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First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Some of what you will see; Introduction: light as a healing tool; Part 1 Light's actions in the body; Chapter 1 Light is just the catalyst; 1.1 Electromagnetic radiation; 1.2 Absorbing light; 1.3 Light's bio-targets; 1.4 Absorption leads to ... ; 1.4.1 Heat; 1.4.2 Changing shape; 1.4.3 Physical chemistry; 1.4.4 Shapeshifting examples; 1.5 Light's targets within the cell; 1.5.1 Cytochrome C; 1.5.2 Nitric oxide: a not-so-secondary effect; Summary from a different perspective; Chapter 2 Blood and light |
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2.1 Circulation basics2.2 Heat ... again; 2.3 Push vs. pull; 2.4 Vasodilation: nitric oxide rearing its head again; 2.5 Oxygenation; Summary from a different perspective; Chapter 3 Anti-inflammatory effect; 3.1 Changing the flavor of the inflammatory soup; 3.1.1 Vasoactive amines; 3.1.2 Acute phase proteins and plasmatic proteases; 3.1.3 Lipid mediators; 3.1.4 Cytokines; 3.1.5 Molecule of the year and more; 3.2 The anti-inflammatory effect of laser therapy on different cells, tissues, and conditions; Summary from a different perspective; Chapter 4 Analgesic effect |
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4.1 How can laser therapy provide analgesia?4.2 Don't forget pain assessment; 4.3 Analgesia in different conditions: clinical studies; Summary from a different perspective; Chapter 5 Tissue healing; 5.1 Wound healing; 5.2 Healing of tendons and ligaments; 5.3 Muscle healing; 5.4 Bone healing; 5.5 Nerve healing and function; 5.6 Treating contaminated and infected tissues; Summary from a different perspective; Part 2 Pointing the light into the patient; Chapter 6 Light's path to all these places in the body; 6.1 Attenuation via absorption and scatter; 6.2 Scatter: the primary interaction |
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6.3 How much and in which direction?6.4 How this adds up to dose; 6.5 Interpreting dose in vitro vs. in vivo; 6.6 Power; 6.6.1 Average vs. peak power; 6.7 Treatment time and reciprocity; 6.8 Power density and patient comfort; Summary from a different perspective; Chapter 7 Pointing light at soft tissue: clinical applications; 7.1 General treatment considerations and parameters; 7.1.1 Dose; 7.1.2 Power; 7.1.3 Pulsing frequencies; 7.1.4 How often?; 7.2 Wounds and burns; 7.2.1 Acute wounds; 7.2.2 Chronic wounds; 7.2.3 Burns; 7.2.4 Wound care, dressings, and laser therapy |
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7.2.5 How to improve results7.3 Lick granuloma; 7.4 Dermatitis; 7.4.1 Acute and chronic dermatitis; 7.4.2 Pododermatitis; 7.5 Ear disease; 7.5.1 Otitis; 7.5.2 Aural hematomas; 7.6 Sacculitis and perianal fistulas; 7.7 Hygroma (false bursitis); 7.8 Gingivitis and stomatitis; 7.9 Abdominal organs; 7.9.1 Transabdominal treatments; 7.9.2 Laser therapy during laparotomy; 7.10 Airway; Summary from a different perspective; 7.11 Case studies; Chapter 8 Different flavors (frequencies) for different tissues; 8.1 Evidence that tissue type matters; 8.2 Understanding the WHY; 8.3 Best guesses |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Lasers in veterinary medicine.
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Lasers in veterinary medicine. |
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Pet medicine.
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Pet medicine. |
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Veterinary therapeutics.
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Veterinary therapeutics. |
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Veterinary medicine.
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Veterinary medicine. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Stephens, Bryan J. (Bryan James), 1983- author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Redondo, María Suárez. Veterinary laser therapy in small animal practice. First edition. Sheffield, U.K. : 5M Publishing Ltd, 2019 9781789180053 (OCoLC)1087096327 |
| ISBN |
9781789181104 (electronic book) |
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1789181100 (electronic book) |
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9781789181098 (electronic book) |
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1789181097 (electronic book) |
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1789180058 |
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9781789180053 |
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