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