Download or read book The 5 Minute Veterinary Consult written by Francis W K Smith, DVM and published by . This book was released on 2000-01 with total page 1488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day, you are faced with a deluge of common and not-so-common problems. The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline offers authoritative coverage and timely answers to all your questions. It is a clinical reference loaded with practical information from leading experts in small animal practice. This text is an important resource you can use every day. A quick reference resource of internal medicine in canine and feline health, the book includes: over 700 specific disorders...contributions from nearly 300 leading authorities in the field...and 17 section editors covering every specialty of small animal practice. The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline is broken into three major sections. The Problems is a concise, targeted focus on primary signs and symptoms for fast and accurate recognition. The Laboratory offers profiles that give easy access to indications, interpretations, and pitfalls of each study to help you make better decisions and save time and money. The Diseases alphabetically lists every common condition you manage in the dog and cat, as well as less common ones, so you, ll be prepared no matter what shows up in your waiting room. All the major topics are listed alphabetically in a consistent one- or two-page format. Excellent appendices provide a convenient one-stop location for conversion tables, lab values, and drug information.