Equine Internal Medicine is the only equine book devoted solely to internal medicine. This problem-oriented book is organized into two primary sections. Part 1 focuses on the mechanisms underlying disease and the principles underlying treatment. Part 2 takes a body systems approach to common problems. Individual diseases are discussed in terms of anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, clinical signs, diagnosis, and treatment.
* Editors and contributors are authorities in their fields. * The book takes a problem-based approach to understanding equine internal medicine and demonstrates the importance of evidence-based medicine. * Pathophysiology is emphasized throughout, providing a sound basis for discussions of the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis that follow. * Body systems chapters begin with a thorough discussion of the diagnostic method appropriate to the system, including physical examination, clinical pathology, radiography, endoscopy, and ultrasonography. * Information is current and well referenced. * Flow charts, diagrams, and algorithms clarify and enhance complex material.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Recommend to people interested in equine medicine:
I am a 4th year vet student and I have found this book very helpful with my clinical cases. There is a great deal of information and goes more indepth then one might need for average cases. Overall, I would recommend this to anyone doing clinical work with advanced cases in equine medicine.
Logical, thorough and easy to read:
This book is a stand out as the best equine internal medicine text. Throughout the book the authors consistently review the pathophysiology involved, the evidence currently available and to a lesser degree their own personal experience. This is in stark contrast to many books which are written in the format of "I do it therefore ...". The emphasis on pathophysiology prompts understanding not just regurgitation while the presentation of evidence follows the direction of the profession towards evidence based... more info
Excellent in parts, but incomplete:
When I first got this book, I thought it was excellent. It is easy to read. The majority of the information is up to date (for 1998) and in depth without losing relevance. The book also by and large avoids the repetition seen in Smith's Large Animal Internal Medicine (2nd Ed) and is well organized.
Like any multi-author book, there are stronger and weaker chapters. The cardiology chapter is excellent, well-laid out and informative. The neonatology chapter is basic, but well presented and good. The section... more info
The best equine medicine book. Not a quick reference.:
A great review of equine internal medicine. Easily the best of the books on this subject currently available. The content is well organised and indexed, which makes this text far easier to navigate than Smith's Large Animal Internal Medicine. The content, inevitably, reflects the geographic location of most of the authors (North America).
Although the book contains much data on clinical pathology and drug doses, these are buried in the text. It would have been good to have these in an appendix as can be... more info