Equine Internal Medicine

This is the only equine book on the market devoted solely to internal medicine. This problem-oriented book is organised into two primary sections. Part 1 is problem-based focusing on the mechanisms underlying disease and the principles underlying treatment. Part 2 is a body systems approach to common problems. Here individual diseases are discussed in terms of anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, clinical signs, diagnosis, and treatment. There are special and timely chapters on critical care, diseases of foals, and epidemiology.
Key Features

* Editors and contributors are authorities in their fields.
* The book takes a problem-based approach to understanding equine internal medicine and demonstrates the importance of evidence-based medicine.
* Pathophysiology is emphasized throughout, providing a sound basis for discussions of the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis that follow.
* Body systems chapters begin with a thorough discussion of the diagnostic method appropriate to the system, including physical examination, clinical pathology, radiography, endoscopy, and ultrasonography.
* Information is current and well referenced.
* Flow charts, diagrams, and algorithms clarify and enhance complex material.

New to this Edition

* The 2nd edition features a new editor, Debra C. Sellon, DVM.
* Two new chapters have been added: Critical Care (Chapter 6) and Epidemiology (Chapter 21).
* New content has been added to Clinical Approach to Commonly Encountered Problems (Chapter 3): changes in body temperature, diarrhea, and clinical assessment of poor performance.
* The chapters on Pharmacology (Chapter 4) and Hematopoietic System (Chapter 12) both have new authors and are totally rewritten and updated.
* The chapter on the Gastrointestinal System (Chapter 13) has new authors and new sections on examination for disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, gastrointestinal inflammation, diarrhea, malabsorption syndromes and maldigestion, and mucosal injury and repair.
* Endocrine Disorders (Chapter 18) has new authors, has been completely rewritten, and includes a new section on magnesium disorders.
* New content includes significant updates to the coverage of foal medicine, as well as the addition of a section devoted to pain management.

Table of Contents

PART ONE MECHANISMS OF DISEASE AND PRINCIPLES OF TREATMENT Chapter 1 The Equine Immune System 1.1 Equine Immunology 1.2 Hypersensitivity & Autoimmunity 1.3 Immunodeficiency 1.4 Immunomodulators Chapter 2 Mechanisms of Infectious Disease 2.1 Mechanisms of Establishment and Spread of Bacterial and Fungal Infections 2.2 Mechanisms of Establishment and Spread of Viral Infections 2.3 Internal Parasite Infections 2.4 Rickettsial Diseases Chapter 3 Clinical Approach to Commonly Encountered Problems 3.1 Syncope and Weakness 3.2 Polyuria and Polydipsia 3.3 Edema 3.4 Changes in Body Weight 3.5 Abdominal Distention 3.6 Dysphagia 3.7 Respiratory Distress 3.8 Cough 3.9 Changes in Body Temperature 3.10 Diarrhea 3.11 Clinical Assessment of Poor Performance Chapter 4 Pharmacologic Principles 4.1 Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology 4.2 Antimicrobial Therapy 4.3 Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs 4.4 Respiratory Pharmacology Chapter 5 Clinical Nutrition Chapter 6 Critical Care PART TWO DISORDERS OF SPECIFIC BODY SYSTEMS Chapter 7 Disorders of the Respiratory System Chapter 8 Disorders of the Cardiovascular System Chapter 9 Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System Chapter 10 Disorders of the Neurologic System Chapter 11 Disorders of the Skin Chapter 12 Disorders of the Hematopoietic System Chapter 13 Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System 13.1 Examination for Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract 13.2 Pathophysiology of Gastrointestinal Inflammation 13.3 Pathophysiology of Diarrhea 13.4 Malabsorption Syndromes and Maldigestion: Pathophysiology, Assessment, Management and Outcome 13.5 Pathophysiology of Mucosal Injury and Repair 13.6 Gastrointestinal Ileus 13.7 Endotoxemia 13.8 Oral Diseases 13.9 Esophageal Diseases 13.10 Diseases of the Stomach 13.11 Duodentitis/Proximal Jejunitis (Anterior Enteritis, Proximal Enteritis) 13.12 Proliferative and Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases Associated with Malabsorption and Maldigestion 13.13 Inflammatory Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract Causing Diarrhea 13.14 Ischemic Disorders of the Intestinal Tract 13.15 Obstructive Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract 13.16 Neoplasia of the Gastrointestinal Tract 13.17 Peritonitis Chapter 14 Disorders of the Liver Chapter 15 Equine Ophthalmology Chapter 16 Disorders of the Reproductive System Chapter 17 Disorders of the Urinary System Chapter 18 Disorders of the Endocrine System 18.1 Calcium Disorders 18.2 Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (Equine Cushing's Disease) 18.3 Thyroid Gland 18.4 The Adrenal Glands 18.5 Endocrine Pancreas 18.6 Magnesium Disorders Chapter 19 Disorders of Foals Chapter 20 Toxicologic Problems Chapter 21 Veterinary Epidemiology