Small Animal Medical Differential Diagnosis Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 3rd Edition

by Mark Thompson, DVM, DABVP(Canine and Feline)

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ISBN: 9780323569545

Publication Date: 12-12-2017

Page Count: 416

Imprint: Saunders

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Equip your vet students with instant access to the critical data they need to help form differential diagnoses and effective treatment plans with Small Animal Medical Differential Diagnosis, 3rd Edition. This portable reference covers the differential diagnosis, etiology, clinical signs, and relevant laboratory abnormalities of the most common conditions they will encounter in dogs and cats. It combines over 400 expert resources and boils them down into one quick look-up tool — a tool students need at their side to make appropriate diagnosis during clinicals.

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ISBN: 9780323875943

New to This Edition
- NEW! Coverage of FAST ultrasound examinations is found in the section on Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma, Triage, and Tracking.
- NEW! Overall content update includes substantial revisions to the disorders, syndromes, and diagnostic and laboratory tests that are listed in this guide.
Key Features
- More than 400 lists bring the most important medical diagnostic information from multiple resources into a single quick reference
- NEW! Coverage of FAST ultrasound examinations is found in the section on Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma, Triage, and Tracking
- NEW! Overall content update includes substantial revisions to the disorders, syndromes, and diagnostic and laboratory tests that are listed in this guide
- Intuitive organization presents differential diagnosis by sign, symptom, and disorder to facilitate quick access to information
- Alphabetical listing of all relevant laboratory tests makes information easy to find.
- Pocket size makes this guide portable, practical, and simple to use
- Easy identification of the likeliest diagnosis is attributed to the possibilities being listed in order of incidence
Contents

Part One – Clinical Signs Approach to Differential Diagnosis
Part Two – Systemic Approach to Differential Diagnosis
1. Cardiopulmonary Disorders
2. Dermatologic Disorders
3. Endocrinologic and Metabolic Disorders
4. Gastroenterologic Disorders
5. Hematologic Disorders
6. Immunologic and Immune-Mediated Disorders
7. Infectious Disease
8. Joint and Bone Disorders
9. Liver and Exocrine Pancreatic Disorders
10. Neoplasia
11. Neurologic and Neuromuscular Disorders
12. Ocular Disorders
13. Toxicology
14. Urogenital Disorder
15. Pain Diagnosis
Part Three – Laboratory Values and Interpretation of Results
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Mark Thompson, DVM, DABVP(Canine and Feline), Brevard Animal Hospital, Brevard, North Carolina, USA
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