Section I: Physiology Review
1 Applied Cardiovascular Physiology
-C. W. Miller
2 Respiratory Gas Transport
-Marc R. Raffe
3 Oxidant Injury
-Paul L. Marino
4 The Gastrointestinal Barrier
-R. A. Bowen
5 Receptor Physiology
-DeWayne Townsend, IV and David R. Brown
Section II: Standard Practices in Patient Care
6 Emergency Vascular Access and Intravenous Catheterization
-Suzanne G. Barker Wingfield
7 Pain Management
-Peter W. Hellyer
8 Oximetry and Capnography
-Marc R. Raffe
9 Principles of Mechanical Ventilation
-Marc R. Raffe
10 Endoscopy
-Michael E. Matz
11 Thoracoscopy
-Ronald S. Walton
12 Respiratory Care
-Marc R. Raffe
13 Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy
-Wayne E. Wingfield
14 Transfusion Medicine
-Maura T. Green
15 Nutrition in Critically Ill Animals
-Jeffrey Proulx
16 Cancer Cachexia
-Martin J. Fettman
17 Pacemakers
-Eric Monnet
18 Electrocardiography
-Rene Scalf
19 Arterial and Venous Blood Gases
-Harold Davis
Section III: Monitoring the Critically Ill Animal
20 Cardiovascular Monitoring
-Eric Monnet
21 Respiratory System
-E. Christopher Orton
22 Acute Renal Failure
-Sheri J. Ross, Carl A. Osborne, Jody P. Lulich, and David J. Polzin
23 Radiography of the Critical Care Patient
-Robert O`Brien
24 Echocardiography and Doppler Flow
-June A. Boon
25 Critical Care Applications of Abdominal Sonography
-Robert H. Wrigley
26 Emergency Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Animals
-Patrick R. Gavin, Rodney S. Bagley, and Russell Tucker
27 Severity of Disease and Outcome Prediction
-Leslie G. King
Section IV: Cardiovascular Disorders
28 Cardiopulmonary Arrest
-Wayne E. Wingfield
29 Hemorrhage and Hypovolemia
-Marc R. Raffe and Wayne E. Wingfield
30 The Management of Acute Heart Failure
-Anthony P. Carr
31 Arrhythmias in Critical Care
-Marc R. Raffe and Elizabeth O`Toole
32 Pulmonary Hypertension
-E. Christopher Orton
33 Pericardial Effusion
-Wayne E. Wingfield
34 Cardiomyopathies
-Julie M. Martin and Janice McIntosh Bright
Section V: Respiratory Failure
35 Near-Drowning
-Sheila McCullough
36 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
-Lesley G. King and Lori S. Waddell
37 Aspiration Pneumonitis
-Elisa M. Mazzaferro
38 Laryngeal and Tracheal Disorders
-Adam J. Reiss and Brendan C. McKiernan
39 Allergic Airway Disease
-Brendan C. McKiernan and Carrie Miller
40 Pulmonary Edema
-Dez Hughes
41 Pneumonia
-Adam J. Reiss and Brendan C. McKiernan
42 Thoracic Injuries
-Catriona M. MacPhail
Section VI: Infection and Inflammation
43 Fever in the ICU Patient
-Michael S. Lagutchik
44 Multiorgan Failure
-Timothy Hackett
45 Sepsis
-Cynthia M. Otto
46 Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia
-Leah S. Faudskar
47 Acute Tumor Lysis Syndrome
-Gregory K. Ogilvie
48 Peritonitis
-Andrew J. Staatz
49 Disorders of Hemostasis
-Michael S. Henson and Stephanie A. Smith
Section VII: Digestive Disorders
50 Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus
-Wayne E. Wingfield
51 Acute Hemorrhagic Diarrhea
-Timothy Hackett
52 Acute Pancreatitis in the Dog
-Donald S. Westfall
53 Severe Liver Disease
-Ronald S. Walton
54 Portosystemic Shunts
-Sheldon Padgett
55 Esophageal Disorders
-Sheldon Padgett
56 Gastric Outflow Obstruction
-Sheldon Padgett
57 Intestinal Obstruction
-Joseph Harari
Section VIII: Endocrine Disorders
58 Adrenal Dsyfunction
-Douglass K. MacIntyre
59 Pancreatic Disorders: Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Insulinoma
-Deborah S. Greco
60 Thyroid Disorders
-Julia K. Veir and Deborah S. Greco
61 Parathyroid Disorders
-Kevin A. Hahn
Section IX: Neurologic Disorders
62 Single Seizure, Cluster Seizures, and Status Epilepticus
-Joane Parent and Roberto Poma
63 Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Diseases
-Juliet R. Gionfriddo and Cynthia C. Powell
64 Myasthenia Gravis
-Curtis W. Dewey
Section X: Trauma
65 Abdominal Trauma
-Joseph Harari
66 Brain Trauma
-Curtis W. Dewey
67 Spinal Injury
-Curtis W. Dewey
68 Respiratory Injury
-Elisa M. Mazzaferro
69 Penetrating Wounds
-Michael M. Pavletic
70 Burn Injury
-Nishi Dhupa
71 Smoke Inhalation
-Kenneth J. Drobatz
72 The Transfusion Trigger
-Wayne E. Wingfield
73 Myocardial Injury
-Adam J. Reiss and Wayne E. Wingfield
Section XI: Toxicology and Environmental
74 Bites and Stings
-Terry W. Campbell
75 Reptile Envenomations
-Wayne E. Wingfield
76 Ethylene Glycol Toxicity
-Craig B. Webb
77 Adverse Reactions to Therapeutic Drugs in the CCU Patient
-Dawn Merton Boothe
78 Changes in Drug Dispositions and Drug Interaction
-Dawn Merton Boothe
79 Rodenticides
-J. Michael Walters
80 Accidental Hypothermia
-Wayne E. Wingfield
81 Hyperthermia / 1130
-J. Michael Walters
82 Toxicology of Antineoplastic Treatments
-Kenneth M. Rassnick
Section XII: The Veterinary Critical Care Unit
83 Equipping an Emergency/Critical Care Veterinary Hospital
-Wayne E. Wingfield
84 Staffing the Intensive Care Unit
-Leslie G. King and Leslie Carter
85 Staff Relations and Work/Life Balance
-Ashley Harvey, Dana Durrance, Greg Conger,and Sara Sugarman
86 The Human-Animal Bond
-Dana Durrance, Ashley Harvey, and Greg Conger
87 Ethics in Veterinary Critical Care Medicine
-Bernard E. Rollin
88 Advanced Directives and Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders
-Charlotte A. Lacroix and Diedre Nolling
89 Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Triage
-Wayne E. Wingfield and Lorna Lanman
Section XIII: Appendices
Appendix 1. Units and Conversions
Appendix 2. Continuous Rate Infusions
Appendix 3. Selected Reference Ranges
Index
Biography
Wayne E. Wingfield, Marc R. Raffe






