{"product_id":"equine-pharmacology-isbn-9780813822624","title":"Equine Pharmacology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEquine Pharmacology\u003c\/i\u003e combines highly practical therapeutic guidance with reliable scientific background information to provide a clinically relevant resource. Taking a body systems approach to the subject, the book offers the equine clinician fast access to drug options for a given disease, with additional information available for reference as needed. Logically organized to lead the reader through the clinical decision-making process, \u003ci\u003eEquine Pharmacology\u003c\/i\u003e is a user-friendly reference for pharmacological information on the horse.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book begins with a general review section presenting the principles of antimicrobials, anesthesia, analgesics, anti-parasitics, foals, fluid therapy, and drug and medication control programs. The remainder of the book is devoted to a body systems approach to therapeutics, allowing the reader to search by affected system or specific disease to find detailed advice on drug therapy. \u003ci\u003eEquine Pharmacology\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable addition to the practice library for any clinician treating equine patients.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1: General Review Section\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Horse of a different color: Peculiarities of equine pharmacology 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLara Maxwell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Basics of antimicrobial therapy for the horse 16\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCynthia Cole\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Anesthesia and sedation in the field 44\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJennifer E. Carter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Clinical application of equine analgesics 63\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSheilah A. Robertson and L. Chris Sanchez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Pharmacology of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs 76\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCynthia Cole\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Parasiticides for use in horses 85\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTad Coles and Randy Lynn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Foals are not just mini horses 99\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eK. Gary Magdesian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Fluids and electrolytes for the equine clinician 118\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBrett Tennent-Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Drug and medication control programs in equine athletes 131\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eScot Waterman and Jennifer Durenburger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 2: Therapeutics: A Systems Approach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Clinical pharmacology of the respiratory system 139\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMelissa R. Mazan and Michelle L. Ceresia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Clinical application of gastrointestinal therapeutics 183\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eL. Chris Sanchez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Treatment of equine nervous system disorders 192\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCynthia Cole and Bradford Bentz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Clinical pharmacology of the equine musculoskeletal system 218\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBradford Bentz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Therapy of the eye 254\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmber Labelle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Pharmacological treatment of equine endocrine diseases 270\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDianne McFarlane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Equine cardiovascular clinical pharmacology 279\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMeg Sleeper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Clinical pharmacology of diseases of the equine urinary system 291\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNora Nogradi and Balazs Toth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Equine Pharmacologywill be a valuable resource for practicing veterinarians and veterinary students who are interested specifically in treating horses and understanding the rationale for the most commonly used therapeutics in equine medicine . . . In summary, this book is a succinct and accurate resource that will provide readers with a clear understanding for most of the therapeutic options available for horses.”  (\u003ci\u003eJournal of the American Veterinary Medical Association\u003c\/i\u003e, 15 June 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“I would thoroughly recommend this book and consider it to be both a useful buy and value for money, as well as filling a much-needed place in any practice library or vet’s car.”  (\u003ci\u003eVeterinary Practice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 May 2015)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEquine pharmacology\u003c\/i\u003e will be of benefit to veterinary students and practitioners, providing a succinct basis and approach to the clinical application of pharmacology in horses. As such, it will serve as a useful reference text in both hospital-based and ambulatory clinician settings for the provision of practical pharmacological management of equine patients.\" (\u003ci\u003eAustralian Veterinary Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e3 March 2017)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCynthia Cole\u003c\/b\u003e, DVM, PhD, DACVCP, is Director of Research and Development at Mars Veterinary in Portland, Oregon, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBradford Bentz\u003c\/b\u003e, VMD, MS, DACVIM, DACVECC, DABVP (Equine), is a private equine practitioner at Equine Medicine and Surgery in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLara Maxwell\u003c\/b\u003e, DVM, PhD, DACVCP, is an Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEquine Pharmacology\u003c\/i\u003e combines highly practical therapeutic guidance with reliable scientific background information to provide a clinically relevant resource. Taking a body systems approach to the subject, the book offers the equine clinician with fast access to drug options for a given disease, with additional information available for reference as needed. Logically organized to lead the reader through the clinical decision-making process, \u003ci\u003eEquine Pharmacology\u003c\/i\u003e is a user-friendly reference for pharmacological information in the horse.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book begins with a general review section presenting the principles of antimicrobials, anesthesia, analgesics, anti-parasitics, foals, fluid therapy, and drug and medication control programs. 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