Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine: A Colour Handbook

by Rozanski; Elizabeth A.

• ISBN13: 9781840760736
• ISBN10: 1840760737
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-08-30
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

This book provides the busy veterinary practitioner with a guide to managing emergency and critical care situations. Life threatening problems must be handled immediately and decisions have to be made quickly regarding diagnostic and treatment plans. For easy reference, the text is organized by body-system and covers all essential areas, including cardiac emergencies, respiratory distress, neurological emergencies, trauma and poisoning. This book will be useful to veterinarians in practice and working in emergency clinics. It will also appeal to veterinary students and nurses.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Rozanski, School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, USA.

John Rush, School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, USA.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. 5
Abbreviations	p. 6
Preface	p. 8
Emergency medicine
Overview of emergency medicine	p. 10
Shock
Hypovolemic shock	p. 14
Sepsis/septic shock	p. 17
Cardiogenic shock	p. 19
Cardiac emergencies
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation	p. 22
Congestive heart failure in the dog	p. 28
Congestive heart failure in the cat	p. 34
Cardiac arrhythmias	p. 39
Pericardial effusion	p. 52
Arterial thromboembolism	p. 56
Syncope	p. 60
Respiratory emergencies
Respiratory distress	p. 66
Upper airway obstruction	p. 68
Pneumonia	p. 69
Feline asthma	p. 71
Pulmonary thromboembolism	p. 73
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema	p. 74
Pneumothorax	p. 75
Pyothorax	p. 77
Pulmonary neoplasia	p. 78
Hematological emergencies
Blood loss anemia	p. 80
Hemolytic anemia	p. 84
Nonregenerative anemia	p. 86
Thrombocytopenia/thrombocytopathia	p. 87
Acquired coagulopathy	p. 90
Toxicological emergencies
Overview	p. 92
Poisonous plants	p. 95
Ethylene glycol	p. 96
Anticoagulant rodenticides	p. 97
Acetaminophen (paracetamol)	p. 99
Chocolate	p. 100
Tremorgenic mycotoxicosis	p. 100
Pyrethrin and pyrethroids	p. 102
Gastrointestinal emergencies
Vomiting	p. 104
Acute diarrhea	p. 107
Gastrointestinal obstruction	p. 109
Gastric dilatation-volvulus	p. 111
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage	p. 114
Pancreatitis	p. 118
Renal emergencies
Acute renal failure	p. 123
Dialysis	p. 128
Chronic renal failure	p. 130
Urethral obstruction	p. 132
Neurological emergencies
Seizures	p. 137
Traumatic brain injury	p. 141
Paralysis and paresis	p. 144
Vestibular syndrome	p. 148
Mental alteration	p. 151
Metabolic emergencies
Diabetic ketoacidosis	p. 157
Hypoglycemia	p. 161
Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison's disease)	p. 164
Disorders of calcium	p. 167
Trauma
Vehicular trauma	p. 172
Degloving wounds	p. 174
Bite wounds	p. 175
Gunshot and stab wounds	p. 178
Emergency fracture management	p. 180
Reproductive emergencies
Dystocia	p. 184
Pyometra	p. 187
Neonatal emergencies	p. 189
Male reproductive emergencies	p. 191
Environmental emergencies
Bites and stings	p. 194
Heatstroke	p. 201
Hypothermia	p. 205
Smoke inhalation	p. 206
Burn injury	p. 208
Critical care
Care of critically ill animals	p. 212
Monitoring critical care patients
Monitoring of cardiac function	p. 214
Monitoring of respiratory function	p. 218
Anesthesia and analgesia for critical care patients
General anesthetic approach to the critically ill patient	p. 222
Anesthetic and analgesic agents	p. 227
Analgesia for critically ill patients	p. 229
Summary	p. 229
Fluid therapy
Determining the need for fluid therapy	p. 232
Choosing the appropriate fluid type	p. 233
Appropriate routes for fluid therapy	p. 236
Determining the rate and duration of fluid therapy	p. 236
Fluid additives	p. 237
Monitoring and possible complications	p. 238
Summary	p. 238
Transfusion medicine for critical care patients
Blood products	p. 240
Synthetic blood substitutes	p. 242
Blood types	p. 242
Administration	p. 244
Nutritional support of the critically ill patient
Nutritional assessment	p. 248
Goals of nutritional support	p. 249
Nutritional plan	p. 249
Enteral nutrition	p. 250
Parenteral nutrition	p. 251
Monitoring and reassessment	p. 252
Special nutrients	p. 256
Summary	p. 256
Techniques
Vascular access	p. 258
Urinary catheterization	p. 262
Supplemental oxygen	p. 263
Thoracocentesis	p. 264
Thoracostomy tube placement	p. 265
Pericardiocentesis	p. 266
Abdominocentesis	p. 267
Tracheostomy	p. 268
Transtracheal aspirate	p. 269
Epidural analgesia	p. 271
Esophagostomy tube placement	p. 272
Robert Jones bandage	p. 275
Appendices
Conversion tables	p. 277
Calculation of a continuous rate infusion	p. 280
Intensive care unit drug formulary	p. 282
Index	p. 293
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