My favorite aspect of practicing medicine is treating diseases caused by dysfunction of the immune system. In previous blogs, I reviewed two common immune-mediated diseases – immune-mediated hemolytic anemia and immune-mediated thrombocytopenia. A less commonly appreciated condition of immune system dysfunction is immune-mediated polyarthropathy or IMPA, a disease where the immune…
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Chronic Nasal Disease – Snuffing Out The Snuffles, Part II
In last week’s blog post, I introduced you to the causes and common clinical signs of, as well as diagnostic tests for chronic nasal disease in dogs and cats. To continue our discussion of this topic, this week I review various potential treatments for some frequently encountered chronic nasal diseases. Nasal infectious…
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Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA): Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis
Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA) is one of the most common life-threatening causes of anemia in dogs and remains an important, though less frequent, disease in cats. In many patients, IMHA presents as a true medical emergency. Therefore, rapid recognition, accurate diagnosis, and timely intervention are essential for survival. What Is…