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Thorough revision of a comprehensive and highly readable textbook on veterinary anaesthesia
A popular book amongst veterinary students and veterinary anaesthesia residents, the new edition of Veterinary Anaesthesia: Principles to Practice continues to be a comprehensive textbook covering the key principles of veterinary anaesthesia, encompassing a wide range of species.
Fully revised, the information is summarised in a simple, accessible format to help readers navigate and locate relevant information quickly. Filled with technical and species-based chapters, it offers a quick reference guide to analgesic infusions, as well as emergency drug dose charts for canines, felines, and equines.
Updated to contain the latest developments in the field, Veterinary Anaesthesia: Principles to Practice is designed specifically for veterinary students and those preparing to take advanced qualifications in veterinary anaesthesia. It is also a useful reference for veterinarians in practice and advanced veterinary nurses and technicians.
Alex Dugdale, MA, VetMB, PhD, DVA, Dip.ECVAA, PGCert (LTHE), FHEA, MRCVS, joined ChesterGates Veterinary Specialists CVS (UK) Ltd. as a Clinical Anaesthetist in 2016, after 17 years’ teaching veterinary anaesthesia at the University of Liverpool’s Veterinary School, UK. She is an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and an EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia.
Georgina Beaumont, BVSc (Hons), MANZCVSc (VA&CC), Dip.ECVAA, MRCVS, joined Manchester Veterinary Specialists CVS (UK) Ltd. in 2017 as a Clinical Anaesthetist. She is an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and an EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia.
Carl Bradbrook, BVSc, CertVA, Dip.ECVAA, MRCVS, joined Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists in 2018. He is an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and an EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia.
Matthew Gurney, BVSc, CertVA, Dip.ECVAA, MRCVS, joined Northwest Surgeons in early 2009, and moved to Anderson Moores Veterinary Specialists in 2018. He is an RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and an EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia.
Acknowledgement
Chapter 1 Concepts
Chapter 2 Patient safety
Chapter 3 Pain
Chapter 4 Sedation/premedication (focus on small animals)
Chapter 5 Injectable anaesthetic agents
Chapter 6 Analgesic infusions
Chapter 7 Intravascular access
Chapter 8 Inhalation anaesthetic agents
Chapter 9 Anaesthetic breathing systems and airway devices
Chapter 10 Anaesthetic machines
Chapter 11 Anaesthetic machine checks
Chapter 12 Local anaesthetics
Chapter 13 Local anaesthetic techniques – small animals; heads
Chapter 14 Local anaesthetic techniques – small animals; legs
Chapter 15 Local anaesthetic techniques – small animals; miscellaneous
Chapter 16 Local anaesthetic techniques – horses
Chapter 17 Muscle relaxants
Chapter 18 Monitoring
Chapter 19 Intra-operative troubleshooting
Chapter 20 Hypothermia
Chapter 21 Blood gases
Chapter 22 Lactate
Chapter 23 Fluid therapy
Chapter 24 Electrolytes
Chapter 25 Drugs affecting the cardiovascular system
Chapter 26 Shock
Chapter 27 Gastric dilation/volvulus
Chapter 28 Equine sedation/premedication
Chapter 29 Equine heart murmurs
Chapter 30 Equine anaesthesia
Chapter 31 Equine field anaesthesia
Chapter 32 Donkeys
Chapter 33 Ruminants
Chapter 34 Lamoids/camelids
Chapter 35 Pigs
Chapter 36 Rabbits
Chapter 37 Neonates
Chapter 38 Geriatrics
Chapter 39 Pregnancy & C-sections
Chapter 40 Obesity
Chapter 41 Dental/oral
Chapter 42 Ocular
Chapter 43 Orthopaedic
Chapter 44 Renal considerations
Chapter 45 Hepatic considerations
Chapter 46 Endocrine considerations
Chapter 47 Background to Neuroanaesthesia
Chapter 48 Cardiac considerations
Chapter 49 Respiratory considerations
Chapter 50 Respiratory emergencies
Chapter 51 Cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation
Appendices
1 Canine emergency drug doses
2 Feline emergency drug doses
3 Equine emergency drug doses
Answers to self-test questions Answers
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