Monitoring and Intervention for the Critically Ill Small Animal : The Rule of 20

Monitoring and Intervention for the Critically Ill Small Animal: The Rule of 20 offers guidance for assessing the patient, interpreting diagnostic test results, and selecting appropriate monitoring procedures. Based on Rebecca Kirby's time-tested Rule of 20, with a chapter devoted to each item on the checklist Provides comprehensive guidance for monitoring a critically ill small animal patient Emphasizes the interplay of each parameter with one another Designed for fast access on the clinic floor, with potentially life-saving ideas, tips, lists and procedures Presents tables, schematics, algorithms, and drawings for quick reference Content: An introduction to the rule of 20 / Rebecca Kirby -- Fluid balance / Elke Rudloff and Rebecca Kirby -- Blood pressure / Lauren Sullivan -- Albumin and colloid osmotic pressure / Adesola Odunayo -- Glucose / Natara Loose -- Electrolytes / Linda Barton -- Acid base status / Jan Kovacic and Ryan Wheeler -- Oxygenation and ventilation / Christin Reminga and Lesley King -- Coagualation / Andrew Linklater -- Red blood cells and hemoglobin / Andrew Linklater and Veronica Higgs -- Heart rate, rhythm and contractility / Dennis Burkett -- Neurological status / Christine Iacovetta -- The renal system / Lee Herold -- White blood cells, immune status and antimicrobial stewardship -- / Carol Haak -- Gastrointestinal system motility and integrity / Jennifer Klaus -- Nutrition / Caroline Tonozzi -- Temperature / Conni Wehausen -- Drug selection and dosing regimens / Dawn Merton Boothe -- Pain management / Armi Pigott -- Veterinary nursing care / Heather Darbo and Cheryl Page -- Wounds and bandages / Jennifer Devey, Andrew Linklater and Rebecca Kirby -- Anesthesia of the critical patient / Sue Leonard.