Table of Contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Series editors
• Book editor
• Contributors
• Series preface
• Preface
• Abbreviations
• Table of contents
• SECTION I Differential diagnoses for owner chief concerns and physical examination findings
• Chapter 1 Vomiting
• ■ Pathophysiology
• ■ Clinical signs
• ■ Diagnostic approach
• Chapter 2 Diarrhea
• ■ Pathophysiology
• ■ Clinical signs
• ■ Diagnostic approach
• Chapter 3 Weight loss
• ■ Pathophysiology
• ■ Clinical signs
• ■ Diagnostic approach
• Chapter 4 Poor appetite/no appetite
• ■ Pathophysiology
• ■ Clinical signs
• ■ Diagnostic approach
• Chapter 5 Polyphagia
• ■ Pathophysiology
• ■ Clinical signs
• ■ Diagnostic approach
• Chapter 6 Polyuria/polydipsia
• ■ Pathophysiology
• ■ Clinical signs
• ■ Diagnostic approach
• Chapter 7 Lethargy/stupor/pacing
• ■ Pathophysiology
• ■ Clinical signs
• ■ Diagnostic approach
• Chapter 8 Jaundice
• ■ Pathophysiology
• ■ Clinical signs
• ■ Diagnostic approach
• Chapter 9 Dark feces or melena
• ■ Pathophysiology
• ■ Clinical signs
• ■ Diagnostic approach
• Chapter 10 Abdominal enlargement
• ■ Pathophysiology
• ■ Clinical signs
• ■ Diagnostic approach
• Chapter 11 Cranial abdominal pain
• ■ Pathophysiology
• ■ Clinical signs
• ■ Diagnostic approach
• Chapter 12 Petechiae and ecchymoses
• ■ Pathophysiology
• ■ Clinical signs
• ■ Diagnostic approach
• SECTION II Diagnosis of exocrine pancreatic disease
• Chapter 13 Nonspecific laboratory findings in pancreatic disease
• ■ Azotemia
• ■ Increased liver enzymes
• ■ Hyperbilirubinemia
• ■ Hyperlipidemia
• ■ Hypoalbuminemia
• ■ Hypoglycemia
• ■ Hyperglycemia
• ■ Urinalysis
• ■ Hypocalcemia
• ■ Neutrophilia
• ■ C-reactive protein
• ■ Coagulopathies
• ■ Hypocobalaminemia
• ■ Abdominal effusions
• ■ Laboratory changes as prognostic indicators in pancreatic disease
• Chapter 14 More specific laboratory tests for exocrine pancreatic disease
• ■ Diagnosis of pancreatitis – noninvasive assays
• ■ Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency – noninvasive assays
• Chapter 15 Pancreatic imaging
• ■ Radiographic imaging of the pancreas
• ■ Ultrasound imaging of the pancreas
• ■ Computed tomographic imaging of the pancreas
• ■ Summary
• Chapter 16 Pancreatic biopsy
• ■ Indications for pancreatic biopsy
• ■ Anatomy of the pancreas
• ■ Open vs. laparoscopic approach
• ■ Biopsy technique
• ■ Processing of biopsy samples and interpretation of results
• ■ Postoperative care
• ■ Complications of pancreatic biopsy
• SECTION III Diseases of the exocrine pancreas
• Chapter 17 Introduction to the anatomy and physiology of the exocrine pancreas
• ■ Anatomy of the pancreas in dogs
• ■ Pancreatic physiology: fluid components, regulation and protective mechanisms
• Chapter 18 Acute pancreatitis
• ■ Disease definition
• ■ Etiology
• ■ Pathophysiology
• ■ Diagnosis
• ■ Management
• ■ Prognosis
• Chapter 19 Chronic pancreatitis
• ■ Classification and definitions
• ■ Prevalence
• ■ Etiology
• ■ Signalment
• ■ Diagnosis
• ■ Clinical picture
• ■ Routine clinical pathology
• ■ Diagnostic imaging
• ■ Pathology
• ■ Treatment of chronic pancreatitis
• ■ Complications of chronic pancreatitis
• Chapter 20 Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
• ■ Disease definition/etiology
• ■ Clinical presentation/features
• ■ Clinicopathological findings
• ■ Diagnostic imaging findings
• ■ Other diagnostic procedures
• ■ Treatment
• ■ Prognosis
• Chapter 21 Neoplasia of the exocrine pancreas in dogs
• ■ Etiology
• ■ Clinical features and biological behavior
• ■ Clinical pathology findings and diagnostic imaging
• ■ Treatment and prognosis
• Chapter 22 Nutrition for acute and chronic pancreatitis and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
• ■ Nutritional considerations in dogs with acute pancreatitis
• ■ Nutritional plan for dogs with acute pancreatitis
• ■ Parenteral nutritional support of dogs with acute pancreatitis
• ■ Nutritional considerations for dogs with chronic pancreatitis
• ■ Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
• ■ Role of appetite stimulants in dogs with pancreatic disease
• Chapter 23 Analgesia in acute and chronic pancreatitis
• ■ Disease definition and etiology
• ■ Clinical presentation and features
• ■ Clinicopathological findings
• ■ Other diagnostic procedures
• ■ Treatment of pancreatitis pain
• SECTION IV Diagnosis of hepatobiliary disease
• Chapter 24 Nonspecific laboratory tests in hepatobiliary disease
