Drug therapy for infectious diseases of the dog and cat / Valerie J. Wiebe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wiebe, Valerie J., 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dogs--Infections--Treatment.

Dogs.

Cats--Infections--Treatment.

Cats.

Communicable diseases--Treatment.

Communicable diseases.

Veterinary pharmacology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (792 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ames, Iowa ; Chichester, England ; Oxford, England : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drug Therapy for Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat provides fast access to all the information needed to effectively and responsibly treat infectious disease in dogs and cats, with easy searching by either drug or organism. * Provides fast access to essential information on prescribing antibiotics, antifungals, antiparasitics, and antivirals * Offers alphabetical searching by either drug or organism * Focuses on clinically relevant information * Covers information on each drug using a common format for ease of use * Presents a reliable quick reference to the correct use of antibiotics in veterinary practice

Contents:

""Title page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""How to use this information""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""SECTION A: Pharmacology Guidelines""; ""Chapter 1: Understanding Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs)""; ""Chapter 2: Static versus Cidal Antibiotics""; ""Bacteriostatic""; ""Bactericidal""; ""Chapter 3: In Vitro versus In Vivo Efficacy""; ""Chapter 4: Approaching Infectious Disease Cases""; ""Is this an infection?""; ""Where is the infection?""; ""What are the most likely pathogens at this site?""; ""Empirically, what will cover these pathogens?""

""What other factors must be considered?""""What patient factors should be considered?""; ""What route of administration should be used?""; ""What dose should be used?""; ""How long should the animal be treated?""; ""When should I perform culture and sensitivity?""; ""Chapter 5: Why Antibiotics Fail""; ""Chapter 6: Adjusting Doses in Renal Failure""; ""Interval adjustment""; ""Dose adjustment""; ""No dose adjustment""; ""Chapter 7: Pregnancy Risk Categories""; ""Categories""; ""Chapter 8: Lactation Guidelines: Penetration of Drugs into Milk""; ""Chapter 9: Safe Writing Skills""

""Chapter 10: Basic Math Skills""""Dilutions""; ""Percent solutions""; ""Percent weights""; ""Converting units""; ""Weight conversions""; ""Liquid conversions""; ""Milliequivalents""; ""SECTION B: Empiric Therapy Pending Diagnostic Results""; ""Chapter 11: Arthritis, Osteomyelitis""; ""Clinical presentation""; ""Likely pathogens""; ""Diagnosis""; ""Empiric drug therapy""; ""Further reading""; ""Chapter 12: Bacteremia and Sepsis""; ""Clinical presentation""; ""Likely pathogens""; ""Diagnosis""; ""Empiric drug therapy""; ""Resistant organisms""; ""Further reading""

""Chapter 13: Central Nervous System Infections (Meningitis)""""Clinical presentation""; ""Likely pathogens""; ""Diagnosis""; ""Empiric drug therapy""; ""Further reading""; ""Chapter 14: Endocarditis (Bacterial)""; ""Clinical presentation""; ""Likely pathogens""; ""Obtaining blood cultures""; ""Empiric drug therapy""; ""Further reading""; ""Chapter 15: Intra-Abdominal Infections""; ""Clinical presentation""; ""Likely pathogens""; ""Diagnosis""; ""Empiric drug therapy""; ""Further reading""; ""Chapter 16: Neonatal Infections""; ""Clinical presentation""; ""Likely pathogens""; ""Diagnosis""

""Empiric drug therapy""""Further reading""; ""Chapter 17: Infections Associated with Neutropenia""; ""Clinical presentation""; ""Likely pathogens""; ""Diagnosis""; ""Empiric drug therapy""; ""Further reading""; ""Chapter 18: Otitis Externa and Otitis Media""; ""Clinical presentation""; ""Likely pathogens""; ""Diagnosis""; ""Empiric drug therapy""; ""Further reading""; ""Chapter 19: Pancreatitis""; ""Clinical presentation""; ""Likely pathogens""; ""Diagnosis""; ""Empiric drug therapy""; ""Further reading""; ""Chapter 20: Peritonitis and Abscesses""; ""Clinical presentation""

""Likely pathogens""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118911167

1118911164

9781118557457

111855745X

OCLC:

905970357