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  • Digestive Disorders in Ruminants, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 34-1
    • February 9, 2018
    • Robert J. Callan + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice focuses on Digestive Disorders of the Abomasum and Intestines, with topics including: Diagnostic Approach to the Acute Abdomen; Herd level management of Displaced Abomasum in Dairy Cattle; Abomasal Ulcers in Ruminants; Control and Treatment of Infectious Enteritis; Herd Based Assessment and Control of Salmonella; Enteric Immunity: An Evidence Based Review; Surgical Management of Abomasal and Small Intestinal Disease; Clostridial Abomasitis and Enteritis in Ruminants; Gastro-Intestinal Nematodes, Diagnosis and Contro; and Coccidiosis in Ruminants.
  • Neurology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 48-1
    • November 27, 2017
    • Sharon Kerwin + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice on Neurology, edited by Sharon Kerwin and Amanda Taylor, includes: Advances in High field MRI; Acupuncture for neurologic conditions; Head trauma; Pituitary hypophysectomy; Acute non-compressive disc extrusion and hydrated nucleus pulposus extrusion; Discospondylitis; Minimally Invasive Vertebral Column Surgery; Vascular events in the Brain; Fungal infections of the CNS; Feline Seizures; Clinical evaluation of the feline neurologic patient; Intervertebral disc disease, recent advances in therapy; Three-dimensional printing role in neurologic disease; and Diffusion tensor imaging in spinal cord injury.
  • Small Animal Medical Differential Diagnosis

    A Book of Lists
    • 3rd Edition
    • November 27, 2017
    • Mark Thompson
    • English
    Get instant access to the critical data you need to make accurate diagnoses and effectively plan treatment. Small Animal Medical Differential Diagnosis, 3rd Edition combines over 400 expert resources and boils them down into one easy-to-use reference covering the differential diagnosis, etiology, clinical signs, and relevant laboratory abnormalities of the most common conditions you will encounter in dogs and cats. And because of its pocket size and intuitive organization, you can have it on hand as a quick consultative device throughout the day to make reliable on-the-scene decisions.
  • Equine Ophthalmology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 33-3
    • November 8, 2017
    • Mary Lassaline
    • English
    This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice is edited by Dr. Mary Lassaline and focuses on Equine Ophthalmology. Article topics include: Anatomy and Examination; Imaging; Eyelid; Cornea; Uveitis; Lens; Retina with emphasis on electrodiagnostics; Medications Update; Neuro-oph; Ocular neoplasia; Genetic ocular disease, and OMSD with emphasis on borreliosis.
  • Wound Management, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 47-6
    • October 3, 2017
    • Marije Risselada
    • English
    This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, with Editor Dr. Marije Risselada, focuses on Wound Management. Article topics include: Initial management of traumatic wounds; Perforating thoracic and abdominal wounds; Systemic and local management of burn wounds; Management of radiation side effects to the skin; Debridement techniques and non-NPWT wound management; Negative Pressure Wound Therapy; Wound closure, tension relieving techniques and local flaps; Axial pattern flaps; Free grafts and microvascular anastomoses.
  • Digestive Disorders of the Forestomach, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 33-3
    • October 3, 2017
    • Robert J. Callan + 1 more
    • English
    This issue, edited by Drs. Robert Callan and Meredyth Jones, focuses on Digestive Disorders in Ruminants. Article topics include: Rumen (Forestomach) Development and Function; Diagnostic Approach to Forestomach Diseases; Clinical Rumen Acidosis; Diagnosis and Herd Management of Subclinical Rumen Acidosis; Disorders of Rumen Distension and Dysmotility; Diagnosis and Treatment of Hardware Disease; Temporary Rumen Fistula for the Treatment of Forestomach Diseases and Enteral Nutrition; Rumen Microbiome, probiotics, and Fermentation Additives.
  • Topics in Cardiology, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 47-5
    • August 17, 2017
    • Joao S. Orvalho
    • English
    This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, with Editor Dr. Joao S. Orvalho, focuses on Topics in Cardiology. Article topics include: Feline Aortic Thromboembolism: Prevention and Therapy; Atrial fibrillation: Current Therapy; Cardiorenal Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management; Asymptomatic Canine Degenerative Valve Disease: Current and Future Therapies; Feline Congestive Heart Failure: Current therapies; Right Ventricular Function: Imaging Techniques; Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy: An Update; Real-Time 3-D Echocardiography: From Diagnosis to Intervention; Gene Therapy: Applications in Veterinary Cardiology; Interventional Cardiology: An Update; Asymptomatic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Diagnosis and Therapy.
  • Orthopedic Disorders of the Foal, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 33-2
    • July 11, 2017
    • Ashlee Watts
    • English
    This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice is edited by Dr. Ashlee Watts and focuses on Orthopedic Disorders of Foals. Article topics include: Orthopedic conditions of the dysmature foal; Septic arthritis, osteomyelitis and physitis; Club foot; FLD - carpus and fetlock; ALD - growth augmentation; ALD - growth retardation; Foal Fractures - osteochondral fragmentation, sesamoiditis and coffin bone; Foal Fractures - physeal fractures; OCD development; OCD - surgical options and when to utilize them.
  • Lameness in Cattle, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 33-2
    • June 14, 2017
    • J. K. Shearer
    • English
    This issue, edited by Dr. Jan Shearer, focuses on Lameness in Cattle. Article topics include: Economic Impact of Lameness in Cattle; Pathogenesis of Sole Ulcers and White Line Disease; Current Concepts on the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Digital Dermatitis; Pathogenesis and Treatment of Foot rot; A Brief Review of Effective Footbath Compounds, Design and Management; Pathogenesis and Treatment of Toe Lesions in Cattle (including Non-Healing Toe Lesions); A Comparison of Foot Trimming Methods for Use in Cattle; Pathogenesis and Management of Corkscrew Claw in Cattle; Diagnosis and Prognosis of Common Disorders Involving the Proximal Limb; Scoring Locomotion and Mobility in Cattle (to include Fatigue Cattle Syndrome); The Relationship of Cow Comfort and Flooring to Lameness Disorders in Dairy Cattle; Treatment Options for Lameness Disorders in Organic Dairies; Welfare Implications of Lameness in Dairy Cattle; Pain Management for Lameness Disorders in Cattle, and Training On-Farm Employees in Foot Care.
  • Hip Dysplasia, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 47-4
    • June 8, 2017
    • Tisha A.M. Harper + 1 more
    • English
    This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, with Editors Drs. Tisha Harper and Ryan Butler, focuses on Hip Dysplasia. Article topics include: Etiopathogenesis of hip dysplasia, incidence and genetics; Clinical signs and physical examination findings; Diagnostic imaging; OFA and PennHip Treatments; Medical management of hip dysplasia; Surgical management of hip dysplasia; Pain management – Hip Denervation; Juvenile Pubic Symphysiodesis;Tripl... pelvic osteotomy (TPO), and double pelvic osteotomy (DPO); Total Hip Replacement; Femoral Head and Neck Excision; The role of physical therapy for dogs with hip dysplasia.