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Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Toxicology

ISBN: 978-0-813-81985-3

November 2010

Wiley-Blackwell

888 pages

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Description
This exciting new addition to the popular Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult series presents essential information on the diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of important toxicoses. Using a succinct and accessible format, the book is organized by major categories of toxicants to aid in rapid differential diagnosis for suspected poisonings. All information is organized alphabetically for ease of use, while accompanying color photos aid in identification. The book’s quick-access, clinically-oriented presentation of vital information makes it an ideal guide to handling toxicoses in veterinary practice.

The book begins with introductory chapters on decontamination, emergency and supportive therapy, antidotes, and principles of diagnosis. Designed to help you quickly develop a differential diagnosis list; confirm the diagnosis; and manage therapeutic options in poisonings, Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Toxicology is an invaluable resource for veterinary practitioners and students.

About the Author
Gary D. Osweiler, DVM, MS, PhD, DABVT is a Professor of Veterinary Toxicology in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

Lynn R. Hovda, RPH, DVM, MS, DACVIM is the Director of Veterinary Services at Pet Poison Helpline and SafetyCall International, PLLC in Minneapolis, Minnesota and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine at University of Minnesota in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Ahna G. Brutlag, DVM, is the Assistant Director of Veterinary Services at Pet Poison Helpline and SafetyCall International, PLLC in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Justine A. Lee, DVM, DACVECC, is the Associate Director of Veterinary Services at Pet Poison Helpline and SafetyCall International, PLLC in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Features
  • Presents vital information in a succinct, consistent, and accessible format
  • Offers in-depth information, clinical application, and appendix tables for quick differential diagnosis
  • Details over 100 specific toxicants, including 70 not found in Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline
  • Includes a wealth of color photos to aid in plant identification
  • Arranges important toxicants alphabetically within specific categories to enable rapid retrieval of information in an emergency situation
  • Provides essential information on diagnostics, therapeutics, and prevention of major toxicoses

  • Includes access to a companion Web site with supplementary resources, including review questions and clinical cases, at www.wiley.com/go/osweiler