Product Description

Now in its revised, updated Third Edition, this handy quick-reference guide provides easy and rapid access to the facts needed in daily small-animal practice. The book is written in outline format and organized to help the veterinarian quickly recognize signs and symptoms, formulate a differential diagnosis, select and interpret laboratory tests, choose a therapy, and find additional reference material. Major sections cover clinical signs and client complaints; laboratory abnormalities; principles of fluid, osmotic, and electrolyte balance; systems disturbances; and special topics.New chapters in the Third Edition cover behavioral disturbances, pain and pain management, dental and periodontal disorders, geriatrics, and cancer. Other problems addressed for the first time in this edition include splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, ataxia, polycythemia, and thyroid disorders. All chapters from the previous edition have been thoroughly updated.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1336023 in Books
• Published on: 2000-07-01
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 731 pages

Book Info
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Quick-reference guide to diagnosis and choosing a mode of treatment. This edition features: improved organization, chapter thumb tabs, and new chapters covering behavioral disorders, physical exam of the geriatric dog and cat, and clinical approaches to cancer patients. Previous edition: c1991. For practitioners and students. Softcover.

From the Back Cover
When you need quick access to the facts that will have you diagnose and treat common complaints and diseases in small animals, look for Fenner's Quick Reference to Veterinary Medicine, Third Edition.

The format of this quick-reference guide is designed to guide you to a diagnosis, offer you help in choosing a mode of treatment, and provide you with guidelines for locating additional reference material.

This new edtion of Quick Reference to Veterinary Medicine, Third Edition, offers you the following features:

• Outline Format to quickly locate important material


• Improved organization based on how you approach the patient, so it's more applicable to your work


• Chapter Thumb Tabs that have been added for quick retrieval of information


• Table of Contents that is now more detailed with key chapter headings

Plus, new chapters cover these key topics:

• Behavioral Disorders


• Physical Examination of the Geriatric Dog and Cat


• Clinical Approach to the Cancer Patient

Quick Reference to Veterinary Medicine, Third Edition, is the perfect companion for the busy practitioner or student seeking a reliable reference for diagnosing and treating common complaints and diseases in small animals.

About the Author
William R. Fenner, DVM, ACVIM and Terence A. Olive, DVM.