Equine Respiratory Medicine and Surgery

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Published: SEP-2006
ISBN 10: 0-7020-2759-6
ISBN 13: 978-0-7020-2759-8
Imprint: SAUNDERS


Edited by
Bruce McGorum, BSc, BVM&S, PhD, CertEM, DECEIM, MRCVS, Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Veterinary Field Station
N. Edward Robinson, BVetMed, PhD, MRCVS Docteur Honoris Causa (Liege), Matilda R. Wilson Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
James Schumacher, DVM, MS, MRCVS, Dip ACVS, Professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, USA
Padraic Dixon, MVB, PhD, MRCVS, Professor of Equine Surgery, Division of Veterinary Clinical Science, University of Edinburgh, UK

Description
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Equine Respiratory Medicine and Surgery provides up-to-date, in-depth coverage of the diagnosis and management of respiratory disorders in the horse. It discusses respiratory physiology and examination techniques, as well as a review of the medical and surgical problems that may be encountered, organized anatomically and progressing in logical fashion from the upper airways, larynx and sinuses, through the lower airways, the lungs, and diaphragm. Common conditions covered include infections, allergy, trauma, cysts, and tumors.


 
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