Clinical Reasoning in Veterinary Practice

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The new edition of this innovative textbook on clinical reasoning in veterinary medicine, provides a simple and logical approach for solving a wide range of clinical problems

Clinical Reasoning in Veterinary Practice: Problem Solved! 2^nd Edition continues to provide a revolutionary approach for rapidly and efficiently solving clinical problems encountered in veterinary medicine.

Featuring new problem-based clinical reasoning examples, the second edition expands its problem-based approach to cover new problems of the eye, of exotic pets, and in equine practice. Another new chapter describes the principles of professional reasoning and decision making. The text content and format is fully revised based on universal design principles and will make clinical reasoning simpler to understand for readers with different learning styles.

Provides a logical approach to common clinical problems in small animal practice such as vomiting, diarrhoea, weight loss, weakness, gait abnormalities, bleeding and more

Includes examples of common problems in exotic and equine practice and how to assess them using a problem-solving approach

Offers the logical rationale for selecting diagnostic tests

Features contributions by internationally recognised clinicians and educators in clinical and professional reasoning

Helps veterinary practitioners clearly communicate their decision-making to animal owners

Contains flowcharts and key step markers that illustrate the decision-making process

Clinical Reasoning in Veterinary Practice: Problem Solved! 2^nd Edition is the perfect textbook for undergraduate veterinary students and an invaluable resource for new graduates and experienced veterinary practitioners alike.

Table of Contents:

CHAPTER 1: Learning to learn and its relevance to logical clinical problem‐solving

References

CHAPTER 2: Introduction to logical clinical problem‐solving

CHAPTER 3: Vomiting, regurgitation and reflux

ASSESSMENT OF THE PATIENT REPORTED TO BE VOMITING

CHAPTER 4: Diarrhoea

CHAPTER 5: Weight loss

WEIGHT LOSS DUE TO DECREASED APPETITE

WEIGHT LOSS WITH NORMAL OR INCREASED APPETITE

Maldigestion

Malabsorption

Malutilisation

CHAPTER 6: Abdominal enlargement

CHAPTER 7: Weakness

CHAPTER 8: Fits and strange episodes

CHAPTER 9: Sneezing, coughing and dyspnoea

SNEEZING AND NASAL DISCHARGE

COUGHING

Coughing with minimal dyspnoea

DYSPNOEA

Coughing and dyspnoea

Dyspnoea with minimal coughing

CHAPTER 10: Anaemia

CHAPTER 11: Jaundice

CHAPTER 12: Bleeding

Diagnostic approach to the bleeding patient

Local disorders causing bleeding

Systemic bleeding disorders

CHAPTER 13: Polyuria/polydipsia and urinary incontinence

Polyuria/polydipsia

Diagnostic approach to the patient with PU/PD or impaired urine concentration

Urinary Incontinence

CHAPTER 14: Gait abnormalities

CHAPTER 15: Pruritus, scaling and otitis

Pruritis

Scaling

Otitis

CHAPTER 16: Problem‐based approach to problems of the eye

CHAPTER 17: Problem‐based approach to small mammals – rabbits, rodents and ferrets

Common small mammal clinical scenarios

CHAPTER 18: Problem‐based clinical reasoning examples for equine practice

Colic (abdominal pain)

Diarrhoea

Coughing

Pallor and Anaemia

CHAPTER 19: Principles of professional reasoning and decision‐making

References

Index

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