Description
The Equine Hospital Manual is the must-have resource drawing together all aspects of hospital care of the horse and specialist techniques in equine medicine. Written by a team of over 30 international experts working at the cutting edge of equine medicine and surgery. The emphasis is on practical, easy-to-access information, with a sound basis in evidence based medicine and full references for further enquiry. This ebook covers the range of procedures used on hospitalized adult horses and foals from the simple to the advanced. The ebook is liberally illustrated with photographs and line drawings. Key features include: – Basic skills and physical examination, blood collection, and bandaging; – advanced skills including mechanical ventilation, lung biopsy and cardiac output measurement; – therapeutic drugs used in horses and their doses; – fluid therapy – choices, amounts and pitfalls; – and anaesthesia – equipment, techniques and post-operative care including analgesia. 754 p.
- Kevin Corley, eEditor. BVM&S, PhD, DECEIM, DACVIM, DACVECC, MRCVS. Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital, The Curragh, Co. Kildare (Ireland).
- Jennifer Stephen, Editor. BVMS, MRCVS, DipECVS. Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital, The Curragh, Co. Kildare (Ireland).
- Publication date (digital version): 2008-05 – Blackwell Publishing; Copyright © 2008 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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