Internal Medicine

5. antibodies attach to red blood cells leading to anemia that is often severe and life-endangering.
6. characterized by inflammation of bile ducts and adjacent liver.
10. a highly contagious virus that can affect all dogs but unvaccinated dogs and puppies younger than four months are the most at risk.
12. a specialist that manages a wide array of disorders including infectious diseases and disorders that affect most organs.
14. low platelet levels.
15. a bacterial disease spread through urine of infected animals.
16. low red blood cell count.
17. an endocrine condition resulting in high blood cortisol levers from the adrenal glands.

1. a common parasitic infection that can cause diarrhea in dogs.
2. a procedure performed to collect synovial fluid from joint spaces.
3. occurs when an abnormal connection forms between the portal vein or one of its branches, and another vein, allowing blood to bypass around the liver.
4. an illness that occurs when the body doesn't make enough cortisol.
7. a disorder resulting from excessive thyroid hormone.
8. a disease condition that occurs when albumin and other protein-rich materials leak into the intestinal cavity.
9. antibodies attach to platelets causing their loss which impairs normal clotting ability.
11. a group of diseases that result in too much sugar in the blood.
13. passing a camera into a body cavity.