Current therapy in equine medicine

Stay up-to-date on the latest advances and current issues in equine medicine with this handy reference for the busy equine practitioner, large animal veterinarian, or student. This edition of Current Therapy in Equine Medicine bringsyou thorough coverage and expert advice on selected topics in areas that haveseen significant advances in the last 5 years. Content emphasizes the practical aspects of diagnosis and treatment and provides details for therapeutic regimens. Arranged primarily by body system, the text also features sections on infectious diseases, foal diseases, nutrition, and toxicology. With this cutting-edge information all in one reliable source, you'll increase your awareness of key therapies in less time. INDICE: Section I Clinical Pharmacology Chapter 1 Adverse Drug Reactions Jennifer L. Davis Chapter 2 Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Anthony T. Blikslager Chapter 3 Update on Common Antimicrobials K. Gary Magdesian Chapter 4Systemic Chemotherapy for Oncologic Diseases Teresa Burns, C. Guillermo CoutoChapter 5 Fluphenazine Toxicosis Michael Brashier Chapter 6 Field Anesthesia Craig A. Mosley Chapter 7 Anesthesia at High Altitude Khursheed Mama Chapter 8Anesthesia and Sedation of Miniature Horses Nora S. Matthews, Carin Ponder Section II Medico-Legal Chapter 9 Reading and Interpreting Scientific LiteraturePhilip H. Kass Chapter 10 Equine Insurance Ronald Kirk, T. Douglas Byars Chapter 11 Protecting Yourself with Medical Records Margaret L. Neterer, Patricia O'Handley Chapter 12 The Unwanted Horse: An Overview of the Issue Tom R. Lenz Chapter 13 Field Necropsy Kurt Williams Section III Nutrition Chapter 14 Nutritional Management of the Starved Horse Iveta Becvarova, Craig Thatcher Chapter15 Dietary Management of the Obese Horse Ray J. Geor, Pat Harris Chapter 16 Updates to the Nutrient Requirements of the Horse: NRC 2007 guidelines Laurie M. Lawrence Chapter 17 Antioxidants and Horse Health Pierre Lekeux, Nathalie Kirschvink Chapter 18 Nutritional Factors in Developmental Orthopedic Disease Brian D. Nielsen Chapter 19 The Pros and Cons of Probiotics Veronique Julliand, Annette Zeyner Chapter 20 Herbs and Nutraceuticals Carey A. Williams Chapter 21 Use of Nutraceuticals for Equine Joint Disease Wayne McIlwraith Chapter 22 Nutrition for the Critically Ill Horse Susan J. Holcombe, Elizabeth A. Carr Section IV Behavior Chapter 23 Headshaking Syndrome Katy Taylor, Daniel Mills Chapter 24 Management of Stereotypic Behavior (Stable Vices) Daniel Mills Chapter25 Aggression in Horses Sharon Lynn Crowell-Davis Chapter 26 Foal Rejection Katherine A. Houpt Chapter 27 Transportation of Horses Ted H. Friend Section V Infectious Disease Chapter 28 Strangles, Immunology and Management John Timoney Chapter 29 Epidemiology and Prevention of Rhodococcus Infection Noah Cohen Chapter 30 Control of Salmonella and Nosocomial Infections Roberta M. Dwyer Chapter 31 Rhodococcus Equi Pneumonia Nathan Slovis Chapter 32 Lyme Disease Thomas J. Divers, Yung-Fu Chang Chapter 33 Leptospirosis Thomas J. Divers, Yung-Fu Chang Chapter 34 Systemic Illness Caused by Corynebacterium PseudotuberculosisSuzanne M. Pratt Chapter 35 Equine Viral Arteritis Peter Timoney Chapter 36 Clostridial Diseases J. Scott Weese Chapter 37 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci J. Scott Weese Chapter 38 Lawsonia Intracellularis Enteropathy in Foals Ramiro E. Toribio Chapter 39 Equine Herpes Virus Myeloencephalopathy Lutz S. Goehring, D. Paul Lunn Section VI The Cardiovascular System Chapter 40 Cardiovascular Pharmacology Colin C. Schwarzwald Chapter 41 Management of Atrial Fibrillation Gunther