Cikkszám: 4032
- 9788418020230
- Language: English
- Authors: Enrique Castells Pérez, José Rómulo Silva Torres
- Release date: 2020
- Pages: 216
- Binding: Hard cover
- Dimensions: 14`6 X 21
Description:
This book describes the different clinical aspects a veterinary surgeon should bear in mind when dealing with a senior patient. It addresses, by organ system, the particularities of the different diseases typical of this stage of life, the corresponding diagnostic protocols, and the special care and treatment required, with an emphasis on the most recent medical and surgical approaches and on the management of anaesthesia for surgical procedures.
Index:
1. The progression of aging in dogs
The aging process
Senior dogs as patients in the clinic
How to diagnose cognitive dysfunction
Preventive treatment
2. Periodontal disease
Introduction
Aetiology and pathogenesis
Examination of the patient
Diagnosis of periodontal disease
Treatment
Prognosis and decision making
Prevention
3. Digestive disease
Gastrointestinal system
Liver
Pancreas
4. Cardiorespiratory disorders
Introduction
Diagnostic approach
Most frequent cardiac diseases in senior dogs
Most frequent respiratory diseases in senior dogs
5. Chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
Diagnosis of CKD
Treatment of CKD
6. Endocrine diseases
Canine hyperadrenocorticism
Canine hypothyroidism
Other endocrine disorders
7. Neurological diseases
Introduction
Examination of the patient
Main orthopaedic and neurological diseases of senior dogs
8. Pain management
Introduction
Neurophysiology of pain
Chronic pain: canine osteoarthritis
9. Anaesthesia in senior dogs
Organ status in senior patients
Anaesthetic drugs in senior patients
Monitoring during anaesthesia
Postoperative recovery and care
Euthanasia in senior dogs
10. Musculoskeletal system disorders
Traumatology in older dogs
Most common joint and ligament injuries
Fracture implants
11. Ophthalmology in senior dogs
Introduction
Age-associated changes in the eyes of senior dogs
Common ocular diseases in senior dogs
Diseases of the retina
12. Diseases of the reproductive system
Diseases of the female reproductive system
Diseases of the male reproductive system
Bibliography
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