Section 1: The Real Basics of Veterinary Medicine 1. The
Medical History 2. The Physical Examination of the Dog and Cat
3. Basic Genetics 4. Clinical Genomics
5. Evidence-Based Medicine 6. Biomedical Statistics:
Selected Topics 7. Euthanasia
Section 2: Differential Diagnosis for Chief Complaints General
8. ADR 9. Distinguishing Behavioral Disorders from
Medical Disorders 10. Dermatologic Manifestations of Systemic
Disease 11. Ophthalmic Manifestations of Systemic Disease
12. Neurologic Manifestations of Systemic Disease
13. Intoxication Versus Acute, Nontoxicologic Illness:
Differentiating the Two 14. Orthopedic Manifestations of
Systemic Disease 15. Swollen Joints and Joint Pain
16. Weight Gain 17. Abdominal Enlargement
18. Peripheral Edema 19. Weight Loss as a Chief Complaint
20. Failure to Grow 21. Weakness 22. Restlessness
23. Anorexia 24. Polyphagia 25. Body Odors
Cardiorespiratory 26. Coughing 27. Sneezing and Nasal
Discharge 28. Tachypnea, Dyspnea, and Respiratory Distress
29. Epistaxis and Hemoptysis 30. Syncope Neurologic
31. Movement Disorders 32. Tremors 33. Ataxia,
Paresis, Paralysis 34. Stupor and Coma 35. Seizures
Gastrointestinal 36. Halitosis and Ptyalism 37. Gagging
38. Dysphagia 39. Vomiting and Regurgitation
40. Diarrhea 41. Melena and Hematochezia
42. Constipation, Tenesmus, Dyschezia, and Fecal Incontinence
43. Flatulence Urogenital 44. Vulvar and Preputial
Discharge 45. Polyuria and Polydipsia 46. Pollakiuria,
Stranguria, and Urinary Incontinence 47. Hematuria and Other
Conditions Causing Discolored Urine
Section 3: Differential Diagnosis for Physical Examination
Abnormalities 48. Fever 49. Hypothermia 50. Pallor
51. Hyperemia 52. Cyanosis 53. Jaundice
54. Petechiae and Ecchymoses 55. Abnormal Heart Sounds
and Heart Murmurs 56. Pulse Alterations
Section 4: Differential Diagnosis for Clinicopathologic
Abnormalities 57. Anemia, Erythrocytosis 58. Leukopenia,
Leukocytosis 59. Thrombocytopenia, Thrombocytosis
60. Hypo-/Hyperproteinemia 61. Hypo-/Hyperglycemia
62. Blood Urea Nitrogen and Creatinine 63. Cholesterol,
Triglycerides 64. Amylase, Lipase 65. Liver Enzymes
66. Creatine Kinase 67. Sodium, Chloride
68. Potassium, Magnesium 69. Calcium, Phosphorus
70. Lactate 71. Ammonia 72. Urinalysis
73. Urinary Electrolyte Concentrations 74. Fluid
Analysis: Thoracic, Abdominal, Joint
Section 5: Techniques General 75. Venous and Arterial Puncture
76. Jugular Catheterization and Central Venous Pressure
Measurement 77. Intraosseous Catheters 78. Constant Rate
Infusions 79. Ear Vein Blood Glucose Monitoring
80. Buccal Mucosal Bleeding Time 81. Fecal Examination
82. Nasoesophageal, Esophagostomy, Gastrostomy, and Jejunal
Tube Placement Techniques 83. Care of Endoscopic Equipment
84. Hyperbaric Medicine Skin 85. Otoscopy, Ear Flushing,
and Myringotomy 86. Scrapings, Fine-Needle Aspirations, and
Biopsies of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissues 87. Cytology of the
Skin and Subcutaneous Tissues Abdomen 88. Abdominal
Ultrasonography 89. Abdominal Ultrasound: Aspirations and
Biopsies 90. Abdominocentesis and Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage
91. Laparoscopy General Centesis and Biopsy 92. Bone
Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy 93. Cytology of Internal Organs
94. Arthrocentesis and Arthroscopy 95. Lymph Node
Aspiration and Biopsy 96. Rhinoscopy, Nasal Flush, and Biopsy
Respiratory/Cardiovascular 97. Respiratory and Inhalant
Therapy 98. Pulse Oximetry 99. Blood Pressure Measurement
100. Chest Tube Placement 101. Transtracheal Wash and
Bronchoscopy 102. Thoracocentesis/Pericardiocentesis
103. Electrocardiography 104. Echocardiography
Renal/Urinary/Prostatic 105. Urine Collection
106. Management of Urinary Catheters 107. Unblocking of
