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A clinical quick-reference guide to managing toxicants in horses Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Equine Toxicology provides crucial information for managing toxicants in horses in a quick-reference format. The book begins with foundational information on clinical toxicology, including emergency management, antidotes, sample analysis, and necropsy. It then discusses specific toxicant categories and toxicants of concern, organized alphabetically for fast access in emergency situations. The identically formatted topics offer key information relevant to managing toxicants in horses, plus clinical photographs depicting plants and drugs to help clinicians and students identify toxicants. A companion website presents the figures from the book for download in PowerPoint. This book is the ideal clinical resource for busy practitioners seeking immediate access to life-saving information in time-sensitive emergencies. It places all the information the reader needs to manage toxicants in horses at their fingertips, with full color images and concise bullet points. Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Equine Toxicology features: A thorough introduction to emergency management of the poisoned equine patient, as well as general principles of toxicants, antidotes, lab sample analysis, and necropsy analysis An exploration of specific toxins and toxicants, including illicit and pharmaceutical drugs, envenomations, insecticides, herbicides, and farm chemicals Practical discussions of metal, mycotoxin, rodenticide, and plant toxicology in horses In-depth discussion of intoxication by poisonous trees and miscellaneous toxins, like carbon monoxide, nitrates, nitrites, salt, smoke, and tropical materials Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Equine Toxicology is an indispensable reference for veterinary clinicians and students dealing with equine medicine, as well as for anyone seeking concise and comprehensive information about equine toxicology.

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Author:   Lynn R. Hovda (Pet Poison Helpline and SafetyCall International, PLLC) ,  Dionne Benson ,  Robert H. Poppenga (University of California at Davis, California, USA.)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 25.20cm
Weight:   0.998kg
ISBN:  

9781119671497

ISBN 10:   1119671493
Pages:   544
Publication Date:   25 November 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Contributors List   SECTION 1 CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY       Chapter 1        Forensic Investigation of Equine Intoxications     Chapter 2        Necropsy Analysis     Chapter 3        Laboratory Testing Considerations     Chapter 4        Treating an Intoxicated Animal: Antidotes and Therapeutic Medications      Chapter 5        Compounded Medications   SECTION 2 SPECIFIC TOXINS AND TOXICANTS   Drugs:  Illicit and Recreational     Chapter 6        Cobalt     Chapter 7        Cocaine     Chapter 8        Dermorphin     Chapter 9        Growth Hormones and Secretagogues     Chapter 10   Marijuana     Chapter 11   Methamphetamine and Amphetamine     Chapter 12   Opioids     Chapter 13      Selected Androgen (SARMS) and Estrogen (SERMS) Receptor Modulators     Chapter 14      Synthetic Cannabinoids   Drugs: Prescription     Chapter 15      Antipsychotic Agents – Reserpine and Fluphenazine     Chapter 16      Benzodiazepines     Chapter 17      Beta2 Agonists – Clenbuterol and Albuterol     Chapter 18      Bisphosphonates     Chapter 19      Gabapentin     Chapter 20      Iodine     Chapter 21      Medroxyprogesterone     Chapter 22      Methylxanthines: Caffeine, theobromine, theophylline     Chapter 23      Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS)     Chapter 24   Thyroxine (Levothyroxine)     Chapter 25      Vitamin D (calciferol)   Insecticides, Herbicides and Farm Chemicals     Chapter 26      Amitraz     Chapter 27      Cholinesterase Inhibiting Carbamate Pesticides     Chapter 28      Cholinesterase Inhibiting Organophosphate Pesticides       Chapter 29      Fertilizers – nitrates, urea, phosphates and others     Chapter 30      Herbicides     Chapter 31      Paraquat and Diquat     Chapter 32      Pentachlorophenol (PCP)     Chapter 33      Pyrethroid and Pyrethrin Insecticides   Ionophores and Growth Promotants     Chapter 34      Ionophores     Chapter 35      Ractopamine     Chapter 36      Zilpaterol   Metals     Chapter 37      Arsenic     Chapter 38      Fluoride     Chapter 39      Iron     Chapter 40      Lead     Chapter 41      Selenium   Mycotoxins / Fungus     Chapter 42      Aflatoxins                Chapter 43      Fescue (Endophyte-infected tall fescue)     Chapter 44      Fumonisins     Chapter 45      Fusaria     Chapter 46      Slaframine     Chapter 47      Tremorgenic Mycotoxins   Other Toxins     Chapter 48      Clostridium Botulinum toxin     Chapter 49      Cyanide     Chapter 50      Sodium Chloride (Salt)     Plants and Biotoxins     Chapter 51   Alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum)     Chapter 52   Blue-Green algae (Cyanobacteria)     Chapter 53      Cardiotoxic plants     Chapter 54      Day blooming Jessamine (Cestrum spp.)     Chapter 55      Death camus (Zigadenus spp.)     Chapter 56      Hemlocks (Conium maculatum and Cicuta spp.)     Chapter 57      Hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana)     Chapter 58      Jimsonweed (Datura spp.)     Chapter 59      Kleingrass (Panicum coloratum)     Chapter 60      Lantana (Lantana camara)     Chapter 61      Locoweeds (Astragalus spp. and Oxytropis spp.)     Chapter 62      Narrow leaf milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis)     Chapter 63      Nightshades (Solanum spp.)     Chapter 64      Oleander (Nerium oleander and Cascabela thevetia)     Chapter 65      Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids     Chapter 66      Rayless goldenrod (Isocoma pluriflora)     Chapter 67      Rhododendrons     Chapter 68      Sudangrass (Sorghum spp.)     Chapter 69      Tansy ragwort (Jacobea vulgaris)     Chapter 70      White snake root (Ageratina altissima)     Chapter 71      Yellowstar thistle / Russian knapweed (Centaurea solstitialis / Acroptilon repens)     Chapter 72      Yew (Taxus spp.)   Rodenticides     Chapter 73      Anticoagulants     Chapter 74      Bromethalin     Chapter 75      Cholecalciferol     Chapter 76      Phosphides     Chapter 77      Sodium fluoroacetate (Compound 1080)     Chapter 78      Strychnine   Toxic Gases     Chapter 79      Air Contaminants – CO, NH3, H2S      Chapter 80     Smoke   Trees     Chapter 81      Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)     Chapter 82      Black walnut (Juglans nigra)     Chapter 83      Box elder (Acer negundo)     Chapter 84      Oak (Quercus spp.)     Chapter 85      Red maple (Acer rubrum)   Zootoxins     Chapter 86      Blister Beetles (Epicauta spp. and Pyrota spp.)     Chapter 87      Snakes – Crotalids (pit vipers)     Chapter 88   Snakes – Elapids (coral snakes)     Chapter 89      Spiders – Brown recluse spider and black widow spider     Section 3 Reference Material     Appendix 1     Abbreviations     Appendix 2     Herbicides     Appendix 3     Information Resources for Toxicology     INDEX  

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The editors Lynn R. Hovda, RPH, DVM, MS, DACVIM, is Director of Veterinary Services at SafetyCall International and Pet Poison Helpline in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Dionne Benson, DVM, JD, is Chief Veterinary Officer for The Stronach Group. Robert H. Poppenga, DVM, PhD, DABVT, is a Professor and Head of the Toxicology Section at the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis in Davis, California, USA.

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