{"product_id":"decision-making-in-veterinary-practice-isbn-9781119986348","title":"Decision-Making in Veterinary Practice","description":"\u003cb\u003eDecision-Making in Veterinary Practice\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first-ever guide to rational decision-making in veterinary practice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe practice of veterinary medicine entails crucial decisions about patient care on a daily basis. Whether to admit patients displaying symptoms, whether to pursue diagnoses or prioritize therapeutic trials, whether to advise overnight stays after routine surgery, whether to refer patients; the answers to questions like these can significantly influence patient outcomes and standards of care. However, veterinary clinicians are seldom trained to analyze their patterns of decision-making, relying instead on the existing culture of a practice to dictate their behaviors. This can lead to irrational decisions, institutional inertia, reluctance to comply with evidence-based medicine, and failure to optimize patient outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDecision-Making in Veterinary Practice\u003c\/i\u003e provides the first-ever dedicated guide to rational principles for decision-making in veterinary practice. Rooted in the study of normative ethics, it seeks to pose important questions and develop processes by which they can be answered. The book promises to transform the clinical performance of clinicians and practices that utilize it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDecision-Making in Veterinary Practice\u003c\/i\u003e readers will also find:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussions of key issues based on extensive clinical experience and evidence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetailed discussion of important decision determinants like time of day, patient weight, criteria for stopping treatment, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEssential insights on clinical decision-making and clinical reasoning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDecision-Making in Veterinary Practice\u003c\/i\u003e is ideal for all veterinary practitioners, veterinary students, and clinical skills instructors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eDecision Making in Veterinary Practice \u003c\/i\u003eoffers expert medical knowledge and an ethical sensibility to illuminate everyday veterinary issues like animal euthanasia, treatment of elderly patients, and moral stress. The result is an unparalleled practical road map to fulfilling the patient advocacy role of the veterinarian. I wish I had the benefit of Dr. Kipperman's wisdom when I was a young veterinarian. All veterinarians should read this terrific book—veterinary students, new graduates, and seasoned professionals.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimon Coghlan, PhD, BVSc\u003cbr\u003eUniversity of Melbourne\u003cbr\u003eVictoria, Australia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eDecision Making in Veterinary Practice\u003c\/i\u003e is a detailed and thoughtful discussion of many key aspects of veterinary clinical decision making. Drawing from decades of personal experience as an internal medicine specialist and practice owner, Dr. Kipperman provides numerous realistic case examples to illustrate both the challenges facing clinicians and many potentially helpful strategies for improving decision- making and optimizing patient outcomes.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrennen McKenzie, MA, MSc, VMD\u003cbr\u003eAdobe Animal Hospital\u003cbr\u003eLos Altos, CA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Decision Making in Veterinary Practice\u003c\/i\u003e is a helpful resource focused on \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e decisions are made, and how decision-making can be improved in the interests of veterinary patients. It contains many excellent case examples documenting positive and negative outcomes of decisions. A unique aspect of this book is its disclosures of Dr. Kipperman’s experiences as an internist – including humble accounts of lessons learned and insights into the moral distress experienced by veterinary specialists.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnne Quain, BVSc, MVetStud\u003cbr\u003eSydney School of Veterinary Science\u003cbr\u003eSydney, Australia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Why a Book on Decision-Making in Veterinary Practice? xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1 Fundamental Concepts in Making Clinical Decisions 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 How to Define Your Success as a Clinician 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 How to Obtain a Patient History 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Informed Consent 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Risks, Benefits, and Ageism 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Client Education Beyond Informed Consent: The Most Important Thing an Owner Needs to Know 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Euthanasia 53\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman and Kathleen Cooney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Referrals 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Influence of Economics on Decision-Making 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 How to Optimize Patient Outcomes 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Medical Errors 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman and Jim Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 2 Principles of Diagnosis 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Influence of Patient Weight on Decision-Making 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Influence of Age and Aging on Decision-Making 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Day of the Week Matters 135\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Time of Day Matters 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Serial Monitoring of Laboratory Results 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Overdiagnosis and Useful Diagnosis 155\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Minimum Database 167\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 In What Order Should Tests Be Performed? 173\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Diagnostic Errors 179\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Providing a Prognosis 189\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 3 Principles of Treatment 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Inpatient or Outpatient? 201\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The Therapeutic Trial 207\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Interpreting Therapeutic Outcomes 217\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Setting Goals and Therapeutic Endpoints 227\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Pain Management 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry Kipperman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 245\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarry Kipperman, DVM, DACVIM, MSc, DACAW,\u003c\/b\u003e is a specialist in small animal internal medicine and animal welfare. Dr. Kipperman founded a small animal specialist and emergency hospital in the San Francisco Bay Area and spent 33 years in practice before transitioning to teaching and writing. He is a Lecturer in Veterinary Ethics at the University of California at Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, CA, USA and Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first-ever guide to rational decision-making in veterinary practice\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe practice of veterinary medicine entails crucial decisions about patient care on a daily basis. Whether to admit patients displaying symptoms, whether to pursue diagnoses or prioritize therapeutic trials, whether to advise overnight stays after routine surgery, whether to refer patients; the answers to questions like these can significantly influence patient outcomes and standards of care. However, veterinary clinicians are seldom trained to analyze their patterns of decision-making, relying instead on the existing culture of a practice to dictate their behaviors. This can lead to irrational decisions, institutional inertia, reluctance to comply with evidence-based medicine, and failure to optimize patient outcomes.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDecision-Making in Veterinary Practice\u003c\/i\u003e provides the first-ever dedicated guide to rational principles for decision-making in veterinary practice. Rooted in the study of normative ethics, it seeks to pose important questions and develop processes by which they can be answered. 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