Equine neonatology : medicine and surgery /: medicine and surgery. (2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Derek Knottenbelt, Nicola Holdstock, John E. Madigan ; illustrations by Adrian Cornford.
• Other Names: Knottenbelt, Derek C; Holdstock, Nicola; Madigan, John E
• Contents: Front Cover; Equine Neonatology: Medicine and Surgery; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Dedication; Chapter1. Perinatal review; Peripartum adaptation of the foal; Review of neonatal physiology; Normal reference values; Understanding immunity in the foal; Nutrition of the foal; Chapter2. Risk category of the foal; Assessment of fetal health and preparation for birth; The placenta; Assessment of risk category of the foal; Chapter3. The foal at delivery; Events following delivery in the normal foal; Parturition injuries in foals. Evaluation of the newborn foal immediately postpartumResuscitation at foaling and cesarean section; Chapter4. Routine management and clinical examination; Routine management of the newborn and neonatal foal; Routine veterinary examinations and procedures of the newborn and neonatal foal; Clinical examination of the newborn and neonatal foal; Recognizing the potentially abnormal foal; Chapter5. Congenital abnormalities and inherited disorders; Introduction; Alimentary system; Respiratory system; Cardiovascular system; Urinary tract; Reproductive system; Musculoskeletal system; Nervous system. The eyeEndocrine system; Cutaneous abnormalities; Chapter6. Neonatal syndromes; Introduction; Prematurity and dysmaturity; Seizures, weakness and abnormal behavior; Lethargy; Immunocompromise; Pyrexia; Icterus; Anemia; Diarrhea; Dysphagia; Colic and tenesmus; Respiratory distress and coughing; Limb deformities; Lameness and other gait abnormalities; Umbilical diseases; Nasal discharge; The painful and cloudy eye; Dermatological conditions; Weight loss and poor growth; Sudden and unexpected death; Chapter7. Procedures and diagnostic aids; Identification methods; Injection sites; Blood sampling. Blood/cerebrospinal fluid/synovial fluid cultureIntravenous catheter selection, placement and complications; Regional limb perfusion; Intraosseous/intramedullary (fluid/antibiotic) therapy; Blood pressure measurement; Rapid blood glucose estimation; (Oral) lactose tolerance test; Urine collection and bladder catheterization; Ultrasonography; Fetal electrocardiography; Foal electrocardiography; Radiography; Endoscopy; Tracheal aspiration/wash; Nasogastric and enteral intubation; Intranasal oxygen intubation; Abdominocentesis; Liver biopsy; Joint aspiration; Cerebrospinal fluid sampling. Phytohemagglutinin skin test for T lymphocyte function'Jaundiced' foal agglutination test; Method for washing red cells; Test for foal blood compatibility; Assessment of colostral quality; Tests for serum IgG status; Blood and plasma transfusion; Bone marrow biopsy/aspirate; Euthanasia; Postmortem examination; Chapter8. Intensive care, therapeutics and nursing; Introduction; Initial evaluation of the sick neonate; Equipment required for a foal intensive care unit; Critical care; Guidelines for drug use in the neonate; Ventilation; Nutrition of the sick foal; Fluid therapy in the foal.
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh New York : Saunders
• Publication Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 508 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 636.108989201; Veterinary neonatology; Foals -- Diseases; Animals, Newborn; Horse Diseases; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures -- veterinary; Horses -- abnormalities; Horses -- Diseases; Horses -- Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Horses -- Surgery; Néonatologie vétérinaire; Poulains -- Maladies; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry; Foals -- Diseases; Veterinary neonatology; Doenças neonatais e anormalidades (veterinária); Feto (veterinária;patologia); Doenças neonatais e anormalidades (veterinária;cirurgia); Equinos; Doenças; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780702037153
• Related ISBNs: 070203715X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.