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Equine emergencies : treatment and procedures /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Orsini, James A.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Divers, Thomas J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders/Elsevier, [2008]
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Horse Diseases > diagnosis.
Emergencies > veterinary.
Emergency Treatment > veterinary.
Horse Diseases > therapy.
Handbooks.
Ebooks.
Veterinary emergencies.
Horses > Diseases > Treatment.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Blood collection
  • Medication administration
  • Intravenous catheter placement
  • Intraosseous infusion technique
  • Regional perfusion
  • Bacterial, fungal, and viral infection diagnoses
  • Biopsy techniques
  • Endoscopy techniques
  • General principles and system and organ examination
  • Cardiovascular system
  • Gastrointestinal system
  • Integumentary system
  • Liver failure and hemolytic anemia
  • Blood coagulation disorders
  • Musculoskeletal system
  • Nervous system
  • Ophthalmology
  • Reproductive system
  • Respiratory system
  • Urinary system
  • Neonatology
  • Perinatology/monitoring the pregnant mare
  • Foal resuscitation
  • Shock and systemic inflammatory response syndrome
  • Shock and temperature-related problems
  • Emergency measurement of complete blood cell count, serum chemistry, blood gases, and body fluids
  • Cytology
  • Toxicology
  • Laminitis (founder)
  • Disaster medicine
  • Pain management
  • Anesthesia for field emergencies and euthanasia
  • Nutritional guidelines for the injured, hospitalized, and postsurgical patient
  • Emergency diseases seen in Europe
  • Emergency diseases seen in Australia and New Zealand
  • Emergency diseases seen in South America
  • Emergency diseases seen in the Middle East
  • Foot emergencies
  • Mules and donkeys
  • Contagious and zoonotic diseases
  • Biosecurity
  • Emergency conditions in the show horse
  • Bullfight injuries
  • Equine emergency drugs : approximate dosages and adverse drug reactions
  • Appendix 1 : reference values
  • Appendix 2 : calculations in emergency care
  • Appendix 3 : equivalents
  • Appendix 4 : product manufacturers
  • Appendix 5 : long bone physeal fusion times and growth plate closures
  • Appendix 6 : adverse drug reactions
  • Appendix 7 : specific acute drug reactions and recommended treatments