Notes on Small Animal Dermatology

Informationen zum Autor Judith Joyce BVetMed, Cert SAD, MRCVS, has put her 28 years of small animal dermatology experience into this highly practical book. She currently works at the Croft Veterinary Hospital, Northumberland, UK, and is responsible for first opinion dermatology service throughout the practice as well as seeing dermatology referrals from surrounding practices. . Klappentext Part of the popular 'Notes On' series, this book is full of practical advice and information on diagnosing and treating common dermatological problems in small animals. The rapid reference format is designed to help you locate information as quickly as possible.Information on common dermatological complaints is offered in different ways to meet a variety of needs. Firstly a problem-orientated perspective is provided, and then a disease-based perspective looking at what underlying problems cause particular diseases. This is followed by a section that looks at dermatological disease by anatomical location, and a section that outlines different treatments.* Supplemented with full-colour photographs throughout to aid diagnosis* Detailed flow-diagrams illustrate the problem-orientated approach* Text is laid out in note form for ease of referenceThis book is ideal for veterinary students, new practitioners and established professionals who need a quick refresher. Zusammenfassung This new addition to the popular Notes On series is full of practical advice and information on diagnosing and treating common dermatological problems in small animals. It takes both a problem-orientated approach with detailed flow charts to illustrate and a disease-based approach. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Author xi Introduction xiii PART ONE The Chairs Role and Career Path 1. In the Trenches 3 2. Preparing for the Chairs Role 14 3. Assessing What Kind of Department Chair You Are 23 4. Serving as an Untenured Department Chair 34 5. Coexisting with a Former Chair 41 6. Creating a Career Plan 49 7. Returning to the Faculty 58 8. Seeking Higher Administrative Positions 66 9. A Scenario Analysis on the Chairs Role and Career Path 75 PART TWO Departmental Management and Politics 10. Understanding Departmental Ethics and Politics 85 11. Chairing Small Departments 92 12. Chairing Large Departments 99 13. Setting Course Rotations and Schedules 108 14. Making Decisions 114 15. Setting Annual Themes 124 16. Creating Departmental Centers for Excellence in Teaching and Learning 132 17. A Scenario Analysis on Departmental Management and Politics 142 PART THREE The Chairs Role in Searches, Hiring, and Firing 18. Writing Job Descriptions and Position Announcements 157 19. Understanding the Chairs Role in the Search Process 168 20. Interviewing Candidates 176 21. Letting Someone Go 188 22. A Scenario Analysis on Hiring and Firing 196 PART FOUR Mentoring Challenges and Opportunities for Department Chairs 23. Helping Faculty Members Sharpen Their Focus 205 24. Coaching Faculty Members to Increase Productivity 211 25. Promoting a More Collegial Department 217 26. Coping with Passive-Aggressive Behavior 224 27. Resolving Chronic Complaints 231 28. Addressing Staff Conflicts 240 29. Overcoming Conflicts 247 30. A Scenario Analysis onMentoring Challenges 257 PART FIVE The Chairs Role in Faculty Development 31. Facilitating a Positive First-Year Faculty Experience 267 32. Coaching Faculty in Writing Effective Resumes 274 33. Creating an Effective Professional Development Plan 279 34. Creating an Effective Teaching Portfolio 290 35. Creating an Effective Course Syllabus 302 36. Promoting Creativity in Teaching and Learning 309 37. A Scenario Analysis on Faculty Development 317 PART SIX Best Practices in Evaluation and Assessment 38. Creating Written Evaluations 327 39. Conducting Oral Evaluation Sessions 337 40. Writing Letters of Recommendation 343 41. Doing Assessment Ef...

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section 1: The Basic Tools
 
Chapter 1
 
Terminology and Glossary
 
Chapter 2
 
Lesions
 
Chapter 3
 
Investigation and Diagnosis
 
3.1 History
 
3.2 Clinical examination
 
3.3 Examination for ectoparasites
 
3.4 Cytology
 
3.5 Skin biopsies
 
3.6 Fungal examination
 
3.7 Examinations for bacteria and yeasts
 
3.8 Allergy testing
 
3.9 Tests for endocrine disease
 
Section 2: Problem-Orientated Approach
 
Chapter 4
 
The Pruritic Patient
 
4.1 Causes of pruritus
 
4.2 The pruritic dog
 
4.3 The more mature patient
 
4.4 The pruritic cat
 
4.5 Clinical approach to the pruritic cat
 
Chapter 5
 
The Scaling Patient
 
5.1 Mild scaling
 
5.2 Primary scaling problems
 
5.3 Secondary scaling problems
 
5.4 The most common cause of scaling conditions are parasites
 
5.5 Localisation of scaling disorders
 
5.6 Dermatophytosis
 
5.7 Bacterial and yeast infections
 
5.8 Systemic disease
 
5.9 Endocrine disease
 
5.10 Mild scaling
 
5.11 And non-responsive scaling dermatoses or those with an unusual presentation where scaling is the most prominent clinical sign
 
