Saunders Solutions in Veterinary Practice: Small Animal Gastroenterology

Saunders Solutions in Veterinary Practice: Small Animal Gastroenterology

By Rob Foale and Jackie Demetriou

Saunders Solutions in Veterinary Practice: Small Animal Gastroenterology PDF. Saunders Solutions in Veterinary Practice consists of a series of practical handbooks on selected medical topics on specific veterinary problems. Case-based, this series is aimed at the small animal veterinary practitioner who has qualified less than 10 years and needs quick access to information and wants to increase his/her confidence on handling that range of cases that cover the spectrum that lies between the simple routine first opinion case and the referral.
Saunders Solutions in Veterinary Practice provides additional knowledge that leads to improved skills and practice for veterinary practitioners. Not only practitioners, but also veterinary students nearing the end of their course will find this series very useful to brush up their knowledge in a particular area. The volumes are also written with the veterinary nurse in mind with a particular interest in a specific topic, using ‘Nurse Boxes’ in the text to guide them to the specific information they need.

  • New approach: clinical cases offering examination, treatment options, clinical tips relevant for the general small animal veterinary practitioner – all case descriptions based on common template
  • Offers synoptic, easy accessible and essential information
  • Provides essential information on selected topics
  • Authorship ensures accuracy of information
  • Relevant to all general practitioners
  • Written to increase the skill and practice the general veterinary practitioner
  • Intend to meet CPD-need, but focus on: differential diagnosis and practical case handling
  • Offers self-assessment features at the end of every chapter making it relevant for veterinary students as well
  • Broad readership: practitioners and students indicated in the text by ‘ Notes for Vets’; nurses indicated in the text by ‘Notes for Nurses’ and pet owners indicated in the text by ‘ Notes for Pet Owners’
  • Handy format with flexi cover
  • Species covered to be limited to cats, dogs and rabbits
  • Full colour throughout
Table of Contents

Introduction

1. How to obtain the perfect biopsy

2. Principles of cancer surgery

3. Principles of cancer chemotherapy

4. Principles of cancer radiotherapy

5. The cancer patient with halitosis and/or nasal discharge

6. The cancer patient with halitosis and/or hypersalivation

7. The coughing and/or dyspnoeic cancer patient

8. The dysphagic/gagging/retching cancer patient

9. The vomiting and/or diarrhoeic cancer patient

10. The haematochezic or dyschezic cancer patient

11. The anaemic cancer patient

12. The polydipsic cancer patient

13. The haematuric/stranguric/dysuric cancer patient

14. The lame cancer patient

15. The cancer patient with lumps and bumps

Appendices

Multiple choice questions

MCQs – Answers

Appendix 1: World Health Organization clinical staging scheme for lymphoma in domestic animals

Appendix 2: Chemotherapy protocols

Appendix 3: Protocol for a water deprivation test

Appendix 4: Daily calorie calculations for dogs and cats

Appendix 5: Protocol for performing a prostatic wast

Appendix 6: Suppliers list

Index

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