Rational Approach to Diagnosing and Managing Infectious Causes of Diarrhea in Kittens Chapter 2. Respiratory and Ocular Mycoplasmal Infections Chapter 3. Update on Mycobacterial Infections Chapter 4. Practical Antimicrobial Therapy Chapter 5. Emerging Aspects of Streptococcal Infections in Cats Chapter 6. ...
There is a distinction between nausea and vomiting. Nausea is the sensation that the stomach wants to empty itself, while vomiting (emesis) is the act of forcible emptying of the stomach. The term "dry heaving" (retching) refers to an episode of vomiting where there is no food in the st...
At the neuronal level, action potential spike chains convey signals from one neuron to another, enabled at the molecular level by flow of sodium and potassium ions through the cell membrane, controlled by voltage-gated ion channels. These are proteins imbedded in the cell membrane that change con...
Toxicity can also result from repeated exposure to antimony in medications, such as tartar emetic (antimony and potassium tartrate), used to induce vomiting and in treatment of helminthic and fungal infestations. The industrial use of antimony has not appeared to be associated with serious ...