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Reptile Medicine and Surgery

This outstanding clinical reference provides valuable insights into solving clinical dilemmas, formulating diagnoses, developing therapeutic plans, and verifying drug dosages for… Leer más

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This outstanding clinical reference provides valuable insights into solving clinical dilemmas, formulating diagnoses, developing therapeutic plans, and verifying drug dosages for both reptiles and amphibians. The information is outlined in an easy-to-use format for quick access that is essential for emergency and clinical situations.

Puntos claves

  • Discusses veterinary medicine and surgery for both reptiles and amphibians
  • Features complete biology of snakes, lizards, turtles, and crocodilians
  • Provides step-by-step guidelines for performing special techniques and procedures such as anesthesia, clinical pathology, diagnostic imaging, euthanasia and necropsy, fracture management, soft tissue surgery, and therapeutics
  • Covers specific diseases and conditions such as anorexia, aural abscesses, and digit abnormalities in a separate alphabetically organized section
  • 53 expert authors contribute crucial information to the study of reptiles and offer their unique perspectives on particular areas of study
  • The expansive appendix includes a reptile and amphibian formulary

Índice

Section 1 — Introduction

1. Building a Successful Reptile Practice

2. Reference Sources for Reptile Clinicians

3. Understanding the Human-Reptile Relationship
Section 2 — Biology

4. General Husbandry and Management

5. Snakes

6. Lizards

7. Turtles

8. Crocodilians
Section 3 — Anatomy, Physiology and Behavior

9. Stress in Captive Reptiles

10. Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology

11. Renal Anatomy and Physiology

12. Gastrointestinal Anatomy and Physiology

13. Behavior
Section 4 — Medicine

14. Cardiology

15. Dermatology

16. Microbiology
Bacterial Diseases
Fungal Diseases

17. Neurology

18. Nutrition

19. Oncology

20. Ophthalmology

21. Parasitology

22. Perinatology

23. Reproductive Biology

24. Virology
Section 5 — Clinical Techniques/Procedures

25. Allometric Scaling

26. Alternative Medicine

27. Anesthesia

28. Clinical Pathology

29. Diagnostic Imaging

30. Diagnostic Procedures and Techniques

31. Emergency/Critical Care
Fluid Therapy

32. Endoscopy

33. Euthanasia

34. Necropsy

35. Surgery

36. Therapeutics

37. Ultrasound
Section 6 — Differential Diagnoses by Symptoms

38. Snakes

39. Lizards

40. Turtles

41. Crocodilians
Section 7 — Specific Diseases and Conditions

42. Abscesses

43. Acariasis

44. Anorexia

45. Aural Abscesses

46. Bites from Prey

47. Cloacal Prolapses

48. Cryptosporidiosis

49. Calculi Urinary

50. Diarrhea

51. Digit Abnormalities

52. Dysecdysis

53. Dystocias

54. Gout — Articular/Visceral

55. Hemoparasites

56. Hepatic Lipidosis

57. Herpesvirus in Tortoises

58. Hyperglycemia

59. Hypo-/Hypervitaminosis A

60. Inclusion Body Disease Virus

61. Metabolic Bone Diseases

62. Neurologic Disorders

63. Paramyxovirus

64. Penile Prolapse

65. Pneumonia/Upper Respiratory Disease

66. Renal Disease
Urinalysis

67. Shell Damage

68. Salmonellosis

69. Spinal Osteopathy

70. Tail Damage

71. Thermal Burns

72. Upper Alimentary Tract Disease (Infectious Stomatitis “Mouth Rot” and Other Oral Cavity Disease)

73. Upper Respiratory Tract Disease in Tortoises (Mycoplasma)

74. Vomiting/Regurgitation
Section 8 — SPECIAL TOPICS

75. Medical Care of Amphibians

76. Rehabilitation of Sea Turtles

77. Medical Care of Tuatara

78. Large Collections: Special Considerations

79. Reptilian Zoonoses

80. Laws and Regulations
American
European

81. Working with Venomous Species — Emergency Protocols

82. Understanding Diagnostic Testing

83. Reported Toxicities in Reptiles

84. Artificial Lighting

85. Disinfectants for the Vivarium

86. Computed Tomographic and MRI Anatomy of Reptiles

87. Radiographic Anatomy
Section 9 — APPENDIX

88. English-Metric Conversion

89. US-IU Conversion

90. Hematologic and Blood Chemistry Values in Reptiles

91. Reptilian and Amphibian Formulary
GLOSSARY
INDEX



Reseñas

"The eagerly-awaited second edition of this textbook has now arrived!...The editor and authors are to be congratulated on the scientific content and excellent illustrations of the text... This is truly a textbook, rather than a quick reference manual, and it is to be highly recommended for the library of any serious reptile clinician." Veterinary Times Vol 36 No 11.

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Sobre los editores

SD

Stephen J. Divers

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor of Zoological Medicine; UGA Foundation Chair in Small Animal Studies

DM

Douglas R. Mader

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Marathon Veterinary Hospital, Marathon, FL

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