Current therapy in reptile medicine and surgery /

Current Therapy in Reptile Medicine and Surgery is a valuable reference that emphasizes topics of real clinical relevance in reptile and amphibian medicine. With details on therapeutic regimens, this text also features coverage of infectious diseases, anesthesia, surgery, and advances in biology and...

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Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Mader, Douglas R. (Editor), Divers, Stephen J. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier/Saunders, 2014.
Subjects:	Reptiles > Diseases. Captive reptiles > Diseases. Turtles > Diseases. Amphibians > Diseases. Veterinary anesthesia. Animals > Diseases. Reptiles. Amphibians. Animal Diseases Reptiles Amphibians Analgesia > veterinary Anesthesia > veterinary Surgical Procedures, Operative > veterinary Reptiles > Maladies. Reptiles en captivité > Maladies. Tortues > Maladies. Amphibiens > Maladies. Anesthésie (Médecine vétérinaire) Animaux > Maladies. Amphibiens. Amphibia (class) TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General. Animals > Diseases Amphibians > Diseases Captive reptiles > Diseases Reptiles > Diseases Turtles > Diseases Veterinary anesthesia Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Specialization in reptile medicine / Eric Klaphake
Advances in reptile medicine
Current herpetologic husbandry and products / Stephen L. Barten, Gregory J. Fleming
Common pathology and diseases seen in pet store reptiles / Drury R. Reavill, Chris Griffin
Clinical aspects of evolution in reptile medicine / James F.X. Wellehan Jr.
Molecular infectious disease diagnostics / James F.X. Wellehan, Jr.
Clinical virology / Rachel E. Marschang
Update on fungal infections in reptiles / Jean A. Paré
Therapeutics / Paul M. Gibbons
Clinical pathology / Terry W. Campbell
Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging / Jeanette Wyneken
Ultrasonography / Claudia Hochleithner, Mason Holland
Conditioning and behavioral training in reptiles / Gregory J. Fleming, Michelle L. Skurski
Advances in anesthesia, surgery, and analgesia
Anesthesia / Juergen Schumacher, Christoph Mans
Diagnostic endoscopy / Stephen J. Divers
Endoscope-assisted and endoscopic surgery / Stephen J. Divers
Vacuum-assisted wound closure in chelonians / Maud L. Marin, Terry M. Norton, Nancy S. Mettee
New techniques in chelonian shell repair / Gregory J. Fleming
Video telescopic operating microscope: a recent development in reptile microsurgery / Stephen J. Divers
Analgesia / Kurt K. Sladky
Advances in amphibian medicine
A new era of amphibian taxonomy / Jennifer B. Pramuk, Joseph R. Mendelson III
Exhibiting amphibians / Chad Peeling
Infectious diseases of amphibians: it isn't just redleg anymore / Allan P. Pessier
Chytridiomycosis / Allan P. Pessier
Short tongue syndrome and hypovitaminosis A / Allan P. Pessier
Ranavirus / Debra Lee Miller
Amphibian therapy / Kevin Wright
Advances in biology, conservation, law, and research
Reptiles and amphibians in laboratory animal medicine / Dorcas P. O'Rourke
Conservation issues / Charles J. Innis
Invasive and introduced reptiles and amphibians / Robert N. Reed, Kenneth L. Krysko
Techniques for working with wild reptiles / Terry M. Norton, Kimberly M. Andrews, Lora L. Smith
Forensics in reptile investigation / Melinda D. Merck, Douglas R. Mader
Developing your reptile medicine IQ: learning how to get the most from and contribute to the herpetological literature / Mark A. Mitchell
Reptile viruses / Rachel E. Marschang, Stephen J. Divers
Reptile formulary and laboratory normals / James W. Carpenter, Eric Klaphake, Paul M. Gibbons
Abridged formulary for amphibians / Kevin Wright, James W. Carpenter, Ryan S. DeVoe
Weights and measures conversions
Celsius versus Fahrenheit conversions
U.S./IU (blood values) conversion
Pharmacology abbreviations
Reptile and amphibian history form.