Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
 October 1, 2008
By:Samuel Durkan, DVM, DACVECC
Diabetic ketoacidosis is one of the more common endocrine emergencies seen in veterinary emergency centers throughout the US.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:David Bruyette, DVM, DACVIM
An outline of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of hypoadrenocorticism in dogs.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:David Bruyette, DVM, DACVIM
Polyuria and polydipsia refer to excessive water consumption and urine production respectively. These are common clinical signs in both dogs and cats.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:Thomas K. Graves, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Authors almost always refer to hypothyroidism as a common (if not the most common) endocrine disease in dogs, but there is little evidence to support this claim.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:David Bruyette, DVM, DACVIM
Hyperadrenocorticism develops most commonly in middle-aged to older cats (mean age = 10.4 years; range 6 - 15 years).
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:Thomas K. Graves, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
A 12-year-old female cat was presented for polyphagia. Diagnostic work-up revealed a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:David Bruyette, DVM, DACVIM
Two recent large studies have looked at possible environmental or dietary factors involved in the pathogenesis of hyperthyroidism.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:David Bruyette, DVM, DACVIM
In the last few years it is still apparent that the best test to use in the initial approach to the patient with hyperthyroidism is measurement of total T4 concentrations.
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