The majority of the offending toxicants to be reviewed in this volume were devel oped to help mankind, and it is only with prolonged or widespread application that their adverse effects have been recognized. Conversely, in the case of pre scrip tion drugs, there has been an attempt to identify the adverse effects in advance and incorporate these risks into the decision of approval for human consumption. Unfortunately, for those drugs in which recognized injury occurs only after prolonged use, such appraisals are made in retrospect. Despite this, most renal injury induced by drugs or toxicants can be either prevented by excluding drugs with unacceptable side effects or interrupted by eliminating the offending agent once damage is manifested. The fact that prevention, reversibility, or arrest of renal injury is possible provided a major impetus for this publication. Since no international registry for nephrotoxic injury exists, estimates of incidence must rely on less than ideal sources. Recently I, together with Dr. William Bennett, summarized a survey of the frequency of various categories of nephrologic disease (Porter and Bennett, 1981). Based on this survey, we projected that in nearly one of ten patients seeking nephrologic consultation a nephrotoxic etiology may be involved. Of cases of end-stage renal disease, between 3 and 4% are due to drug nephrotoxicity, according to recent published results(European Dialysis and Transplant Association, 1979). For acute renal failure, antibiotics and contrast agents persist as major offending agents, while for chronic renal failure, analgesics remain a worldwide problem.

Nephrotoxic Mechanisms of Drugs and Environmental Toxins

Porter, George A.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Plenum Medical Book Co.

Science & Math

Chemistry

Springer

With humor and compassion, Dr. Porter tells stories of treating injured and sick animals from cats injured by dogs to rabbits injured by cats, as well as more unusual emergencies: Toby, the cat burned during a spin in the dryer; Oscar, the monkey who created havoc after panicking at the sight of the syringe; and Plop, the cat who was so big he had to walk on his tiptoes so his belly would not drag on the floor. Sometimes there is apathy, sometimes anger over the cost of the emergency care. Sometimes, sadly, there is grief. More often there is worry, then relief, then gratitude. Shining through all these fascinating stories is Dr. Porter's love of his profession and concern for his patients.

Pet ER : Memoirs of an Animal Doctor

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Pets & Animal Care

Hillsboro Pr

A doctor's life is chaotic, nerve-shattering, sometimes sorrowful, and fulfilling--even when the patients are of the four-legged kind. In this sequel to Pet ER, Dr. George A. "Tad" Porter recounts more compassionate and often humorous stories of treating animals in emergency situations. This book includes stories from the years 1970-1974, the period after Dr. Porter opened his own veterinary hospital while continuing to service eleven other veterinary hospitals as an emergency on-call veterinarian. During that time, he treated more than 125 emergencies each month. Armed with a gas anesthetic machine in the trunk of his mustang, Dr. Porter would set out to meet his patients all over the South Bay, California area--cats like Star who had covered herself with some green paint, and Pooch, who had a bad habit of chasing lawn mowers. Porter also found himself involved with public servants--police who called asking for help for two animal victims of heatstroke and firefighters who were having trouble hoisting an injured seventy-pound dog up the side of a cliff. Though a few of Porter's stories may cause a tear or two, most have happy endings. All will help the reader better understand veterinary medicine and will educate readers about how to better protect their pets from circumstances that can escalate into emergencies.

ER Vet : Diary of an Animal Doctor

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Providence House Pub

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