Illustrated Guide to Equine Diseases

Description

Illustrated Guide to Equine Diseases covers an extensive range of diseases with over one thousand color figures that provide equine clinicians with a multitude of diagnostic references. It covers diseases of the respiratory, gastrointestinal, nervous, reproductive, ocular, musculoskeletal, urinary, integumentary, endocrine, and cardiovascular systems, and provides readers with a clinical picture of each disease, including a brief synopsis, presenting signs, and diagnostic procedures. It not only examines diseases from a clinical approach, but also includes diagnostic modalities such as radiology, nuclear scintigraphy, CAT scan, cytology, histopathology, and postmortem findings.

Table of Contents

Preface.
Contributors.

Chapter 1. Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver (Sameeh M. Abutarbush, Contributors: Mary S. Delory, Montague N. Saulez, Ben Buchanan, Janice E. Sojka).

Chapter 2. Diseases of the Cardiovascular System. (JoAnn Slack, Contributors: Sameeh M. Abutarbush, Susan J. Ashburner, Janice E. Sojka).

Chapter 3. Diseases of the Respiratory System (Laurent L. Couëtil, Contributors: Sameeh M. Abutarbush, Montague N. Saulez, Ben Buchanan).

Chapter 4. Diseases of the Nervous System (Author: Sameeh M. Abutarbush, Contributors: Montague N. Saulez, Wendy Marlene Duckett).

Chapter 5. Diseases of the Integumentary System (Susan J. Ashburner, James L. Carmalt, Wendy Marlene Duckett, Contributors: Sameeh M. Abutarbush, Montague N. Saulez, Janice E. Sojka).

Chapter 6. Diseases of the Muscles (Sameeh M. Abutarbush, Contributor: Ben Buchanan).

Chapter 7. Diseases of the Bones, Joints, and Connective Tissues (Patricia L. Rose).

Chapter 8. Diseases of the Reproductive System (Rob Löfstedt)

Chapter 9. Diseases of the Endocrine System (Janice E. Sojka, Contributors: Sameeh M. Abutarbush, Ben Buchanan).

Chapter 10. Diseases of the Eye (Bruce Grahn).

Chapter 11. Diseases of the Urinary System (Sameeh M. Abutarbush, Contributor: Ben Buchanan).

Chapter 12. Diseases of the Neonates (Jane Elizabeth Axon, Contributors: Patricia L. Rose, Sameeh M. Abutarbush).

Index.

Author Information

Sameeh M. Abutarbush, BVSc, MVetSc, Diplomate ABVP, Diplomate ACVIM, Assistant Professor of Large Animal Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.