Main description:

Cardiology for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses is a comprehensive resource for veterinary technicians and nurses working with cardiovascular patients in veterinary practice. * Offers a complete reference to veterinary cardiology targeted at veterinary technicians and nurses, summarizing fundamental knowledge on cardiovascular disease * Covers dogs, cats, horses, ruminants, and camelids * Provides information ranging from introductory to advanced for a thorough guide to cardiac conditions * Presents detailed procedures for common cardiac catheterization techniques, including supplies required * Includes photographs and illustrations to depict the concepts described

Contents:

Contents List of Contributors ix Foreword xi List of Abbreviations xv Introduction: Why Animals have a Circulatory System 1 H. Edward Durham Jr Section I Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology 5 Cardiac Anatomy 7 H. Edward Durham Jr Basic Cardiac Physiology 23 H. Edward Durham Jr and June A. Boon Section II Diagnostics 43 History and Physical Examination 45 H. Edward Durham Jr Electrocardiography 63 Shari Hemsley Thoracic Radiography 111 DeborahM. Fine Echocardiography and Doppler Study 133 Michelle St John and H. Edward Durham Jr Blood Pressure Measurement and Systemic Hypertension 179 H. Edward Durham Jr Angiography 199 Barbara P. Brewer Cardiac Biomarkers 225 Kristin Hohnadel Section III Cardiac Diseases 231 Congenital Heart Diseases 233 H. Edward Durham Jr Acquired Heart Diseases 277 Stacey Leach Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Neoplasia 301 AnneMyers Section IV Therapies and Interventions 315 Pathophysiology of Heart Failure 317 H. Edward Durham Jr and June A. Boon Drugs for Cardiac Therapy 329 Kathryn J. Atkinson Treatment of Cardiac Disease 351 Robert Schutrumpf III Interventional Therapies 367 Anna McManamey, AnneMyers, and H. Edward Durham Jr Section V Large Animal Cardiology 405 Equine Cardiology 407 H. Edward Durham Jr Ruminant and Camelid Cardiology 443 Mark Harmon Appendix 459 Index