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

Authored by Erin Beasley, Graham Munroe, and François-René Bertin, this concise and practical textbook provides veterinary students and practitioners with essential information on equine medicine and surgery, focusing on the nervous system, eyes, cardiovascular disorders, and haemolymphatic systems.

Structured for Easy Learning

The book is designed for an international readership, presenting core information in a clear, concise, and easily digestible format. Extensive use of bullet points, tables, flow charts, diagrams, lists, protocols, and illustrations enables readers to quickly absorb and understand complex concepts.

A Logical and Clinical-Based Approach

This textbook is part of a five-book series that extracts and updates key information from Munroe’s Equine Surgery, Reproduction, and Medicine, Second Edition. It adopts a logical and straightforward clinical-based approach, detailing clinical anatomy, physical clinical examination techniques, diagnostic techniques, and normal parameters. The emphasis is on providing practical information suitable for general practitioners, with minimal coverage of advanced techniques.

Comprehensive Coverage of Key Systems

The book provides in-depth coverage of the following systems:

• Nervous System: detailed discussion of the neurological exam, diagnostic tests, and diseases, categorized into congenital, infectious, traumatic, toxin-induced, and miscellaneous causes.
• Eyes: examination of the eye, diagnostic tests, and procedures, followed by a discussion of congenital/neonatal, neoplastic, infectious, inflammatory, neurological, and parasitic disorders.
• Cardiovascular Disorders: cardiological examination, diagnostic tests, arrhythmias, congenital and acquired cardiac diseases, pericardial disease, and miscellaneous cardiovascular diseases.
• Haemolymphatic Systems: diagnostic approaches, laboratory aids, anaemia, haemostasis disorders, infections, and neoplasia.

Ideal for Veterinary Students, Nurses, and Practitioners

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

Publication Details:

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication Date: February 9, 2024
• Language: English