• ■ Nonspecific changes on biochemistry screens
• ■ Complete blood count and coagulation tests
• ■ Urinalysis
• ■ Ascites
• Chapter 25 Laboratory tests more specific for hepatobiliary disease
• ■ Liver enzyme activities
• ■ Bilirubin
• ■ Bile acids
• ■ Ammonia
• ■ Other potential diagnostic tests
• Chapter 26 Imaging the liver, biliary system, and portal vasculature
• ■ Imaging the liver parenchyma
• ■ Use of advanced imaging techniques to image the liver parenchyma
• ■ Ultrasound-guided biopsy and fine-needle aspiration of the liver parenchyma
• ■ Imaging the biliary system
• ■ Imaging the portal vasculature
• Chapter 27 Liver biopsy
• ■ Indications for biopsy and preoperative assessment
• ■ Surgical anatomy of the liver
• ■ Open vs. laparoscopic approach
• ■ Biopsy technique
• ■ Processing of biopsy samples
• ■ Postoperative care
• ■ Complications of liver biopsy
• Chapter 28 Interpretation of cytological examination of the liver
• Chapter 29 Interpretation of liver biopsy reports
• ■ Definition of common terms used in liver pathology
• ■ Basic patterns of liver injury
• SECTION V Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, and biliary tract
• Chapter 30 Introduction to the liver anatomy and physiology
• ■ Liver anatomy: gross anatomy and anatomic relationships
• ■ Blood supply
• ■ The biliary system
• ■ Microscopic structure of the liver
• ■ Physiology of the liver
• Chapter 31 Acute toxic hepatopathy
• ■ Introduction to hepatic detoxification and toxicity
• ■ Pathophysiology of acute toxic hepatitis
• ■ Overview of clinical and clinicopathological signs of acute toxic hepatopathy
• ■ Summary of some important hepatotoxins
• ■ Diagnostic approach to a suspected case of acute toxic hepatopathy
• ■ Testing for specific toxins
• ■ Treatment of hepatotoxicosis
• ■ Prognosis for dogs with acute toxic hepatopathy
• Chapter 32 Acute infectious liver disease and hepatic abscess
• ■ Introduction and sequelae of acute infectious liver disease
• ■ Clinical features
• ■ Clinicopathological findings
• ■ Diagnostic imaging findings
• ■ Prebiopsy considerations
• ■ Bacterial causes of acute liver disease and hepatic abscesses
• ■ Viral causes of acute liver disease
• ■ Protozoal causes of acute liver disease
• ■ General approach to treatment of acute infectious liver disease
• ■ Prognosis
• Chapter 33 Chronic hepatitis: copper-associated
• ■ Etiology
• ■ Pathophysiology
• ■ Clinical features
• ■ Clinicopathologic findings
• ■ Diagnostic imaging
• ■ Cytology
• ■ Liver biopsy acquisition
• ■ Liver biopsy evaluation
• ■ Biomarkers
• ■ Treatment
• ■ Monitoring treatment
• ■ Prognosis
• Chapter 34 Chronic hepatitis: idiopathic, autoimmune, and other non-copper-associated causes
• ■ Etiology
• ■ Pathophysiology
• ■ Systemic consequences of chronic liver disease
• ■ Clinical features
• ■ Clinicopathological findings
• ■ Diagnostic imaging findings
• ■ Histopathologic findings
• ■ Management of chronic hepatitis
• ■ Prognosis with the treatment of canine chronic hepatitis
• Chapter 35 Gallbladder and biliary tract diseases: mucoceles, biliary tract, and gallbladder infections
• ■ Function of the biliary system
• ■ Gallbladder structure and function
• ■ Bacterial cholangitis and cholecystitis
• ■ Gallbladder mucocele
• ■ Gallbladder sludge
• ■ Cholelithiasis
• Chapter 36 Congenital vascular diseases
• ■ Disease definition
• ■ Clinical presentation/features
• ■ Clinicopathological findings
• ■ Diagnostic imaging findings
• ■ Treatment
• ■ Prognosis
• Chapter 37 Other congenital liver diseases: ductal plate and gallbladder disorders
• ■ Normal biliary tract development
• ■ Development and classification of ductal plate malformations
• ■ Diseases of the small intrahepatic ducts
• ■ Diseases of medium-sized intrahepatic ducts
• ■ Diseases of extrahepatic and large intrahepatic ducts
• ■ Other extrahepatic biliary anomalies
• Chapter 38 Canine vacuolar hepatopathies, hepatocutaneous syndrome, and amyloidosis
• ■ Vacuolar hepatopathies
• ■ Hepatocutaneous syndrome
• ■ Hepatic amyloidosis in dogs
• Chapter 39 Liver tumors in dogs
• ■ Incidence and risk factors
• ■ Classification and biological behavior
• ■ History and clinical signs
• ■ Diagnosis
• ■ Treatment
• ■ Prognosis
• Chapter 40 Nutrition for acute and chronic liver disease
• ■ Energy requirements
• ■ Protein
• ■ Fat
• ■ Digestible and nondigestible carbohydrates
• ■ Vitamins
• ■ Minerals
• ■ Conclusion
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