Aug 1, 2008
By:
Rance Sellon, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Esophageal disease can easily sneak up on the unsuspecting clinician if regurgitation, the cardinal sign of esophageal disease, is not considered a differential diagnosis for an animal that presents for what the owner perceives as vomiting.
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Aug 1, 2008
By:
Rance Sellon, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
While not common in terms of the frequency with which they are seen in small animal practice, primary intestinal neoplasia is an important differential diagnosis for a dog or cat with vomiting, especially chronic vomiting, chronic diarrhea, anorexia and weight loss, particularly animals that are middle-aged and older.
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Aug 1, 2008
By:
Rance Sellon, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Gastrointestinal (GI) cytology offers many advantages to the small animal practitioner in the assessment of patients with gastrointestinal tract disease.
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Aug 1, 2008
By:
Rance Sellon, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Endoscopic use is increasingly utilized in small animal hospitals because endoscopic tools have great utility in the evaluation of patients with respiratory, gastrointestinal and genitourinary tract disease.
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Aug 1, 2008
By:
Rance Sellon, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
The protein-losing enteropathies (PLE) comprise a collection of intestinal, usually small intestinal, diseases typically associated with weight loss, hypoproteinemia caused by hypoalbuminemia or panhypoproteinemia, and variable signs of vomiting and diarrhea.
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Aug 1, 2008
By:
Rance Sellon, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Primary gastric neoplasia is an important differential diagnosis for a dog or cat with vomiting, especially chronic vomiting, anorexia and weight loss, particularly animals that are middle-aged and older.
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