Description
There are several clinical liver diseases that have come to the forefront in the last 10 years. This webinar will cover three newer and emerging liver conditions in the dog; portal vein hypoplasia, ductal plate anomalies and idiopathic vacuolar hepatopathies. This presentation will briefly discuss the disorders, important clinical aspects and the key to diagnosis and therapy.
RACE # 20-1169522
SAVC Accreditation Number: AC/2025/24
Learning Objectives
- The participant will learn common differentials for cases only having elevations in serum alkaline phosphatase.
- The participant will learn about idiopathic vacuolar hepatopathies and the proposed cause.
- The participant will learn how to manage ascites and hepatic encephalopathy.
- The participant will learn about congenital ductal plate disorders and how they are diagnosed and best managed.
- The participant will learn about different congenital vascular anomalies with emphasis on portal vein hypoplasia in the dog.