DESCRIPTION:
Avian Medicine and Surgery in Practice is an invaluable quick reference resource for clinicians and a useful study guide for veterinary students.
In this practical and beautifully illustrated book, early chapters cover physical examination, advice on interpreting diagnostic tests, and avian anatomy and physiology. Disorders affecting the different body regions and systems make up the majority of the book from the external_skin, feathers, eyes, legs and feet_to the internal including the gastrointestinal tract and the cardiovascular system. Further aspects of avian medicine discussed in the book include behavioural problems, incubation of eggs, paediatrics and surgery.
Written by an expert with more than 30 years of clinical experience in avian medicine, the new edition is thoroughly revised with updated diseases, new and expanded clinical techniques, and over 100 new color illustrations. It also adds four important new chapters: Husbandry, Grooming and Nutrition, Diagnostic Imaging, Endoscopy, and Oncology as well as new sections on cardiovascular anatomy and neuroanatomy.
CONTENTS:
1. Clinical Anatomy and Physiology
2. Husbandry, Grooming and Nutrition
3. The Physical Examination
4. Clinical Techniques
5. Diagnostic Imaging
6. Endoscopy
7. Interpreting Diagnostic Tests
8. Supportive Therapy
9. Differential Diagnoses
10. Diseases of the Skin and Feathers
11. Disorders of the Beak and Cere
12. Disorders of the Eye
13. Disorders of the Ear
14. Diseases of the Legs, Feet and Toes
15. Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System
16. Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract
17. Disorders of the Liver
18. Disorders of the Pancreas
19. Diseases of the Respiratory System
20. Disorders of the Cardiovascular System
21. Disorders of the Lymphatic and Haematopoietic Systems
22. Disorders of the Nervous System
23. Disorders of the Reproductive Tract
24. Disorders of the Urinary System
25. Behavioural Problems
26. Incubation of Eggs
27. Paediatrics
28. Analgesia and Anaesthesia
29. Surgery
30. Oncology
Appendix 1: Formulary
Appendix 2: Reference Intervals for Commonly Kept Companion Birds
Appendix 3: Biological Values for Some Common Companion Bird Species