Van Loon Chapter 42 Training Effects on Echocardiographic Measurements Rikke Buhl, Annette K. Ersboll Chapter 43 Congestive Heart Failure Sarah Gardner Chapter 44 Pericarditis Sophy Jesty Chapter 45 Infective Endocarditis Sophy Jesty Chapter 46 Pulmonary Hypertension JoAnn Slack Chapter 47 Biochemical Tests for Cardiac Injury Simon F. Peek Chapter 48 Blood Donors and Whole Blood Transfusion in Private Practice J. Barry David Chapter 49 CoagulopathiesKarsten Feige Section VII The Respiratory System Chapter 50 Radiology of Sinuses and Teeth David O. Klugh Chapter 51 Sinuscopy and Sinus Surgery in the Standing Horse James Schumacher, Justin Perkins Chapter 52 Ultrasonographic Examination of the Upper Airway Heather J. Chalmers, Normand G. Ducharme Chapter 53Disorders of the Guttural Pouch Scott R. Pleasant, Douglass B. Berry, II Chapter 54 Efficacy of Surgery for Laryngeal Hemiplegia Jennifer Brown Chapter 55 Surgical Advancement of the Larynx for Treatment of Dorsal Displacement of theSoft Palate Normand G. Ducharme Chapter 56 Disorders of the Trachea Niam M. Collins. Padraig M. Dixon Chapter 57 Cough Virgina Buechner-Maxwell Chapter 58 Viral Respiratory Diseases Undine Christmann, Virginia Buechner-Maxwell Chapter 59 Antimicrobial Therapy of the Respiratory System Harold C. McKenzie, III Chapter 60 Multimodal Management of the Horse with Airway Disease Laurent Couetil Chapter 61 Managing IAD in Pleasure Horses Melissa I. Mazan Chapter 62 Inflammatory Airway Disease in Racehorses Brett Berthold, N. Edward Robinson Chapter 63 Pleuropneumonia Marybeth Miskovic, Laurent Couetil Chapter 64 Granulomatous Lung Disease T. Douglas Byars Chapter 65 Pulmonary Fibrosis Kurt J. Williams, Pamela A. Wilkins Chapter 66 Silicosis/Osteoporosis Syndrome Matthew Durham Chapter 67 Respiratory Fungal Infections Allison J. Stewart Chapter 68 Pneumothorax Joel Lugo Chapter 69 Thoracoscopically Guided Pulmonary Biopsy Joel Lugo Chapter 70 Management of Pulmonary Edema Kate Borer Chapter 71 Exercise-induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage Montague N. Saulez Section VIII The GastrointestinalSystem Chapter 72 Dental Consequences of Excessive Use of Power Equipment Thomas J. Johnson Chapter 73 Periodontal Disease David O. Klugh Chapter 74 DentalNerve Blocks Colleen Porter Chapter 75 Dental Extraction W. Henry Tremaine Chapter 76 Management of Tongue Injuries Mathew P. Gerard Chapter 77 Oral CavityMasses Mathew P. Gerard Chapter 78 Esophageal Obstruction Yvonne A. Elce Chapter 79 Dysphagia of Neurogenic Origin Monica Aleman Chapter 80 Esophageal Surgery David E. Freeman Chapter 81 Gastric Ulcer Syndrome Jenifer A. Nadeau, Frank M. Andrews Chapter 82 Working the Acute Abdomen Including Imaging Alison Morton Chapter 83 Stabilizing the Surgical Colic Patient for Referral Lance H. Bassage Chapter 84 Laparoscopic Diagnosis in the Abdomen John F. Peroni Chapter 85 Multimodal Pain Management of the Horse with Acute Abdomen Lori A. Bidwell Chapter 86 Medical Management of the Postoperative Colic Patient Louise L. Southwood Chapter 87 Ileal Impaction Kelly Fleming, P.O. Eric Mueller Chapter 88 Cecal Impaction Anthony Blikslager Chapter 89 Intraluminal Obstruction of the Large Colon Marco Lopes Chapter 90 Extraluminal Obstruction of the Large ColonMarco Lopes Chapter 91 Acute Colitis Rebecca McConnico Chapter 92 Chronic Colic: Diagnosis and Treatment Debra C. Archer Chapter 93 Right Dorsal UlcerativeColitis Samuel L. Jones Chapter 94 Antibiotic-induced Colitis Samuel L. JonesChapter 95 Mesh Hernioplasty John F. Peroni Chapter 96 Infiltrative Bowel Diseases John Schumacher Chapter 97 Integrated Control of Equine Cyathostomes Anne M. Zajac Chapter 