A concise, problem-oriented and accessibly designed rapid reference guide and revision aid for students and practitioners, focusing on the essentials of medicine and surgery of the dog and cat.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• 1 BASIC APPROACHES
• 1.1 General health
• 1.2 History taking and physical examination
• 1.3 Diagnostic techniques
• 2 CLINICAL PRESENTATION
• 2.1 Sneezing and nasal discharge
• 2.2 Coughing
• 2.3 Dyspnoea
• 2.4 Inappetance and anorexia
• 2.5 Vomiting and regurgitation
• 2.6 Diarrhoea
• 2.7 Weight loss
• 2.8 Polyuria/polydipsia
• 2.9 Feline lower urinary tract disease
• 2.10 Urinary incontinence
• 2.11 Renal disease
• 2.12 Pyrexia
• 2.13 Anaemia
• 2.14 Jaundice
• 3 BODY SYSTEMS AND MULTISYSTEMIC DISEASE
• 3.1 Eyes
• 3.2 Teeth and gums
• 3.3 Heart and lungs
• 3.4 Digestive tract
• 3.5 Liver and biliary tract
• 3.6 Kidneys
• 3.7 Lower urinary tract
• 3.8 Reproduction
• 3.9 Skin
• 3.10 Nervous system
• 3.11 Endocrine system
• 3.12 Obesity
• 3.13 Infectious disease
• 3.14 Oncology
• 4 ANAESTHESIA, ANALGESIA AND SURGERY
• 4.1 Anaesthesia
• 4.2 Analgesia
• 4.3 Soft-tissue surgery
• 4.4 Orthopaedics
• 5 CRITICAL CARE
• 5.1 Fluid therapy
• 5.3 Trauma and RTA
• 5.4 Poisoning
• 5.5 Dyspnoea: emergency management
• 5.6 Collapse
• 5.7 Urinary obstruction
• 5.8 Seizures
• 5.9 CPCR
• Further reading
• Units of measurement
• Selected abbreviations