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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
The introduction of osseointegrated dental implants soon 50 years ago has indeed revolutionized dentistry. The scientific evaluation of their use has shown good and increasingly successful treatment outcomes. A prerequisite though is the availability of sufficient bone volumes to ensure integration and acceptable aesthetic results. In this book various surgical techniques, using different augmentation materials, are described and explained. The aim has been to highlight minimally invasive surgical techniques, which leads to less risk of morbidity and reduces treatment time. Readers will enjoy a comprehensive atlas providing some practical advice for everyday surgical practice based on solid scientific evidence.
There is a need to publicize the syndromes occurring in veterinary personnel due to work-related stress. Vets are apathetic or leaving the profession.
This book describes, with the help of high-quality images, the different surgical techniques used to treat the main orthopaedic conditions affecting the hindlimbs in cats and dogs. Drawing from their experience, the authors provide practical information on how to plan and perform these surgical procedures and how to manage patients postoperatively.
This book describes the different clinical aspects a veterinary surgeon should bear in mind when dealing with a senior patient. It addresses, by organ system, the particularities of the different diseases typical of this stage of life, the corresponding diagnostic protocols, and the special care and treatment required, with an emphasis on the most recent medical and surgical approaches and on the management of anaesthesia for surgical procedures.
José Rodríguez, together with Guillermo Couto and Jorge Llinás, surprises us again with a new volume of the Small Animal Surgery collection, although this time he focuses on the application of bloodless surgery. The author and his colleagues use their wide experience to show readers the importance of ensuring appropriate haemostasis in surgical procedures.
This handbook complements the former book by the same author, Swine disorders guide, published by Servet in 2014. This new guide is focused on the diagnosis of swine disorders, including clinical examination and clinical signs, and includes a deep review of the main disorders according to their clinical signs.
Because the prolificacy of sows can now be very high, piglets require special attention to ensure their survival. This book describes the importance of colostrum and its immediate ingestión after farrowing. The energy, immunity,and growth factors contained within make colostrum feeding essential for the optimal development of newborn piglets.
In this practical atlas, the description of the anatomy of the dog’s joints provided in the previous edition has been completed and complemented with new tools, 3D animations, and self-evaluation tests that will help readers acquire knowledge and form a better understanding of joint anatomy and function – elements of great importance for each dog’s physical health and well-being.
A visual guide with a strongly educational approach covering the main joints in the limbs of the dog. It shows the anatomical elements of each of these joints in three-dimensional diagrams. The views chosen for each case have been selected for a practical purpose, showing the position of the elements involved in the most commonly used surgical approaches. It also describes the key orthopaedic conditions affecting each joint and the most commonly used surgical approaches. It contains a large number of images and illustrations, and a selection of views presented in digital video format.
This is a pioneering book in veterinary medicine. The reader will be able to visualize what really is happening in a diseased heart. Through three-dimensional representation and augmented reality; every disorder can be seen, almost touching the 3D model above the book. The pathologies' changes in blood flow can be visualized, bringing the reader even closer to the pathophysiological reality. The text addresses the major points of pathophysiology and diagnostic keys for the most common diseases, and the illustrations and pictures are a bridge between the 3D models and the text. Thus, the book succeeds in joining diagnosis, particularly a test such as echocardiography, to understand the pathophysiology.
This book, structured according to the normal anatomical areas in radiological diagnostic imaging: abdomen, neck, thorax, limbs, spine, and head, offers the key aspects of both radiographic interpretation and the diagnosis of diseases, as well as a special chapter with the most common diagnostic errors. Its more than 500 high-resolution images are accompanied by the necessary text to increase their descriptive value. In addition, the book is complemented by multimedia material, which can be accessed through QR codes located throughout the text. In this way, the reader can access different normal radiographic anatomy diagrams, both with and without the anatomical details identified. All these elements make this book a reference in the field of clinical radiology.
In this comprehensive review of infectious bursal disease, the author uses graphic resources accompanied by short texts to describe the disease in an accessible manner. The information provided in this handbook will allow professionals to deal with this disease more effectively.
Atlas entirely dedicated to infectious bursal disease based on a practical and graphic approach of the topic. This handbook has been carried out by highly experienced authors closely involved with this disease in Africa, where its prevalence and incidence are significant. This updated work has been carefully developed including the most essential contents, so that it depicts a valuable tool to cope and control this virus as far as possible. Includes many helpful tips and visual graphic resources provided by the authors to enrich and turn this atlas into a reference in its field. Furthermore, diagnosis and vaccination have been thoroughly explained, highlighting vaccination programmes and types of vaccines. The atlas format helps to make the contents understandable for readers.
Updated review of Newcastle disease presented in a visual and practical manner. The chapter dedicated to the clinical diagnosis of the disease will surely be of great interest to the reader. The vaccination section provides the main guidelines to prevent vaccine failures and control the immunological status of the operation.
Vaccination is one of the cornerstones of poultry production. In fact, it is one of the aspects that most influence production parameters in the poultry industry. In broilers, the optimum time of vaccination should aim at obtaining the maximum meat yield. In layers and breeders, both time and the route of administration have an influence in the quality of egg shells and the number of eggs per laying, among others.
This book provides veterinary surgeons with a global perspective on obesity in dogs and cats. Moreover, the information and therapeutic strategies presented within can help ensure that pet owners become fully involved in improving the health of their pets.
