Questions and Answers in Small Animal Anesthesia

List of contributors, xi Preface, xv 1 Patient Evaluation, 1 Lesley J. Smith 2 Owner Concerns, 9 Lesley J. Smith 3 Patient Preparation, 13 Carrie Schroeder 4 Anesthetic Machine and Equipment Check, 19 Richard M. Bednarski 5 Pre-anesthetic Sedative Drugs, 33 Lesley J. Smith and Jo Murrell 6 Opioids and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, 43 Lydia Love 7 Anticholinergic Drugs, 53 Lesley J. Smith 8 Time to Premedicate, 57 Lesley J. Smith 9 Intravenous Access and Fluid Administration, 65 Erin Wendt-Hornickle 10 Intravenous Anesthetic Induction Drugs, 73 Tanya Duke-Novakovski 11 Inhalant Inductions, 83 Lesley J. Smith 12 Induction Techniques for the Really Sick Patient, 87 Berit L. Fischer 13 Inhalant Anesthetics, 93 Tamara Grubb 14 Total Intravenous Anesthesia (TIVA), 101 Martin J. Kennedy 15 Anesthetic Monitoring Basics, 107 Martin J. Kennedy 16 Normal Values for Anesthetized Patients, 119 Lesley J. Smith 17 Troubleshooting Hypotension, 123 Lesley J. Smith 18 Troubleshooting Hypoxemia, 133 Rebecca A. Johnson 19 Troubleshooting Hypercapnia and Hypocapnia, 139 Rebecca A. Johnson 20 Troubleshooting Hypothermia and Hyperthermia, 147 Lysa Pam Posner 21 Common Arrhythmias in Anesthetized Patients, 155 Benjamin M. Brainard and Gregg S. Rapoport 22 Constant Rate Infusions, 163 Carolyn Kerr 23 Loco-Regional Anesthesia, 173 Carrie Schroeder 24 Troubleshooting Anesthetic Recovery, 185 Andrew Claude 25 Recognition and Assessment of Pain in Dogs, 193 Jo Murrell 26 Recognition and Assessment of Pain in Cats, 201 Beatriz Monteiro and Paulo Steagall 27 Post-Operative Analgesia - Approaches and Options, 211 Erin Wendt-Hornickle 28 Anesthetic Considerations for Dental Prophylaxis and Oral Surgery, 221 Jason W. Soukup and Lesley J. Smith 29 Anesthetic Considerations for Neurologic Disease, 229 Stephen A. Greene 30 Anesthetic Considerations for Ocular Disease, 237 Lesley J. Smith 31 Anesthetic Considerations for Upper and Lower Respiratory Disease, 243 Rebecca A. Johnson 32 Anesthetic Considerations for Cardiovascular Disease, 253 Andre C. Shih 33 Anesthetic Considerations for Gastrointestinal Disease, 261 Carrie Schroeder 34 Anesthetic Considerations for Hepatic Disease, 269 Jane Quandt 35 Anesthetic Considerations for Renal Disease, 275 Jane Quandt 36 Anesthetic Considerations for Post-Renal Urinary Tract Disease, 283 Ann B. Weil 37 Anesthetic Considerations for Endocrine Disease, 289 Berit L. Fischer 38 Anesthetic Considerations for Orthopedic Surgery, 305 Odette O 39 Anesthetic Management of Common Emergencies in Small Animals, 313 Jane Quandt 40 Anesthetic Management of Brachycephalic Breeds, 323 Lesley J. Smith 41 Anesthetic Considerations for Other Canine Breeds, 327 Lesley J. Smith 42 Anesthetic Considerations for Cats, 331 Paulo Steagall and Javier Benito 43 Anesthetic Management of Rabbits and Ferrets, 343 Katrina Lafferty 44 Anesthetic Management of Birds, 355 Katrina Lafferty Index, 367