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Saunders Solutions in Veterinary Practice: Small Animal Oncology
- 1st Edition - January 26, 2010
- Authors: Rob D. Foale, Jackie Demetriou
- Editor: Fred Nind
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 4 9 8 9 - 7
Saunders Solutions in Veterinary Practice consists of a series of practical handbooks on selected medical topics on specific veterinary problems. Case-based, this series is ai… Read more
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Request a sales quoteSaunders Solutions in Veterinary Practice consists of a series of practical handbooks on selected medical topics on specific veterinary problems. Case-based, this series is aimed at the small animal veterinary practitioner who has qualified less than 10 years and needs quick access to information and wants to increase his/her confidence on handling that range of cases that cover the spectrum that lies between the simple routine first opinion case and the referral.
Solutions in Veterinary Practice
provides additional knowledge that will lead to improved skills and practice for veterinary practitioners. Not only practitioners, but also veterinary students nearing the end of their course will find this series very useful to brush up their knowledge in a particular area. The volumes are also written with the veterinary nurse in mind with a particular interest in a specific topic, using ‘Nurse Boxes’ in the text to guide them to the specific information they need.- new approach: clinical cases offering examination, treatment options, clinical tips relevant for the general small animal veterinary practitioner – all case descriptions based on common template
- offers synoptic, easy accessible and essential information
- provides essential information on selected topics
- authorship ensures accuracy of information
- relevant to all general practitioners
- written to increase the skill and practice the general veterinary practitioner
- intend to meet CPD-need, but focus on: differential diagnosis and practical case handling
- offers self-assessment features at the end of every chapter making it relevant for veterinary students as well
- broad readership: practitioners and students indicated in the text by ‘ Notes for Vets’; nurses indicated in the text by ‘Notes for Nurses’ and pet owners indicated in the text by ‘ Notes for Pet Owners’
- handy format with flexi cover
- species covered to be limited to cats, dogs and rabbits
- full colour throughout
General small animal veterinary practitioner
Veterinary students nearing the end of their course
Veterinary nurses
Introduction
1. How to obtain the perfect biopsy
2. Principles of cancer surgery
3. Principles of cancer chemotherapy
4. Principles of cancer radiotherapy
5. The cancer patient with halitosis and/or nasal discharge
6. The cancer patient with halitosis and/or hypersalivation
7. The coughing and/or dyspnoeic cancer patient
8. The dysphagic/gagging/retching cancer patient
9. The vomiting and/or diarrhoeic cancer patient
10. The haematochezic or dyschezic cancer patient
11. The anaemic cancer patient
12. The polydipsic cancer patient
13. The haematuric/stranguric/dysuric cancer patient
14. The lame cancer patient
15. The cancer patient with lumps and bumps
Appendices
Multiple choice questions
MCQs - Answers
Appendix 1: World Health Organization clinical staging scheme for lymphoma in domestic animals
Appendix 2: Chemotherapy protocols
Appendix 3: Protocol for a water deprivation test
Appendix 4: Daily calorie calculations for dogs and cats
Appendix 5: Protocol for performing a prostatic wast
Appendix 6: Suppliers list
Index
- No. of pages: 224
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 26, 2010
- Imprint: Saunders Ltd.
- eBook ISBN: 9780702049897
RF
Rob D. Foale
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant in Small Animal Medicine, Dick White Referrals, UKJD
Jackie Demetriou
Affiliations and expertise
Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery, The Queen's Veterinary School Hospital, University of Cambridge, UK