Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care is a comprehensive yet practical reference, providing hands-on information essential to veterinarians and veterinary technicians involved in emergency and critical care. Written by an expert team of veterinarians and veterinary technicians, this well-referenced book offers step-by-step protocols for performing advanced emergency and critical care procedures and monitoring techniques. Packed with practical guidance in an easy-to-use format, this book is ideally suited for quick access in emergency rooms or intensive. � Read more... Abstract: Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care is a comprehensive yet practical reference, providing hands-on information essential to veterinarians and veterinary technicians involved in emergency and critical care. � Read more... Content: Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Contents Contributors Preface SECTION I: Introduction 1: Triage 2: The small animal emergency room 3: ICU design SECTION II: Cardiovascular 4: Catheterization of the venous compartment 5: Arterial puncture and catheterization 6: Principles of electrocardiography 7: Electrocardiogram interpretation 8: Fluid-f?illed hemodynamic monitoring systems 9: Direct systemic arterial blood pressure monitoring 10: Noninvasive arterial blood pressure monitoring 11: Central venous pressure monitoring. 12: Cardiac output monitoring13: Bedside echocardiography 14: Pericardiocentesis 15: Monitoring tissue perfusion: clinicopathologic aids and advanced techniques 16: Cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation 17: Open-chest cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation 18: Defibrillation 19: Temporary cardiac pacing SECTION III: Respiratory 20: Oxygen therapy 21: Pulse oximetry and CO-oximetry 22: Blood gas analysis 23: Tracheal intubation 24: Temporary tracheostomy 25: Artificial airway management 26: Capnography 27: Mechanical ventilation 28: Ventilator waveform analysis. 29: High-frequency ventilation30: Pleural space drainage SECTION IV: Urinary and abdominal 31: Urethral catheterization 32: Urinalysis in acutely and critically ill dogs and cats 33: Peritoneal dialysis 34: Technical management of hemodialysis patients 35: Peritoneal evaluation 36: Specialized gastrointestinal techniques 37: Postoperative peritoneal drainage techniques SECTION V: Nutrition 38: Nutritional requirements in critical illness 39: Enteral diets for critically ill patients 40: Assisted enteral feeding 41: Parenteral nutrition SECTION VI: Analgesia and anesthesia. 42: Pain recognition and management43: Systemic analgesia 44: Local analgesia 45: Monitoring the anesthetized patient 46: Nursing care of the long-term anesthetized patient SECTION VII: Clinicopathologic techniques 47: Blood sample collection and handling 48: In-house hematologic evaluation 49: Electrolyte evaluation 50: Acid-base evaluation 51: Osmolality and colloid osmotic pressure 52: Cytology 53: Blood typing and cross-matching SECTION VIII: Infection control 54: Minimizing nosocomial infection 55: Care of indwelling device insertion sites. 56: Antiseptics, disinfectants, and sterilization57: Personnel precautions for patients with zoonotic disease SECTION IX: Specific nursing considerations 58: Drug administration 59: Administration of biological products 60: Blood glucose monitoring and glycemic control 61: Care of the patient with intracranial disease 62: Care of the environmentally injured animal 63: Safe handling and care of patients exposed to radioactive and antineoplastic agents 64: Medical charting 65: Compassion fatigue: healing with a heart Index.

Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care is a comprehensive yet practical reference, providing hands-on information essential to veterinarians and veterinary technicians involved in emergency and critical care. Written by an expert team of veterinarians and veterinary technicians, this well-referenced book offers step-by-step protocols for performing advanced emergency and critical care procedures and monitoring techniques. Packed with practical guidance in an easy-to-use format, this book is ideally suited for quick access in emergency rooms or intensive care units.

Organized primarily by body system, each chapter covers general principles, indications, equipment, techniques, basic interpretation, troubleshooting, and contraindications. Standardized protocols supply equipment lists and step-by-step instructions throughout, and a companion website offers images from the book in PowerPoint and protocols as downloadable Word files.  Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care is a valuable resource for any veterinary staff member with an interest in improving the standard of care in emergency and critical care medicine.