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Written by today's leading experts, this book keeps practitioners completely current with the latest in disease management of horses, taking a clear and practical approach ideal for daily equine practice. Arranged by subject for efficient searching, each topic covers clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. Practitioners gain quick access to information about conditions and disorders encompassing behavior, cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology, infectious diseases, laboratory tests, musculoskeletal, neonatology, neurology, ophthalmology, respiratory, theriogenology, toxicology, and urinary diseases.
Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Equine, Third Edition enhances the practitioner's skills in evidence-based treatment planning, and is unmatched for its comprehensive coverage of more than 500 diseases and conditions. This handy, practical guide will help cut down on time spent navigating through other resources, so that equine veterinarians and veterinary students can study, diagnose, and treat with greater efficacy.
Key Features
* The premier all-in-one equine resource designed specifically for quick information retrieval
* Divided into identically formatted topics for easy searching by alphabetical listing or by body system
* Coverage of more than 500 diseases and conditions
* Fast access to the accumulated wisdom of hundreds of veterinary experts
* Includes a companion website with 43 editable client handouts, 3 video clips, 8 color images, and select further reading
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Abdominal Distention in the Adult Horse 1
Abdominal Hernia in Adult Horses* 4
Abdominocentesis--Increased Peritoneal Fluid 5
Abnormal Estrus Intervals 7
Abnormal Scrotal Enlargement 9
Abnormal Testicular Size 11
Abortion, Spontaneous, Infectious 13
Abortion, Spontaneous, Noninfectious 16
Acer rubrum (Red Maple) Toxicosis 19
Acidosis, Metabolic 20
Acidosis, Respiratory 22
Actinobacillosis 24
Acute Adult Abdominal Pain--Acute Colic 25
Acute Epiglottiditis 27
Acute Hepatitis in Adult Horses (Theiler Disease)* 28
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and Acute Renal Failure (ARF) 30
Acute-Phase Response 32
Adenovirus 33
Adrenal Insufficiency* 34
Aflatoxicosis 35
African Horse Sickness 36
Agalactia/Hypogalactia 37
Aggression 39
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) 42
Alkalosis, Metabolic 44
Alkalosis, Respiratory 45
Alopecia 46
Amitraz Toxicosis 49
Ammonia, Hyperammonemia 50
Amylase, Lipase, and Trypsin 52
Anaerobic Bacterial Infections 53
Anaphylaxis 55
Anemia 57
Anemia, Chronic Disease 59
Anemia, Heinz Body 60
Anemia, Immune Mediated* 62
Anemia, Iron Deficiency 64
Anestrus 65
Angular Limb Deformity 67
Anhidrosis 69
Anorexia and Decreased Food Intake* 70
Anthrax 72
Anticoagulant Rodenticide Toxicosis 73
Anuria/Oliguria 74
Aortic Regurgitation 76
Aortic Rupture 78
Aortoiliac Thrombosis 81
Arsenic Toxicosis 82
Artificial Insemination 83
Arytenoid Chondropathy 86
Ascarid Infestation 88
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) 89
Aspiration Pneumonia 91
Atheroma of the False Nostril 92
Atopic Dermatitis* 93
Atrial Fibrillation 96
Atrial Septal Defect 99
Atypical Myopathy 101
Aural Plaques 102
Azotemia and Uremia 103
Back Pain 105
Bacteremia/Sepsis 106
Bacterial Dermatitis--Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci 108
Bile Acids 110
Bilirubin (Hyperbilirubinemia) 111
Biosecurity, Disinfectants in the Breeding Shed 113
Blood and Plasma Transfusion Reactions 115
Blood Culture 117
Blue-Green Algae 119
Bordetella bronchiseptica 120
Botulism 121
Bradyarrhythmias 123
Broad Ligament Hematoma 124
Brucellosis 125
Bruxism 126
Burdock Pappus Bristle Keratopathy 128
Calcific Band Keratopathy 129
Calcium, Hypercalcemia 130
Calcium, Hypocalcemia 132
Cantharidin Toxicosis 134
Cardiotoxic Plants 136
Castration, Henderson Castration Instrument 138
Castration, Routine 139
Centaurea and Acroptilon Toxicosis 140
Cerebellar Abiotrophy 141
Cervical Lesions 142
Cervical Vertebral Malformation 145
Cestrum diurnum Toxicosis* 146
Chloride, Hyperchloremia 147
Chloride, Hypochloremia 148
Cholelithiasis* 149
Chorioretinitis 150
Chronic Diarrhea* 151
Chronic Kidney Disease 153
Chronic Progressive Lymphedema 155
Chronic Weight Loss 156
Cleft Palate 157
Clitoral Enlargement 158
Clostridial Myositis 159
Clostridium difficile Infection 161
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THE EDITOR JEAN-PIERRE LAVOIE, DVM, DACVIM, is a full professor in Equine Internal Medicine and Associate Dean of Research at the Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire at the University of Montreal in St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada and an adjunct professor at the Department of Medicine at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
