Clinical Reasoning in Veterinary Practice: Problem Solved! 2nd Edition

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Rather than focusing on individual diseases, the book is organized around common clinical presentations encountered in everyday practice. Each chapter demonstrates the reasoning process from the initial patient presentation through diagnosis and case management, helping readers strengthen critical thinking and diagnostic confidence.

The book covers topics including:

• Principles of clinical reasoning
• Diagnostic decision-making
• Problem-oriented veterinary medicine
• Formulating differential diagnoses
• Selecting appropriate diagnostic tests
• Clinical reasoning for vomiting
• Diarrhoea and gastrointestinal disorders
• Weight loss
• Weakness and exercise intolerance
• Anaemia
• Jaundice
• Bleeding disorders
• Polyuria, polydipsia, and urinary incontinence
• Gait abnormalities
• Pruritus, scaling, and otitis
• Ophthalmic clinical reasoning
• Clinical reasoning in exotic pet medicine
• Clinical reasoning in equine practice
• Professional reasoning and clinical decision-making
• Flowcharts and step-by-step diagnostic pathways

The second edition has been extensively revised with new problem-based case examples, additional chapters covering ophthalmology, exotic animal medicine, and equine practice, as well as an entirely new section on professional reasoning and decision-making. Flowcharts, algorithms, and practical case discussions make complex diagnostic processes easier to understand and apply in clinical practice.

Who is this book for?

• Small animal veterinarians
• Equine veterinarians
• Exotic animal veterinarians
• Veterinary students
• Veterinary interns and residents
• Recently qualified veterinarians
• Veterinary professionals seeking to strengthen their diagnostic reasoning skills