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Providing the shortest route to diagnosis Thorough analysis of 26 frequently encountered main complaints

・Learn through a simulated experience of the actual medical treatment process led by experts in each medical field!
・The algorithm is presented as a flowchart, making it easy to understand visually!

<Message from the Editor>
Even in today's world where the medical departments of companion animal medicine are subdivided, the site of primary care is a martial arts battle between two disciplines: neither surgery nor internal medicine. Regardless of likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses, clinical veterinarians must fight this martial arts battle every day. This book was conceived in response to this current situation. It is designed to allow readers to learn with a sense of reality how to proceed with differential diagnosis approaches for the most frequently encountered chief complaints in clinical practice. Therefore, rather than simply describing how to create a differential diagnosis list or how to diagnose, the book is structured so that readers can read while simulating the flow of actual medical treatment, including interviews, physical examinations, clinical tests, and the formulation of treatment guidelines, while presenting actual cases. Another major feature of this book is that it provides links to many videos of typical clinical signs that can be viewed to help readers learn.

＜From the EDUWARD Press editorial department＞
Part of the "Clinic Notes" serialization "Disease prediction from screening tests" (2 chapters) and "Differential diagnosis practice: All-specialty rounds to train clinicians" have been reorganized for the book. The main second part is an upgraded version of the main complaints (13 chapters) that were covered in the magazine serialization, with a significant addition of new main complaints (13 chapters). We asked doctors who are active at the forefront of their fields to write in an easy-to-understand manner about basic differential diagnosis approaches to avoid overlooking major diseases that are often encountered in primary care, rather than rare diseases or difficult testing methods. This book is especially recommended for young doctors with little clinical experience and mid-career doctors and hospital directors who want to overcome their weak areas.

[CONTENTS]
Preface
List of Supervisors and Authors

<Part 1: General Remarks>

1: Medical interview
● Keitaro Omori　
Differential diagnosis begins with a medical interview
The main complaint is not necessarily the problem
The main complaint is not necessarily the problem
Create a list of differential diagnoses from the medical history
Prioritize the differential diagnosis list
Make a test plan based on the differential diagnosis list
in conclusion
Column Family Pattern Classification ⁉

2. Physical Examination
● Keitaro Omori　
first
Physical Examination Process
Differences between home and hospital
My weight is XX kg, is that enough?
“Subjective items” should be avoided as much as possible.
Convert into “objective numbers”
Be careful if your cat is breathing through its mouth!
Is this a lymph node?
blood pressure
in conclusion
Column Color Atlas

<Part 2: Specifics -DIAGNOSIS->

3. Loss of appetite
●Kenji Baba
Diagnostic algorithm for anorexia
first
[Case] ​​Miniature Dachshund | 10 years old | Neutered female |
[Chief complaint] Loss of appetite
in conclusion

4. Eat more
●Noriyuki Nagata
Diagnostic algorithm for polyphagia
first
[Case] ​​Toy poodle | 10 years old | Neutered male |
[Chief complaint] Overeating, abdominal distension
in conclusion

5. Excessive drinking and urination
●Noriyuki Nagata
Diagnostic algorithm for polydipsia and polyuria
first
[Case 14] Toy poodle | XNUMX years old | Neutered male |
[Chief complaint] Excessive drinking and urination
[Case 2] Toy poodle | 3 years old | Neutered female |
[Chief complaint] Excessive drinking and urination
in conclusion

6. Fever
● Taito Nagata/Keitaro Omori
Diagnostic algorithm for elevated body temperature
first
[Case] ​​Miniature Dachshund | 11 years old | Neutered male |
[Chief complaint] Loss of appetite, decreased activity, dizziness
in conclusion

7. Diarrhea
●Taisuke Nakagawa
Diagnostic algorithm for diarrhea
first
[Case] ​​Shiba | 3 years old | Castrated male |
[Chief complaint] Diarrhea
in conclusion

8. Constipation
●Emi Sakamoto
Diagnostic algorithm for constipation
first
[Case] ​​Mixed breed cat | 10 years old | Neutered female |
[Chief complaint] Decreased activity level and appetite, difficulty in defecation
in conclusion
Column: How to deal with common constipation without underlying disease that occurs in elderly animals

9. Vomiting
●Nozomi Yokoyama
Diagnostic algorithm for vomiting
first
[Case] ​​Miniature Pinscher | 8 years old | Neutered female |
[Chief complaint] Vomiting
in conclusion

10: Discharge
●Nozomi Yokoyama
Discharge diagnostic algorithm
first
[Case] ​​Toy poodle | 7 years old | Neutered female |
[Chief complaint] Chronic vomiting
in conclusion

11: Jaundice
●Masaya Igase
Diagnostic Algorithm for Jaundice
first
[Case 1] Toy poodle | 5 years old | Neutered female |
[Chief complaint] Loss of appetite, jaundice
[Case 10] Shetland Sheepdog | XNUMX years old | Unneutered female |
[Chief complaint] Loss of appetite, diarrhea, jaundice
in conclusion

12: Abdominal bloating
●Masaya Igase
Diagnostic Algorithm for Abdominal Bloating
first
[Case 1] Mixed breed cat | 2 years old | Neutered male |
[Chief complaint] Loss of appetite, abdominal distension
[Case 10] Shih Tzu | XNUMX years old | Neutered female |
[Chief complaint] Excessive drinking and urination, abdominal distension
in conclusion

