Robinson's Current Therapy in Equine Medicine

by DACVIM Sprayberry DVM, PhD Robinson BVetMed

Overview

- ALL-NEW topics provide updates on infectious diseases, including herpesvirus, equine granulocytic anaplasmosis, and lawsonia infection and proliferative enteropathy; pain diagnosis and multimodal management; management of thoracic and airway trauma, imaging, endoscopy, and other diagnostic procedures for the acute abdomen; and neurologic injury. - 212 concise, NEW chapters include both a succinct guide to diagnosis of disorders and a detailed discussion of therapy. - NEW images demonstrate advances in various imaging techniques. - Thoroughly updated drug appendices, including all-new coverage of drug dosages for donkeys and mules, provide a handy, quick reference for the clinical setting.  

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323242165
Publisher:	Saunders, W. B. Company
Publication date:	05/01/2014
Series:	Current Veterinary Therapy
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	1024
File size:	24 MB
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Table of Contents

Section I: Trauma1. Trailer accidents2. Pain management in the trauma patient3. Internal hemorrhage and resuscitation4. Thoracic and airway trauma5. First aid care of limb injuries6. Extensive skin loss/Degloving injury7. Crush injuries and compartment syndrome8. Penetrating Wounds of Synovial Structures9. Acute neurological injury10. Ocular trauma11. Burn injuriesSection II: Pain control12. Recognition of pain13. Analgesic Pharmacology14. Pain control for laminitis15. Post-operative pain control16. Spinal anesthesia and analgesia17. Acupuncture for pain controlSection III: Sports medicine18. Evaluation of the horse for poor performance19. Cardiovascular disease in poor performance20. Upper airway obstructions21. Heat stress and hyperthermia22. Managing back pain23. Neck pain and stiffness24. Electrotherapy in horse rehabilitation25. Regenerative medicine in orthopedics26. Impact of FEI rules on sport horse medication27. Older horse sports medicine28. Surfaces and injurySection IV: Infectious disease29. Biosecurity in hospitals30. Biosecurity on horse farms31. Managing an outbreak of infectious disease32. PCR in infectious disease diagnosis and management33. Antimicrobial update34. African horse sickness35. West Nile virus36. Gamma herpesviruses (EHV5 and EHV2)37. Equine alpha herpesviruses38. Equine Rhinitis Virus Infection39. World status of equine influenza: impact on vaccination40. Rabies41. Strangles42. Leptospirosis43. Screening herds for Lawsonia44. Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis infection (local and systemic)45. Equine protozoal myelitis46. Rickettsial Diseases47. Vaccination programsSection V: Respiratory disease48. Diagnostic procedures for lower airway disease49. Investigating respiratory disease outbreaks50. Diseases of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses51. Dynamic endoscopy52. Recurrent laryngeal neuropathy53. Laryngeal Ultrasound54. Dorsal displacement of the soft palate55. Pharyngeal collapse56. How to manage air quality in stables57. Hemoptysis and epistaxis 58. EIPH59. RAO and IAD 60. Severe pneumonia and ARDS61. Hypertrophic OsteopathySection VI: Gastrointestinal disease62. Donkey dental disease63. Esophageal disease64. Gastric ulcers65. Gastric impaction66. Hepatic diseases in the horse67. Anterior enteritis68. Acute equine colitis69. Antimicrobial-associated diarrhea70. Imaging, endoscopy, and other diagnostic procedures for the acute abdomen71. Managing colic in the field72. Infiltrative Bowel Diseases of the Horse73. Diagnostic approach to protein-losing enteropathies74. Medical Management of Large (Ascending) Colon Colic75. Small bowel colic76. Donkey colic77. Parasite screening and control78. Adhesions79. Lawsonia infection and proliferative enteropathy80. PeritonitisSection VII: Neurology81. Brainstem82. Cervical vertebral stabilization83. Cranial nerves84. CSF standing tap85. Dysphagia86. Horner's syndrome87. Seizure disorders88. Forebrain disease89. Equine Neuroaxonal Dystrophy90. Neurological herpesvirus91. Neurologic consequences of Lyme disease92. Neuromuscular diseases93. Sleep disorders and alterations in mentation94. Cervical vertebral canal endoscopy95. Diagnosis of ventral cranial traumaSection VIII: Oncology96. Lymphoma97. Paraneoplastic syndromes98. Squamous cell carcinoma of the penis and prepuce99. Equine sarcoid100. Splenic tumors and other soft tissue tumors101. Mammary tumorsSection IX: Urinary tract disease102. Examination of the urinary system103. Polyuria polydipsia104. Urinary Incontinence105. Congenital disorders of the urinary tract106. Urinary tract infection and bladder displacement107. Ureteral disease108. Urolithiasis109. Hematuria110. Acute Kidney Injury111. Chronic Kidney DiseaseSection X: Hematology112. Anemia113. Equine infectious anemia114. Piroplasmosis115. Blood transfusion and transfusion reactions116. Foal Immunodeficiency Syndrome117. Hemolytic disorders118. Disorders of platelets119. Evaluation of hemostasisSection XI: Cardiovascular120.

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