ISBN:
9780323093620
Copyright:
2009
Publication Date:
02-18-2009
Page Count:
1504
Imprint:
Mosby
List Price:
$219.00
Small Animal Internal Medicine - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 4th Edition
by Richard W. Nelson, DVM and C. Guillermo Couto, DVM
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource - Access Card
ISBN:
9780323093620
Copyright:
2009
Publication Date:
02-18-2009
Page Count:
1504
Imprint:
Mosby
List Price:
$219.00
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Learn to effectively recognize, diagnose, and treat common internal medical conditions with this invaluable reference. Small Animal Internal Medicine, Fourth Edition, emphasizes practical diagnostic approaches and focuses on the clinically relevant aspects of patient medical management. Extensive color illustrations, boxes, and algorithms, plus new photographs, schematic representations, and updated tables, set this book apart. With its highly functional design and clear, expert voice, this text delivers the most relevant information for the internal medical challenges you’re most likely to face.
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- Utilizes a problem-oriented approach, beginning with a discussion of clinical signs and diagnostic recommendations and techniques and moving on to therapeutic considerations and management
- Each contributor is a recognized expert in his or her respective specialty.
- Limited number of authors provides consistency.
- Clear, step-by-step procedural guidelines thoroughly describe each procedure.
- Cross-referencing throughout the book reduces redundancy and makes information easy to locate.
- Suggested readings at the end of each chapter alert you to the latest research findings.
- Comprehensive drug tables provide recommended dosages and indications.
- Purposefully written to enhance critical thinking and decision-making skills based on clinical findings.
- Hundreds of summary boxes and tables allow quick access to clinical signs, etiology, differential diagnoses, drugs, and treatment.
- Full-color format brings you accurate visual depictions of specific disorders, diseases, and procedures.
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- Two new section editors bring a fresh perspective.
- Discussion of Immune-Mediated Disorders has been significantly expanded and made into its own section.
- Hundreds of new, full-color photographs and quick reference tables throughout
- Completely updated drug and treatment guidelines tables
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PART ONE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM DISORDERS
Wendy A. Ware
1 Clinical Manifestations of Cardiac Disease
2 Diagnostic Tests for the Cardiovascular System
3 Management of Heart Failure
4 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Antiarrhythmic Therapy
5 Congenital Cardiac Disease
6 Acquired Valvular and Endocardial Disease
7 Myocardial Disease of the Dog
8 Myocardial Disease of the Cat
9 Pericardial Disease and Cardiac Tumors
10 Heartworm Disease
11 Systemic Arterial Hypertension
12 Thromboembolic Disease
PART TWO RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISORDERS
Eleanor C. Hawkins
13 Clinical Manifestations of Nasal Disease
14 Diagnostic Tests for the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses
15 Disorders of the Nasal Cavity
16 Clinical Manifestations of Laryngeal and Pharyngeal Disease
17 Diagnostic Tests for the Larynx and Pharynx
18 Disorders of the Larynx and Pharynx
19 Clinical Manifestations of Lower Respiratory Tract Disorders
20 Diagnostic Tests for the Lower Respiratory Tract
21 Disorders of the Trachea and Bronchi
22 Disorders of the Pulmonary Parenchyma and Vasculature
23 Clinical Manifestations of the Pleural Cavity and Mediastinal Disease
24 Diagnostic Tests for the Pleural Cavity and Mediastinum
25 Disorders of the Pleural Cavity
