Instruments in Surgical Packs
CHAPTER 15 Instruments in Surgical Packs This chapter covers instruments that are included in most traditional surgery packs but do not fit the criteria necessary to be defined as a…
EQUINE MEDICINE
Restraint Equipment for Canines and Felines
CHAPTER 13 Restraint Equipment for Canines and Felines This chapter covers the instruments that are used to restrain dogs and cats. INSTRUMENT Feline Restraint Bag FUNCTION To hold a fractious…
Care of Instruments
CHAPTER 23 Care of Instruments Surgical instruments are designed to correct physical problems that require surgery. When a good-quality surgical instrument is used for the right job, that instrument should…
Perinatology
Chapter 14 Perinatology W.E. Vaala Consultant Editor P.L. Sertich Chapter contents INTRODUCTION ENDOCRINOLOGY OF THE PERIPARTURIENT PERIOD Gestation Progestogens Equine chorionic gonadotropin Estrogens Relaxin Prolactin Parturition Hormone assays PERIPARTURIENT COMPLICATIONS…
Intensive care medicine
Chapter 23 Intensive care medicine K.G. Magdesian Consultant Editor Chapter contents INTRODUCTION FLUID THERAPY Introduction Body water balance Assessment of hydration status and effective circulating volume Clinical examination Monitoring circulatory…
The hemolymphatic system
Chapter 9 The hemolymphatic system D.D. Morris Consultant Editor Chapter contents INTRODUCTION Hematopoiesis Hemostasis Coagulation Fibrinolysis ANEMIA Laboratory evaluation Blood loss anemia Hemolytic anemia Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia Neonatal isoerythrolysis Autoimmune…
The cardiovascular system
Chapter 8 The cardiovascular system C.M. Marr Consultant Editor J.M. Reimer Chapter contents INTRODUCTION CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM The circulatory system The heart Cardiac murmurs Diagnostic aids in…
The urinary system
Chapter 12 The urinary system D.C. Knottenbelt Consultant Editor Chapter contents INTRODUCTION Normal micturition GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE DIAGNOSIS OF URINARY TRACT DISEASE Rectal palpation Endoscopy Ultrasonography Renal biopsy Radiography…
Equine nutrition and metabolic diseases
Chapter 3 Equine nutrition and metabolic diseases P.A. Harris Consultant Editor M. Coenen, D. Frape, L.B. Jeffcott and H. Meyer Chapter contents INTRODUCTION GUIDE TO TYPICAL FEEDSTUFFS Cereals, sugar beet…
The lower respiratory tract
Chapter 7 The lower respiratory tract A.F. Clarke Consultant Editor P.M. Dixon, J.D. Slater and E.J. Stella Chapter contents INTRODUCTION DIAGNOSTIC APPROACHES TO LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES Introduction Clinical examination…
