Hepatic disease

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE

Liver disease in the horse: clinical signs and diagnostic aids

May 1, 2007
By:Michelle Henry Barton, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM

The clinical signs of hepatic insufficiency in horses are highly variable, nonspecific and depend on the extent and duration of hepatic disease.

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE

Emerging hepatobiliary diseases: know the syndromes

April 1, 2007
By:Bethany Howe, DVM, Diane Monsein Levitan, VMD, Dipl. ACVIM

In veterinary medicine, patients often are diagnosed with a generalized hepatic disease or disorder.

Source: ELSEVIER

Interpretation of liver enzymes

March 1, 2007
By:Sharon A. Center, DVM

Biochemical screening tests facilitated by convenient automated chemical analyses are commonly used for routine health assessments.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

Primary hepatic and biliary tract tumors in dogs and cats: An overview

June 1, 2006
By:Jackie Wypij, DVM, DACVIM (oncology), Timothy M. Fan, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (small animal internal medicine, oncology), Louis-Philippe de Lorimier, DVM, DACVIM (oncology)

Metastatic, disseminated, and locally infiltrative cancers, including metastatic carcinoma, melanoma, lymphoma, hemangiosarcoma, and histiocytic sarcoma, can often affect the hepatic parenchyma.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

Symposium on liver function

May 1, 2006
By:Johanna Cooper, DVM

Hepatobiliary disease is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in small-animal practice. Several factors, however, complicate the clinical detection of liver disease.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

Identifying and helping cats with inflammatory hepatobiliarydisease

May 1, 2006
By:Johanna Cooper, DVM, Cynthia R.L. Webster, DVM, DACVIM

Feline inflammatory hepatobiliary disease is the second most common cause of liver disease in cats, with hepatic lipidosis being the most common.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

How to perform a surgical hepatic biopsy

May 1, 2006
By:Diana Burger, BS, Amie Carrier, BS, Karen M. Tobias, DVM, MS, DACVS

In patients with known or suspected liver disease, obtaining a biopsy sample is often indicated. This article features guidance on when and how to perform a surgical hepatic biopsy.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

The diagnostic approach to asymptomatic dogs with elevated liverenzyme activities

May 1, 2006
By:Johanna Cooper, DVM, Cynthia R.L. Webster, DVM, DACVIM

This review provides general guidelines for the diagnostic approach to an asymptomatic dog with elevated liver enzyme activities so that needless tests are not performed and clinically important liver disease is not missed.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

Practical Matters: Several liver enzyme activities may increase in dogs receiving corticosteroids

November 1, 2005
By:Marina Ivancic, DVM, Todd Deppe, DVM, DACVIM (internal medicine)

We are frequently asked about the serum chemistry profile changes that may be seen in dogs receiving corticosteroids.

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