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2011 ACVS EXAMINATION READING LIST

The following references and books are suggested reading for preparation for the 2011 Examination. Other textbooks and current references may be pertinent. Knowledge of basic and applied anatomy is assumed.

Selected References for Small Animal Surgery

  1. Guyton AC, Hall JE: Textbook of Medical Physiology (11th Ed), Chapters 4-13, 20, 22, 25, 29-30, 36-42, 49, 60, 62-64, 70, W.B. Saunders Co., 2006.
  2. Slatter D: Textbook of Small Animal Surgery (3rd Ed), Vol. 1 & 2, W.B. Saunders Co., 2003.
  3. Lumb and Jones: Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (4th Ed), Blackwell Publishing, 2007. Chapters 1-21, 26, 36-43, 45-50, 52-53.
  4. Auer JA, Stick JA: Equine Surgery, Chapters 1-18, W.B. Saunders Co., (3rd Ed), 2006. [Also available as online book.]
  5. Fossum TW: Small Animal Surgery, Mosby Co. (3rd Ed), 2007.
  6. Piermattei D, Flo G, DeCamp C: Brinker, Piermattei, and Flo's Handbook of Small Animal Orthopedics and Fracture Repair, (4th Ed), W.B. Saunders Co., 2006.
  7. Beale BS, Hulse D, Schulz K, Whitney W: Small Animal Arthroscopy, W.B. Saunders Co., 2003.
  8. Boothe DM: Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics: Chapters 8 (Principles of antimicrobial therapy), Chapter 9 (Antimicrobial drugs) and Chapter 16 (Anti-inflammatory drugs), W.B. Saunders Co., 2001
  9. Johnson AL, Houlton JEF, Vannini R: AO Principles of Fracture Management in the Dog and Cat, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 20, 27. AO Publishing, 2005.
  10. Bojrab MJ, Monnet E: Mechanisms of Disease in Small Animal Surgery (3rd Ed), Teton NewMedia, 2010.
  11. Freeman LJ: Veterinary Endosurgery, Mosby, 1999. Chapters 1-6.

Selected References for Large Animal Surgery

  1. Auer JA, Stick JA: Equine Surgery, W.B. Saunders Co., (3rd Ed), 2006. [Also available as online book.]
  2. Slatter D: Textbook of Small Animal Surgery (3rd Ed), Chapters 1-23 and 125-133, W.B. Saunders Co., 2003.
  3. Nixon AJ: Equine Fracture Repair, W.B. Saunders Co., 1996.
  4. Guyton AC, Hall JE: Textbook of Medical Physiology (11th Ed), Chapters 4-13, 20, 22, 25, 29-30, 36-42, 49, 60, 62-64, 70, W.B. Saunders Co., 2006.
  5. Lumb and Jones: Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (4th Ed), Blackwell Publishing, 2007. Chapter 28.
  6. Muir WW, Hubbell JAE: Equine Anesthesia: Monitoring and Emergency Therapy (2nd Ed), Saunders, 2009. [Also available as online book.]
  7. Fackelman GA, Auer JA, Nunamaker DM, eds. AO Principles of Equine Osteosynthesis, AO Publishing, 2000.
  8. Fubini SL, Ducharme NG: Farm Animal Surgery, W.B. Saunders Co., 2004. [Also available as online book.]
  9. McIlwraith CW, Wright I, Nixon AJ, Boening KJ: Diagnostic and Surgical Arthroscopy in the Horse (3rd Ed). Mosby Ltd, 2006. [Also available as online book.]
  10. Boothe DM: Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Chapters 8 (Principles of antimicrobial therapy), Chapter 9 (Antimicrobial drugs) and Chapter 16 (Anti-inflammatory drugs), W.B. Saunders Co., 2001
  11. Stashak TS, Theoret CL: Equine Wound Management, (2nd Ed), Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
  12. Fischer AT: Equine Diagnostic and Surgical Laparoscopy, Saunders, 2001. Chapters 3-8.

Selected Journals

Many journals contain articles pertaining to surgery (both human and veterinary) and should be perused for current literature. A partial list of veterinary journals includes:

Journals for Small Animal Surgery Candidates

Journals for Large Animal Surgery Candidates

The majority of questions come from literature published in the last five years. For example, if you are taking the 2011 examination, questions will primarily come from literature published in the range of 01/01/06 – 12/31/10. Questions may also come from older articles considered significant and essential to the knowledge of the veterinary surgeon.

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