Equine Medicine and Surgery: A Comprehensive Guide for Veterinary Students and Practitioners

Authored by a team of expert veterinarians, including Franois-Ren Bertin, Antonio Cruz, Andy Durham, Derek Knottenbelt, and Graham Munroe, this concise and practical textbook provides essential information on equine medicine and surgery, focusing on skin, urinary, liver, and endocrine diseases.

International Relevance and Clinical-Based Approach

Designed for an international readership, this book presents core information in an easily digestible and precise form, using a range of visual aids such as bullet points, tables, flow charts, diagrams, lists, protocols, and extensive illustrations. As part of a five-book series, it extracts and updates key information from Munro’s Equine Surgery, Reproduction, and Medicine, Second Edition, distilling best practices in a logical and straightforward clinical-based approach.

Clinical Anatomy and Physical Examination Techniques

The book covers clinical anatomy and physical clinical examination techniques, as well as diagnostic techniques and normal parameters, emphasizing the tools regularly available to general practitioners with minimal information on advanced techniques.

Comprehensive Coverage of Equine Diseases

The liver section is divided into clinical evaluation, diagnostic tests, possible causes, and treatment options. The diagnostic approach to endocrine disease is followed by specific diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary gland, equine metabolic syndrome, and other miscellaneous disorders.

The approach to urinary tract problems includes information on diagnostic tests and imaging, renal diseases, and diseases of the ureter, bladder, and urethra. The approach to skin disease is discussed in detail, including relevant diagnostic tests, and individual skin diseases are covered under the headings of genetic, infectious, immune-mediated, nutritional, endocrine, idiopathic, traumatic, and neoplastic causes.

Additionally, the book covers skin wounds, burns, and infections of synovial structures.

Ideal for Veterinary Students and Practitioners

This comprehensive guide is perfect for veterinary students on clinical placements with horses, as well as practitioners needing a quick reference on the ground. Its concise and practical approach makes it an essential resource for anyone involved in equine medicine and surgery.

Product Details

Publication Date: January 26, 2024

Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition

Language: English

Pages: (based on ISBN 1032592265)