the Urethra 108. Cystoscopy and Urethroscopy
109. Peritoneal Dialysis 110. Continuous Renal
Replacement Therapy/Hemodialysis 111. Prostatic Diagnostic
Techniques Gastrointestinal 112. Gastric Intubation and Lavage
113. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 114. Enemas and
Deobstipation Neurologic 115. Cerebrospinal Fluid Collection,
Analysis, and Myelography 116. Muscle and Nerve Biopsy
117. Electromyography, Nerve Conduction Velocity Reproductive
118. Artificial Insemination in the Dog 119. Vaginoscopy
and Vaginal Cytology
Section 6: Minimally-Invasive Interventional Therapies
120. Overview of Interventional Medicine 121. Respiratory
Interventional Therapies 122. Cardiovascular Interventional
Therapies 123. Gastrointestinal Interventional Therapies
124. Urologic Interventional Therapies 125. Neoplastic
Interventional Therapies
Section 7: Critical Care 126. Pain Physiology, Identification
and Management in the Acute Care Setting 127. Shock
128. Acid-Base, Oximetry, and Blood Gas Analysis
129. Crystalloid and Colloid Fluid Therapy 130. Blood
Transfusions, Component Therapy, and Oxygen-Carrying Solutions
131. Oxygen Therapy 132. Sepsis and the Systemic
Inflammatory Response Syndrome 133. The Endocrine Response to
Critical Illness 134. Heatstroke 135. Hemorrhage
136. 136. Status Epilepticus 137. 137. Systemic
Anaphylaxis 138. 138. Sedation and Anesthesia in Critical Care
139. 139. Initial Evaluation of Respiratory Emergencies
140. Cardiopulmonary Arrest and CPR 141. Cardiac
Emergencies 142. Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperglycemic
Hyperosmolar Syndrome 143. Acute Abdomen
144. Gastrointestinal Emergencies 145. Hepatic and
Splenic Emergencies 146. Reproductive Emergencies
147. Global Approach to the Trauma Patient 148. Head
Trauma 149. Thoracic Trauma 150. Urinary Tract Trauma
Section 8: Toxicology 151. Toxin Exposure
Therapy/Decontamination 152. Chemical Toxicoses
153. Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug Toxicoses
154. Recreational Drug Toxicoses 155. Plant Toxicoses
156. Venomous Bites and Stings (Zootoxicoses)
Section 9: Blood Pressure 157. Pathophysiology and Clinical
Features of Systemic Hypertension 158. Treatment of Systemic
Hypertension 159. Systemic Hypotension
Section 10: Therapeutic Considerations in Medicine and Disease
160. Principles of Drug Disposition and Pharmacokinetics
161. Antibacterial Drug Therapy 162. Antifungal and
Antiviral Therapy 163. Antiparasitic Therapy
164. Anti-inflammatory Therapy 165. Immunosuppressive
Therapy 166. Analgesic Therapy 167. Antioxidants,
Nutraceuticals, Probiotics, and Nutritional Supplements
168. Compounding Drugs 169. Adverse Drug Reactions
Section 11: Dietary Considerations of Systemic Problems
170. Nutritional Assessment 171. Neonatal and Pediatric
Nutrition 172. Nutrition for Healthy Adult Dogs
173. Nutritional Management of the Canine Performance Athlete
174. Nutrition for Healthy Adult Cats 175. Nutrition in
Healthy Geriatric Cats and Dogs 176. Obesity
177. Cachexia and Sarcopenia 178. Nutritional Management
of GI Disease 179. Nutritional Management of Exocrine
Pancreatic Disease 180. Nutritional Management of
Hepatobiliary Disease 181. Nutritional Management of Endocrine
and Metabolic Diseases 182. Dietary and Medical Considerations
in Hyperlipidemia 183. Nutritional Management of Heart Disease
184. Nutritional Management of Renal Disease
185. Nutritional Management of Lower Urinary Tract Disease
186. Nutritional Management of Dermatologic Disease
187. Nutritional-Related Skeletal Disorders
188. Nutritional Management of Cancer 189. Critical Care
Nutrition 190. Nutritional Uses of Fiber 191. Adverse
Reactions to Food: Allergies versus Intolerance
192. Unconventional Diets (homemade, vegetarian, and raw)
