Clinical examination is a fundamental part of the process of
veterinary diagnosis. Without a proficient clinical examination and
an accurate diagnosis it is unlikely that the treatment, control,
prognosis and welfare of animals will be optimised.
This book will assist veterinary students in their understanding
of farm animal clinical examination and act as a quick reference
for clinicians who are called upon to examine an unfamiliar
species. It will also provide a more detailed account for
experienced clinicians in their continuing professional
development.
The authors provide a simple, explicit and reliable method of
examining cattle, sheep, pigs and goats of all ages in the search
for diagnostic information.
Inhoudsopgave
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Part I Introduction.
1 Principles of Clinical Examination.
Part II Cattle – Clinical Examination by Body System
and Region.
2 The General Clinical Examination of Cattle.
3 Clinical Examination of the Lymphatic System.
4 Clinical Examination of the Skin.
5 Clinical Examination of the Head and Neck.
6 Clinical Examination of the Cardiovascular System.
7 Clinical Examination of the Respiratory System.
8 Clinical Examination of the Gastrointestinal System.
9 Clinical Examination of the Urinary System.
10 Clinical Examination of the Female Genital System.
11 Clinical Examination of the Male Genital System.
12 Clinical Examination of the Udder.
13 Clinical Examination of the Musculoskeletal System.
14 Clinical Examination of the Nervous System.
Part III Sheep.
15 Clinical Examination of the Sheep.
Part IV Pigs.
16 Clinical Examination of the Pig.
Part V Goats.
17 Clinical Examination of the Goat.
Bibliography.
Appendix 1 Normal Physiological Values.
Appendix 2 Laboratory Reference Values: Haematology.
Appendix 3 Laboratory Reference Values: Biochemistry.
Index.
Over de auteur
Peter Jackson, University of Cambridge.
Peter Cockcroft, University of Cambridge.