This text on equine internal medicine reviews anatomy, physiology, and patho-physiology of disease in all body systems, as well as principles of therapy and nutrition. Divided into two sections it features up-to-date coverage of diagnosis and treatment, including separate chapters on cardiology, respiratory-system diseases, toxicology, infections and many other subjects. Section one is devoted to in-depth discussions of the basic pathological mechanisms responsible for the development of medical disorders in horses. These discussions include mention of specific conditions or diseases that may clinically manifest by the problem described. Section two addresses the clinical characteristics of individual disease and their therapy and management.
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Höhe: 286 mm
Breite: 222 mm
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978-0-7216-3524-8 (9780721635248)
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Section One: Mechanisms of Disease and Principles of Treatment. The Equine Immune System. Mechanisms of Infectious Disease. Clinical Approach to Commonly Encountered Problems. Pharmacologic Principles. Clinical Nutrition. Section Two: Diseases of Specific Body Systems. Respiratory System. Cardiovascular Disease. Musculoskeletal Disease. Neurologic Disease. Diseases of the Skin. Diseases of the Hemolymphatic System. Gastrointestinal Disease. Diseases of the Liver. Equine Ophthalmology. Diseases of the Reproductive Tract. The Urinary System. Endocrine Disease. Diseases of Foals. Toxicologic Problems. Index.
