This book is the beginning of a better, healthier life. Listening to what your body is telling you is very important. Most people live their lives ignoring signs and symptoms of trouble, thinking they will just go away; by the time they take action, its too late, and too much damage has occurred. Be aware of whats happening to our foods and make better choices. It is up to each of us to provide better health for ourselves. Nobody can do it for us. Knowing and being aware is half the battle. This book is a guide to changing your life. It begins today.
The fourth edition of Small Animal Surgery serves as a one-stop resource for authoritative information on all aspects of small animal surgery. Coverage includes basic procedures such as spays, castrations, and declaws, as well as more advanced surgeries like craniotomy, ventral slots, and lung lobectomy. New contributors bring a fresh perspective and discuss the latest advances in key areas such as imaging modalities, regenerative medicine, minimally invasive surgery, and neurology. Access to a companion website provides a fully searchable version of the book, bi-monthly content updates, videos, aftercare instructions, case presentations, and a fracture planner. - Well illustrated, step-by-step instructions for surgical techniques provide quick reference to practical how-to information in emergency and clinical situations. - Coverage of cutting-edge imaging techniques, including radiographs, CT, MRI, and digital imaging, explores the most useful imaging modalities for demonstrating areas of surgical concern. - Access to the continually updated companion website for the life of this edition includes: - Bi-monthly content updates provide cutting-edge information on surgery developments - Video clips of step-by-step surgical procedures - Customizable and printable aftercare instructions - Interactive Fracture Planner - Case presentations - Neurosurgery video clips - References linked to PubMed - Over 1500 full color images offer exceptionally clear representations of anatomy and currently accepted surgical techniques, including approaches and closure. - Anesthesia Protocols offer easy access to recommendations for anesthetizing animals with particular diseases or disorders. - Notes boxes call attention to specific data, offering at-a-glance access to key information. - A new chapter on neurologic examination provides a solid foundation in neuroanatomy, electro-diagnostics, and basic MRI physics and principles, enabling you to perform a proper neurologic exam to detect problems in cats and dogs, some of which can be corrected via surgical repair. - A new chapter on regenerative medicine provides the most current information on stem cell research. - Differential diagnosis tables and boxes offer quick access to vital information, including how to avoid misdiagnosis of disorders that may mimic more commonly encountered surgical neurologic problems that are not actual disorders requiring surgical repair.
From basic procedures like spays, castrations, and declaws to advanced surgeries like craniotomy, vertal slots, and lung lobectomy, Fossum's Small Animal Surgery, 5th Edition is the go-to, full-color guide for everything that general veterinarians and vet students need to know about both soft tissue and orthopedic surgery. Five editors bring their expert perspective as they discuss the latest advances in key areas such as imaging modalities, regenerative medicine, minimally invasive surgery, and neurology. There is no better resource to keep you up to date on the latest advances and techniques in small animal surgery! - Well illustrated, step-by-step instructions for surgical techniques provide quick reference to practical how-to information in emergency and clinical situations. - Anesthesia Protocols offer easy access to recommendations for anesthetizing animals with particular diseases or disorders. - Coverage of cutting-edge imaging techniques, including radiographs, CT, MRI, and digital imaging, explores the most useful imaging modalities for demonstrating areas of surgical concern. - Clinical tips boxes provide at-a-glance surgical and practice tips. - Postsurgical care instructions provide customizable client aftercare handouts for many of the procedures in the book. - Reference links to PubMed grant access to full-text articles. - NEW! Expanded sections on thoracoscopy, arthroscopy, and laparoscopy reflect the significant growth in minimally invasive procedures in vet medicine. - NEW! Significantly revised section on joint disease includes additional techniques and procedures. - NEW! Revised chapter on regenerative medicine emphasizes application of stem cell and regenerative medicine technologies to clinical patients. - NEW! Increased emphasis on differential diagnosis helps you learn how to avoid misdiagnoses that result in unnecessary surgery with the inclusion of boxes covering disorders that may mimic the more commonly encountered surgical neurologic problems that are not actual disorders requiring surgical repair. - NEW! Correlation boxes highlight the advances in veterinary medicine that correlate with human medicine. - NEW! Expanded chapter on neurologic examination cover how to perform a proper neurologic exam to detect problems in cats and dogs. - NEW! Step-by-step procedure videos that walk through both basic and advanced procedures have been added to this new edition. - NEW! Aftercare instructions and rarely performed procedures have been added to the Expert Consult.
This book is the beginning of a better, healthier life. Listening to what your body is telling you is very important. Most people live their lives ignoring signs and symptoms of trouble, thinking they will just go away; by the time they take action, its too late, and too much damage has occurred. Be aware of whats happening to our foods and make better choices. It is up to each of us to provide better health for ourselves. Nobody can do it for us. Knowing and being aware is half the battle. This book is a guide to changing your life. It begins today.
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