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Diagnosis, medical treatment, and prognosis of feline urolithiasis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9157656     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Radiographic or ultrasonographic evaluation of the urinary tract is required to consistently detect feline uroliths. Evaluation of clinical, laboratory, and radiographic findings facilitate "guesstimation" of the mineral composition of uroliths. Therapy should not be initiated before appropriate samples have been collected for diagnosis. The objectives of medical management of uroliths are to arrest further growth and to promote urolith dissolution by correcting or controlling underlying abnormalities. For therapy to be effective, it must induce undersaturation of urine with calculogenic crystalloids by (1) increasing the solubility of crystalloids in urine, (2) increasing the volume of urine in which crystalloids are dissolved or suspended, and (3) reducing the quantity of calculogenic crystalloids in urine.
Authors:
C A Osborne; J P Lulich; R Thumchai; J W Bartges; S L Sanderson; L K Ulrich; L A Koehler; K A Bird; L L Swanson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice     Volume:  26     ISSN:  0195-5616     ISO Abbreviation:  Vet. Clin. North Am. Small Anim. Pract.     Publication Date:  1996 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-05-20     Completed Date:  1997-05-20     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7809942     Medline TA:  Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  589-627     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cat Diseases / diagnosis*,  prevention & control,  therapy*
Cats
Crystallization
Diet / standards,  veterinary
Female
Male
Prognosis
Radiography / methods,  veterinary
Ultrasonography / methods,  veterinary
Urinary Calculi / diagnosis,  therapy,  veterinary*
Urinary Tract / pathology,  surgery
Urography / methods,  veterinary

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