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The use of intravenous access devices is fundamental for all patients needing frequent blood sample collection, artificial nutrition, chemotherapy, antibiotic therapy, and any other intravenous treatment.
This book provides new insight into feline ultrasound in daily practice. From cranial to caudal, the feline species has been thoroughly scanned, detailing for each body region the scanning technique, as well as the ultrasonography of both the normal and the diseased organ. In each chapter, key points highlight feline species' special features and help the reader focus on the most important. Several short ultrasound clips are also available in the electronic version of the book, increasing, even more, the interest of this book: an up-to-date text and several references to the latest studies.
The goal of this work is to present the reader with the most common diseases that can produce immunosuppression in poultry, provide guidance for the diagnosis of immunosuppressive diseases, and examine the challenges that a diagnostician may face in confirming a diagnosis of immunosuppression. The book will feature an extensive collection of color photographs depicting gross and microscopic images.
Growing investments in healthcare do not necessarily produce corresponding improvements in the perceived health of their recipients, whether individual patients or society as a whole. Sometimes, even the opposite is true: growing investments in healthcare lead to lower benefits perceived by patients. How to quantify the health regained by patients? How to measure what for does it really matter to them, when physical health is not fully recoverable? How to help physician and administrators in identifying the correct objectives and improvements? What scientific instruments can estimate the prospect of patient and society in the allocation of limited resources?
Cet ouvrage explore la condition omnivore des humains, analyse les grands défis auxquels le monde est confronté pour éradiquer la faim, étudie la production de nourriture nécessaire à une population croissante, et ce, dans le respect que l’on doit au bien-être des animaux. Sans esquiver aucun sujet, comme l’expérimentation en laboratoire avec des êtres vivants, les vaccins ou l’alimentation des animaux domestiques, le livre approche les considérations éthiques avec rigueur et en s’appuyant sur la statistique. L’auteur, vétérinaire réputé et ami des animaux, passe en revue tous les points de vue aujourd’hui au cœur du débat sur l’animalisme.
Reasons to be OMNIVORE explores humans' omnivorous nature, analyzes the significant challenges in eradicating hunger and examines food production needed for a growing population while respecting animal welfare. The book does not exclude subjects such as laboratory experimentation on living beings, vaccines, or pet nutrition. It approaches ethical considerations with rigor, supported by statistics. The author, a renowned veterinarian and animal advocate, addresses the animal rights debate from multiple perspectives.
