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Ambulatory Practice, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice E-Book
(2012)
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Abstract
The equine practitioner will find this comprehensive issue packed with useful, important information on ambulatory practice. Topics include challenges of ambulatory practice, equipment considerations, client psychology and expectations, technology and the ambulatory practitioner, ambulatory medicine, ambulatory surgery and surgical referral, lameness in ambulatory practice, foot care and veterinarian/farrier relations, ophthalmology in ambulatory practice, reproduction in ambulatory practice, dermatology in ambulatory practice, wound care, wellness care, purchase exams and much more!
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Ambulatory Practice | i | ||
| Copyright Page | ii | ||
| Table of Contents | v | ||
| Contributors | iii | ||
| Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice | ix | ||
| Preface: Ambulatory Practice | xi | ||
| Chapter 1. Equine Ambulatory Practice: Challenges and Opportunities | 1 | ||
| ADVANTAGES OF AMBULATORY PRACTICE | 1 | ||
| DISADVANTAGES OF AMBULATORY PRACTICE | 2 | ||
| CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS | 3 | ||
| SUMMARY | 9 | ||
| REFERENCES | 9 | ||
| Chapter 2. Ambulatory Equine Practice Management | 11 | ||
| FEE SETTING | 11 | ||
| CHART OF ACCOUNTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 15 | ||
| INVENTORY CONTROL | 18 | ||
| DEVELOPING A TEAM | 20 | ||
| SUMMARY | 22 | ||
| REFERENCES | 22 | ||
| Chapter 3. Technology and the Ambulatory Equine Practitioner: Implementing and Affording the 21st Century | 25 | ||
| THE PAPERLESS PRACTICE | 26 | ||
| SOFTWARE PROGRAMS FOR THE MOBILE EQUINE PRACTICE | 27 | ||
| TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE | 31 | ||
| IMPLEMENTATION | 31 | ||
| MOVING FORWARD | 32 | ||
| CAPITAL INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR EQUINE AMBULATORY PRACTICE | 33 | ||
| CAPITAL INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS | 34 | ||
| SUMMARY | 37 | ||
| QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER | 37 | ||
| RESOURCES: ANALYSIS TEMPLATES AND EXAMPLES | 37 | ||
| DEFINITIONS | 38 | ||
| Chapter 4. Do You Know Your Equine Practice Clients? | 39 | ||
| VALUE | 39 | ||
| MANAGEMENT OF THE PRACTICE | 40 | ||
| A FULL SERVICE ENVIRONMENT | 41 | ||
| CLIENTS: WHO ARE THEY AND WHAT DO THEY EXPECT? | 42 | ||
| CLIENT EXPECTATIONS | 43 | ||
| CLIENT SATISFACTION | 45 | ||
| IN TOUCH WITH CLIENTS | 46 | ||
| HOW TO CREATE A LOYAL CLIENT BASE? | 47 | ||
| CLIENT COMPLAINTS | 48 | ||
| REFERRING CLIENTS | 48 | ||
| SUMMARY | 48 | ||
| ADDITIONAL READING | 49 | ||
| USEFUL RELATED WEBSITES | 49 | ||
| Chapter 5. Ambulatory Medicine in Equine Practice | 51 | ||
| THE EXAMINATION | 51 | ||
| PHYSICAL EXAMINATION | 52 | ||
| EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED CONDITIONS OF THE EQUINE PATIENT IN THE FIELD | 57 | ||
| SUMMARY | 65 | ||
| REFERENCES | 65 | ||
| Chapter 6. The Ambulatory Practitioner and the Referral Center: Two Perspectives in Equine Surgery | 69 | ||
| SURGERY FOR THE EQUINE AMBULATORY VETERINARIAN | 69 | ||
| THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN: FROM THE REFERRAL PERSPECTIVE | 74 | ||
| SUMMARY | 80 | ||
| REFERENCES | 80 | ||
| Chapter 7. Wound Care in Horses | 83 | ||
| WOUND ASSESSMENT | 83 | ||
| CATASTROPHIC WOUNDS | 84 | ||
| WOUNDS TO SYNOVIAL STRUCTURES | 84 | ||
| WOUNDS TO TENDONS AND LIGAMENTS | 86 | ||
| WOUND-HEALING PROCESS | 86 | ||
| TREATMENT OF THE WOUND | 90 | ||
| WHAT THE PRACTITIONER AND THE OWNER SHOULD EXPECT | 92 | ||
