CONCISE TEXTBOOK OF EQUINE CLINICAL PRACTICE BOOK 5 NERVOUS SYSTEM EYES CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS AND HAEMOLYMPHATIC SYSTEM (SB 2024) Paperback

This concise and practical text provides essential knowledge for veterinary students specializing in equine medicine and surgery, with a focus on the nervous system, eyes, cardiovascular disorders, and haemolymphatic systems. Designed for an international audience, the book presents key information in a clear and accessible format, utilizing bullet points, tables, flowcharts, diagrams, lists, protocols, and numerous illustrations to aid understanding. As part of a five-book series derived from Munroe’s Equine Surgery, Reproduction and Medicine, Second Edition, this resource distills best practices into a logical, clinical-based approach. It covers clinical anatomy, physical examination techniques, diagnostic methods, and normal parameters, emphasizing tools available to general practitioners without requiring advanced techniques. The section on the nervous system details neurological examinations, relevant diagnostic tests, and categorizes disorders into congenital, infectious, traumatic, toxin-induced, and miscellaneous causes. The ophthalmology section outlines eye anatomy, examination methods, diagnostic tests, and classifies eye diseases under congenital/neonatal, neoplastic, infectious/inflammatory, neurological, and parasitic conditions. The cardiology chapter includes examination techniques, diagnostic tests, and discussions on arrhythmias, congenital and acquired heart diseases, pericardial conditions, and other cardiovascular issues. Lastly, the haemolymphatic section explores diagnostic approaches, laboratory assessments, anemia, hemostatic disorders, infections, and neoplastic diseases. Ideal for veterinary students and nurses on equine clinical placements, as well as practitioners seeking a quick and reliable reference in the field.