Clinical Canine and Feline Respiratory Medicine / Edition 1

by Lynelle R. Johnson

Overview

Clinical Canine and Feline Respiratory Medicine provides reliable information on the diagnosis and management of respiratory disease in a user-friendly format. With an emphasis on the features of the history and physical examination that aid in efficient diagnostic planning, the book is an accessible, readable resource for optimizing treatment of patients with diseases of the respiratory tract. Offering comprehensive, accessible coverage of respiratory disorders, Clinical Canine and Feline Respiratory Medicine is a useful practice guide and study aid for general practitioners and veterinary students.

Beginning with introductory chapters on the localization of disease, diagnostics, and therapeutics, the heart of the book focuses on the full range of respiratory diseases, including nasal disorders, diseases of airways, parenchymal diseases, pleural and mediastinal diseases, and vascular disorders.  Each chapter takes a common format with diseases subdivided by etiology into structural, infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic disorders. Clinical Canine and Feline Respiratory Medicine is a useful tool for students and practitioners engaged in studying, diagnosing, and treating respiratory disease.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813816715
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	05/18/2010
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Lynelle Johnson, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (Small Animal Internal Medicine), is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of California at Davis.

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Table of Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xi

1 Localization of Disease 3

2 Respiratory Diagnostics 13

3 Respiratory Therapeutics 38

4 Nasal Disorders 57

5 Diseases of Airways 92

6 Parenchymal Disease 125

7 Pleural and Mediastinal Disease 154

8 Vascular Disorders 178

Glossary 195

Index 198

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Marcella Ridgway, VMD, MS, DACVIM (University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine)
Description: This is a practical guide to the diagnosis and medical management of respiratory disorders of the dog and cat.
Purpose: The well-thought-out design makes the book an effective teaching tool and one that will encourage and support practitioners, especially the less experienced, in addressing respiratory disorders in their small animal patients.
Audience: The book is written to meet the needs of veterinary students and general practitioners and, by intent, excludes much of the detail that would be necessary for specialty training. The author's significant clinical and teaching experience has fostered a talent for identifying and meeting the needs of the intended audience.
Features: The initial chapters cover disease localization, diagnostic techniques, and treatment options for patients with respiratory disease. Subsequent chapters describe specific disease processes, including pathophysiology, characteristic signalment, history, examination findings, appropriate diagnostic testing, treatment, and prognosis, and are organized by region of the respiratory system (nose, airways, lung parenchyma, etc.) affected. The book is fully illustrated with pertinent examples of physical exam abnormalities, cytology, radiographs, and CT and endoscopic images. Although the resolution of some of the endoscopic images is not optimal (presumably acquired with older equipment), all present useful examples of disease processes.
Assessment: The character of this book is best captured by the phrase "cut to the chase." It is masterfully written to present all pertinent information with a remarkable economy of words, providing a thorough but concise guide to clinical respiratory medicine in the dog and cat.

Doody's Review Service

Reviewer: Marcella D Ridgway, VMD, MS, DACVIM (University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine)
Description: This is a practical guide to the diagnosis and medical management of respiratory disorders of the dog and cat.
Purpose: The well-thought-out design makes the book an effective teaching tool and one that will encourage and support practitioners, especially the less experienced, in addressing respiratory disorders in their small animal patients.
Audience: The book is written to meet the needs of veterinary students and general practitioners and, by intent, excludes much of the detail that would be necessary for specialty training. The author's significant clinical and teaching experience has fostered a talent for identifying and meeting the needs of the intended audience.
Features: The initial chapters cover disease localization, diagnostic techniques, and treatment options for patients with respiratory disease. Subsequent chapters describe specific disease processes, including pathophysiology, characteristic signalment, history, examination findings, appropriate diagnostic testing, treatment, and prognosis, and are organized by region of the respiratory system (nose, airways, lung parenchyma, etc.) affected. The book is fully illustrated with pertinent examples of physical exam abnormalities, cytology, radiographs, and CT and endoscopic images. Although the resolution of some of the endoscopic images is not optimal (presumably acquired with older equipment) , all present useful examples of disease processes.
Assessment: The character of this book is best captured by the phrase "cut to the chase." It is masterfully written to present all pertinent information with a remarkable economy of words, providing a thorough but concise guide to clinical respiratory medicine in the dog and cat.

Doody Reviews