This session will focus on how to identify kidney disease in cats before clinical signs occur and how to develop a targeted treatment plan based on IRIS staging. (RACE approval pending)
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How to enroll in this course:
1. Go to https://thevets.canopyed.com/me
2 Select "I am here to learn". You MUST sign in using your Vets gmail account.
3. Click the + sign to add a new course. The course code is: FelineKidney
Program Description:
Early diagnosis and treatment of chronic disease can prolong the lives of our feline patients. This session
will focus on how to identify kidney disease in cats before clinical signs occur and how to develop a
targeted treatment plan based on IRIS staging. Complete blood count, serum chemistry, SDMA, and
urinalysis abnormalities will be correlated to the underlying pathophysiology of kidney disease. Case
examples will illustrate how the IRIS staging system is applied and demonstrate how staging guides
therapeutic management.
Learning Objectives:
1. To integrate complete blood count, serum chemistry, SDMA, and urinalysis results to diagnose feline chronic kidney disease early.
2. To apply the IRIS staging system to cats with chronic kidney disease.
3. To develop a treatment strategy to slow the progression of chronic kidney disease.
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Dr. Johnston earned her D.V.M. from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. She completed her residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine at Cornell and earned her Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from UT Southwestern in Dallas. Her clinical and research interests are hepatobiliary disease and hepatocellular carcinoma.