Equine Medicine, Surgery and Reproduction [electronic resource].
Mair, Tim S.
Love, Sandy.
Schumacher, James.
: Elsevier Health Sciences UK,
2013.
The new edition of this introductory-level textbook continues to offer a concise and approachable bridge between student lecture notes and more detailed clinical reference works. All aspects of equine medicine, surgery and reproduction are covered in a single, convenient volume. The second edition has been subject to an extensive revision, with each chapter updated and new chapters added to cover wound management, critical care, anaesthesia and sedation, and diagnostic imaging. While offering key information in an easily and quickly digested format for clinical veterinary students and practis
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""Front cover""; ""Equine Medicine, Surgery and Reproduction""; ""Copyright page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""1 Upper alimentary system""; ""Contents""; ""1.1 Normal upper alimentary tract function: deglutition""; ""Oral, pharyngeal and oesophageal phases of deglutition""; ""Prehension""; ""Mastication""; ""Lingual function""; ""Elevation of palate""; ""Pharyngeal constriction""; ""Laryngeal protection""; ""Crico-pharyngeal relaxation""; ""Primary and secondary  oesophageal peristalsis""; ""1.2 Diagnostic approach to cases  of dysphagia""
""History â€? signs of dysphagia""""Physical examination, external and  oral inspection""; ""Endoscopy per nasum""; ""Radiography and fluoroscopy""; ""Other imaging techniques""; ""Oral examination under  general anaesthesia""; ""1.3 Aetiology of dysphagia: oral phase abnormalities""; ""Facial palsy and lip lesions""; ""Temporo-mandibular joint and  hyoid disorders""; ""Lingual abnormalities""; ""Dental disorders""; ""Congenital and acquired palatal defects""; ""Other oral conditions: foreign  bodies, neoplasia""; ""1.4 Aetiology of dysphagia: pharyngeal phase abnormalities""
""Pharyngeal paralysis""""Pharyngeal compression:  strangles abscessation""; ""Pharyngeal cysts, palatal cysts""; ""Epiglottal lesions, including  sub-epiglottic cysts""; ""Laryngeal abnormalities""; ""Fourth branchial arch defects (4-BAD)""; ""1.5 Aetiology of dysphagia: oesophageal phase abnormalities""; ""Megaoesophagus""; ""Oesophageal obstruction (â€?chokeâ€?)""; ""Oesophageal strictures/stenosis""; ""Intra-mural oesophageal cysts""; ""Oesophageal rupture""; ""Neoplasia""; ""â€?Wind-suckingâ€?""; ""Grass sickness (See Chapter 3)""; ""1.6 Oral trauma, mandibular fractures etc.""
""Pathogenesis""""Clinical signs""; ""Diagnosis""; ""Treatment""; ""Prognosis""; ""1.7 Oesophageal obstruction""; ""Aetiology""; ""Clinical signs""; ""Diagnosis""; ""Treatment""; ""Prognosis""; ""1.8 Anatomy of the oral cavity""; ""Oral cavity""; ""Normal dental anatomy""; ""Triadan system""; ""Eruption of teeth""; ""1.9 Abnomalities of wear â€? abrasion and attrition""; ""Pathogenesis""; ""Clinical signs""; ""Diagnosis""; ""Treatment and prevention""; ""Prognosis""; ""1.10 Periodontal disease""; ""Pathogenesis""; ""Clinical signs""; ""Diagnosis""; ""Treatment""; ""Prognosis""
""1.11 Dental caries""""Pathogenesis""; ""Clinical signs""; ""Diagnosis""; ""Treatment""; ""Prognosis""; ""1.12 Endodontic disease including dental abscessation""; ""Pathogenesis""; ""Clinical signs""; ""Diagnosis""; ""Treatment""; ""Prognosis""; ""1.13 Tumours of the upper  alimentary tract""; ""Odontogenic tumours""; ""Pathogenesis""; ""Clinical signs""; ""Diagnosis""; ""Treatment""; ""Prognosis""; ""Other tumours of the jaw""; ""Pathogenesis""; ""Clinical signs""; ""Diagnosis""; ""Treatment""; ""Prognosis""; ""1.14 Diagnostic approach to  dental disorders""
""Ageing of horses by dentition""
The new edition of this introductory-level textbook continues to offer a concise and approachable bridge between student lecture notes and more detailed clinical reference works. All aspects of equine medicine, surgery and reproduction are covered in a single, convenient volume. The second edition has been subject to an extensive revision, with each chapter updated and new chapters added to cover wound management, critical care, anaesthesia and sedation, and diagnostic imaging. While offering key information in an easily and quickly digested format for clinical veterinary students and practis
Horses -- Diseases.
Horses -- Reproduction.
Horses -- Surgery.
Veterinary medicine.
Veterinary surgery.
Equidae
Reproductive Physiological Processes
Investigative Techniques
Veterinary Medicine
Animal Diseases
Diseases
Perissodactyla
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Health Occupations
Disciplines and Occupations
Reproductive and Urinary Physiological Phenomena
Mammals
Phenomena and Processes
Vertebrates
Chordata
Animals
Eukaryota
Organisms
Horse Diseases
Methods
Horses
Reproduction
Surgery, Veterinary