Concise Textbook of Equine Clinical Practice Book 5: Nervous System, Eyes, Cardiovascular Disorders and Haemolymphatic System

Your Concise Guide to Equine Medicine and Surgery

This book is a concise, practical text that covers the essential information veterinary students need to succeed in equine medicine and surgery, with a specific focus on the nervous system, eyes, cardiovascular disorders, and haemolymphatic systems. Written for an international readership, it conveys core information in an easily digestible, precise form with extensive use of bullet points, tables, and illustrations.

Key Features

• Practical and Concise: It distills best practice in a logical, straightforward clinical-based approach. The book is an ideal guide for veterinary students on clinical placements with horses, as well as for practitioners needing a quick reference "on the ground."
• Systematic Sections: The nervous system section discusses the neurological exam and divides the diseases of the system into congenital, infectious, traumatic, toxin-induced, and miscellaneous causes.
• Eye Section: The eye section covers relevant anatomy, examination of the eye, diagnostic tests, and procedures. Diseases of the eye are discussed under the headings of congenital, neoplastic, infectious, and inflammatory disorders, as well as neurological-based and parasitic problems.
• Cardiology and Haemolymphatic Systems: The cardiology section covers the cardiological examination, arrhythmias, congenital and acquired cardiac diseases, and pericardial disease. The haemolymphatic section discusses relevant diagnostic approaches and laboratory aids, followed by sections on anemia, hemostasis disorders, infections, and neoplasia.
• Extensive Illustrations: The book is extensively illustrated with over 650 full-color, high-quality photographs, making it a great resource for visual learning.
• Expert Authorship: Part of a five-book series that extracts and updates key information from a leading veterinary text, this book distils best practice in a logical straightforward clinical-based approach.