Linda Merrill – författare

New edition of the first comprehensive internal medicine book for Veterinary Technicians with information on relevant diseases organized by body system Small Animal Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses offers a detailed reference on small animal internal medicine, logically organized by diseases relating to body systems, with both basic and advanced information in each chapter. The text reviews anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, clinical signs, diseases, diagnostic testing, pharmacology, anesthetic and analgesia considerations, and nutrition management. Also included are patient friendly practice, pain management, nursing care, and small animal internal medicine considerations in oncology, cardiology and neurology. Keeping up with the digital advancement of the veterinary market, this new edition includes additional online resources, including more images illustrating clinical signs and procedures, along with images, videos, checklists for procedures, pull lists for procedures, critical thinking lists, client education, and video clips. This text is a group effort provided by VTS and diplomates in small animal internal medicine, cardiology, neurology, and oncology, as well as anesthesia and analgesia, nutrition, physical rehabilitation, behavior, clinical practice, and emergency and critical care veterinary technician specialists who are subject matter experts in their fields. Sample topics discussed in Small Animal Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses include: Endocrine disease including the pituitary gland, covering growth hormone disorders and diabetes insipidusPancreatic disease including both endocrine and exocrine diseaseGastrointestinal disease including feeding tubes, covering esophagostomy, gastrostomy, and jejunostomy tube placementInfectious disease including fungal diseases including histoplasmosis, aspergillosis, coccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, and blastomycosisSelected nursing considerations including critical thinking and the nursing processSmall Animal Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses is essential reading for veterinary technician students, practicing technicians, nurses, and those studying for the AIMVT specialty exam.

A close analysis of the “Ten O’Clock” lecture in which Whistler declared an end to the public’s participation in art. Also reveals the role played by Oscar Wilde.On 20 February 1885, James McNeill Whistler delivered his celebrated “Ten O’Clock” in Piccadilly, opposite the Royal Academy. More than a lecture, it was a witty, provocative monologue attacking conventional taste and asserting art’s independence from public opinion. Fashionable London society attended, including Oscar Wilde, whose own speaking tours partly inspired Whistler to take the stage.The event was hailed as a triumph and repeated in Oxford, Cambridge and other venues. Whistler even considered an American tour, combining the talk with an exhibition to strengthen his reputation as a professional artist – distinguishing himself from Wilde’s perceived dilettantism – but instead focused on publishing the text, enlisting Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé for its French translation.The Performance of Art reassesses this episode, examining why Whistler sought the podium, the cultural context of his polemic and Wilde’s role. Through close analysis, it argues that “Ten O’Clock” stands as a work of art in itself, illuminating Whistler’s aesthetic philosophy while anticipating the widening divide between fine art and popular culture.