The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline (5-Minute Consult Series) (Hardcover)

by Lawrence Patrick Tilley (Author), Francis W. K. Smith (Author)
Key Phrases: physical examination findings, predominant sex, electrocardiographic findings, Historical Findings, Vet Intern Med, General Comments (more...)

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Product Description
VetMed Center, San Francisco, CA. Extensive quick reference of diagnostic and management information for problems or diseases in cats and dogs. Two-page format includes data on basic overview, signs, causes & risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, medications, follow-up, and miscellaneous. Previous edition: c1997. For the practitioner or student.

From the Back Cover
Be ready to face the rush of common and not-so-common animal disorders with the Third Edition of 5-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline. It's your complete, quick-reference resource, offering authoritative coverage and timely answers to your questions pertaining to canine and feline health. You'll also have the insights of more than 300 top veterinary specialists at your fingertips, plus complete coverage of more than 700 specific disorders.

New features and highlights include:
*New Behavior section with valuable treatment and drug information
*Updated and expanded drug formulary
*New to this edition, ALL topics presented alphabetically from beginning to end for more efficient research and reference
*More than 60 new topics covering a range of clinical syndromes
*Completely revised and updated to reflect the most current research in small animal clinical care

With this important resource in your practice, you'll be prepared with confidence -- no matter what appears in your waiting room. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1488 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2nd edition (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0683304615
• ISBN-13: 978-0683304619
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #892,937 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline (CD-ROM for W, March 23, 2001

By	Dr. Tim T. Emery (Etowah, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 5 Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline (CD-ROM for Windows, Individual Version) (CD-ROM)

Tilley's 5 -Minute Veterinary Consult book has been an extremely valuable asset to my library. When the CD-Rom came out, it was even more useful in that immediate and current information can be retrieved much faster than picking up a book. It is faster since topics related to a case can be searched for and reviewed with a touch of your mouse. This information can be quickly printed and given to clients to further understand their pets diagnosed condition. This printed information alone is priceless! A client that has something in hand and can follow and confirm their veterinarian's diagnosis and treatment, helps establish the trust a client needs to have in their pets doctor.

I reach for my 5- Minute Vet Consult CD-rom more than any other resource in my library. It is very accurate and has a surprising amount of detail to assist in the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of each topic. The drug search is a very helpful formulary for those quick reference needs. The most recent CD has a good number of cytology and radiographic images attached to the topics. These can be enlarged to see more closely the great detail.

In my opinion the 5-Minute Veterinary Consult CD-Rom was one of the best reference investments for my practice. It is definitely the most utilized reference I have. Time is money and this has saved me many steps and thus time and money. Every practice needs this reference without doubt!

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33 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference for Small Animal Medicine, July 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The 5 Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline (Hardcover)

Every small animal hospital in North America should have this book on their bookshelf. Medical topics are presented in a complete yet concise format - this is the perfect quick reference tool for today's busy veterinarian!

37 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kim Phillips, May 20, 2000

By	Kim Phillips (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The 5 Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline (Hardcover)

My vet suggested me getting this book (I have worked for him for 6 years) and I am glad I did! It has 4 different sections in it, "Presenting Problems and Physical Findings", "Diagnostic-Laboratory Tests", "Diagnostics-Electrocardiography", and "Diseases and Clinical Syndromes". Each section has detailed information on each finding, usually two pages per each problem, which covers the Basics (definition, signalment, causes and risk factors), Diagnosis, Treatment, Medications, Follow-up and a Miscellaneous. There is plenty of information in the Appendix section of the book as well. Including a Formulary, Conversion Tables and more! I would highly recommend it to vets, students and vet techs.