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In this essay suggested pathogenesis of secondary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) is reviewed. HOA, characterized by; periostitis, periosteal proliferation of tubular bones and arthritis can develop due to many different underlying diseases. The syndrome is most commonly seen with intra-thoracic malignancy or chronic pulmonary infections. HOA has previously mainly been described in humans and various domesticated species. More recently, through wildlife disease monitoring, cases have also been found among wild animals.

The objectives of this study was to examine the prevalence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a family of British Shorthaircats to determine the mode of inheritance and to investigate if the disease was associated with a mutation in myosin binding proteinC (MyBPC3). The family comprised 28 cats, seven male and 21 females. The cats underwent a physical examination, including cardiac auscultation, and an ultrasound examination. Blood was collected for DNA- analysis. The blodsamples were sent in a buffer solution to Kathryn Meurs, Washington State University, USA for analysis, where the genes coding for MyBPC, Troponin I and T were characterized using microsequencing technique. Out of the 28 cats, 8 were diagnosed with HCM, 2 were diagnosed with congenital heart disease but had no evidence of HCM.

Schimpanser hålls i fångenskap av många anledningar. I många fall är deras miljö för undermålig för att tillfredsställa ens deras mest basala behov. Som respons på detta utvecklar de ofta ett stört beteende som yttrar sig i stereotypier och annat psykologiskt onormalt beteende. Schimpanserna påverkas främst av brister i den sociala kontakten och allra mest av en störd relation till modern. Andra viktiga faktorer är brist på mental och fysisk stimulans.

Hypertrofisk kardiomyopati, HCM, är kattens vanligaste hjärtmuskelsjukdom. Katter med HCM kan leva länge men ett ansenligt antal drabbas av hjärtsvikt, arteriell tromboembolism (ATE) eller plötslig död. Sjukdomen karakteriseras av en icke kongenital koncentrisk hypertrofi utan dilatation av vänster kammare. Etiologin för sjukdomen är inte helt klarlagd men den har visats vara genetiskt betingad hos flera raser och ha ett autosomalt dominant nedärvningsmönster. Kliniskt är HCM en uteslutningsdiagnos som ställs vid en ultraljudsundersökning av hjärtat då andra orsaker till hjärtmuskelhypertrofi uteslutits. Syftet med detta arbete var att undersöka dödsorsaker och överlevnaden hos katter diagnosticerade med HCM samt att undersöka olika kliniska variablers diagnostiska värde. Katter som under perioden 2005-01-01 till 2010-12-31 fick diagnosen HCM på Universitetsdjursjukhuset i Uppsala men ej utvecklat kongestiv hjärtsvikt vid diagnostillfället inkluderades i studien.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common heart disease in cats. Maine coon is one of the breeds where the disease is overrepresented. Studies have shown that HCM is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait in Maine Coon cats. This finding has led to cardiac screening using ultrasound in the breed. The results of the screening are used in a national breeding program constructed to reduce the spread and incidence of HCM in Maine Coon cats.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most commonly diagnosed cardiac disease in cats. The phenotype varies from mild focal thickening to severe concentric hypertrophy at the left ventricle. Two separate myosin binding protein C (MYBPC3) mutations have been identified in Maine coon cats (A31P and A74T) and one in Ragdoll cats. All three of them seem to cause familial HCM in an autosomal dominant pattern. The purpose of this study was to investigate the presence of these three mutations in population cats of different breeds with HCM in Sweden. The results may show if HCM is present in the absence of these mutations.

Denna studie undersöker hur stressfaktorer påverkar kroppen vid dykning i gruva. Undersökningen genomfördes under en helgs intensivt dykande, för att bestämma lungkapacitet, pulsnivå samt eventuell vätske- och viktförlust hos dykarna. Testerna bestod av vägning, spirometritester och pulsmätningar. Testpersonerna dök mellan ett till tre dyk under helgen. Två av det totala antalet dyk var på 74 meters djup, resterande dyk genomfördes på 36 meters djup.

I och med en ökande psykisk ohälsa i samhället samtidigt som att användandet av sociala medier bara ökar är dessa ämnen relevanta att studera. Syftet med studien var att undersöka sambandet mellan användandet av sociala medier och psykisk hälsa och eventuella skillnader avseende män och kvinnor i olika åldrar. Studien var en kvantitativ tvärsnittsstudie med en enkätundersökning. Enkäten delades på Facebook och var tillgänglig för respondenterna i sju dygn. Sammanlagt ingick 108 respondenter i studien.Analysen i studien resulterade inte i något signifikant samband mellan användandet av sociala medier och psykisk hälsa.

Williams, E. 2003 Radiologic sign of lung oedema in the dog and cat. To determine if the descriptions of lung oedema in the literature accurately describe the presence and frequency of radiologic signs, thoracic radiographs of 55 dogs with mitral regurgitation due to endocardiosis (ME), 46 dogs with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), 9 dogs with hunting oedema, and 20 cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) were analysed. The location, type (diffuse or patchy, without or with air bronchograms) and presence of pleural oedema, bronchial wall thickening, widened pulmonary veins, and heart enlargement with subjectively and by the VHS measurement, were determined, and analysed by chi squared test with respect to disease. The dogs nearly always had diffuse oedema, whereas 35% of the cats had a patchy pattern, which agreed with the literature. The common occurrence of cranioventral and caudioventral oedema in heart failure was not described.

Hydropericardium or pericardial effusion (PE) is the accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac and is often secondary to pericardial diseases or diseases related to the heart. It is unusual with clinically relevant pericardial diseases in cats but pericardial effusion is the most common one. Since PE causes serious symptoms and may lead to death it is important with a quick diagnosis and treatment. PE can be acute and cause cardiac tamponade, which gives severe clinical signs. Cardiac tamponade needs to be treated immediately or else the cat will die from cardiogenic chock. More common is chronic PE where the fluid accumulates during a longer period of time and the pericardial sac stretches.