Hickey M.C., Jandrey K., Farrell K.S., et al. J Vet Intern Med, 2014. 28(2): p.319-23. BACKGROUND: Renal infarcts identified without definitive association with any specific disease process. OBJECTIVE: Determine diseases associated with diagnosis of renal infarcts in cats diagnosed … Read More
Campos M., Ducatelle R., Kooistra H.S., et al. J Vet Intern Med, 2014. 28(2): p.564-70. BACKGROUND: Thyroid carcinoma is a common endocrine tumor in the dog. Local invasive growth frequently precludes surgical excision and, in up to 38% of dogs, … Read More
Floras A.N., Holowaychuk M.K., Hodgins D.C., et al. J Vet Intern Med, 2014. 28(2): p.599-602. BACKGROUND: Rapid identification of sepsis enables prompt administration of antibiotics and is essential to improve patient survival. Procalcitonin (PCT) is a biomarker used … Read More
Galgano M., Spalla I., Callegari C., et al. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2014. 28(2): p.682-686. A 5-year-old, neutered male domestic shorthair cat was referred for evaluation of suspected hypothyroidism. In the previous 2 months, the owner reported mild … Read More
Rasmussen S.H., Andersen H.H. and Kjelgaard-Hansen M. Vet Clin Pathol, 2014. 43(1): p.1-3. This letter is written to raise awareness that there may be no clear benefit in the combined measurement of serum total T4 (tT4) and free T4 … Read More
Sangster J.K., Panciera D.L., Abbott J.A., et al. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2014. 28(2): p.465-472. Background Hyperthyroidism has substantial effects on the circulatory system. The cardiac biomarkers NT-proBNP and troponin I (cTNI) have proven useful in identifying … Read More
EtiologyA pituitary adenoma is a benign, neoplastic proliferation of epithelial cells of the pituitary gland. These cells typically demonstrate both autonomous growth and function. The most common pituitary adenomas in veterinary medicine are microscopic tumors of the basophilic or chromophobic cells of … Read More
EtiologyThe term hydrocephalus is derived from the greek “hydro” for water and “cephalus” for head. As such the condition is one in which there is an increased accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the intracranial cavity. Hydrocephalus is considered congenital … Read More
EtiologyHydranencephaly is a congenital malformation of the brain in which the cerebral hemisphere(s) are absent to varying degrees. Hydranencephaly is an extreme form of porencephaly, a condition in which large cystic regions develop within the cerebral hemispheres. PathophysiologyThe abnormal development of, or … Read More
EtiologyNonhemorrhagic infarctions, otherwise called ischemic infarctions, are the result of the acute interruption of blood flow to an area within the brain. The usual cause for a nonhemorrhagic infarction is the occlusion of an intracranial artery by a thromboembolism. Nonhemorrhagic infarctions … Read More