Small Animal Toxicology || Poisoning in the Avian Patient

✍ Scribed by LaBonde, Jerry J.

• Book ID: 120580194
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 299 KB
• Edition: 3
• Category: Article
• ISBN: 1455707171
• DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4557-0717-1.00022-3

✦ Synopsis

Diagnose and determine treatment for toxic exposures in small animals with this quick reference! Small Animal Toxicology, 3rd Edition covers hundreds of potentially toxic substances, providing the information you need to manage emergency treatment and prevent poisonings in companion animals. To help you identify an unknown poison, this guide provides a list of potential toxins based on clinical signs or symptoms. It also includes a NEW color insert with 85 full-color photographs of toxic plants and of lesions associated with various poisonings. Written by respected veterinarian Michael E. Peterson and board-certified veterinary toxicologist Patricia A. Talcott, along with a team of expert contributors, this edition covers a wide variety of topics including toxicodynamics, toxicokinetics, effective history taking, recognizing clinical signs of toxic exposures, managing emergencies, and supportive care of the poisoned patient.