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Sarah M. Schmid

Sarah M. Schmid

DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)

About the Author

Dr. Schmid earned her DVM degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, after which she completed a rotating internship at the University of Pennsylvania. She went on to complete a small animal internal medicine residency at the University of Tennessee. She is currently on faculty as an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Schmid enjoys teaching and applying physiology to the clinical practice of veterinary medicine. Her clinical interests include gastroenterology, nephrology, and protein-losing diseases.

Updated October 2023

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Diagnosis and Long-Term Management of Canine Hypoadrenocorticism

Endocrinology

Diagnosis and Long-Term Management of Canine Hypoadrenocorticism

Chronic management of this disease requires administration of glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids to replace cortisol and aldosterone deficiencies, respectively.
A Stepwise Diagnostic Approach to Polyuria and Polydipsia

Internal Medicine

A Stepwise Diagnostic Approach to Polyuria and Polydipsia

This article explains the mechanisms behind increased urination and thirst and provides a systematic workup for diagnosis of PU/PD.
Hold That Steroid! Diet Trials for Chronic Enteropathy

Gastroenterology

Hold That Steroid! Diet Trials for Chronic Enteropathy

Diet trials are the first-line approach to both diagnosis and treatment of chronic enteropathy and could help patients avoid the need for immunosuppressive therapy.
When Urine Trouble: A Clinical Approach to Proteinuria

Urology & Renal Medicine

When Urine Trouble: A Clinical Approach to Proteinuria

With increasing evidence of proteinuria being a negative prognostic indicator for dogs and cats with chronic kidney disease, it is important to take note of persistent proteinuria, regardless of severity.
Essential to Every Cell: Cobalamin in Health and Disease

Internal Medicine

Essential to Every Cell: Cobalamin in Health and Disease

Cobalamin, commonly known as vitamin B12, is a water-soluble vitamin used by every cell in the body, thus is required for maintenance of normal physiologic functions. Given cobalamin’s essential role in health, it follows that cobalamin-deficient states, or hypocobalaminemia, can contribute to disease pathophysiology.

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