26 Emergency Management of Respiratory Distress
27 Ancillary Therapy: Oxygen Supplementation and Ventilation
PART THREE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDERS
Michael D. Willard
28 Clinical Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Disorders
29 Diagnostic Tests for the Alimentary Tract
30 General Therapeutic Principles
31 Disorders of the Oral Cavity, Pharynx, and Esophagus
32 Disorders of the Stomach
33 Disorders of the Intestinal Tract
34 Disorders of the Peritoneum
PART FOUR HEPATOBILIARY AND EXOCRINE PANCREATIC DISORDERS
Penny J. Watson
Susan E. Bunch
35 Clinical Manifestations of Hepatobiliary Disease
36 Diagnostic Tests for the Hepatobiliary System
37 Hepatobiliary Diseases in the Cat
38 Hepatobiliary Diseases in the Dog
39 Treatment of Complications of Hepatic Failure
40 The Exocrine Pancreas
PART FIVE URINARY TRACT DISORDERS
Gregory F. Grauer
41 Clinical Manifestations of Urinary Disorders
42 Diagnostic Tests for the Urinary System
43 Glomerulonephropathies
44 Acute Renal Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease
45 Urinary Tract Infections
46 Canine Urolithiasis
47 Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease
48 Disorders of Micturition
PART SIX ENDOCRINE DISORDERS
Richard W. Nelson
49 Disorders of the Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland
50 Disorders of the Parathyroid Gland
51 Disorders of the Thyroid Gland
52 Disorders of the Endocrine Pancreas
53 Disorders of the Adrenal Gland
PART SEVEN METABOLIC AND ELECTROLYTE DISORDERS
Richard W. Nelson
Sean J. Delaney
Denise A. Elliott
54 Disorders of Metabolism
Sean J. Delaney
Denise A. Elliott
55 Electrolyte Imbalances
Richard W. Nelson
PART EIGHT REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM DISORDERS
Cheri A. Johnson
56 Disorders of the Estrous Cycle
57 Disorders of the Vagina and Uterus
58 False Pregnancy, Disorders of Pregnancy and Parturition, and Mismating
59 Postpartum and Mammary Disorders
60 Disorders of Male Fertility
61 Disorders of the Penis, Prepuce, and Testes
62 Disorders of the Prostate Gland
PART NINE NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS
Susan M. Taylor
63 Lesion Localization and the Neurologic Examination
64 Diagnostic Tests for the Neuromuscular System
65 Intracranial Disorders
66 Loss of Vision and Pupillary Abnormalities
67 Seizures
68 Head Tilt
69 Encephalitis, Myelitis, and Meningitis
70 Disorders of the Spinal Cord
71 Disorders of Peripheral Nerves and the Neuromuscular Junction
72 Disorders of Muscle
PART TEN JOINT DISORDERS
Susan M. Taylor
73 Clinical Manifestations of and Diagnostic Tests for Joint Disorders
74 Disorders of the Joints
PART ELEVEN ONCOLOGY
C. Guillermo Couto
75 Cytology
76 Principles of Cancer Treatment
77 Practical Chemotherapy
78 Complications of Cancer Chemotherapy
79 Approach to the Patient with a Mass
80 Lymphoma in the Cat and Dog
81 Leukemias
82 Selected Neoplasms in Dogs and Cats
PART TWELVE HEMATOLOGY
C. Guillermo Couto
83 Anemia
84 Erythrocytosis
85 Leukopenia and Leukocytosis
86 Combined Cytopenias and Leukoerythroblastosis
87 Disorders of Hemostasis
88 Lymphadenopathy and Splenomegaly
89 Hyperproteinemia
90 Fever of Undetermined Origin
91 Recurrent Infections
PART THIRTEEN INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Michael R. Lappin
92 Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
93 Practical Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
94 Prevention of Infectious Diseases
95 Polysystemic Bacterial Diseases
96 Polysystemic Rickettsial Diseases
97 Polysystemic Viral Diseases
98 Polysystemic Mycotic Infections
99 Polysystemic Protozoal Infections
100 Zoonoses
PART FOURTEEN IMMUNOLOGY
J. Catharine Scott-Moncrieff
101 Pathogenesis of Immune-Mediated Disorders
102 Diagnostic Testing for Autoimmune Disease
103 Treatment of Primary Immune-Mediated Diseases
104 Common Immune-Mediated Diseases
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