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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910208955503321
• Autore: Wiebe Valerie J. <1958->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Ames, Iowa ; ; Chichester, England ; ; Oxford, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-118-91116-4; 1-118-55745-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (792 p.)
• Disciplina: 636.089/51
• Soggetti: Dogs - Infections - Treatment; Cats - Infections - Treatment; Communicable diseases - Treatment; Veterinary pharmacology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""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""