Advances in Small Animal Care reviews the year’s most important findings and updates within the field in order to provide veterinarians with the current clinical information they need to improve patient outcomes. A distinguished editorial board, led by Dr. Philip H. Kass, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in small animal care inform and enhance clinical practice by bringing concepts to a clinical level and exploring their everyday impact on patient care.
Contains 20 articles on such topics as training and rehabilitation of working and sporting dogs; controversies of and indications for use of glucocorticoids in the ICU and ER; access to care and the impact on veterinary medicine; preparing veterinarians to practice across the spectrum; and more.
Provides in-depth, clinical reviews in small animal care, providing actionable insights for clinical practice.
Presents the latest information in the field under the leadership of an experienced editorial team. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Advances in Small Animal Care - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. v 7. Preface - p. xv 8. SECTION I: REHABILITATION - p. xvi 9. Gait Changes Resulting from Orthopedic and Neurologic Problems in Companion Animals: A Review - p. 1 10. Patient-Centered Physical Rehabilitation in Companion Animals - p. 21 11. Clinical Instruments for the Evaluation of Orthopedic Problems in Dogs and Human Patients, a Review - p. 37 12. Musculoskeletal Problems in Sporting Dogs - p. 53 13. SECTION II: EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE - p. 60 14. Extracorporeal Therapies in the Emergency Room and Intensive Care Unit - p. 61 15. The Use of Biomarkers to Track and Treat Critical Illness - p. 71 16. Controversies of and Indications for Use of Glucocorticoids in the Intensive Care Unit and the Emergency Room - p. 89 17. The Microbiome in Critical Illness - p. 101 18. SECTION III: VETERINARIAN WELLNESS - p. 112 19. Early Career Veterinary Well-being and Solutions to Help Young Veterinarians Thrive - p. 113 20. Veterinarians’ Personality, Job Satisfaction, and Wellbeing - p. 123 21. Practice Culture: The Golden Ticket to Increasing Well-Being in Practice - p. 133 22. SECTION IV: ACCESS TO VETERINARY CARE - p. 144 23. Access to Veterinary Care–A National Family Crisis and Case for One Health - p. 145 24. Competency and Controversies Along the Spectrum of Care - p. 159 25. Preparing Veterinarians to Practice Across the Spectrum of Care: An Integrated Educational Approach - p. 171
Advances in Small Animal Care reviews the year’s most important findings and updates within the field in order to provide veterinarians with the current clinical information they need to improve patient outcomes. A distinguished editorial board, led by Dr. Philip H. Kass, identifies key areas of major progress and controversy and invites preeminent specialists to contribute original articles devoted to these topics. These insightful overviews in small animal care inform and enhance clinical practice by bringing concepts to a clinical level and exploring their everyday impact on patient care.
Contains 20 articles on such topics as training and rehabilitation of working and sporting dogs; controversies of and indications for use of glucocorticoids in the ICU and ER; access to care and the impact on veterinary medicine; preparing veterinarians to practice across the spectrum; and more.
Provides in-depth, clinical reviews in small animal care, providing actionable insights for clinical practice.
Presents the latest information in the field under the leadership of an experienced editorial team. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Advances in Small Animal Care - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. v 7. Preface - p. xv 8. SECTION I: REHABILITATION - p. xvi 9. Gait Changes Resulting from Orthopedic and Neurologic Problems in Companion Animals: A Review - p. 1 10. Patient-Centered Physical Rehabilitation in Companion Animals - p. 21 11. Clinical Instruments for the Evaluation of Orthopedic Problems in Dogs and Human Patients, a Review - p. 37 12. Musculoskeletal Problems in Sporting Dogs - p. 53 13. SECTION II: EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE - p. 60 14. Extracorporeal Therapies in the Emergency Room and Intensive Care Unit - p. 61 15. The Use of Biomarkers to Track and Treat Critical Illness - p. 71 16. Controversies of and Indications for Use of Glucocorticoids in the Intensive Care Unit and the Emergency Room - p. 89 17. The Microbiome in Critical Illness - p. 101 18. SECTION III: VETERINARIAN WELLNESS - p. 112 19. Early Career Veterinary Well-being and Solutions to Help Young Veterinarians Thrive - p. 113 20. Veterinarians’ Personality, Job Satisfaction, and Wellbeing - p. 123 21. Practice Culture: The Golden Ticket to Increasing Well-Being in Practice - p. 133 22. SECTION IV: ACCESS TO VETERINARY CARE - p. 144 23. Access to Veterinary Care–A National Family Crisis and Case for One Health - p. 145 24. Competency and Controversies Along the Spectrum of Care - p. 159 25. Preparing Veterinarians to Practice Across the Spectrum of Care: An Integrated Educational Approach - p. 171
