Nursing the Feline PatientISBN: 978-0-470-95901-5
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240 pages
May 2012, Wiley-Blackwell
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Contributors ix
Preface x
Section 1: Patient Management
1 Patient History and Physical Examination
Nicole Atkens Humphreys 3
2 Restraint
Linda E. Schmeltzer 7
3 Environmental Enrichment in the Hospital
Gary D. Norsworthy and Linda E. Schmeltzer 12
4 Preventive Health Programs
Linda E. Schmeltzer 18
5 Gestation, Parturition, and Neonatal Care
Linda E. Schmeltzer 21
6 Geriatric Care
Karen M. Lovelace 24
Section 2: Diagnostics
7 Diagnostic Imaging of the Feline Patient
Judith Hudson and Merrilee Holland 31
8 Venipuncture and Cystocentesis
Karen M. Lovelace 66
9 Cytology
J. Scot Estep 70
10 In-Office Methodology and Quality Assurance Assessment
Craig M. Tockman 80
11 Interpretation of Common Feline Laboratory Values
Keith DeJong 90
12 Hematology
Laura V. Lane and Rick L. Cowell 97
Section 3: Surgery and Recovery
13 Anesthesia: Sedation and General
Ludovic Pelligand 113
14 Surgical Preparation
Eric Schmeltzer 119
15 Anesthetic Monitoring of the Feline Patient
Susan Bryant 121
16 Pain Assessment and Management
Susan Bryant 129
17 Postoperative Care
Linda E. Schmeltzer 136
18 Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Barbara Bockstahler and David Levine 138
19 Dentistry and Dental Radiography
Diana Eubanks 145
Section 4: Major Diseases of the Cat
20 Cardiology
Gary D. Norsworthy 155
21 Dermatology
Gary D. Norsworthy 164
22 Diseases of the Digestive System
Linda E. Schmeltzer and Gary D. Norsworthy 172
23 Endocrine Diseases
Linda E. Schmeltzer 178
24 Feline Immunodeficiency Virus
Teija Kaarina Viita-aho 182
25 Feline Infectious Peritonitis
Linda E. Schmeltzer 185
26 Feline Leukemia Virus Diseases
Linda E. Schmeltzer 189
27 Parasitology
Teija Kaarina Viita-aho 195
28 Respiratory Diseases
Linda E. Schmeltzer 204
29 Toxicoses
Sharon Fooshee Grace 208
30 Urinary Tract Diseases
Linda E. Schmeltzer and Gary D. Norsworthy 213
Index 219
Clinical cases, Q&As for downloading, and images from the book in PowerPoint are available for download at www.wiley.com/go/schmeltzernorsworthy
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