5.12 Immune-mediated disease
 
5.13 Primary genetic scaling disorders
 
5.14 Hypersensitivity dermatitis
 
5.15 Treatment of scaling disorders
 
Chapter 6
 
The Alopecic Patient
 
6.1 Congenital or acquired hairloss
 
6.2 Pattern alopecias
 
6.3 Traumatic hairloss
 
6.4 Inflammatory hairloss
 
6.5 Screen for alopecia due to systemic disease
 
6.6 Paraneoplastic alopecia
 
6.7 Endocrine alopecia
 
6.8 Biopsy
 
6.9 Non-endocrine alopecias
 
6.10 Long-term palliative treatment is usually necessary in alopecic skin conditions to address secondary complications
 
Chapter 7
 
Management of Diseases Presenting with Spots (Papules, Pustules, Vesicles and Bullae)
 
7.1 Young animals
 
7.2 Severe/recurrent or persistent lesions
 
7.3 Investigation of papular disease
 
7.4 Investigation of vesicular disease
 
7.5 Investigation of pustular disease
 
7.6 Folliculitis
 
Chapter 8
 
Approach to Changes in Pigmentation
 
8.1 Changes in pigmentation may be generalised or may be localised in specific patterns
 
8.2 Secondary changes in pigmentation should be differentiated from primary changes
 
8.3 Generalised hyperpigmentation may occur in some endocrine and non-endocrine conditions
 
8.4 Pigmentary change may be benign and/or transient
 
8.5 Loss of pigmentation of the skin
 
8.6 Reddening of the skin
 
8.7 Increase in pigmentation
 
8.8 Loss of pigmentation of hair coat
 
8.9 Early histopathological examination is essential
 
8.10 Some lesions cannot always be definitively diagnosed on biopsy
 
Chapter 9
 
Management of Raised and Ulcerative Skin Lesions
 
9.1 Papular pustular and vesicular disease
 
9.2 Eosinophilic granuloma complex
 
9.3 Cytology or histopathology
 
9.4 Treatment of neoplastic disease
 
9.5 Raised lesions due to micro-organisms
 
9.6 Definitive diagnosis reached
 
9.7 Chronic inflammatory and bacteria/fungal lesions
 
Section 3: Aetiological Approach
 
Chapter 10
 
Diseases Caused by Ectoparasites
 
10.1 Dog
 
10.2 Cats
 
10.3 Rabbit<

Bericht

Clinical Pathology for the Veterinary Team will help experienced veterinary technicians set up various clinical laboratory diagnostic tests. It provides a good explanation of basic laboratory practices, the underlying concepts of many laboratory tests, and the physiology of common disease conditions. This book is well worth the price. (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, December 2010) This book provides a good overall summary of basic clinical pathology in small animals. Although it is fairly short and concise, it contains all the necessary relevant information and includes a CD that takes readers thorough six complicated cases, step by step. This is a useful book that would be a handy reference to have in a practice. It is easy to read, concise, and informative. Although it is aimed at small animal veterinary teams, it includes limited information about large animal species, which is important for a good, general understanding. (Doodys, December 2010) Clinical Pathology for the Veterinary Team offers a fine recourse for technical team members involved in clinical diagnostic evaluation. Machinery calibration, normal anatomy, clinical diagnostics and more are revealed in chapters that provide key technical information for Obtaining and evaluating samples, surveying the disease process, the progress of identification and treatment, and including a DVD with interactive cases. Vet collections need this! (THE MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW, November 2010) Rosenfeld, a veterinarian who is associated with an education corporation that specializes in seminar training for the hospital team, and Dial (veterinary science and microbiology, U. of Arizona) provide a resource for technical veterinary team members performing clinical diagnostic evaluation in small animal lab work. (Book News, September 2010) ReviewUpdater-Profile-29@1326747470438

Produktdetails

• Autoren: J Joyce, Judith Joyce, Judith (Crofts Veterinary Centre) Joyce, Joyce Judith
• Verlag: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.07.2010
• EAN: 9781405134972
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-3497-2
• Seiten: 376
• Serien: Notes on; Notes On
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Medizin > Veterinärmedizin; Veterinärmedizin, Dermatologie, veterinary medicine, Veterinärmedizin f. Kleintiere, Veterinary Medicine - Small Animal General, Veterinärmedizin / Dermatologie, Veterinary Dermatology