IN-17
Congestive heart failure, 4–3
assessment of, 4–4
conditions causing, 4–3
cough with, 3–14
fatigue with, 3–30t
follow-up, 4–4
patient education for, 4–4
pleural effusion with, 4–15
signs of, 4–4
symptoms of, 4–3
treatment of, 4–4
Conjunctivitis
in animals, 5–136
differential diagnosis of, 3–25
red eye with, 3–24
treatment of, 3–25
Connective tissues disease, 3–60
Consciousness, loss of. See also Syncope; Uncon-
sciousness
Constipation, 3–13
acute pelvic pain with, 3–42
assessment of, 3–13
differential diagnosis for, 4–71
follow-up, 3–13
patient education for, 3–13
self-limiting abdominal pain with, 3–1
signs of, 3–13
symptoms of, 3–13
treatment for, 3–13
Constitution, physical examination, 2–3
Contact dermatitis
allergic, 4–69
assessment of, 4–70
categories of, 4–69
causes of, 4–69
differential diagnosis of, 3–114
irritant, 4–69
differential diagnosis of, 4–65
of male genitals, 3–78
pruritus with, 3–113
signs of, 4–69—4–70
symptoms of, 4–69
treatment for, 3–78, 4–70
Contact lens overwear syndrome
differential diagnosis of, 3–25
red eye with, 3–24
treatment of, 3–25
Contagious diseases, pruritus with, 3–114
Contaminated dump, 6–55
Continuous infusion techniques
general considerations in, 5–156
pre- and intraoperative system checks for,
5–157t
in total intravenous anesthesia, 5–155
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
for apnea, 4–26
devices for, 8–4
Continuous suture, 8–23
Conversion disorders, 5–148
Convulsive events, 4–34
Copalite, 5–13
COPD. See Chronic obstructive pulmonary dis-
ease (COPD)
Copper deficiency, 5–139t
Copper sulfate
for equine lameness, 5–134
in swimming dermatitis prevention, 4–54
Copperhead snakes, 5–143
characteristics of, 5–146
Coral, 6–14
treatment for, 6–15
Coral snakes, 5–143
characteristics of, 5–146
identification of, 5–147
Cornea
abrasion of
differential diagnosis of, 3–28
treatment of, 3–28
erosion of
differential diagnosis of, 3–24
red eye with, 3–24
treatment of, 3–25
laser injury of, 7–29
ulcers of
in animals, 5–136
differential diagnosis of, 3–28
with eye injury, 3–27
treatment of, 3–28
Corns, 5–5
follow-up for, 5–6
patient education for, 5–6
signs of, 5–6
treatment for, 5–6
Coronary ischemic syndromes, 3–10
Coronary risk factors, 3–11
Corticosteroids
for asthma, 4–20
in pancreatitis, 4–82
for psoriasis, 4–65
Cortisone, 5–2
Cortisporin optic drops, 6–2
Costovertebral angle tenderness
in appendicitis, 4–71
with urolithiasis, 4–91—4–92
Cotton worker’s lung, 4–18
Cottonmouth snakes, 5–143
characteristics of, 5–146
Coudé catheter, 8–34
Cough
in adenoviruses, 5–64
alleviating or aggravating factors in, 3–14
assessment of, 3–15
in coccidioidomycosis, 5–60
in common cold and flu, 4–10
high-altitude, 6–41
mechanisms of, 3–13
in paracoccidioidomycosis, 5–63
in paragonimiasis, 5–45, 5–46
patient education and follow-up, 3–15
psychogenic, 3–15