VETERINARY TECHNICIAN´S MANUAL FOR SMALL ANIMAL EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE. 2ND EDITION

Contributors xi
Foreword xiii
Preface xv
Acknowledgment xvii
About the Companion Website xix
• Section 1 Initial Patient Management
1 Triage and Initial Assessment of the Emergency Patient 3
2 Shock and Initial Stabilization 17
3 Venous Access 35
4 Monitoring the Critical Patient 45
5 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 65
• Section 2 Specific Organ System Disorders
6 Cardiovascular Emergencies 87
7 Respiratory Emergencies 111
8 Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Pancreatic Emergencies 133
9 Urogenital Emergencies 159
10 Endocrine and Metabolic Emergencies 175
11 Hemolymphatic, Immunological, and Oncology Emergencies 191
12 Neurological Emergencies 223
13 Integumentary and Musculoskeletal Emergencies 239
14 Environmental Emergencies 257
15 Reproductive Emergencies 271
16 Ocular Emergencies 283
17 Toxicological Emergencies 295
• Section 3 Select Emergency/Critical Care Topics and Therapies
18 Critical Care Pharmacology 317
19 Exotic Pet Emergencies 361
20 Fluid Therapy, Electrolyte Abnormalities, and Acid–Base Disorders 385
21 Mechanical Ventilation 417
22 Emergency and Critical Care Anesthesia 439
23 Pain Management for the Emergency and Critical Care Patient 479
24 Transfusion Medicine 505
25 Nutrition for the Critically Ill 531
26 Renal Replacement Therapy 545
27 Caring for the Caregivers 555
28 Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Nursing Skills 563
Appendices 591
Index 597

Veterinary Technician's Manual for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care, Second Edition provides an in-depth and cutting-edge, yet easy-to-navigate, reference on emergency and critical care for veterinary paraprofessionals of all skill levels. Provides a comprehensive reference on emergency and critical care medicine for veterinary technicians of all skill levels, and veterinary assistants.
Veterinary Technician's Manual for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care, Second Edition provides an in-depth and cutting-edge, yet easy-to-navigate, reference on emergency and critical care for veterinary paraprofessionals of all skill levels.
• Written by leading veterinary technician specialists (VTS) in emergency and critical care
• Completely revised and substantially updated, with new emphases on anatomy, physiology, nursing skills, and evidence based medicine
• Features five new chapters covering mechanical ventilation, pain management, renal replacement therapy, nursing skills and procedures, and life as an emergency veterinary technician, including topics such as salary, compassion fatigue, and scheduling
• Includes access to a companion website with chapter review questions and the images from the book for download in PowerPoint