Charles O Cummings,Jessica Eisenbarth,Armelle deLaforcade
Charles O Cummings
Whole blood viscoelastic coagulation testing (VCT) allows global assessment of hemostasis and fibrinolysis. Although not widely used in exotic animal practice, VCT has been used in exotic animal research settings. Differences in patient dem...
Jane Merkel,Sathya K Chinnadurai
Jane Merkel
Monitoring blood lactate concentrations with a handheld, point-of-care (POC) meter is an efficient and inexpensive method of monitoring critically ill or anesthetized exotic patients. Serial monitoring of lactate allows early recognition of...
The Utility of Bile Acids for the Diagnosis of Liver Disease in Exotic Animals [0.03%]
异域动物胆酸在肝病诊断中的应用价值
Linn Clarizio,Nora L Springer,Trevor T Zachariah
Linn Clarizio
The synthesis of bile acids occurs during the degradation of cholesterol in hepatocytes. Thus, this analyte is expected to be a sensitive indicator of hepatocellular dysfunction or alterations in portal circulation. Bile acids can be quanti...
Michael Pees
Michael Pees
Ferret Cardiology [0.03%]
ferret心脏病学
Yvonne R A van Zeeland,Nico J Schoemaker
Yvonne R A van Zeeland
Cardiac disease is relatively common in middle-aged to older ferrets and may comprise acquired or congenital disorders leading to problems with conduction, contractility, or outflow. Clinical signs are often seen in advanced stages of the d...
Cardiology in Rabbits and Rodents-Common Cardiac Diseases, Therapeutic Options, and Limitations [0.03%]
兔和啮齿动物的心脏病学：常见心血管疾病、治疗选择及局限性
Kerstin Müller,Elisabetta Mancinelli
Kerstin Müller
Information about heart diseases and their treatment is still sparce for rabbits and rodents. Dilated cardiomyopathy seems to occur more frequently in rabbits, whereas in guinea pigs pericardial effusion is often diagnosed. There are still ...
Cardiology in Rodents, Rabbits, and Small Exotic Mammals-Diagnostic Workup [0.03%]
啮齿动物、兔和小型节肢宠物的心脏病诊断检测套餐
Vladimir Jekl,Carlos F Agudelo,Karel Hauptman
Vladimir Jekl
The incidence of cardiac diseases in pet rabbits and rodents increased over the past decade as these species live longer and diagnostics methods are more precise to diagnose heart diseases even in small-sized animals. The article summarizes...
Brenna Colleen Fitzgerald
Brenna Colleen Fitzgerald
Cardiovascular disease, including congestive heart failure, pericardial disease, and atherosclerosis, is becoming increasingly better recognized in companion birds. A wide range of medications is available to treat these conditions, includi...
Histopathological Findings in the Cardiovascular System of Psittacidae in Routine Diagnostics [0.03%]
凤头鹦鹉科心脏组织病理学的常规诊断发现
Kathrin Jäger,Argiñe Cerezo-Echevarria,Andres Pohl et al.
Kathrin Jäger et al.
Samples of 363 Psittacidae were included in this study with a focus on cardiovascular diseases. These were identified in 28.9% of the animals, with pericarditis and/or epicarditis and myocarditis representing approximately half of all lesio...
A Spectral Computed Tomography Contrast Study: Demonstration of the Avian Cardiovascular Anatomy and Function [0.03%]
光谱CT造影研究：展示鸟类心血管解剖结构与功能
Rachel Franziska Hein,Ingmar Kiefer,Michael Pees
Rachel Franziska Hein
As part of the cardiovascular examination, all birds underwent clinical and echocardiographic examinations. Radiographs and blood samples were taken. Each bird was premedicated with midazolam and medetomidin and anesthetized with inhalation...