Feline endocrinology /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Milano :
Edra S.p.A.,
[2019]
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Table of Contents:
- Pituitary anatomy and physiology
- GH excess: acromegaly (Hypersomatotropism)
- Other pituitary tumors
- Pituitary surgery
- Pituitary irradiation
- Pituitary GH deficiency and pituitary dwarfism
- Polyuria, polydipsia and diabetes insipidus
- Thyroid anatomy and physiology
- Hyperthyroidism: background, etiopathogenesis and changing prevalence of feline thyroid disease
- Hyperthyroidism: clinical signs and physical examination findings
- Hyperthyroidism: laboratory diagnosis
- Thyroid and kidney disease in cats
- Thyroid imaging
- Treatment of hyperthyroidism: antithyroid drugs
- Treatment of hyperthyroidism: surgical thyroidectomy
- Treatment of hyperthyroidism: radioiodine
- Treatment of hyperthyroidism: diet
- Treatment of hyperthyroidism: severe, unresponsive, or recurrent hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Calcium and parathyroid glands
- Hypercalcemia
- Feline primary hypoparathyroidism and hypocalcemia
- Adrenal anatomy and physiology
- Cushing's syndrome (Hypercortisolism)
- Primary hyperaldosteronism (Conn's syndrome)
- Other adrenal cortical tumors and pheochromocytoma
- Adrenal surgery via open and laparoscopic approaches
- Feline hypoadrenocorticism
- Glucocorticoid therapy
- Anatomy, histology and physiology of the feline endocrine pancreas
- Pathogenesis and clinical observations of uncomplicated diabetes mellitus
- Diabetic ketosis, ketoacidosis, and the hyperosmolar syndrome
- Insulin treatment of diabetes mellitus
- Gastrointestinal hormones and the use of non-insulin therapies for diabetes mellitus
- Dietary management for diabetes mellitus
- Monitoring diabetes in cats
- Diabetic remission
- The unstable diabetic
- Hypoglycemia
- Feline obesity
- Disorders of lipid metabolism
- Cachexia and sarcopenia
- Hypertension
- Annex. Conversion tables.