Veterinary Technician′s Manual for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Contributors xi Foreword xiii Harold Davis Preface xv Acknowledgment xvii About the Companion Website xix Section 1 Initial Patient Management 1 Triage and Initial Assessment of the Emergency Patient 3 Amy L. Newfield 2 Shock and Initial Stabilization 17 Jacklyn M. Arenth and Christopher L. Norkus 3 Venous Access 35 Kara B. Trent 4 Monitoring the Critical Patient 45 Trish A. Farry and Christopher L. Norkus 5 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 65 Brandy L. Helewa and Liz F. Hughston Section 2 Specific Organ System Disorders 6 Cardiovascular Emergencies 87 Christopher L. Norkus 7 Respiratory Emergencies 111 Dana J. Heath, Lori B. Atkins, and Christopher L. Norkus 8 Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Pancreatic Emergencies 133 Amy B. Campbell and Christopher L. Norkus 9 Urogenital Emergencies 159 Andrea M. Steele 10 Endocrine and Metabolic Emergencies 175 Angela J. Thorp 11 Hemolymphatic, Immunological, and Oncology Emergencies 191 April J. Bays and Kelly M. Foltz 12 Neurological Emergencies 223 Sally R. Powell and Christopher L. Norkus 13 Integumentary and Musculoskeletal Emergencies 239 Nicholas L. Rivituso 14 Environmental Emergencies 257 Nicholas L. Rivituso 15 Reproductive Emergencies 271 Jaime M. Maher 16 Ocular Emergencies 283 Jonathan A. Esmond 17 Toxicological Emergencies 295 Christopher L. Norkus Section 3 Select Emergency/Critical Care Topics and Therapies 18 Critical Care Pharmacology 317 David J. Liss and Christopher L. Norkus 19 Exotic Pet Emergencies 361 Heather E. Darbo-McClellan 20 Fluid Therapy, Electrolyte Abnormalities, and Acid-Base Disorders 385 David J. Liss and Christopher L. Norkus 21 Mechanical Ventilation 417 Kenichiro Yagi 22 Emergency and Critical Care Anesthesia 439 Jennifer K. Sager and Christopher L. Norkus 23 Pain Management for the Emergency and Critical Care Patient 479 Alison J. Gottlieb 24 Transfusion Medicine 505 Kenichiro Yagi and Lindan A. Spromberg 25 Nutrition for the Critically Ill 531 Ann E. Wortinger 26 Renal Replacement Therapy 545 Emily-Ione I.Kinney 27 Caring for the Caregivers 555 Louise M. O'Dwyer and Christopher L. Norkus 28 Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Nursing Skills 563 Shannon R. Babyak and Jeffrey B. Backus Appendices 591 Index 597