Current Therapy in Reptile Medicine and Surgery

<p>Specialization in Reptile Medicine</p> <p>SECTION I: ADVANCES IN REPTILE MEDICINE</p> <p>1. Current Herpetological Husbandry and Products</p> <p>2. Common Pathology and Diseases Seen in Pet Store Reptiles</p> <p>3. Clinical Aspects of Evolution in Reptile Medicine</p> <p>4. Molecular Infectious Disease Diagnostics</p> <p>5. Clinical Virology</p> <p>6. Updates on Fungal Infections in Reptiles</p> <p>7. Therapeutics</p> <p>8. Clinical Pathology</p> <p>9. CT and MRI</p> <p>10. Ultrasonography</p> <p>11. Conditioning and Behavioral Training in Reptiles</p> <p>SECTION II: ADVANCES IN ANESTHESIA, SURGERY AND ANALGESIA</p> <p>12. Anesthesia</p> <p>13. Diagnostic Endoscopy</p> <p>14. Endosurgery</p> <p>15. Vacuum Assisted Wound Closure in Chelonians</p> <p>16. New Techniques in Chelonian Shell Repair</p> <p>17. Video Telescopic Operating Microscope: A Recent Development in Reptile Microsurgery</p> <p>18. Analgesia</p> <p>19. Reptiles and Amphibians in Laboratory Animal Medicine</p> <p>SECTION III: ADVANCES IN AMPHIBIAN MEDICINE</p> <p>20. Amphibian Therapy</p> <p>21. Amphibian Diversity in a New Era of Amphibian Taxonomy </p> <p>22. Exhibiting Amphibians</p> <p>23. Infectious Diseases of Amphibians: It Isn't Just Redleg Anymore</p> <p>24. Chytridiomycosis</p> <p>25. Short Tongue Syndrome and Hypovitaminosis A</p> <p>26. Ranaviruses</p> <p>SECTION IV: ADVANCES IN BIOLOGY, CONSERVATION, LEGAL AND RESEARCH</p> <p>27. Conservation Issues</p> <p>28. Invasive and Introduced Reptiles and Amphibians</p> <p>29. Techniques for Working with Wild Reptiles</p> <p>30. Forensics in Reptile Investigation</p> <p>APPENDICES</p> <p>Appendix 1: Developing your Reptile Medicine IQ: Learning How to Get the Most Out of and Contribute to the Herpetologic Literature</p> <p>Appendix 2: Drug Formulary and Laboratory Normals</p>