Veterinary Technicians Manual for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Veterinary Technician’s Manual for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care provides a comprehensive reference on emergency and critical care medicine for veterinary technicians of all skill levels. Beginning with information on initial patient assessment and triage, the first section covers shock and initial stabilization, venous access, monitoring, and cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation. A section on specific conditions such as cardiovascular and respiratory emergencies is organized by system, with a final section highlighting select topics like anesthesia and analgesia, transfusion medicine, and critical care pharmacology. Case studies, review questions, and images are provided on a companion website at www.wiley.com/go/norkus.
Coverage focuses on dogs and cats, with special considerations for handling exotic and avian emergencies covered in a dedicated chapter. This in–depth material in an easy–to–navigate format is an essential resource for veterinary technicians and assistants, emergency and critical care veterinary technician specialists, and veterinary technician students.
Key FeaturesOffers information on initial patient assessment, specific body system conditions and other select emergency and critical care topics and therapiesFully authored   by leading   Veterinary Technician Specialists in Emergency and Critical CareIncludes access to a companion website featuring case studies, images, and review questions at www.wiley.com/go/norkusCovers the most common emergencies experienced in hospitals and clinicsFocuses on handling dogs and cats with a special chapter on exotic and avian emergenciesProvides a comprehensive reference on emergency and critical care skills for veterinary technicians of all skill levels

Spis treści:
Contributors ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgment xiii
Section 1: Initial Patient Management
1: Triage and Initial Assessment of the Emergency Patient 5
Amy N. Breton
2: Shock and Initial Stabilization 25
Jennifer Keefe
3: Venous Access 45
Kara B. Trent
4: Monitoring the Critical Patient 63
Trish Farry
5: Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation 83
Christopher L. Norkus
Section 2: Specifi c Organ System Disorders
6: Cardiovascular Emergencies 101
Christopher L. Norkus
7: Respiratory Emergencies 127
Dana Heath and Lori Baden Atkins
8: Gastrointestinal Emergencies 151
Amy Campbell
9: Urogenital Emergencies 177
Andrea M. Steele
10: Endocrine and Metabolic Emergencies 197
Angela Randels
11: Hemolymphatic, Immunologic, and Oncology Emergencies 221
Mary Tefend Campbell
12: Neurological Emergencies 263
Sally R. Powell
13: Musculoskeletal, Integumentary, and Environmental Emergencies 283
David Liss
14: Toxicological Emergencies 313
Christopher L. Norkus
15: Reproductive Emergencies 337
Jaime Maher
16: Ocular Emergencies 355
Jonathan A. Esmond
17: Special Species and Avian Emergencies 369
Kimm Wuestenberg
Section 3: Select Emergency/Critical Care Topics and Therapies
18: Critical Care Pharmacology 389
David Liss
19: Fluid Therapy, Electrolyte, and Acid–Base Disorders 433
David Liss
20: Anesthesia and Analgesia 465
Jennifer K. Sager
21: Transfusion Medicine 495
Lindan Spromberg
22: Nutrition for the Critically Ill 523
Ann Elise Wortinger
Appendices 543
Glossary 553
Index 559

Nota biograficzna:
Christopher Norkus, BS, CVT, VTS (Emergency & Critical Care), VTS (Anesthesia), received his DVM degree from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine.  He is an intern at The Animal Medical Center of New York.

Okładka tylna:
Veterinary Technician’s Manual for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care provides a comprehensive reference on emergency and critical care medicine for veterinary technicians of all skill levels. Beginning with information on initial patient assessment and triage, the first section covers shock and initial stabilization, venous access, monitoring, and cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation. A section on specific conditions such as cardiovascular and respiratory emergencies is organized by system, with a final section highlighting select topics like anesthesia and analgesia, transfusion medicine, and critical care pharmacology. Case studies, review questions, and images are provided on a companion website at www.wiley.com/go/norkus.
Coverage focuses on dogs and cats, with special considerations for handling exotic and avian emergencies covered in a dedicated chapter. This in–depth material in an easy–to–navigate format is an essential resource for veterinary technicians and assistants, emergency and critical care veterinary technician specialists, and veterinary technician students.
Key FeaturesOffers information on initial patient assessment, specific body system conditions and other select emergency and critical care topics and therapiesFully authored   by leading   Veterinary Technician Specialists in Emergency and Critical CareIncludes access to a companion website featuring case studies, images, and review questions at www.wiley.com/go/norkusCovers the most common emergencies experienced in hospitals and clinicsFocuses on handling dogs and cats with a special chapter on exotic and avian emergenciesProvides a comprehensive reference on emergency and critical care skills for veterinary technicians of all skill levels