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Fresh, direct, and phase-contrast microscopy is an easy-to-perform, replicable, and economical diagnostic technique included in the guidelines of the Centers of Disease Control of Atlanta in 2015
How to “jump” in a full-mouth rehabilitation? Are we ready to leave the comfort zone of the “single tooth dentistry”? It is a different world… If we decide to do it. So many questions to be answered… How can we convince the patient to accept a more global rehabilitation? How can we plan the sequences of the appointments without remakes and waste of time? How can we guide the laboratory technician in developing a customized full-mouth project? Can we do first a reversible test drive of the project? The 3STEP has the answers to all these questions. The 3STEP is a non-invasive functional and esthetic stabilization of the mouth.
This book aims to introduce veterinary surgeons to a new concept of pain for a better understanding of what pain is and how it occurs. By describing pain pathways and their regulation, as well as the sophisticated therapeutic systems that are currently being developed, this book shows its readers how to interpret pain, and how to identify it as a pathology in itself and treat it as such. The management of chronic pain in companion animals is an area in which there is a significant therapeutic void. In many cases, professionals are unaware of the appropriate approach to managing chronic pain, despite the wide range of pharmacological, surgical, and physical therapy options that act directly on the pain pathways.
Handy and rigorous book focused on the diagnosis of the main diseases affecting poultry through a practical and visual approach of the topic, and written by prestigious experts with a wide experience in this field. Each disease has been thoroughly reviewed including the most updated information (clinical signs, gross and microscopic pathology, as well as methods of isolation or detection of the etiologic agent(s) and serologic methods for antibody detection) to better understand the content. Numerous graphic resources (images, graphs, tables, flowcharts) have been included to complement the information provided and make the contents understandable and accessible to readers.
In clinical medicine and in emergency medicine especially, is crucial to understand and manage the acid-base and electrolyte disorders. This text, the result of years of clinical and educational activity, is organized in three parts: acid-base balance, water and sodium and electrolytes. Clinical interpretation and therapy are discussed through clinical cases that are the main educational tools.
This innovative book presents the essential aspects of bovine immunology and provides key information about the main vaccine-preventable diseases in cattle and vaccination and disease control procedures. The detailed illustrations and diagrams will help veterinary practitioners consolidate their knowledge in this field.
A visual and instructive book written by experts in the field, which shows readers how to analyse the most important characteristics of lameness and the main measures for its control and optimal prevention.
This book addresses the main feline infectious diseases that are usually seen in daily veterinary practice and includes all the existing updates regarding the diagnostic approach and management of these conditions. Its main aim is to provide highly practical information in order to offer a new perspective, different from other textbooks, about the current infectious diseases in cats.
This book highlights all the medical aspects that the veterinary practitioner should bear when dealing with a senior feline patient. The key points of each system and disease are addressed clearly. The practical application of the information provided is the book's main asset, always from the perspective of their physiological peculiarities and response to the treatment.
This practical text on small animal dermatology provides the knowledge necessary to successfully diagnose and treat the most common skin diseases, which can account for up to 90% of veterinary consultations. This information is presented together with numerous images as well as a large number of diagnostic algorithms, which add to the practical value of the book.
This book deals with the main orthopaedic conditions of the stifle joint in dogs and cats, so veterinary surgeons can assess, diagnose and treat the disorders commonly seen in their practice. It is intended to help veterinary clinicians make a correct diagnosis and prognosis and establish the most appropriate drug or surgical treatment for each case. Orthopaedic pathologies of the stifle joint contains plenty of high-quality images and illustrations as well as links to videos through QR codes, which provide additional information and contribute to making the book even more practical.
The concept of "totally edentulous patient" has changed over time and includes not only patients who have lost all their teeth but also those with terminal dentition or those who must replace prosthetic rehabilitations that have failed.
The good news is that it doesn’t have to remain a mystery. The goal of this book is to help dentists who are looking to demystify the dental marketing process, and those in need of more new patients, regardless of whether you are a marketing director for a current practice or a dentist yourself, a solo practitioner, or one in a group practice, or someone who is in-network with dental insurance companies or completely out of network with them.
The volume - written entirely by university gastroenterology professors - is aimed at students attending the various Integrated Courses of the Master's Degree in Medicine and Surgery and preparing for the Gastroenterology exam.
Growing investments in healthcare do not necessarily produce corresponding improvements in the perceived health of their recipients, whether individual patients or society as a whole.
This book presents dermatological diseases categorized according to their aetiologies, using an extensive collection of pictures of the most common dermal pathologies in dogs and cats.
This book represents the second output of the same project that has produced “Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine”. Musculoskeletal ultrasound is user- dependent, thus it strongly needs training with a mentor and ‘maintenance’ education.
The problem-oriented approach (POA) is the method recommended by the College of Internal Medicine to address and resolve medical questions and problems.
