• This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest edited by Dr. Vladimír Jekl, is dedicated to Respiratory Medicine. This issue is one of three selected each year by the series consulting editor, Dr. Jörg Mayer. Topics discussed in this issue include—but are not limited to—Respiratory Tract Disorders in Fishes, Computed tomography and MRI of the respiratory tract of the reptile and avian patient, Snake Pulmonology, Respiratory disorders in chelonians, Respiratory Diseases in Parrots, Respiratory disorders in Back-yard Poultry, Respiratory Disorders in Guinea pigs, Chinchillas and Degus, Respiratory Disorders in Rabbits, Diagnostics of infectious respiratory pathogens in reptiles, and Respiratory Disorders in Ferrets.

    • Cover image

    • Title page

    • Table of Contents

    • Copyright

    • Contributors

    • Forthcoming Issues

    • Preface

    • Respiratory Tract Disorders in Fishes

    • Key points

    • Introduction

    • Gill morphology and physiology

    • Clinical examination of gills

    • Selected respiratory pathogens in fish

    • Noninfectious diseases

    • Summary

    • Clinics care points

    • Supplementary data

    • Diagnostic Imaging of the Respiratory Tract of the Reptile Patient

    • Key points

    • Short introduction to imaging techniques

    • General technical recommendations for radiographic examinations

    • General recommendations for image interpretation

    • Image interpretation of the normal respiratory tract

    • Image interpretation in the diseased reptile respiratory tract

    • Respiratory Diseases of Snakes

    • Key points

    • Introduction

    • Anatomy

    • Physiology

    • Clinical investigation

    • Endoscopy

    • General approach to treatment

    • Specific respiratory tract diseases

    • Summary

    • Respiratory Disorders in Chelonians

    • Key points

    • Introduction

    • Anatomy and physiology

    • Physical examination

    • Hematology and blood chemistry

    • Diagnostic imaging

    • Sample collection

    • Spirometry

    • Specific disorders

    • Clinics care points

    • Diagnostics of Infectious Respiratory Pathogens in Reptiles

    • Key points

    • Introduction

    • Diagnostic methods

    • Specific pathogens and their detection

    • Discussion

    • Clinics care points

    • Respiratory Diseases of Parrots: Anatomy, Physiology, Diagnosis and Treatment

    • Key points

    • Anatomy and physiology

    • Clinical examination of the respiratory tract

    • Diagnostics

    • Treatment

    • Clinics care points

    • Respiratory Diseases in Guinea Pigs, Chinchillas and Degus

    • Key points

    • Introduction

    • Relevant anatomy and physiology

    • Prevalence of respiratory disorders, and age and sex predisposition

    • Anamnesis and clinical examination

    • Complementary diagnostic techniques

    • Treatment

    • Infectious diseases

    • Clinics care points

    • Respiratory Disorders in Rabbits

    • Key points

    • Anatomy and physiology

    • History and clinical signs

    • Cause and pathophysiology

    • Diagnostics

    • Therapy

    • Vaccination

    • Overview of selected respiratory disorders in rabbits

    • Bacterial infections

    • Mycobacterial infections

    • Mycotic infection

    • Parasitic disease

    • Neoplastic and pseudoneoplastic lesions

    • Other diseases

    • Organomegaly, abdominal distension

    • Pleural effusions

    • Allergy/hypersensitivity

    • Clinics care points

    • Respiratory Disorders in Ferrets

    • Key points

    • Respiratory tract anatomy

    • Respiratory tract physiology

    • Predisposing factors

    • Clinical signs

    • Diagnostics

    • Therapy

    • Medical therapy

    • Surgical therapy

    • Specific diseases

    • Secondary diseases

    • Hyperthermia

    • Miscellaneous/idiopathic

  • Vladimir Jekl

    Affiliations and expertise

    University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno

Veterinary Clinics of North America
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