Diagnostic imaging of the respiratory system in exotic companion mammals [0.03%]
用于伴生小型哺乳动物的呼吸系统诊断影像学
Vittorio Capello,Angela M Lennox
Vittorio Capello
The level of care for smaller companion mammals has increased significantly during the past few years. Today, exotic companion mammals are acknowledged as a specific area of zoologic medicine. Owner demands for a higher level of care is inc...
Ferret respiratory system: clinical anatomy, physiology, and disease [0.03%]
笼养小灵猫的呼吸系统：临床解剖学、生理学和疾病概述
Cathy A Johnson-Delaney,Susan E Orosz
Cathy A Johnson-Delaney
The upper and lower respiratory tracts of ferrets have several similarities to humans, and therefore have been used as a research model for respiratory function. This article describes the clinical anatomy and physiology, and common respira...
Respiratory system anatomy, physiology, and disease: Guinea pigs and chinchillas [0.03%]
呼吸系统解剖学、生理学和疾病：仓鼠和鼠兔
Enrique Yarto-Jaramillo
Enrique Yarto-Jaramillo
Respiratory diseases are common in guinea pigs and chinchillas. There are multifactorial causes of respiratory involvement in these species of rodents, from infectious (bacterial, viral, and fungal) to neoplastic causes. Toxicoses and disea...
A review of respiratory system anatomy, physiology, and disease in the mouse, rat, hamster, and gerbil [0.03%]
小鼠、大鼠、仓鼠和沙鼠的呼吸系统解剖学、生理学和疾病的综述
Melissa A Kling
Melissa A Kling
The purpose of this article is to provide for practitioners a comprehensive overview of respiratory diseases, both infectious and noninfectious, in the mouse, rat, hamster, and gerbil. The information presented will also be useful for veter...
Hedgehogs and sugar gliders: respiratory anatomy, physiology, and disease [0.03%]
刺猬和领狐猴的呼吸系统解剖、生理及疾病
Dan H Johnson
Dan H Johnson
This article discusses the respiratory anatomy, physiology, and disease of African pygmy hedgehogs (Atelerix albiventris) and sugar gliders (Petaurus breviceps), two species commonly seen in exotic animal practice. Where appropriate, inform...
Cathy A Johnson-Delaney,Susan E Orosz
Cathy A Johnson-Delaney
Rabbits are obligate nose breathers due to their epiglottis positioned rostrally to the soft palate. Any obstruction within the nasal cavity will produce a respiratory wheeze with increased respiratory effort. Respiratory diseases are a maj...
Susan E Orosz,Marla Lichtenberger
Susan E Orosz
Respiratory distress is usually a life-threatening emergency in any species and this is particularly important in avian species because of their unique anatomy and physiology. In the emergency room, observation of breathing patterns, respir...
Tracy Bennett
Tracy Bennett
This article reviews anatomy, physiology, diagnostic techniques, and specific disease syndromes of the chelonian respiratory system. Respiratory disease is common in chelonians and is a cause of significant morbidity and mortality in these ...
Juergen Schumacher
Juergen Schumacher
Noninfectious and infectious causes have been implicated in the development of respiratory tract disease in reptiles. Treatment modalities in reptiles have to account for species differences in response to therapeutic agents as well as inte...