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cover image - Small Animal Internal Medicine - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card),4th Edition
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

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cover image - Small Animal Internal Medicine - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card),4th Edition
ISBN: 9780323093620
Copyright: 2009
Publication Date: 02-18-2009
Page Count: 1504
Imprint: Mosby
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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.
    • 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.
    • 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
  • 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
  • Richard W. Nelson, DVM, Dipl ACVIM, Professor, Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA and C. Guillermo Couto, DVM, Dipl ACVIM, Professor, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chief, Oncology/Hematology Service, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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