2nd Edition

Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine A Color Handbook

By Elizabeth Rozanski, John Rush Copyright 2012
    330 Pages 203 Color Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Emergency and critical care medicine is one of the fastest growing fields of veterinary practice. Virtually every life-threatening disease can present for emergency evaluation, requiring knowledge of internal medicine, neurology, cardiology, oncology, anesthesia, and much more. Rapid and effective application of this knowledge can mean the difference between life and death for the animal.

    Critical care requires the recognition of subtle changes in the clinical course of animals, and the ability to take corrective action before severe systemic disease becomes irreversible. Clinical decisions regarding seemingly small items, such as fluid therapy, antibiotics, or analgesics, can have a profound impact on patient outcome.

    This book focuses on management of the more common emergency and critical care conditions encountered in clinical practice, collated in a concise manual. There are chapters on emergencies affecting each body system, on toxicology and other environmental causes, and on critical care techniques ranging from patient monitoring, anesthesia and analgesia to fluid therapy, transfusion medicine and nutritional support, plus a chapter describing clinical skills and procedures. The text is illustrated by top-quality color photos, imaging and diagrams, and key information is highlighted in tabular form.

    The authors combine experience in teaching and in clinical practice, and provide a ready resource for all those actively engaged in the field: practitioners and trainees, technicians, and nurses.

    Abbreviations
    Preface

    Part One: Emergency Medicine
    Shock
    Cardiac Emergencies
    Respiratory Emergencies
    Hematological Emergencies
    Toxicological Emergencies
    Gastrointestinal Emergencies
    Renal Emergencies
    Neurological Emergencies
    Metabolic Emergencies
    Trauma
    Reproductive Emergencies
    Environmental Emergencies

    Part Two: Critical Care
    Monitoring Critical Care Patients
    Anesthesia and Analgesia for Critical Care Patients
    Fluid Therapy
    Transfusion Medicine for Critical Care Patients
    Nutritional Support for Critical Care Patients
    Techniques

    Appendices
    Conversion Tables
    Calculation of a continuous rate infusion
    Intensive care unit drug formulary

    Index

    Biography

    Elizabeth Rozanski, John Rush

    "A welcome addition to the reference library of any emergency clinician."
    JAVMA

    Praise for the Previous Edition
    "Extremely easy to read… well suited for dipping into a particular chapter to get an overview of a topic."
    The Veterinary Record