Állatorvosi, Állattenyésztési, Állatvédelmi jogi és Biológiai szakkönyvek széles kínálata

Features

• Explores all the major equine body systems

• Provides an overview of toxicities requiring emergency care

• Presents guidelines for antimicrobial drug use and nutritional support

• Discusses sedation and analgesia

• Describes fluid, inotrope, and vasopressor therapy

• Reviews systemic inflammatory response

• Covers the postoperative colic patient, the neonate, the pregnant mare, and the recumbent horse

• Features a concise, bullet-point style to facilitate quick assimilation

• Includes color photos and useful charts and diagrams

• Provides step-by-step descriptions of frequently performed emergency procedures

Summary

Early recognition of problems by owners, appropriate first aid, and timely referral by field veterinarians improve the chance of survival for horses requiring emergency management and critical care. With a view toward improving patient outcome, Equine Emergency and Critical Care Medicine is written by a team of enthusiastic equine specialists who explore a host of conditions that the equine veterinarian will encounter. Areas covered include:

• Digestive, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, urogenital, and nervous systems

• Neonatal diseases

• Lacerations, wounds, and skin diseases requiring emergency care

• Emergency ophthalmological problems

• Toxicology

• Antimicrobial drugs and nutritional support

• Fluid, inotrope, and vasopressor therapy

• Sedation and analgesia

• Systemic inflammatory response

• The postoperative colic patient

• Critical care of the pregnant mare and neonate

• The recumbent horse

For each disease or condition, the book includes an overview, key points, etiology/pathogenesis, clinical features, differential diagnosis, diagnosis, and management/treatment. It also provides step-by-step instructions on frequently performed procedures for the emergency/critical care patient. The text features a concise, bullet-point style to facilitate quick assimilation, along with color photos and useful charts and diagrams. Equine veterinarians will find this book an essential addition to their libraries.