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Companion animals are undergoing previously uncontemplated treatments and surviving what would once have been rapidly fatal conditions. This NEW Manual is aimed at the whole veterinary team, drawing on all their skills to help patients achieve as full a function and quality of life as possible after surgery, trauma or disease, and to manage chronic conditions effectively for the benefit of animal, owner and the practice team.
Autor: Watson
Nakladatel | Plot |
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ISBN | 9781905319206 |
Vydání | 2010 |
Vazba | brožovaná |
Počet stran | 403 |
Part One discusses the principles of rehabilitation, supportive and palliative care. The science behind pain and its management, clinical nutrition and physical therapies is explored, and clinical applications reviewed with reference to published evidence of efficacy and/or effectiveness.
In Part Two, this truly innovative Manual presents a collection of Case Studies across a range of canine and feline patients - from discospondylitis to glaucoma in dogs and from triaditis to leg amputation in cats. The following are considered for every case, with expert assessment from the contributors to Part One of the book:
Acute and chronic pain management
Fear, stress and conflict concerns
Nutritional requirements
Physiotherapy
Hydrotherapy
Acupuncture
Nursing and supportive care
Owner advice and homecare recommendations.
Part 1 Principles of rehabilitation, supportive and palliative care | 1 |
Introduction. | 1 |
Acute pain: assessment and management. | 7 |
Chronic pain: assessment and management. | 18 |
Fear, anxiety and conflict in small animals. | 31 |
Principles of clinical nutrition. | 42 |
Obesity and weight management. | 60 |
Immune-modulating dietary components and nutraceuticals. | 78 |
An introduction to physical therapies. | 85 |
Physiotherapy and physical rehabilitation. | 90 |
Hydrotherapy. | 114 |
Acupuncture in palliative and rehabilitative medicine . | 123 |
Part 2: Rehabilitation, supportive and palliative care in practice: case study | 131 |
Patients undergoing soft tissue surgery. | 131 |
Patients with neurological disorders. | 168 |
Patients with orthopaedic disease. | 194 |
Patients with neoplastic disease. | 232 |
Patients with cardiac disease. | 268 |
Patients with respiratory disease. | 289 |
Patients with urogenital disease. | 309 |
Patients with gastrointestinal, liver or pancreatic disease. | 338 |
Patients with oral or dental disease. | 365 |
Patients with ocular disease. | 376 |
Patients with dermatological disease. | 383 |
Index. | 395 |