Small Animal Abdominal & Metabolic Disorders: Self-Assessment Color Review PDF

Preface

Veterinary medicine continues to evolve and progress as concepts change, new disorders are recognized and novel diagnostic approaches are reported. This book brings together a wide variety of cases and clinical situations which relate to disorders of the abdominal cavity in a question and answer format. These cases are presented in different ways and relate to the highly individual approach to cases by each of the wide variety of specialist authors who have contributed to the text. The book should be useful to all veterinary surgeons and students and provides a rich mix of material ranging from relatively simple cases to complex and controversial subjects. It is hoped that the text will not only serve to test the ability of the reader but also be informative.

The cases primarily draw on diseases affecting organs of the abdominal cavity, although non-abdominal disorders primarily relating to endocrine problems, and occasional muscular, neurological and dermatological disorders, are also included. The different subject areas are randomly mixed throughout the book. The Broad Classification of Cases (below) and the Index (page 191) can be used to find specific areas of interest. Normal biochemical and haematological values are listed in the Appendix (page 189). The results within the body of the text use SI units, but old units are included in the Appendix along with conversion factors. The abbreviations used within the text are listed on the inside of the front cover.