Αποτελέσματα Αναζήτησης
Canine Immune-Mediated Polyarthritis: Meeting the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges. Treatment of IMPA is significantly different than treatment of many other conditions that may present with similar clinical signs, and protocols may vary between patients. Making an accurate diagnosis is critical.
Montreal Instrument for Cat Arthritis Testing (MICAT) The Canine Osteoarthritis Staging Tool (COAST) has been developed to promote a standardized approach to diagnosis and monitoring of OA by characterizing an individual dog on a 0–4 scale based on risk factors, owner's observations, physical examination findings, and radiographic results (4 ...
The diagnostic criteria for RA in the dog are adapted from those defined for humans: 1) stiffness, 2) pain on manipulation of at least one joint, 3) signs of arthritis since at least 3 months, 4) periarticular soft tissue swelling, 5) typical radiographic changes: subchondral bone destruction, irregularity of the articular surface/ "punched out ...
INFECTIVE (septic) arthritis is an inflammatory arthropathy caused by an infective agent, most commonly bacteria. Due to the consequences of an animal having a bacterial infection within a joint, accurate diagnosis and differentiation from other arthropathies is extremely important.
12 Ιαν 2024 · The KSVDL Clinical Immunology Laboratory currently offers validated commercial detection of serum RF and ANA titers for canines. Approximately 1-3 mL of serum, separated from the blood clot and placed within a fresh red top tube, are requested for testing.
Elderly dogs should be screened (history review, physical examination, blood tests and urinalysis) for risk factors for acute renal failure, hepatic disease or gastrointestinal ulceration before NSAIDs are administered. If risk factors are identified, alternative drugs should be used, or a reduced dose and/or increased dosing interval used.
1 Νοε 2010 · An increase in serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity is a common laboratory finding in dogs. It is typically used as a diagnostic marker for cholestatic liver disease. However, increased ALP activity has a high sensitivity (86%) but poor specificity (49%) for canine liver disease.