193. Pet Food Safety and Regulatory Aspects of Pet Foods
194. Immunology and Nutrition
Section 12: Hematologic and Immunologic Diseases
195. Immunologic and Hematologic Diseases: Intro and Drug
Therapy 196. Coagulation Testing 197. Hyper- and
Hypocoagulable States 198. Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia
and Other Regenerative Anemias 199. Nonregenerative Anemia
200. Primary Polycythemia and Erythrocytosis
201. Immune-Mediated Thrombocytopenia, von Willebrand Disease,
and Other Platelet Disorders 202. Immune-Mediated and Other
Nonneoplastic White Blood Cell Disorders 203. Immune-Mediated
Polyarthritis and Other Nonneoplastic Joint Disorders
204. Immune-Mediated Dermatologic Disorders 205. Systemic
Lupus Erythematosus 206. Nonneoplastic Diseases of the
Spleen
Section 13: Infectious Diseases General 207. Laboratory Dx of
Infectious Dz 208. Companion Animal Vaccinations
209. Antimicrobial Resistance, Surveillance, and Nosocomial
Infections 210. Zoonoses Bacterial Diseases 211. Lyme
Disease 212. Mycobacterial Infections, Actinomycosis, and
Nocardiosis 213. Brucellosis 214. Tetanus and Botulism
215. Bartonella - canine 216. Bartonella - feline
217. Leptospirosis 218. Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis, Rocky
Mountain Spotted Fever, and Neorickettsia 219. Erythrocytic
Parasites 220. Enteric Bacterial Diseases Protozoal Dzs
221. Protozoal Diseases Viral Dzs 222. Feline
Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 223. Feline Leukemia Virus
Infection 224. Coronavirus Infections, including Feline
Infectious Peritonitis 225. Canine and Feline Parvovirus
226. Rabies 227. Canine Infectious Airway Disease
228. Canine Distemper and Other Canine Viral Infections
229. Feline Upper Respiratory Infections 230. Other
Feline Viral Infections Fungal Dzs 231. Cryptococcosis
232. Coccidioidomycosis 233. Blastomycosis and
Histoplasmosis 234. Aspergillosis - Canine
235. Aspergillosis - Feline 236. Miscellaneous Fungal
Infections (Sporotrichosis, Pythiosis, Candidiasis, Lagenidiosis,
Opportunistic Fungal Infections)
Section 14: Diseases of the Ears, Nose, and Throat
237. Diseases of the Ear 238. Diseases of the Nose,
Sinuses, and Nasopharynx 239. Diseases of the Larynx
Section 15: Respiratory Disease 240. Clinical Evaluation of
the Respiratory Tract 241. Diseases of the Trachea and Small
Airways 242. Diseases of the Pulmonary Parenchyma
243. Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Thromboembolism
244. Diseases of the Pleural Space 245. Diseases of the
Mediastinum, Chest Wall, and Diaphragm
Section 16: Cardiovascular Disease 246. Pathophysiology of
Heart Failure 247. Congestive Heart Failure: Clinical
Management 248. Cardiac Arrhythmias 249. Cardiac Pacing
250. Congenital Heart Disease 251. Adult-Onset Valvular
Heart Disease 252. Myocardial Disease: Canine
253. Myocardial Disease: Feline 254. Pericardial Disease
255. Feline and Canine Heartworm Disease 256. Arterial
Thromboembolic Disease 257. Venous and Lymphatic Diseases
Section 17: Neurologic Disease 258. Neurophysiology
259. Neurologic Exam and Neuroanatomic Diagnosis
260. Brain Diseases: Congenital, Vascular, Neoplastic, and
Idiopathic Epilepsy 261. Brain Diseases: Inflammatory,
Infectious, and Other Multifocal 262. Sleep Disorders
263. Cognitive Dysfunction in Aged Dogs 264. Cranial
Neuropathies 265. Vestibular Disease 266. Spinal Cord
Diseases: Congenital (Developmental), Inflammatory, and
Degenerative Disorders 267. Spinal Cord Diseases: Traumatic,
Vascular, and Neoplastic Disorders 268. Peripheral
Neuropathies 269. Neuromuscular Junction Disorders
270. Unique Feline Neurologic Disorders
Section 18: Gastrointestinal Disease 271. Laboratory
Evaluation of the Gastrointestinal Tract 272. Oral and
Salivary Gland Disorders 273. Diseases of the Pharynx and
