This new volume of the Pet owner educational atlas collection on the cardiorespiratory system of dogs and cats pursues the same objective as the previous books: helping veterinary surgeons to communicate with pet owners. In addition, as its contents are focused on one single system, the specificity of the topics addressed will also help veterinary practitioners to consolidate and broaden their knowledge.
This new volume of the Pet owner educational atlas collection on the cardiorespiratory system of dogs and cats pursues the same objective as the previous books: helping veterinary surgeons to communicate with pet owners. In addition, as its contents are focused on one single system, the specificity of the topics addressed will also help veterinary practitioners to consolidate and broaden their knowledge.
KEY FEATURES:
➜ Detailed and highly accurate drawings.
➜ With clear and accessible explanations.
Author:
Germán Santamarina Pernas
Degree and Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) and Professor of Medical Pathology at the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Lugo, USC. AVEPA (Spanish association of small animal veterinary practitioners) certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology.
He has been a visiting scholar in Cardiology and Internal Medicine at the schools of veterinary medicine of the universities of Davis (USA), Bologne (Italy), Alfort (France), and Lyon (France).
He works as a veterinary clinician at the Internal Medicine Service of the Rof Codina Veterinary Teaching Hospital, where he is the Cardiology Unit head.
Table of contents:
1. Anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system
Heart anatomy
Conduction system
Circulatory system
2. Congenital cardiovascular diseases
Subaortic stenosis
Pulmonary stenosis
Patent ductus arteriosus
Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
Atrial septal defect (ASD)
Reverse shunts
Mitral and tricuspid valve dysplasia
Tetralogy of Fallot
Persistent right aortic arch
Cor triatriatum sinister and dexter
3. Acquired heart diseases
Acquired valvular diseases
Myocardial diseases of the dog
Myocardial diseases of the cat
Pericardial diseases and heart tumours
Heartworms
Miscellaneous cardiovascular diseases
Main cardiac arrhythmias
4. Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system
Physiological anatomy of the respiratory system
5. Diseases of the respiratory system
Nasal diseases
Diseases of the airways
Diseases of the lung parenchyma
Diseases of the pleura and mediastinum
Data sheet
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