Reptile medicine and surgery. (©2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Douglas R. Mader, with 72 contributing authors.
• Other Names: Mader, Douglas R
• Contents: Section 1 -- Introduction -- 1. Building a Successful Reptile Practice -- 2. Reference Sources for Reptile Clinicians -- 3. Understanding the Human-Reptile Relationship -- Section 2 -- Biology -- 4. General Husbandry and Management -- 5. Snakes -- 6. Lizards -- 7. Turtles -- 8. Crocodilians -- Section 3 -- Anatomy, Physiology and Behavior -- 9. Stress in Captive Reptiles -- 10. Cardiopulmonary Anatomy and Physiology -- 11. Renal Anatomy and Physiology -- 12. Gastrointestinal Anatomy and Physiology -- 13. Behavior -- Section 4 -- Medicine -- 14. Cardiology -- 15. Dermatology -- 16. Microbiology -- Bacterial Diseases -- Fungal Diseases -- 17. Neurology -- 18. Nutrition -- 19. Oncology -- 20. Ophthalmology -- 21. Parasitology -- 22. Perinatology -- 23. Reproductive Biology -- 24. Virology -- Section 5 -- Clinical Techniques/Procedures -- 25. Allometric Scaling -- 26. Alternative Medicine -- 27. Anesthesia -- 28. Clinical Pathology -- 29. Diagnostic Imaging -- 30. Diagnostic Procedures and Techniques -- 31. Emergency/Critical Care -- Fluid Therapy -- 32. Endoscopy -- 33. Euthanasia -- 34. Necropsy -- 35. Surgery -- 36. Therapeutics -- 37. Ultrasound -- Section 6 -- Differential Diagnoses by Symptoms -- 38. Snakes -- 39. Lizards -- 40. Turtles -- 41. Crocodilians -- Section 7 -- Specific Diseases and Conditions -- 42. Abscesses -- 43. Acariasis -- 44. Anorexia -- 45. Aural Abscesses -- 46. Bites from Prey -- 47. Cloacal Prolapses -- 48. Cryptosporidiosis -- 49. Calculi Urinary -- 50. Diarrhea -- 51. Digit Abnormalities -- 52. Dysecdysis -- 53. Dystocias -- 54. Gout -- Articular/Visceral -- 55. Hemoparasites -- 56. Hepatic Lipidosis -- 57. Herpesvirus in Tortoises -- 58. Hyperglycemia -- 59. Hypo-/Hypervitaminosis A -- 60. Inclusion Body Disease Virus -- 61. Metabolic Bone Diseases -- 62. Neurologic Disorders -- 63. Paramyxovirus -- 64. Penile Prolapse -- 65. Pneumonia/Upper Respiratory Disease -- 66. Renal Disease -- Urinalysis -- 67. Shell Damage -- 68. Salmonellosis -- 69. Spinal Osteopathy -- 70. Tail Damage -- 71. Thermal Burns -- 72. Upper Alimentary Tract Disease (Infectious Stomatitis ₃Mouth Rot₄ and Other Oral Cavity Disease) -- 73. Upper Respiratory Tract Disease in Tortoises (Mycoplasma) -- 74. Vomiting/Regurgitation -- Section 8 -- SPECIAL TOPICS -- 75. Medical Care of Amphibians -- 76. Rehabilitation of Sea Turtles -- 77. Medical Care of Tuatara -- 78. Large Collections: Special Considerations -- 79. Reptilian Zoonoses -- 80. Laws and Regulations -- American -- European -- 81. Working with Venomous Species -- Emergency Protocols -- 82. Understanding Diagnostic Testing -- 83. Reported Toxicities in Reptiles -- 84. Artificial Lighting -- 85. Disinfectants for the Vivarium -- 86.Computed Tomographic and MRI Anatomy of Reptiles -- 87. Radiographic Anatomy -- Section 9 -- APPENDIX -- 88. English-Metric Conversion -- 89. US-IU Conversion -- 90. Hematologic and Blood Chemistry Values in Reptiles -- 91. Reptilian and Amphibian Formulary -- GLOSSARY -- INDEX. Building a successful reptile practice -- Biology and husbandry -- General husbandry and management -- Anatomy, physiology, and behavior -- Medicine -- Clinical techniques/procedures -- Differential diagnoses by symptoms -- Specific diseases and clinical conditions -- Special topics -- Overview of amphibian medicine.
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: St. Louis, Mo : Saunders Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2006
• Copyright Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 1242 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 639.39; Captive reptiles -- Diseases; Captive reptiles -- Surgery; Veterinary medicine; Veterinary surgery; Reptiles en captivité -- Maladies; Reptiles en captivité -- Chirurgie; Médecine vétérinaire; Chirurgie vétérinaire; PETS -- Reptiles, Amphibians & Terrariums; Captive reptiles -- Diseases; Captive reptiles -- Surgery; Veterinary medicine; Veterinary surgery; Cirurgia veterinária; Patologia veterinária; Répteis de cativeiro; Répteis de cativeiro (cirurgia); Répteis de cativeiro (patologia); Reptilienkrankheit; Animal Diseases -- surgery; Reptiles; Surgery, Veterinary -- methods; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780721693279; 9781416064770
• Related ISBNs: 072169327X; 141606477X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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