Large Animal Internal Medicine [Hardcover]

Bradford P. Smith DVM (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0323009468 | ISBN-13: 978-0323009461 | Publication Date: June 11, 2001 | Edition: 3

The new, third edition of the "gold standard" in the field has been completely revised and updated, reflecting large animal internal medicine as it is practiced today. In a single, comprehensive volume, it covers virtually everything the busy practitioner needs to know on the subject. Using a problem-oriented approach to the diagnosis of diseases of horses, cattle, sheep, and goats, it teaches readers how to diagnose based on what they observe and what the laboratory and diagnostic tests reveal. Complete lists of common, less common, and uncommon diseases associated with particular signs or symptoms are given in easy-to-find boxes, and the clinician is given an approach to each manifestation of disease and a method to work toward a diagnosis. Readers will also find guidance on treating problems symptomatically, a method that is commonly used in everyday practice. In addition, interpretation of abnormalities is made easier with complete lists of diseases associated with a given laboratory abnormality provided in handy boxes.

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

Using a problem-oriented approach to the diagnosis of diseases of horses, cattle, sheep, and goats, this text teaches readers how to diagnose based on what they observe and what the laboratory and diagnostic tests reveal

About the Author

Bradford P. Smith, DVM, Dipl ACVIM, Professor, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, University of California, Davis, CA

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2112 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 3 edition (June 11, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323009468
• ISBN-13: 978-0323009461
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,151,637 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An invaluable reference for large animal medicine, January 4, 2004

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"qashgai" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Large Animal Internal Medicine (Hardcover)

This textbook is, in my experience, the best single medicine reference for large animals. It is designed for the graduate veterinarian and is not easy to read, but contains an immense amount of information (plus references) in a usable format. The index is comprehensive, which is useful as some conditions are discussed by different authors in disparate sections of the text. The text is divided into body systems, then subdivided into equine and ruminant diseases. There are also useful rule-out lists for major clinical signs provided at the beginning of the book. The illustrations and photographs are black-and-white and are largely the same as the previous edition, but this edition contains well-updated text material. Detractors from this text include minimal specific treatment information for some disease processes and the lack of a formulary. It also does not cover swine or camelid species. Nonetheless, I find this book far easier to read and use (with more comprehensive information) than the similar Blood and Radostits text. If you care to invest in several texts instead of a single one, try the Current Veterinary Therapy Equine Practice and Food Animal Practice (very easy to read). However, if you choose these keep in mind that you may need more than one volume of each, as each CVT volume is not comprehensive. My copy of Smith is constantly at hand, and has seen a great deal of use since I purchased it. I recommend this book to any large animal practitioner as a necessary reference.

7 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Horses have no place in this book, July 8, 2005

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K. Truitt - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Large Animal Internal Medicine (Hardcover)

I believe that a vast amount of viable space is wasted on horses in this book. While they technically are large animals, they're so vastly different from cattle that they deserve and have their own books which are great.
I think this book isn't very well written and doesn't go into the pathology of diseases very well... at all. I hate the layout, and I think some ideas are just skimmed over or not mentioned at all.
I would not recommend this book, but the problem is there isn't another one out there.