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a very common disorder, affecting a large percentage of the population. Often undiagnosed, it increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, arterial hypertension, diabetes and other chronic medical conditions. Dentists with expertise in sleep medicine can easily identify signs and symptoms of OSA, facilitate referral, and provide effective treatments in collaboration with medical providers. This text aims to provide an overview of relevant topics to dentists who want to include sleep medicine in their clinical practice.
El uso de catéteres es fundamental para todos aquellos pacientes que necesitan someterse a extracciones de sangre frecuentes, que requieren de nutrición parenteral, quimioterapia, antibioterapia o cualquier tratamiento que se deba administrar por vía intravenosa, ya sea en el ámbito hospitalario como domiciliar. La gran novedad de los últimos diez años en este campo, ha sido la imprevista y extraordinaria difusión de los PICC y los Midline, catéteres implantados siguiendo la técnica ecoguiada, cuyo implante lo llevan a cabo médicos y enfermeros debidamente entrenados para ello. La introducción y difusión de los PICC en Italia ha sido asociada históricamente con la misma actividad científica y didáctica de los autores del presente manual.
El objetivo de esta guía práctica es describir los principales fenómenos que tienen lugar en el momento del secado, en la ubre y en la vaca, y mostrar de qué manera influye en la siguiente lactación, así como ofrecer unas pautas básicas y fundamentales para saber cómo realizar correctamente el secado de los animales y cómo manejarlos durante este periodo con el objetivo de reducir la prevalencia de las infecciones intramamarias y conseguir una producción lechera óptima. Esta guía práctica se ha planteado con un enfoque muy didáctico de manera que sea de gran utilidad al veterinario de vacuno lechero.
Esta guía de Guías Servet de manejo clínico-Glaucoma, tiene como objetivo presentar al veterinario una obra que le ayude a conocer más a fondo esta enfermedad, a estar al día en los últimos avances diagnósticos y a elegir el tratamiento, médico quirúrgico, más adecuado para cada caso. Es una herramienta útil para mostrar al propietario, a través de cuadros e imágenes, cómo se presenta la afección y qué podemos hacer para prolongar la visión de su mascota.
Una buena transferencia de inmunidad pasiva de las cerdas a los lechones es crucial para asegurar la supervivencia de estos últimos. Este libro pretende ayudar a los veterinarios a optimizar esta transferencia, y para ello hace un repaso de las bases de la inmunología así como de los programas de vacunación utilizados en cerdas y de los aspectos prácticos de la transferencia de inmunidad pasiva.
Guía de evaluación y revisión de la situación actual de la leptospirosis porcina de una forma gráfica y práctica para el veterinario clínico. La obra, elaborada por un autor con una dilatada experiencia en este proceso, describe los aspectos más relevantes referidos a la etiología, epidemiología (haciendo especial hincapié en conceptos como "nidalidad natural", hospedador de mantenimiento y hospedador accidental), patogenia, cuadro clínico, lesiones, diagnóstico (destacando fundamentalmente la interpretación de los resultados de las pruebas diagnósticas realizadas), tratamiento y control de la enfermedad. La obra incluye numerosos recursos gráficos que facilitan la comprensión de los contenidos por parte del lector.
This book provides an understanding of climate change and other contributing factors in the emergence/reemergence of parasitic diseases in companion animals. It describes the known changes in the epidemiology of key parasite infections and highlights zoonotic threats, and is therefore a valuable resource for veterinary practitioners to manage risks and keep abreast of emerging/reemerging parasitic diseases of pets.
This book helps the reader to interpret the reproductive status of the cow using an outstanding selection of photographs with an eminently practical focus. The carefully chosen images let the reader visualize what they are touching during an examination, and describe the more basic procedures, such as rectal palpation or artificial insemination. It also highlights the importance of using oestrus synchronization protocols in routine reproductive practice.
Este libro aporta pautas únicas sobre bioseguridad porcina, y de gran utilidad para los veterinarios, profesores, asesores y estudiantes. Muchas de sus páginas se pueden utilizar en la granja porcina para obtener información rápida y práctica sobre control de patógenos.
El presente libro recoge, en forma de notas breves, las opiniones y los comentarios del autor, que han sido cabecera de los 100 primeros boletines digitales publicados bajo la marca registrada, a nivel nacional e internacional, de ÁGORA TOP GAN.
En este libro se exponen las diferentes aplicaciones de la ecografía para los especialistas en Medicina Física y Rehabilitación.
Una parte teórica detallada sobre el sistema linfático y circulatorio enriquece la parte práctica. Más de 90 fichas de contenido práctico explican de manera analítica y detallada, gracias al uso de numerosas imágenes, la correcta aplicación del Taping Neuro Muscular descompresivo-linfático en varias partes del cuerpo.
La sección teórica, ricamente ilustrada, explica el mecanismo de acción del Taping NeuroMuscular y los conceptos de anatomía y fisiología humana en los que se basa, ya que la correcta aplicación de este método requiere un conocimiento detallado de estos conceptos junto con la aplicación precisa del tape en el músculo.
La obra describe más de 70 ejemplos diferentes de aplicación del vendaje funcional con extrema claridad y eficacia, ilustradas por más de mil imágenes.
Introducción teórica y práctica a la aplicación de maniobras básicas de masaje en combinación con técnicas complementarias, como la movilización articular, la liberación muscular y los estiramientos miofasciales.
Este libro indica los procedimientos operativos y las aplicaciones prácticas de los varios métodos de rehabilitación en el agua, elaborados sobre las evidencias científicas tomadas de las publicaciones más importantes en el sector y la experiencia práctica de los autores.
