American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM): Small Animal Internal Medicine

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The following study resource list should be used as a guideline, only.

Textbooks (most recent edition unless otherwise indicated)

TitleAuthor/EditorEditionCopyright Year
Textbook of Veterinary Internal MedicineEttinger and Feldman8th ed.2017
Current Veterinary Therapy (last two editions - XIV and XV)Kirk14th and 15th ed.2009 and 2014
Canine and Feline Endocrinology (for endocrinology chapters only)  [Print Book]
Canine and Feline Endocrinology (for reproduction chapters only)
Feldman and Nelson4th ed.

3rd ed.
2015

2004
Small Animal Clinical Diagnosis by Laboratory Methods  [Print Book]
or
Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Pathology  [Print Book]
Willard

Stockham/Scott
5th ed.

2nd ed.
2012

2008
Canine and Feline Gastroenterology  [Print Book]Washabau and Day1st ed.2013
Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology  [Print Book]
or
Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology
Hall
or
Barrett
13th ed.

25th ed.
2016

2016
Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disorders in Small Animal Practice  [Print Book]DiBartola4th ed.2012
Clinical Physiology of Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders
or
Clinical Physiology of Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders  [not due out until 2022]
Rose5th ed.

6th ed.
2001

2022
West’s Respiratory Physiology: The EssentialsWest10th ed.2016
Veterinary Clinical Immunology
or
Roitt's Essential Immunology  [Print Book]
or
Veterinary Immunology
Halliwell

Roitt

Tizard
1st ed.

13th ed.

10th ed.
1989

2017

2018
Veterinary Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurology  [Print Book]
or
Handbook of Veterinary Neurology  [Print Book]
or
Practical Guide to Canine and Feline Neurology  [Print Book]
Delahunta

Lorenz

Dewey
4th ed.

5th ed.

3rd ed.
2015

2012

2016
Manual of Canine and Feline Cardiology
or
Textbook of Canine and Feline Cardiology
or
Cardiovascular Disease in Small Animal Medicine  [Print Book]
or
Small Animal Cardiovascular Medicine
Tilley

Fox

Ware

Kittleson
5th ed.

2nd ed.

1st ed.

1st ed.
2016

1999

2011

1998
Vander’s Renal PhysiologyEaton8th ed2013
Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology and TherapeuticsBoothe2nd ed.2011
Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat  [Print Book]
or
Canine and Feline Infectious Diseases  [Print Book]
Greene

Sykes
4th ed.

1st ed.
2012

2014
August’s Consultations in Feline Internal MedicineLittleVolume 72016
Withrow and MacEwan’s Small Animal Clinical Oncology  [Print Book]
or
Withrow and MacEwan’s Small Animal Clinical Oncology
Withrow

Vail
5th ed.

6th ed.
2013

2019
Nephrology and Urology of Small Animals  [Print Book]Bartges and Polzin1st ed.2011
Plumb’s Veterinary Drug Handbook  (access real-time database)Plumb9th ed.2018

Journals (articles relevant to small animal internal medicine)

*The large majority of literature-based test items will be drawn from asterisked journals.

Title
*Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
*Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
*Veterinary Clinics of North America (Small Animal) (internal medicine-related volumes)
*Journal of Small Animal Practice
*Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
*Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery
Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
American Journal of Veterinary Research
Veterinary Journal (formerly British Veterinary Journal)
eClinPath
CAPC (Companion Animal Parasite Council)

Particularly pertinent and important articles from the following may be used for exam topics

Title
New England Journal of Medicine
Veterinary journals of other specialty colleges
PLOS One
BMC Vet Research
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Veterinary Record

Library Tips

Search the catalog for additional small animal internal medicine resources available at the NC State University Libraries.

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“This is only a convenience copy of the reading list to help find copies of reading materials in the NC State University Libraries.  It does not replace the official reading list. Candidates are responsible for ensuring they use the latest reading list.”

For more information, please visit the ACVIM website. For information about the exam, visit the Certification Manual and General Information Guide website. The official reading lists will require you to log-in to the ACVIM's website.

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