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BSAVA Manual of Small Animal Cardiorespiratory Medicine

There has been an explosion of interest and knowledge in the fields of cardiac and respiratory disorders and their treatment. Diagnostic techniques such as ultrasound examination are becoming more widely available and are increasing the opportunity for non-invasive diagnosis. Veterinary surgeons in practice will find this volume a rich source of information, both to maintain knowledge and also to stimulate interest in new clinical skills and diagnostic techniques.

Problem-oriented approach
Diagnosis and treatment of disorders from pharyngeal paralysis to diaphragmatic hernia
In-depth coverage of diagnostic techniques
Medical and surgical aspects
Specially commissioned illustrations

Content
Anatomical background; Pathophysiology of respiratory disease; Pathophysiology of heart failure; History and physical examination; Diagnostic aids; Specialist techniques; Differential diagnosis of dyspnoea; Differential diagnosis of coughing; Syncope, collapse and episodic weakness; Cardiac murmurs and abnormal sounds; Arrhythmias; Left heart failure; Right heart failure; Congenital heart disease; Laryngeal disorders; Tracheobronchial disease; Pulmonary parenchymal disorders; Pleural and mediastinal disease; Specific feline cardiopulmonary conditions; Oxygen therapy; Medical therapy of cardiac conditions; Medical therapy of respiratory conditions; Anaesthesia for thoracic surgery; Approaches to the thorax; Laryngeal surgery; Surgery of the trachea and bronchi; Surgery of the heart and pericardium; Pulmonary surgery; Thoracic drainage; Surgery of pleural and mediastinal disease; Thoracic cage defects; Index.

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Contributors
Dawn Merton Boothe, USA; Janice McIntosh Bright, USA; Serena Brownlie, UK; Eddie Clutton, UK; Malcolm Cobb, UK; Brendan Corcoran, UK; Peter Darke, UK; Joanna Dukes McEwan, UK; David Fowler, Canada; Anne French, UK; John Grandage, UK; Michael Herrtage, UK; Barbara Kirby, UK; Linda Lew, USA; Christopher Little, UK; Virginia Luis Fuentes, USA; Mike Martin, UK; Brendan McKiernan, USA; Elizabeth Munro, UK; Pamela Murison, UK; Claire Spackman, USA; Richard Squires, New Zealand; Rebecca Stepien, USA; Martin Sullivan, UK; Richard White, UK; Robert White, UK; Paul Wotton, UK.

Published 1998
368 pages
ISBN 978 0 905214 33 7

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