Emergency procedures for the small animal veterinarian / Signe J. Plunkett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plunkett, Signe J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Veterinary emergencies--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Veterinary emergencies.

Pet medicine--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Pet medicine.

Pets--Diseases--Treatment.

Pets.

Pets--Wounds and injuries--Treatment.

Dogs--Diseases--Treatment.

Dogs.

Dogs--Wounds and injuries--Treatment.

Cats--Diseases--Treatment.

Cats.

Cats--Wounds and injuries--Treatment.

Emergency Treatment--veterinary.

Cat Diseases--therapy.

Dog Diseases--therapy.

Emergencies--veterinary.

Pets--Diseases.

Medical Subjects:

Emergency Treatment--veterinary.

Cat Diseases--therapy.

Dog Diseases--therapy.

Emergencies--veterinary.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

ix, 890 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh ; New York : Saunders Elsevier, 2013.

Summary:

Small animal veterinarians of all specialties and at all stages in their careers will find the new edition of Emergency Procedures for the Small Animal Veterinarian their invaluable one-stop shop for the information they need to provide optimal patient care in an emergency situation. Readers familiar with the previous edition will be pleased to see the text comprehensively updated, with much new content and many new features including an all-color design to make finding information easier than ever. Those coming to the book for the first time will appreciate its clarity of structure, its concise and practical approach and its step-by-step presentation of key information, all of which will prove their worth time and again in each new emergency, whatever the species. For those working as a solo doctor in an emergency practice, Emergency Procedures for the Small Animal Veterinarian third edition will fulfil the role of a substitute colleague when further information is needed quickly. No small animal clinician will want to be without a copy. For the third edition, Contains two new chapters on supportive care (fluid therapy, oxygen supplementation, analgesia, nutritional support) and shock, Presents the latest recommendations for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Includes the latest diagnostic testing regimens, Offers current therapeutic recommendations including analgesia and nutritional support, Dr Plunkett is joined by new co-authors for respiratory emergencies and emergencies of the urinary tract, and for a completely revised and augmented exotics chapter, Contains major updates, revisions and expansions of the toxicologic emergencies chapter Book jacket.

Contents:

Supportive therapy

Shock

Cardiovascular emergencies

Respiratory emergencies

Traumatic emergencies

Environmental emergencies

Dermatologic emergencies

Hematologic emergencies

Gastrointestinal emergencies

Metabolic and endocrine emergencies

Urinary emergencies and electrolyte disorders

Reproductive emergencies

Neurologic and ocular emergencies

Toxicologic emergencies

Emergencies in exotic species

Analgesics

Blood crossmatching

Blood component indications

Fluid therapy

Guidelines for potassium supplementation

Insulin preparations available

Poison control agencies in the USA

Poisonous plants

Relatively nontoxic injestions

Drugs with potential adverse effects during pregnancy

Drugs safe for use during pregnancy

Drugs to avoid in severe renal failure

Drugs requiring dose reduction in patients with renal failure

Commonly used formulae

Constant rare infusion formulae

Drugs commonly administered by CRI

Metric conversion chart

Body surface area table for dogs and cats

Commonly used emergency drugs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0702027685

9780702027680

OCLC:

811206628