Therapeutics, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice

Therapeutics, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice

1st Edition - April 18, 2018

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  • Author: Yvonne van Zeeland
  • Hardcover ISBN: 9780323583800
  • eBook ISBN: 9780323583817

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This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice focuses on Therapeutics, with topics including: Metabolic scaling and other methods used to extrapolate drug dosages for exotics; Update on antiviral therapies in birds; Multiresistant bacteria in exotic animal medicine: fact or faux?; Emergency drugs and fluid therapy in exotics; Guidelines for treatment of toxicities in exotic animals; Nutraceuticals in exotic animal medicine; Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics modelling of analgesic drugs; Psychoactive drugs in avian medicine; Cardiovascular drugs in avian and small mammal medicine; Gastrointestinal drugs in small mammal medicine; Update on cancer treatment in exotics; Drug delivery methods with emphasis on low stress handling while medicating exotic animal; and Compounding and extra-label use of drugs in exotic animal medicine.

Table of Contents

  • Preface

    Translating Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Data into Practice

    The Educated Guess: Determining Drug Doses in Exotic Animals Using Evidence-Based Medicine

    Compounding and Extralabel Use of Drugs in Exotic Animal Medicine

    Overview of Drug Delivery Methods in Exotics, Including Their Anatomic

    and Physiologic Considerations

    Low-Stress Medication Techniques in Birds and Small Mammals

    Techniques for Monitoring Drug Efficacy

    Group Treatment Strategies for Animals in a Zoologic Setting

    Considerations for Treatment of Large Zoologic Collections: Fish

    Therapeutic Contraindications in Exotic Pets

    Prudent Use of Antimicrobials in Exotic Animal Medicine

    Antifungal Therapy in Birds: Old Drugs in a New Jacket

    Avian Vaccination: Current Options and Strategies

    Cardiovascular Drugs in Avian, Small Mammal, and Reptile Medicine

    Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Agonists and Other Contraceptive Medications in Exotic Companion Animals

    Update on Cancer Treatment in Exotics

    Nontraditional Therapies (Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine and Chiropractic) in Exotic Animals

Product details

  • Language: English
  • Copyright: © Elsevier 2018
  • Published: April 18, 2018
  • Imprint: Elsevier
  • Hardcover ISBN: 9780323583800
  • eBook ISBN: 9780323583817

About the Author

Yvonne van Zeeland

Affiliations and Expertise

Utrecht University

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