BSAVA Manual of Small Animal Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Surgery is a rich source of information, both to maintain knowledge and also to stimulate interest in new clinical skills and diagnostic techniques.

Includes:

• Anatomy
• Pathophysiology
• Diagnostic techniques
• Approach to clinical case and basic investigative tests
• Specialist techniques

Contents

Introduction and Overview

1. An Anatomical Background
2. The Pathophysiology of Respiratory Disease
3. The Pathophysiology of Heart Failure
4. History and Physical Examination
5. Diagnostic Aids
   • Thoracic Radiology
   • Laboratory Tests
   • Electrocardiography
   • Bronchoscopy
   • Cytological Collection Techniques
   • Diagnostic Ultrasonography
   • Sedation and Anaesthesia for Special Investigations
6. Specialist Techniques

Clinical Problems

7. Differential Diagnosis of Dyspnoea
8. Differential Diagnosis of Coughing
9. Syncope, Collapse and Episodic Weakness
10. Cardiac Murmurs and Abnormal Sounds
11. Arrhythmias
12. Left Heart Failure
13. Right Heart Failure
14. Congenital Heart Disease
15. Laryngeal Disorders
16. Tracheobronchial Disease
17. Pulmonary Parenchymal Disorders
18. Pleural and Mediastinal Disease
19. Specific Feline Cardiopulmonary Conditions

Therapy

20. Oxygen Therapy
21. Medical Therapy of Cardiac Conditions
22. Medical Therapy of Respiratory Conditions

Surgical Techniques

23. Anaesthesia for Thoracic Surgery
24. Approaches to the Thorax
25. Laryngeal Surgery
26. Surgery of the Trachea and Bronchi
27. Surgery of the Heart and Pericardium
28. Pulmonary Surgery
29. Thoracic Drainage
30. Surgery of Pleural and Mediastinal Disease
31. Thoracic Cage Defects

Index

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