Francis W. K. Smith – författare

Composed of a website and a companion book, this package demonstrates how to do accurate clinical evaluations of the heart and lungs in the examining room. The website offers step-by-step instructions on how to identify, interpret, and differentiate heart and lung sounds in dogs and cats. Made by using a heart sound simulator as well as recordings from patients, the website also covers heart murmurs and arrhythmias.The book expands on the website content and offers clear, concise illustrations of electrocardiograms (ECGs) and polarcardiograms (PCGs). It also includes pretests and post-tests to ensure thorough understanding of the material, as well as content on properties of sound, the stethoscope, and keys to successful auscultation.

The most effective, practical approach to the recognition and management of cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary diseases and disorders, Manual of Canine and Feline Cardiology, Sixth Edition, walks you through the challenges and conditions encountered in everyday clinical practice. This completely updated edition includes vital information on clinical treatments, diets, minimally invasive surgery, interventional procedures and imaging techniques. New artwork and enhanced coverage of cardiovascular disorders and treatment methods ensures you are well-equipped to handle every aspect of cardiac care in small animals.

Now available for mobile devices! Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures: Canine and Feline is a comprehensive, one-stop reference on diagnostic skills used daily in treating dogs and cats. Chapters cover more than 275 procedures and tests, including blood, urine, and fecal tests and radiographic, ultrasound, and endoscopic procedures. The uniform presentation of information, arranged alphabetically from abdominal radiographs to zinc tests, allows the reader to gain easy access to vital information, making this an ideal reference to be used in a clinical setting. Available platforms:Blackberry: requires 32 MB of memoryiPhone/iPod Touch: requires 30.91 MB of memoryPalm OS 3.5 or higher: requires 34.9 MB of memorySymbian 360,3rd edition (Nokia): requires 32 MB of memoryWindows Mobile Pocket PC (all versions): requires 40.5 MB of memoryWindows Mobile Smartphone: requires 40.5 MB of memoryWindows 98/2000/ME/XP/Vista/Tablet PC: requires 42.5 MB of memory Powered by Skyscape