Quick Reference to Veterinary Medicine - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0397516088 ISBN 13: 9780397516087

Publisher: Blackwell Pub, 2000

Synopsis

Now in its revised, updated Third Edition, this handy quick-reference guide provides easy and rapid access to the facts needed in daily small-animal practice. The book is written in outline format and organized to help the veterinarian quickly recognize signs and symptoms, formulate a differential diagnosis, select and interpret laboratory tests, choose a therapy, and find additional reference material. Major sections cover clinical signs and client complaints; laboratory abnormalities; principles of fluid, osmotic, and electrolyte balance; systems disturbances; and special topics.New chapters in the Third Edition cover behavioral disturbances, pain and pain management, dental and periodontal disorders, geriatrics, and cancer. Other problems addressed for the first time in this edition include splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, ataxia, polycythemia, and thyroid disorders. All chapters from the previous edition have been thoroughly updated.

About this title

About the Author

William R. Fenner, DVM, ACVIM and Terence A. Olive, DVM.

From the Back Cover

When you need quick access to the facts that will have you diagnose and treat common complaints and diseases in small animals, look for Fenner's Quick Reference to Veterinary Medicine, Third Edition.

The format of this quick-reference guide is designed to guide you to a diagnosis, offer you help in choosing a mode of treatment, and provide you with guidelines for locating additional reference material.

This new edtion of Quick Reference to Veterinary Medicine, Third Edition, offers you the following features:

• Outline Format to quickly locate important material


• Improved organization based on how you approach the patient, so it's more applicable to your work


• Chapter Thumb Tabs that have been added for quick retrieval of information


• Table of Contents that is now more detailed with key chapter headings

Plus, new chapters cover these key topics:

• Behavioral Disorders


• Physical Examination of the Geriatric Dog and Cat


• Clinical Approach to the Cancer Patient

Quick Reference to Veterinary Medicine, Third Edition, is the perfect companion for the busy practitioner or student seeking a reliable reference for diagnosing and treating common complaints and diseases in small animals.

Edition details

• Publisher: Blackwell Pub
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0397516088
• ISBN 13: 9780397516087
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 731
• Editor: Fenner William R.