Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Common diagnostic and clinical techniques for fish.
- Journal:
- The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice
- Year:
- 2006
- Authors:
- Reavill, Drury R
- Affiliation:
- Zoo/Exotic Pathology Service · United States
Plain-English summary
Fish medicine uses many of the same diagnostic and clinical procedures that are found in veterinary care for other pets, but they may need some adjustments for handling fish. As more research is published, the accuracy of these methods is getting better, which helps in diagnosing and managing diseases in fish. Many large continuing education conferences and specialty courses offer training in these aquatic clinical procedures. These basic techniques are crucial for enhancing the health of our fish companions. Overall, the advancements in fish medicine are helping to improve the care we can provide for these aquatic pets.
Abstract
Fish medicine has common diagnostic and clinical procedures that are essential for disease diagnosis and patient management. With a few modifications for handling of the fish patient, these resemble procedures performed in most veterinary hospitals and clinics in our other companion species. The predictive value of these diagnostic methods is improving with the ever-increasing number of publications in fish medicine. Training in aquatic clinical procedures is offered at most large continuing education conferences and as specialty courses. These basic procedures are the important first steps toward improving the health of our aquatic companion animals.
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