98 Neoplastic Disease of the Gastrointestinal Tract Yvonne A. Elce Chapter 99 Rectal Tears John F. Peroni Chapter 100 Icterus Simon F. Peek Section IX The Musculoskeletal System Chapter 101 Heritable Muscle DiseasesStephanie J. Valberg Chapter 102 Evaluation of Back Pain Robert Van Wessum Chapter 103 Assessing Saddle Fit in Performance Horses Hilary M. Clayton Chapter104 Vertebral Facet Joint Syndrome Robert Van Wessum Chapter 105 Sacroiliac Disease Robert Van Wessum Chapter 106 Pelvic Fractures Kevin Brown Chapter 107 Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Western Performance Horse Robin M. Dabareiner Chapter 108 Diagnostic Imaging and Surgical Management of the Stifle Joint Lisa A. Fortier Chapter 109 Ultrasound of the Shoulder Mary Beth Whitcomb Chapter110 Hypochoeris Radicata-Associated Stringhalt Sarah Y. Gardner Chapter 111 Osteoarthritis Earl M. Gaughan Chapter 112 Osteochondrosis Pieter A. J. Brama Chapter 113 Management of Tendon Injuries Linda A. Dahlgren Chapter 114 Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Radial Pressure Wave Therapy Scott McClure Chapter 115 Regional Limb Perfusion with Antimicrobials Joel Lugo Chapter 116 White Line Disease Scott R. Pleasant, Stephen E. O'Grady Chapter 117 Management ofWounds in the Foot Brian W. Fitzgerald, Clifford M. Honnas Chapter 118 Laminitis Pathogenesis James K. Belknap Chapter 119 Pharmacological Management of Laminitis John F. Peroni Chapter 120 Pasture Laminitis Scott R. Pleasant Chapter121 Chronic Laminitis Andrew H. Parks, Stephen E. O'Grady Chapter 122 Ultrasound Imaging of the Distal Extremity Robert Van Wessum Chapter 123 Diagnostic Value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Horses with Foot Pain John G. Peloso, Lynn Hilt Chapter 124 Collateral Desmitis of the Coffin Joint Michael C. Schramme, Mark J. Matinelli Chapter 125 Deep Digital Flexor Tendon Injuries in the Foot Michael C. Schramme Chapter 126 Ossification of the Cartilages of the Foot(Sidebone) Sue Dyson Chapter 127 Rehabilitation Therapy Mimi Porter Section XThe Nervous System Chapter 128 Making a Neuroanatomic Diagnosis John H. Rossmeisl, Jr. Chapter 129 Diagnostic Imaging in Neurological Disease John Mattoon Chapter 130 Ataxia Allison J. Stewart Chapter 131 Equine Motor Neuron Disease Thomas J. Divers, Husni J. Mohamed Chapter 132 Alphaviral Encephalomyelitis (EEE, WEE, and VEE) Gabriela Suarez, Robert J. MacKay Chapter 133 West Nile Encephalitis Robert J. MacKay Chapter 134 Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis DebraC. Sellon Chapter 135 Atypical Myopathy Vincent Gerber, Dominique Votion Section XI The Eye Chapter 136 Equine Recurrent Uveitis Brian C. Gilger Chapter 137 Ocular Squamous Cell Carcinoma Elizabeth A. Giuliano Chapter 138 Eosinophilic Keratoconjunctivitis Jamie Schorling Chapter 139 Medical And Surgical Therapies for Ulcerative Keratitis Mary E. Utter, Dennis E. Brooks Chapter 140 Complications of Chronic Ocular Disease Kathryn L. Wotman, Mary E. Utter Chapter 141 Enucleation Brian C. Gilger Chapter 142 Intraocular Surgery Including Lens Replacement Wendy Townsend Chapter 143 Acute Care of Soft Tissue Injuries Involving the Eyelids, Ears, and Face Mathew P. Gerard Chapter 144 Electrodiagnostics for Retinal Disease Andras M. Komaromy Section XII The Integument Chapter 145 Topical Treatments for Skin Disease Paul B. Bloom Chapter 146 Insect Hypersensitivities Annette Peterson Chapter 147 Non-Neoplastic Nodular and Proliferative Lesions Beth

• ISBN: 978-1-4160-5475-7
• Editorial: Saunders
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 960
• Fecha Publicación: 28/12/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés