Self-assessment colour review of reptiles and amphibians by Fredric L. Frye

By Fredric L. Frye

Cytology is speedy changing into a hands-on diagnostic approach for the veterinary practitioner. This new quantity within the Self-Assessment color experiences sequence includes one hundred sixty five medical cytological circumstances encountered in quite a few diagnostic events. The instances are offered randomly, are illustrated by way of 267 photomicrographs in complete color, and seem as self-assessment questions and particular explanatory solutions. Species Read more...

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Hepatic portal system. iv. Coronary artery system. 29 35–37: Answers 35 i. An azalea. Like other members of the Ericaceae family, azaleas contain the cardiac glycoside andromedotoxin as well as several other toxic substances. ii. Paroxysmal tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, extra systoles, premature ventricular beats, and ectopic ventricular contractions. iii. 04mg/kg) followed in two minutes with calcium gluconate (2mg/kg by slow i/v injection over the next five minutes). Within 10 minutes, the ECG was almost normal; at 30 minutes, it was entirely normal.

How do they function? 77 This is the right forelimb of a mature female common green iguana that was examined because of a reluctance to place weight upon this leg (right). The previous health history was unremarkable. The diet was collard, mustard, turnip and dandelion greens, fresh ripe fruit and small amounts of firm tofu (soybean curd). The iguana had previously deposited one clutch of eggs, but since she was not kept with a male the infertile eggs had been discarded. Physical examination manifested easily elicited pain when the right carpus was palpated gently.

Iii. What is the prognosis? iv. How does this case differ from another very common disorder seen in captive iguanas that may share one or more clinical features? 61 In their native habitats, some reptiles (particularly some snakes and large lizards, such as tegus and some monitors) feed on eggs as a major constituent of their diet. However, when these same species of reptiles are fed eggs in captivity, they often develop a biotin deficiency. i. Why does this disorder occur in captivity, but not in the wild?

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