Clinical Medicine of the Dog and Cat, Third Edition

Description:

Prior to publication of the first edition of　Clinical Medicine of the Dog and Cat, no other comprehensive small animal veterinary medicine book existed with a comparable amount of relevant illustrated material. This new third edition continues and expands on the revolutionary approach of the previous two editions, now including more than 1,850 highly valuable clinical colour photographs, diagrams, and tables.　 The third edition of this book has been completely revised and updated. The book is now divided into five color-coded sections – General Approach, Disease of Specific Organ Systems, Multisystemic Disorders, Elements of Therapy and Case Studies. As with the first and second editions of this book the overriding principle of succinct, yet comprehensive text presented in a clear format with an abundance of good quality images remains. Section I: General Approach is completely new and covers medical history and client communication, and common clinical problems. Section II: Specific Organ Systems is organized by body system with chapters structured in a systematic manner that include the definition for each disorder, its causes, clinical features, differential diagnoses, diagnostic methodology, treatment and prognosis, providing readers with easy access to important clinical information. New to this section are chapters covering diseases of the oral cavity and teeth, approach to thoracic radiographs, approach to abdominal radiographs, and disorders of hemostasis. Section III: Multisystemic Disorders covers revised and updated chapters including clinical toxicology, infectious diseases, and immunologic disorders. Section IV: Elements of Therapy covers therapies such as fluid therapy, pain management, nutrition of the critically ill dog and cat and a new chapter on management of the obese dog or cat. Section V: Case Studies includes over 25 case studies that enable the reader to relate the knowledge gained in the book to clinical cases seen in practice. Written by board-certified experts with several case contributions by clinicians in advanced phases of resident training, topics were carefully selected to make this a valuable resource to the general practitioner and also to small animal interns and veterinary students.

Table of Contents:

Part 1: General approach

Chapter 1: Medical history and client communication

Chapter 2: Common clinical problems

Part 2: Diseases of specific organ systems

Chapter 3: Diseases of the oral cavity and teeth

Chapter 4: Respiratory disorders

Chapter 5: Diseases of the pleural space

Chapter 6: Approach to thoracic radiographs

Chapter 7: Cardiovascular disorders

Chapter 8: Digestive diseases (pharynx to anorectum)

Chapter 9: Liver disorders

Chapter 10: Pancreatic disorders

Chapter 11: Endocrine disorders

Chapter 12: Nephrology/urology

Chapter 13: Approach to abdominal radiographs

Chapter 14: Disorders of the nervous system and muscle

Chapter 15: Bone and joint disorders

Chapter 16: Hematologic disorders

Chapter 17: Disorders of hemostasis

Chapter 18: Dermatologic disorders

Chapter 19: Ocular manifestations of systemic diseases

Part 3: Multisystemic disorders

Chapter 20: Clinical toxicology

Chapter 21: Infectious diseases

Chapter 22: Immunologic disorders

Part 4: Elements of therapy

Chapter 23: Fluid therapy

Chapter 24: Pain management

Chapter 25: Nutrition of the critically-ill dog and cat

Chapter 26: Management of the obese dog or cat

Appendix: Clinical cases

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