3Table 3.1 Secondary gastrointestinal causes of vomiting in cats and dogs.Table 3.2 Oesphageal disorders causing regurgitation.3 Chapter 4Table 4.1 Characteristics of small and large bowel diarrhoea.Table 4.2 Causes of acute small bowel diarrhoea in dogs and cats. Table 4.3 Causes of chronic small bowel diarrhoea in dogs and cats.Table 4.4 Causes of acute and chronic large bowel diarrhoea in dogs and cats...
4 Chapter 7Table 7.1 Neuroanatomical localisation within the neuromuscular system. Neur...Table 7.2 Potential diagnoses for episodic or exercise‐induced weakness.Table 7.3 Potential diagnoses for persistent weakness.
5 Chapter 8Table 8.1 Clinical characteristics of episodic disorders.Table 8.2 Potential differential diagnoses for central vestibular disease. L...Table 8.3 Potential differential diagnoses for ‘peripheral’ vestibular disea...Table 8.4 Potential differential diagnoses for syncope.Table 8.5 Diagnostic tests to consider for dogs and cats presenting with sei...
6 Chapter 12Table 12.1 Changes in coagulation tests associated with bleeding disorders....
7 Chapter 13Table 13.1 Pathophysiology of PU/PD.Table 13.2 Summary of mechanisms for azotaemia and impaired urine concentra...Table 13.3 Differential diagnosis of confirmed polyuria/polydipsia or impai...
8 Chapter 14Table 14.1 Neuroanatomical localisations and their most common deficits.Table 14.2 Differentials to be considered for musculoskeletal disorders.Table 14.3 Differentials to be considered for myelopathies.
9 Chapter 16Table 16.1 Causes of the red eye. Table 16.2 Causes of the abnormal‐sized pupil. Table 16.3 Causes of the opaque eye. Table 16.4 Causes of the wet eye. Table 16.5 Causes of the blind eye.Table 16.6 Causes of the abnormal‐sized eye.
10 Chapter 17Table 17.1 Causes of gut stasis in rabbits.Table 17.2 Causes of dyspnoea in rats. Table 17.3 Causes of pruritic alopecia in a guinea pig. Table 17.4 Causes of non‐pruritic alopecia in a guinea pig. Table 17.5 Examples of causes of hindlimb weakness in ferrets.
11 Chapter 18Table 18.1 Causes of colic in adult horses.Table 18.2 Causes of colic in neonates and weanling foals.Table 18.3 Causes of acute diarrhoea in adult horses.Table 18.4 Causes of chronic diarrhoea in adult horses.Table 18.5 Causes of diarrhoea in neonates and weanling foals.Table 18.6 Causes of coughing in adult horses.Table 18.7 Causes of coughing in neonates and weanling foals.Table 18.8 Causes of acute and chronic blood loss in adult horses and foals... Table 18.9 Causes of haemolysis in adult horses and foals.Table 18.10 Causes of decreased red cell production in adult horses and foa...
12 Chapter 19Table 19.1 Analysis of the problem, as perceived by the stakeholders in vet...
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 1Figure 1.1 Visual representation of the staircase of memorisation.Figure 1.2 Introducing a diagram into the sequence of actions to improve und...Figure 1.3 How the structure of the chapters leads to understanding and memo...Figure 1.4 Memorisation benefit through subvocalisation.Figure 1.5 Benefits of having a learning buddy.
2 Chapter 2Figure 2.1 Skill acquisition pathway. (This pathway can apply to the acquisi...Figure 2.2 Clinical reasoning step‐by‐step.Figure 2.3 Clinical reasoning step‐by‐step: define and refine the problem.Figure 2.4 Clinical reasoning step‐by‐step: define and refine the system.Figure 2.5 Clinical reasoning step‐by‐step: define the location.Figure 2.6 Clinical reasoning step‐by‐step: define the lesion.Figure 2.7 Clinical reasoning step‐by‐step: recap.
3 Chapter 3Figure 3.1 The relationship between the elements of the emetic reflex.
4 Chapter 7Figure 7.1 The five‐finger rule.
5 Chapter 8Figure 8.1 The combination of clinical signs determines the location of the ...Figure 8.2 The five‐finger rule.Figure 8.3 The onset and clinical course of a disease can narrow down aetiol...Figure 8.4 Intra‐cranial causes for epileptic seizures.Figure 8.5 Extra‐cranial causes for (reactive) seizure.Figure 8.6 Flowchart to help define the lesion.Figure 8.7 Algorithm for peripheral vestibular work‐up.
6 Chapter 10Figure 10.1 Blood smear from a dog showing reticulocytes. New methylene blue...Figure 10.2 A blood smear from a dog with immune‐mediated haemolytic anaemia...Figure 10.3 Blood smear from a dog with schistocytes and acanthocytes indica...
7 Chapter 11Figure 11.1 Bilirubin metabolism.
8 Chapter 12Figure 12.1 Very simplified overview of the process leading to the formation...
9 Chapter 14Figure 14.1 Factors to be considered for refining the problem in patients wi...Figure 14.2 Clinical deficits to help differentiate between musculoskeletal ...Figure 14.3 Diagnostic work‐up for the musculoskeletal system.Figure 14.4 Neuroanatomical localisations. SCS, spinal cord segments.
10 Chapter 15Figure 15.1 Flow diagram to the diagnostic approach of pruritus in companion...Figure 15.2 Flow diagram to the diagnostic approach of scaling presentation ...Figure 15.3 Flowchart outlining the diagnostic approach to canine otitis.
11 Chapter 19Figure 19.1 The main influences on professional reasoning and decision‐makin...
Guide
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