Contents v
36.6 Heart Arrhythmia 181
36.7 Pericardial Disease 184
36.8 Hypertension 190
37 Respiratory System 195
37.1 Physiological Functions and General Pathophysiology of Organ Insufficiency 195
37.2 Brachiocephalic Syndrome 200
37.3 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome( ARDS) 203
37.4 Asthma( Feline Lower Respiratory Tract Disease) 207
37.5 Chronic Obstructive Bronchitis 210
37.6 Pneumonia 213
37.7 Idiopathic Lung Fibrosis 217
38 Gastrointestinal System 220
38.1 Physiological Functions and General Pathophysiology of Organ Insufficiency 220
38.2 Megaoesophagus 226
38.3 Gastritis / Ulceration 229
38.4 Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus Syndrome 233
38.5 Enteritis / lnflammatory Bowel Disease 237
38.6 Intestinal Lymphangiectasias 243
38.7 Intestinal Obstruction 249
39 Hepatobiliary System 253
39.1 Physiological Functions and General Pathophysiology of Organ Insufficiency 253
39.2 Acute Hepatic Failure 261
39.3 Chronic Hepatitis; Liver Fibrosis and Cirrhosis 266
39.4 Portosystemic Shunts / Hepatoencephalopathy 272
39.5 Feline Hepatic Lipidosis 277
39.6 Cholangiohepatitis 280