Internal Medicine

Body condition scores (BCS) is just as important to monitor in dogs as body weight. Assigning a BCS when recording body weight is useful to:

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This review discusses the major influenza A (H1N1) epidemics of the 20th century and examines the evolution of the virus over time.

The availability and use of flexible endoscopy has led to a marked increase in diagnostic procedures involving visualization and biopsy of the small and large intestines in companion animals.

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Several special stains—hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), periodic acid–Schiff (PAS), Masson’s trichrome, Jones methenamine silver (JMS), and Congo red—are routinely used for

Reptiles are hosts to a variety of parasites, many of which can be recognized by the clinician who is able to identify mammalian parasites.

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