Clinical problems -- Clinical approach to respiratory distress -- Clinical approach to coughing -- Clinical approach to syncope -- Clinical approach to cardiac murmurs -- Diagnostic techniques -- History and physical examination -- Radiology -- Advanced imaging -- Laboratory tests -- Electrocardiography and ambulatory monitoring -- Airway sampling and introduction to bronchoscopy -- Echocardiography -- Blood gas analysis and pulse oximetry -- Blood pressure measurement -- Mechanisms of disease -- Respiratory pathophysiology -- Heart failure -- Arrhythmias -- Therapeutic strategies -- Management of acute respiratory distress -- Treatment of congestive heart failure -- Management of chronic respiratory disease -- Antiarrhythmic therapies -- Specific diseases -- Myxomatous mitral valve disease -- Infective endocarditis -- Canine dilated cardiomyopathy -- Pericardial disease -- Feline cardiomyopathies -- Congenital heart disease -- Systemic hypertension -- Pulmonary hypertension -- Laryngeal disorders -- Canine tracheobronchial disease -- Feline tracheobronchial disease -- Pulmonary parenchymal disease -- Pleural and mediastinal disorders.
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This practical manual on cardiac and respiratory medicine begins with a look at the clinical approach to a range of common presenting signs. This is followed by details of diagnostic tests and techniques, including imaging and blood pressure measurement.
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Manual of canine and feline cardiorespiratory medicine