Esophagus 274. Host-Microbial Interactions in Gastrointestinal
Health 275. Diseases of the Stomach 276. Diseases of the
Small Intestine 277. Diseases of the Large Intestine
278. Rectoanal Diseases 279. Peritonitis
Section 19: Hepatobiliary Disease 280. History, Clinical
Signs, and Physical Findings in Hepatobiliary Disease
281. General Principles in the Treatment of Liver Disease
282. Canine Inflammatory/Infectious Hepatic Disease
283. Feline Inflammatory/Infectious Hepatic Disease
284. Hepatic Vascular Anomalies 285. Metabolic Liver
Diseases 286. Toxic Liver Diseases 287. Neoplasms of the
Liver 288. Diseases of the Gallbladder and Extrahepatic
Biliary System
Section 20: Pancreatic Disease 289. Pancreatitis: Etiology and
Pathophysiology 290. Canine Pancreatitis: Dx and Tx
291. Feline Pancreatitis: Dx and Tx 292. Exocrine
Pancreatic Insufficiency 293. Exocrine Pancreatic
Neoplasia
Section 21: Endocrine Disease 294. Feline Growth Hormone
Disorders 295. Canine Growth Hormone Disorders
296. Diabetes Insipidus 297. Primary Hyperparathyroidism
298. Primary Hypoparathyroidism 299. Canine
Hypothyroidism 300. Feline Hypothyrodism 301. Feline
Hyperthyroidism 302. Canine Hyperthyroidism
303. Insulin-Secreting Tumors 304. Canine Diabetes
Mellitus 305. Feline Diabetes Mellitus 306. Canine
Hyperadrenocorticism 307. Feline Hyperadrenocorticism
308. Non-Cortisol-Secreting Adrenocortical Tumors and
Incidentalomas 309. Hypoadrenocorticism
310. Gastrointestinal Endocrinology
311. Pheochromocytoma
Section 22: Reproductive Diseases 312. Reproductive
Endocrinology and Breeding Husbandry of the Bitch 313. Effect
of Age at the Time of Spay or Castration on Long-Term Health of
Dogs and Cats 314. Clinical Feline Reproduction
315. Pregnancy, Parturition, and Periparturient Problems in
Dogs and Cats 316. Pyometra and Cystic Endometrial Hyperplasia
317. Other Infectious Causes of Infertility and Subfertility
in Dogs and Cats 318. Breeding Soundness Examination and
Disorders of Reproduction in Male Dogs 319. Reproductive
Disorders in the Neutered Male or Female Dog 320. Pediatric
Care During the Post-Partum Period
Section 23: Renal Diseases 321. Clinical Approach and
Laboratory Evaluation of Renal Disease 322. Acute Kidney
Injury/Acute Uremia 323. Renal Transplantation
324. Chronic Kidney Disease 325. Glomerular Diseases
326. Renal Tubular Disorders 327. Pyelonephritis
328. Familial and Congenital Renal Diseases of Cats and
Dogs
Section 24: Diseases of the Lower Urinary Tract 329. Ureteral
Disorders 330. Lower Urinary Tract Infections 331. Lower
Urinary Tract Urolithiasis - Dogs 332. Lower Urinary Tract
Urolithiasis - Cats 333. Diseases of Abnormal Micturition
334. Feline Idiopathic Cystitis 335. Urethral Disorders
336. Congenital Lower Urinary Tract Diseases
337. Prostatic Diseases
Section 25: Cancer 338. The Hallmarks/Origin of Cancer
339. Principles and Practice of Chemotherapy
340. Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology
341. Cancer Immunotherapy/Vaccinology 342. Molecular
Targeted Therapy 343. Adverse Effects of Cancer Therapy
344. Hematopoietic Tumors 345. Tumors of the Skin
346. Soft-Tissue Sarcomas 347. Hemangiosarcoma
348. Bone and Joint Tumors 349. Mast Cell Disease
350. Canine and Feline Histiocytic Diseases
351. Urogenital and Mammary Gland Tumors
352. Paraneoplastic Syndromes
Section 26: Musculoskeletal Diseases 353. Skeletal Disorders
354. Muscular Disorders 355. Rehabilitation Therapy
356. Chronic Pain Management
Section 27: Comorbidities 357. Heart Disease and Kidney
Disease 358. Diabetes Mellitus and Corticosteroid-Responsive
Disease 359. Obesity and Exercise-Limiting Disorders
360. Concurrent Infection and Immune Suppression
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