Short description
Features a problem-based approach with discussions of over 150 clinical signs. This title enables you to use diagnose horses, cattle, sheep, and goats based on clinical observation and laboratory and diagnostic testing. It provides useful information about specific diseases and reach a diagnosis by simply identifying the signs.
Long description
Large Animal Internal Medicine, 4th Edition features a problem-based approach with discussions of over 150 clinical signs. This is the first internal medicine reference that enables you to efficiently diagnose horses, cattle, sheep, and goats based on clinical observation and laboratory and diagnostic testing. With this user-friendly format, you can find essential information about specific diseases and reach a diagnosis by simply identifying the signs.
Review
If you purchase only one textbook for large animal practice, be your work mainly equine or farm animal, this is the one you should buy. This is a truly global large animal veterinary medicine textbook, while retaining its relevance to UK and Irish practitioners. It is suitable as a reference book for students, general practitioners and specialists alike, and is well worth the price as a comprehensive review of large animal medicine.
Veterinary Record, February 2009
Table of contents
- PART ONE: HISTORY, PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, AND MEDICAL RECORDS 1. Ruminant History, Physical Examination, and Records 2. Equine Physical Examination, History, and Records PART TWO: MANIFESTATIONS OF DISEASE 3. Pain 4. Alterations in Body Temperature 5. Alterations in Respiratory Function 6. Alterations in Cardiovascular and Hemolymphatic Systems 7. Alterations in Alimentary and Hepatic Function 8. Localization and Differentiation of Neurologic Diseases 9. Alterations in Body Weight or Size 10. Alterations in Urinary Function 11. Alterations in Skin 12. Alterations in Sexual Function 13. Musculoskeletal Abnormalities 14. Collapse/Sudden Death PART THREE: DISORDERS AND MANAGEMENT OF THE NEONATE 15. The Peripartum Period 16. Perinatal Adaptation, Asphyxia, and Resuscitation 17. Initial Management and Physical Examination of the Neonate 18. Supportive Care of the Abnormal Newborn 19. Neonatal Infection 20. Manifestations of Disease in the Neonate 21. Milk Replacers PART FOUR: COLLECTION OF SAMPLES AND INTERPRETATION OF LABORATORY TESTS 22. Clinical Chemistry Tests 23. Collection and Submission of Samples for Cytology and Hematology 24. Alterations in the Erythron 25. Alterations in the Leukogram 26. Alterations in Blood Proteins 27. Alterations in the Clotting Profile 28. Collection and Evaluation of Bone Marrow 29. Antigen Detection Tests PART FIVE: DISORDERS OF THE ORGAN SYSTEMS 30. Diseases of the Cardiovascular System 31. Diseases of the Respiratory System 32. Diseases of the Alimentary Tract 33. Diseases of the Hepatobiliary System 34. Diseases of the Renal System 35. Diseases of the Nervous System 36. Mammary Gland Health and Disorders 37. Diseases of the Hematopoietic and Hemolymphatic Systems 38. Diseases of Bones, Joints, and Connective Tissues 39. Diseases of the Eye 40. Diseases of the Skin 41. Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases 42. Diseases of Muscle 43. Diseases of the Reproductive System PART SIX: PREVENTIVE AND THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES 44. Critical Care and Fluid Therapy 45. Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy 46. Infection Control in a Large Animal Hospital 47. Prevention, Detection and Response to Foreign Animal Diseases 48. The Use of Biologics in the Prevention of Infectious Diseases 49. Parasite Control Programs 50. Nutrition of the Sick Animal PART SEVEN: CONGENITAL, HEREDITARY, IMMUNOLOGIC, AND TOXIC DISORDERS 51. Genetic Tests for Large Animals 52. Congenital Defects and Hereditary Disorders in Ruminants 53. Congenital Defects and Hereditary Diseases in the Horse 54. Immunologic Disorders