| BANDAGING | 93 | ||
| TREATMENTS, PRODUCTS, AND CONTINUED MANAGEMENT OF THE WOUND | 95 | ||
| COMPLICATED AND CHRONIC WOUNDS | 96 | ||
| SUMMARY | 98 | ||
| REFERENCES | 99 | ||
| Chapter 8. Lameness and Performance Evaluation in Ambulatory Practice | 101 | ||
| COMMUNICATIONS | 101 | ||
| LAMENESS AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS—OWNERS AND TRAINERS | 102 | ||
| LAMENESSS/PERFORMANCE EVALUATION GUIDELINES | 104 | ||
| PROPER USE/GENETIC POTENTIAL | 104 | ||
| BLOOD CHEMISTRY ASSAYS | 105 | ||
| RESPIRATORY/CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM | 106 | ||
| LAMENESS | 106 | ||
| TO BLOCK OR NOT TO BLOCK (PICK YOUR BATTLES!) | 109 | ||
| DIAGNOSTIC ANESTHESIA—GENERAL OBSERVATIONS | 111 | ||
| DIAGNOSTIC ANESTHESIA—SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS | 112 | ||
| LAMENESS VERSUS NEUROLOGIC DISEASE | 114 | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL/MANAGEMENT ISSUES | 114 | ||
| SUMMARY | 114 | ||
| REFERENCES | 115 | ||
| Chapter 9. The Equine Practitioner–Farrier Relationship: Building a Partnership | 117 | ||
| THE VETERINARIAN-FARRIER RELATIONSHIP | 118 | ||
| UNDERSTANDING THE KEY ELEMENTS | 119 | ||
| THE EQUINE PRACTITIONER’S ROLE IN CARING FOR THE HOOF | 121 | ||
| ESTABLISHING AND SUSTAINING WORKING RELATIONSHIPS | 126 | ||
| DO’S AND DON’TS | 127 | ||
| SUMMARY | 129 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 129 | ||
| REFERENCES | 129 | ||
| Chapter 10. The Approach to the Equine Dermatology Case in Practice | 131 | ||
| INVESTIGATING THE SKIN PROBLEM | 132 | ||
| THE PROBLEM LIST | 136 | ||
| THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS | 136 | ||
| INFECTIOUS DISEASE | 141 | ||
| COLLECTION OF DIAGNOSTIC SPECIMENS | 144 | ||
| TREATMENT | 152 | ||
| SUMMARY | 152 | ||
| REFERENCE | 153 | ||
| Chapter 11. Ophthalmology in Equine Ambulatory Practice | 155 | ||
| KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION | 155 | ||
| EQUIPPING THE AMBULATORY VEHICLE | 155 | ||
| VISION TESTING | 156 | ||
| EXAMINATION INDICATIONS | 156 | ||
| REFLEX TESTING | 158 | ||
| SEDATION, TOPICAL, AND REGIONAL ANESTHESIA | 158 | ||
| SKULL, PERIORBIT, AND ADNEXA INSPECTION | 159 | ||
| GLOBE EXAMINATION | 159 | ||
| DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY | 161 | ||
| ULTRASOUND, RADIOGRAPHY, AND ADVANCED IMAGING | 162 | ||
| OPHTHALMIC TESTS | 162 | ||
| MANAGING THE HORSE PRESENTED FOR AN ACUTELY PAINFUL EYE | 164 | ||
| MANAGING THE HORSE PRESENTED FOR A GLOBE THAT “LOOKS DIFFERENT” | 168 | ||
| MANAGING THE HORSE PRESENTED FOR ADNEXAL OR ORBITAL TRAUMA | 169 | ||
| MANAGING THE HORSE PRESENTED FOR ADNEXAL OR GLOBE MASSES | 171 | ||
| OCULAR EXAMINATION OF THE HORSE WITH BEHAVIOR CHANGE OR POOR PERFORMANCE | 172 | ||
| OCULAR SURGERY | 172 | ||
| BLINDNESS | 172 | ||
| SUMMARY | 173 | ||
| REFERENCES | 173 | ||
| Chapter 12. Reproduction in Ambulatory Practice | 175 | ||
| PROCEDURES: MARES | 175 | ||
| PROCEDURES: STALLION | 185 | ||
| SUMMARY | 186 | ||
| REFERENCES | 186 | ||
| Chapter 13. Equine Wellness Care in Ambulatory Practice | 189 | ||
| WELLNESS PROGRAM | 189 | ||
| VACCINES | 191 | ||
| DENTISTRY | 194 | ||
| DEWORMING | 198 | ||
| SUMMARY | 202 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 203 | ||
| REFERENCES | 203 | ||
| Chapter 14. Prepurchase Examination in Ambulatory Equine Practice | 207 | ||
| HISTORY | 210 | ||
| PREPURCHASE EXAMINATION: GOALS, COMPONENTS, AND STRATEGIES | 214 | ||
| STRATEGIES: CLIENT SERVICE | 215 | ||
| STRATEGIES: STANDARD OF PATIENT CARE | 217 | ||
| PREPURCHASE EXAMINATION STRATEGIES: OPERATIONAL PROCESS | 219 | ||
| PREVISIT TASKS | 220 | ||
| SUMMARY | 225 | ||
| REFERENCES | 247 | ||
| Index | 249 |