13: Runny nose/sneezing
●Kenichi Inaba
Diagnostic algorithm for runny nose and sneezing
first
[Case] ​​Miniature dachshund | 17 years old | Neutered female |
[Chief complaint] Runny nose, bleeding nose, sneezing
in conclusion

14: Cough
●Kenichi Inaba
Cough diagnostic algorithm
first
[Case 11] Chihuahua | XNUMX years old | Neutered male |
[Chief complaint] Cough (chronic)
[Case 2] Mixed breed dog | 3 years old | Castrated male |
[Chief complaint] Cough (acute)
in conclusion

15: Difficulty breathing
●Yuki Kawakami/Kensuke Nakamura
Algorithm for diagnosing dyspnea
first
[Case 12] Labrador retriever | XNUMX years old | Unneutered female |
[Chief complaint] Difficulty breathing
[Case 13] Yorkshire terrier | XNUMX years old | Neutered female |
[Chief complaint] Rapid breathing
[Case 11] Norwegian Forest Cat | XNUMX years old | Neutered female |
[Chief complaint] Difficulty breathing
[Case 152] Mixed breed cat | XNUMX years old | Neutered male | XNUMX Chief complaint: Rapid breathing
in conclusion

16: Hematuria
● Taito Nagata/Keitaro Omori
Diagnostic algorithm for red urine
first
[Case 15] Basenji | XNUMX years old | Neutered female |
[Chief complaint] Hematuria
[Case 2] Mixed breed cat | 4 years old | Neutered female |
[Chief complaint] Hematuria, frequent urination
in conclusion

17: Frequent urination
● Tomohiro Yonezawa
Diagnostic algorithm for frequent urination and painful dysuria
first
[Case 1] Mixed breed cat | 2 years and 3 months old | Neutered male |
[Chief complaint] Frequent urination
[Case 2] Mixed breed dog | 9 years old | Unneutered male |
[Chief complaint] Frequent urination
in conclusion

18: Difficulty urinating
● Tomohiro Yonezawa
Diagnostic algorithm for frequent urination and painful dysuria
first
[Case 1] Boston terrier | 9 years and 7 months old | Neutered female |
[Chief complaint] Urinary drip, urinary incontinence, hind leg unsteadiness
[Case 2] Golden Retriever | 9 years and 8 months old | Neutered male |
[Chief complaint] Difficulty urinating, frequent urination, overflow incontinence
in conclusion
Column ACVIM Consensus State of Canine Urinary Incontinence
Mention (2024) - Section on Differential Diagnosis and Diagnostics -

19: Visible mucous membrane paleness
● Mei Sugawara/Keitaro Morishita
Diagnostic algorithm for visible mucosal pallor
first
[Case] ​​Miniature dachshund | 14 years old | Neutered female |
[Chief complaint] Pale visible mucous membrane
in conclusion

20: Itching
●Mariko Ezuno
Diagnostic algorithm for itch
first
[Case] ​​Shiba | 6 years old | Neutered female |
[Chief complaint] Itching
in conclusion

21: Hair removal
●Mariko Ezuno
Diagnostic algorithm for hair loss (non-inflammatory)
first
[Case] ​​Pomeranian | 6 years old | Neutered female |
[Chief complaint] Hair loss without itching
in conclusion

22: Dandruff
●Mariko Ezuno
Diagnostic algorithm for dandruff
first
[Case] ​​Shih Tzu | 6 years old | Neutered female |
[Chief complaint] Dandruff
Column Glossary
in conclusion

23: Red eyes
●Kisuke Morita/Yoshitaka Kobayashi
Diagnostic algorithm for red eye
first
[Case 17] Shih Tzu | XNUMX years old | Neutered male |
[Chief complaint] Both eyes are red
[Case 18] Mixed breed cat | XNUMX years old | Neutered male |
[Chief complaint] Redness in the right eye
in conclusion

24: White eyes
●Kisuke Morita/Yoshitaka Kobayashi
Algorithm for diagnosing white eyes
first
[Case 10] Papillon | XNUMX years old | Castrated male |
[Chief complaint] Left eye is white
[Case 2] Miniature Schnauzer | 6 years old | Castrated male |
[Chief complaint] Both eyes are white
in conclusion

25: Drowsiness and tearing
●Kisuke Morita/Yoshitaka Kobayashi
Diagnostic algorithm for dry eyes and tearing
first
[Case 1] Shiba | 8 years old | Neutered female |
[Chief complaint] Left eye blemish
[Case 2] Shiba | 1 year old | Castrated male |
[Chief complaint] Right eye blepharitis
[Case 11] Maltese | XNUMX years old | Neutered female |
[Chief complaint] Left eye blemish
in conclusion

26: Seizures
●Yukiko Nakano
Seizure diagnostic algorithm
first
[Case] ​​Chihuahua | 1 year and 3 months old | Unneutered male |
[Chief complaint] Generalized convulsions
in conclusion

27: Torticollis/Rotation
●Yukiko Nakano
Diagnostic algorithm for torticollis and gyration
first
[Case] ​​Shiba | 12 years and 10 months old | Unneutered female |
[Chief complaint] Right torticollis, right rotation, and decreased activity for the past 3 months
in conclusion

28: Lameness
●Madoka Amano
Diagnostic algorithm for lameness
first
[Case] ​​Golden Retriever | 6 years old | Neutered female |
[Chief complaint] Left hind leg lameness
Column [For advanced users] Ultrasound examination of the knee joint
in conclusion

Sakein

Publication Commemoration!! Interview with Supervisor Keitaro Omori