1st Edition
Small Animal Fluid Therapy, Acid-base and Electrolyte Disorders A Color Handbook
By Elisa Mazzaferro
Copyright 2013
192 Pages
165 Color Illustrations
by
CRC Press
192 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Fluid therapy is one of the most important, yet controversial, aspects of therapy in veterinary medicine. Opinions differ as to how best to provide fluid therapy in different disease states. Recognizing these differences, the author provides guidelines for the safe implementation of fluid and transfusion therapy in clinical practice. The text first describes the physiologic fluid compartments of... Read more
Fluid compartments and total body water
Techniques and complications of vascular access
Components of the crystalloid fluids and potential complications of fluid therapy
Colloids
Canine and feline blood banking and product administration
Diagnosis and treatment of electrolyte abnormalities
Parenteral nutrition
Shock: recognition, pathophysiology, monitoring and treatment
Clinical cases
Biography
Elisa M. Mazzaferro (Wheat Ridge Veterinary Specialists, Wheat Ridge, CO, USA) (Author)
"This book deserves a place on any veterinary surgeon’s shelf, as it is a concise and well-informed starting point for all things ‘fluid’."
—Veterinary Record
