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Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE Is it immune-mediated neutropenia? November 1, 2007 By:Belle Marie D. Nibblett, DVM, Anthony P. Carr, Dr. med. vet., DACVIM (small animal internal medicine) Immune-mediated neutropenia is a relatively uncommon cause of neutropenia in cats and dogs, and recognizing it is challenging. It can only be identified by understanding the pathophysiology of neutropenia in general and ruling out its differential diagnoses.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE Hyperlipidemia in dogs and cats September 1, 2007 By:Justin D. Thomason, DVM, DACVIM (small animal internal medicine), Bente Flatland, DVM, DACVIM (internal medicine), Clay A. Calvert, DVM, DACVIM (small animal internal medicine) Hyperlipidemia is the increased concentration of triglyceride (hypertriglyceridemia), cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia), or both in the blood.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE Overcoming the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of canine immune-mediated thrombocytopenia August 1, 2007 By:Johanna Heseltine, DVM, MS, DACVIM, Anthony P. Carr, Dr. med. vet., DACVIM (small animal internal medicine) Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia is the most common acquired cause of abnormal primary hemostasis in dogs.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE Treating paraneoplastic hypercalcemia in dogs and cats May 1, 2007 By:Pamela Lucas, DVM, Hugues Lacoste, DVM, DACVIM (oncology), Louis-Philippe de Lorimier, DVM, DACVIM (oncology), Timothy M. Fan, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (small animal internal medicine, oncology) About 45% to 65% of hypercalcemic dogs and 10% to 30% of hypercalcemic cats have underlying neoplasia.

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 Practical Matters: Urine cortisol:creatinine ratio—the most useful normal test around July 1, 2006 By:Nyssa J. Reine, DVM, DACVIM (small animal internal medicine) Definitively diagnosing canine hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing's disease) can be exceptionally difficult because nonadrenal illness can affect the test results. However, I think that the urine cortisol:creatinine ratio (UC:Cr) serves an invaluable role in ruling out canine Cushing's disease since a dog with a normal UC:Cr almost assuredly does not have Cushing's disease.

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: Boost your hypoalbuminemia workup February 1, 2006 By:Scott R. Helms, DVM, DABVP Assessing albumin production and the possible causes of albumin loss is important when diagnosing and treating patients with hypoalbuminemia.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE Practical Matters: Recheck low platelet counts in asymptomatic patients November 1, 2005 By:Todd Deppe, DVM, DACVIM (internal medicine) Of all the values on a general blood panel (complete blood count, serum chemistry profile), the platelet count may have the greatest potential to fool you.

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