Chapter 23 Anesthesia Principles and Monitoring Benjamin M. Brainard and Erik H. Hofmeister Anesthesia Principles and Monitoring Command of the pharmacologic principles of uptake and distribution is essential for understanding…
Chapter 85 Diaphragmatic Hernias Geraldine B. Hunt and Kenneth A. Johnson Anatomy The diaphragm is a musculotendinous partition that separates the abdominal and thoracic organs, assists in ventilation, and has…
Chapter 30 Medical Conditions of the Nervous System Scott J. Schatzberg and Peter P. Nghiem The past decade has been marked by a dramatic increase in the availability of advanced…
Chapter 73 Osteochondrosis Gert J. Breur and Nicolaas E. Lambrechts Definition and Classification Osteochondrosis is a term used to indicate a common developmental condition of growth cartilages in skeletally immature…
Chapter 16 Surgical Modalities Laser, Radiofrequency, Ultrasonic, and Electrosurgery Jill E. Sackman Energy is a fundamental tool of modern surgery. Transduction of energy can take many forms; however, most energy-based…
Chapter 120 Adrenal Glands Christopher A. Adin and Richard W. Nelson The widespread availability of abdominal ultrasonography has led to increased detection of adrenal masses in human and veterinary medicine….
Chapter 40 Tissues of the Musculoskeletal System Stuart Bliss, Jeremy J. Rawlinson and Rory Todhunter In vertebrates, the musculoskeletal system is composed of specialized connective tissues that together dictate general…
Chapter 25 Introduction to Oncologic Surgery for the General Surgeon James P. Farese, Nicholas J. Bacon, Julius M. Liptak and Kelvin Kow Animals with cancer often have very advanced (locally…
