This text is newest addition to the popular Self Assessment Color Review series and covers small animal cardiorespiratory medicine. As is tradition with this series, the questions are random to reflect the variety and unpredictable nature of veterinary practice. The text contains color pictures (including those from echocardiograms and endoscopes as well as radiographs) to aid in the recognition of the disease process. The text focuses on lower respiratory, cardiac, and intrathoracic diseases and does not include upper airway diseases. Each question is followed by an answer with a detailed explanation and, in most cases, further information about the topic being discussed. This detailed explanation is what holds the Self Assessment Color Review series above other review books in that it not only tests but also educates the reader.
This particular text includes two indexes. One offers a drug list with doses for both dogs and cats. The other provides a list of sources, categorized by clinical sign and disease process, for the reader who wishes to expand his or her knowledge even further. The book is small and compact making it easy to carry anywhere for a quick review.
This book is a valuable resource for the veterinary student who is studying for boards as well as the practicing veterinarian who wishes to become more proficient in cardiology or respiratory medicine. Veterinary technicians may find it of interest in trying to understand the methods of diagnosis for cardiopulmonary medical problems.
Publisher: CRC Press/Taylor Francis 2012
288 pages, soft cover
ISBN: 978-1-84076-164-1