Main description:

Saunders Solutions in Veterinary Practice consists of a series of practical handbooks on selected medical topics on specific veterinary problems. Case-based, this series is aimed at the small animal veterinary practitioner who has qualified less than 10 years and needs quick access to information and wants to increase his/her confidence on handling that range of cases that cover the spectrum that lies between the simple routine first opinion case and the referral.
Saunders Solutions in Veterinary Practice provides additional knowledge that leads to improved skills and practice for veterinary practitioners. Not only practitioners, but also veterinary students nearing the end of their course will find this series very useful to brush up their knowledge in a particular area. The volumes are also written with the veterinary nurse in mind with a particular interest in a specific topic, using 'Nurse Boxes' in the text to guide them to the specific information they need.

Contents:

Introduction

Preface

Acknowledgements

Section 1 The fundamentals

1 Major body system examination

2 Shock and dehydration

3 Emergency database interpretation

4 Parenteral fluid therapy

5 Analgesia for the emergency patient

6 Oxygen supplementation

Section 2 Problem-orientated approach

7 Abnormal urine or urination

8 Acute abdomen

9 Acute diarrhoea

10 Acute red eye and pain

11 Acute vomiting

12 Cardiac dysrhythmias

13 Collapse

14 Cyanosis

15 Head tilt and nystagmus

16 Hyperthermia and pyrexia

17 Hypothermia

18 Jaundice

19 Pallor and approach to anaemia

20 Pelvic limb paresis and paralysis

21 Petechiae and ecchymoses

22 Regurgitation

23 Respiratory distress

24 Seizures

25 Sudden loss of vision

26 Urticaria, angioedema and anaphylaxis

27 Wounds and open fractures

Section 3 Specific disorders

28 The trauma patient

29 The acute abdomen

30 Toxicological emergencies

31 Cardiovascular emergencies

32 Respiratory emergencies

33 Haematological and haemostatic emergencies

34 Endocrine emergencies

35 Ocular emergencies

36 Urinary tract emergencies

37 Dystocia

38 Heatstroke

Section 4 Additional topics

39 Notes on sedation and general anaesthesia (with Simon Ripoll)

40 Notes on transfusion medicine

41 Notes on paediatric medicine

APPENDICES

MCQs

MCQs - Answers

Appendix 1 Drug formulary

Appendix 2 Procedures - equipment and techniques

Index