness 357Ear Mites 432Facial Nerve Paresis and Paralysis 483Gallbladder Mucocele 544Hair Follicle Tumors 578Icterus 752Joint Luxations 793Keratitis, Eosinophilic—Cats 795Lactic Acidosis (Hyperlactatemia) 805Malassezia Dermatitis 860Narcolepsy and Cataplexy 954Obesity 986Pain (Acute, Chronic, and Postoperative) 1021Q Fever 1176Rabies 1178Sago Palm Toxicosis 1213Tapeworms (Cestodiasis) 1317Unruly Behaviors: Jumping, Pulling, Chasing, Stealing—Dogs 1361Vaginal Discharge 1391Weight Loss and Cachexia 1431Xylitol Toxicosis 1436Zinc Toxicosis 1437Appendix I Normal Reference Ranges for Laboratory Tests 1441Table I-A Normal hematologic values 1441Table I-B Normal biochemical values 1441Table I-C Conversion table for hematologic units 1442Table I-D Conversion table for clinical biochemical units 1443Appendix II Endocrine Testing 1444Table II-A Endocrine function testing protocols 1444Table II-B Tests of the endocrine system 1445Table II-C Conversion table for hormone assay units 1446Appendix III Approximate Normal Ranges for Common Measurements in Dogs and Cats 1447Appendix IV Normal Values for the Canine and Feline Electrocardiogram 1448Appendix V Antidotes and Useful Drugs: Methods of Treatment 1449Appendix VI Toxic Home and Garden Hazards for Pets 1452Table VI-A Toxic plants and their clinical signs—antidotes and treatment 1452Table VI-B Herbal toxicities 1457Table VI-C Household cleaners, disinfectants, and solvents—products, clinical signs, and treatment 1460Appendix VII Pain Management 1465Table VII-A Recommended parenteral opioid dosages and indications 1465Table VII-B Recommended dispensable opioid dosages and indications 1465Table VII-C Recommended parenteral local anesthetic dosages and indications 1466Table VII-D Recommended parenteral NSAID dosages and indications 1466Table VII-E Recommended dispensable NSAID dosages and indications 1467Table VII-F Dosages and indications for selected drugs used to treat neuropathic pain 1468Appendix VIII Medications and Supplements for Osteoarthritis 1469Table VIII-A Anti-inflammatories and pain medications 1469Table VIII-B Recommended parenteral NSAID dosages and indications 1470Table VIII-C Recommended oral NSAID dosages and indications 1471Table VIII-D Disease-Modifying Drugs (DMOADs) 1472Appendix IX Glossary of Terminology for Seizures and Epileptic Disorders 1473Appendix X Common Procedures and Testing Protocols 1475Appendix XI Conversion Tables 1569Table XI-A Conversion table of weight to body surface area (in square meters) for dogs 1569Table XI-B Approximate equivalents for degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius 1569Table XI-C Weight-unit conversion factors 1570Appendix XII Important Resources for Veterinarians 1571Index 1573

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