Description
Book SynopsisNearly 20 years after Bryn Tennant's first edition, this new update covers all aspects of diseases and disorders and affecting organs of the abdominal cavity and the endocrine/metabolic system in a case-based format. Responding to advances in imaging technology, digital radiography and high-resolution ultrasonography as well as the growth in specialised diagnostic tests for many diseases, new editor Craig Ruaux brings together a wide variety of new cases.
These cases cover a wide spectrum of metabolic, endocrine, immune-mediated, inflammatory and infectious diseases and range in difficulty from simple bacterial infections to complex, multisystem disorders that would challenge most practitioners. They are presented in random order, as they would appear in everyday practice, and each author brings their own specialist expertise and experience to problem identification and management.
Includes over 150 new, color illustrated cases
Covers all aspects of diseases and
Trade Review
"This is an excellent resource, skillfully designed as a workbook of small animal medicine case management. The second edition has incorporated new imaging modalities and other medical advances to reflect cutting-edge care for
veterinary patients. This book should be considered a must for every veterinary student intent on a career in small animal medicine."
Marcella Ridgway, VMD, MS, DACVIM (University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine)
Table of Contents
Cardiology. Diagnostic Testing. Effusions. Electrolytes and Acid/Base. Endocrine. Esophageal. Gastric Diseases. Hematology. Hepatobiliary. Immune Mediated. Infectious Diseases. Intestinal/Abdominal Emergencies. Large Intestine. Lower Urinary Tract. Miscellaneous Metabolic Disorders. Neurology. Oncology. Oral Cavity. Pancreas. Rectoanal. Renal Diseases. Reproductive. Respiratory. Small Instestinal.
