Small Animal Internal Medicine - Rilegato

Nelson, Richard W.; Couto, C. Guillermo

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0323048811 ISBN 13: 9780323048811

Casa editrice: Mosby Inc, 2008

Riassunto

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

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Contenuti

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

Product Description

Book by Nelson Richard W Couto C Guillermo

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Mosby Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0323048811
• ISBN 13: 9780323048811
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 4
• Numero di pagine: 1466
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: LSWR Group; b.criscuolo@lswr.it; ; Via Spadolini, 7; Milano; Italia