Small Animal Dermatology: A Color Atlas and Therapeutic Guide

Small Animal Dermatology: A Color Atlas and Therapeutic Guide by Linda Medleau. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780721681528.

Medleaus Color Atlas of Small Animal Dermatologyis a well-organized, easy-to-use reference for practicing small animal veterinarians. It has over 800 color illustrations and includes over 200 skin diseases, with complete treatment for each disorder. This atlas incorporates the clinical features, top differentials, diagnostic test findings, and therapies for each disorder. The text is organized into chapters based on disease etiologies, with the first chapter devoted to differential diagnosis for common clinicalpresentations. To help in dispensing treatments, four appendices provide useful product information. Additionally, multiple tables are provided to give direction for the treatment of certain disorders. This book is a perfect companion to Muller and Kirks Small Animal Dermatology. Easy-to-use, easy-to-read, easy-to-understandgreat for the practitioner, the student, and the veterinary technician. Organized as a quick referencewriting is concise and to the point; format of each disease is consistent throughout the book. Provides a large number of high-quality illustrationsa valuable aid in showing the practitioner what the diseases look like. Gives a brief pathogenesis of the disease and its clinical features in the Features section. Suggests other diseases that may present in a similar way in the Top Differentials section. Lists the diagnostic tests that are useful in the diagnosis of a particular disease in the Diagnosis section. Gives a concise, yet complete, reference for therapeutic options in the Treatment section. Lists all drugs and their manufacturers that are referenced in the book in the Appendixes.