Blackwell Publishing

Transfusion-free medicine amd surgery.

Although bloodless or transfusion-free surgery was pioneered to serve the Jehovah's Witness community's religious proscription against transfusions, Jabbour (U. of Southern California U. Hospital) notes that the threat of unsafe blood means that the general medical lack of interest in blood conservation in medical and surgical practices is "no longer an option." He presents 13 chapters that address various aspects of this topic, including preoperative management, intraoperative strategies, the physiology of anemia and the threshold fro blood transfusion, postoperative management, anemia and blood conservation in the critical ill patient, feasibility of transfusion- free medicine and surgery in clinical practice, the changing transfusion practice of neonatal and pediatric surgery, the cost of blood product transfusion, oxygen therapeutics and the quest for artificial blood, and basic principles of bloodless medicine and surgery. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Veterinary clinical parasitology, 7th ed.

Peacocks can carry Ascaridia eggs while ducks and wild birds carry another ascarid genus. Mites can fool you because they are laterally compressed like fleas. Designed for desk reference but suitable for quick reviews and clinical practice, this guide focuses on morphologic identification of parasites in domestic animals, featuring accurate and cost-effective means of diagnosing parasitic infections. With over 400 color photographs and a layout ideal for field work, this covers the fecal examination for diagnosis, including collection, storage, shipment, exam procedures, use of the microscope, techniques for evaluation in grazing animals, identification of adult worms, and parasites of domestic animals. It also covers detection of protozoan and Helmith parasites in the urinary, reproductive and integumentary systems and in the eye, detection of parasites in the blood, diagnosis of arthropod parasites such as lice, fleas, flies, mites and ticks, and parasites of fish. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Veterinary embryology.

Written by experts in developmental anatomy, molecular biology and clinical aspects of veterinary medicine, this textbook provides information relevant to many subjects taught in the preclinical, paraclinical and clinical years. The text covers all aspects of the cellular, molecular and tissue changes that precede the birth of an animal. Each chapter includes tables, flow diagrams, illustrations and a reading list. The text contains an explanatory glossary of specialized terms. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Veterinary emergency and critical care procedures.

Designed for clinical and field use and lavishly illustrated with line drawings, imagery and clinical photographs, this guide to key emergency and critical care procedures focuses on the practical and includes an introduction to each procedure, indications, contraindications, and even a list of needed supplies. It covers vascular access techniques, nutritional support, thoracocentesis and thoracostomy tube placement, oxygen supplementation, urinary catheter placement, urohydropulsion, antepubic temporary cystostomy catheter placement, abdominocentesis and diagnostic peritoneal lavage, pericardiocentesis, central venous pressure, and the aforesaid list of supplies, including catheters, drugs, syringes and placement supplies. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Veterinary psychopharmacology.

Cromwell-Davis (veterinary behavior) and Murray (physiology and pharmacology), both of the U. of Georgia, present this reference for veterinary behavorists, their students and residents, as well as veterinary practitioners and students. Fifteen categories of psychopharmacological treatments are covered, including amino acid neurotransmitters, benzodiazepines, biogenic amine neurotransmitters (serotonin, acetylcholine, norepinephrine, and dopamine), selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antipsychotics, tricyclic antidepressants, and hormones. For each category, the actions, indications, side affects and adverse events, consequences of overdose, and clinical guidelines are outlined. Additionally, the characteristics of specific medications are discussed, and clinical examples demonstrate the applications of the treatments. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Vital notes for nurses; health assessment.

Aimed at undergraduate nursing students, this book explains health assessment with an objective of emphasizing holistic approaches over detailed physical assessments that are based on American models. Crouch and Meurier (U. of Northampton) compile 10 chapters by contributors in the field of nursing at universities in the UK who first describe the human body, then assessment and care planning; health, illness, and holism; important factors; communication skills; and physical, nutritional, social, psychological, cultural, and spiritual assessment. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Whittemore's science and practice of pig production, 3d ed.

For the third edition of this textbook on the practical and scientific aspects of agricultural pig production, Whittemore (College of Science and Engineering, U. of Edinburgh, UK) has abandoned sole authorship, inviting a panel of international authorities to help him revise the material and taking on Kyriazakis (animal nutrition and health, Scottish Agricultural College, UK) as senior editor in order to maintain cohesiveness. Following the introduction, chapters cover pig meat and carcass quality; growth and body composition changes in pigs; reproduction; pig behavior and welfare; development and improvement of pigs by genetic selection; pig health maintenance; energy value of feedstuffs for pigs; nutritional value of proteins and amino acids in feedstuffs for pigs; value of fats and oils in pig diets; energy and protein requirements for maintenance, growth, and reproduction; requirements for water, minerals, and vitamins; appetite and voluntary feed intake; diet formulation; optimization of feed supply to growing pigs and breeding sows; product marketing; environmental management of pigs; production performance monitoring; and simulation modeling. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)