This book is a good edition to a new practitioner’s or student’s library. It would prevent them from looking through multiple resources when attempting to make or understand a diagnosis. This book covers a wide range of presenting complaints from common to uncommon conditions. The new edition is updated with an alphabetical lists for enhanced navigation.
This book is organized in 5 parts. Part 1 deals with signs likely to be uncovered during the history taken. Part 2 deals with signs encountered at the physical exam. Part 3 deals with imaging findings. Part 4 deals with clinic-pathological findings, and part 5 completes the book by discussing electrophysiological findings.
This book will help clinicians and technicians deal with the problem-orientated approach to clinical diagnosis. Problem-oriented medical management (POMM) focuses on the individual problems of a patient while the book also explains how the POMM approach works and how to start the process. A large number of textbooks, veterinary journals, and conference proceedings were consulted in publishing this book which is also available as a downloadable “app” for extra ease of use. I would recommend this book for any new veterinary technician graduate or student to help them understand the diagnosis process. Veterinarians will also find this handy to have near for consultation.
Publisher: Wiley Blackwell (2015)
ISBN 13: 978-1-118-40968-8