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Reptile medicine and surgery in clinical practice /

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"This book is the ideal guide for the busy veterinarian treating occasional reptile cases. Designed as a quick reference, but with comprehensive coverage of all the topics needed for first opinion practice. Richly illustrated in colour throughout, the book presents the principles of reptile med...

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Other Authors: Doneley, Bob (Editor), Monks, Deborah, 1972- (Editor), Johnson, Robert, Dr (Editor), Carmel, Brendan (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley Blackwell, 2018.
Subjects:
Reptiles > Diseases.
Reptiles > Surgery.
Veterinary medicine.
Veterinary Medicine.
Reptiles.
Animal Diseases.
Surgery, Veterinary.
Table of Contents:
  • Taxonomy and introduction to common species
  • Anatomy and physiology of reptiles
  • Behaviour in the wild and in captivity
  • Husbandry and nutrition
  • Enclosure design
  • Lighting
  • Reproduction
  • Reptile paediatrics
  • Setting up and equipping a reptile practice
  • The reptile consultation
  • Diagnostic testing
  • Diagnostic imaging
  • Clinical techniques and supportive care
  • Reptile pharmacology
  • Nutritional and metabolic diseases
  • Infectious diseases and immunology
  • Differential diagnoses : a problem-based approach
  • Disorders of the integument
  • Diseases of the gastrointestinal system
  • Diseases of the cardiovascular system
  • Diseases of the respiratory system
  • Disorders of the reproductive system
  • Diseases of the urinary tract
  • Diseases of the nervous system
  • Disorders of the musculoskeletal system
  • Diseases of the organs of special senses
  • Analgesia and anaesthesia
  • Surgery
  • Turtle shell repair
  • Necropsy
  • Reptile parasitology in health and disease
  • Nursing the reptile patient
  • Euthanasia.