Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care, Second Edition, is a comprehensive and clinically oriented reference for step-by-step procedures in small animal emergency rooms and intensive care units. It offers detailed instructions grounded in evidence, useful equipment lists, and extensive reference lists. The book has been updated and expanded, with information and chapters added in important areas such as VPOCUS, veterinary CPR, blood banking, and transfusion medicine. A companion website provides protocols in Word and PowerPoint for editing and use in practice.

Format: Hardback
Length: 992 pages
Publication date: 16 June 2022
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care,Second Edition, is a comprehensive and clinically oriented reference for step-by-step detail on a wide range of procedures in the small animal emergency room and intensive care unit. Written by experts in the field, the book offers detailed instructions grounded in evidence, making it an invaluable resource for veterinarians and veterinary students alike.

The book is carefully designed for ease of use, with concise but comprehensive explanations, useful equipment lists, protocols called out in boxes, and extensive reference lists. In the revised and expanded Second Edition, information has been updated and expanded throughout, with new chapters added in important areas such as veterinary point-of-care ultrasound (VPOCUS), veterinary CPR, blood banking and transfusion medicine, advanced techniques for mechanical ventilation, and veterinary health care team wellbeing.

Specific topics covered in Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care include:

The cardiovascular system, covering catheterization of the venous compartment, arterial puncture and catheterization, cardiac VPOCUS, principles of electrocardiography, and electrocardiogram interpretation.

The respiratory system, covering oxygen therapy, pulse oximetry and CO-oximetry, blood gas analysis, pleural space and lung VPOCUS, tracheal intubation, and temporary tracheostomy.

The urinary and abdominal systems, covering ureteral catheterization, urinary bladder catheterization, abdominal exploratory surgery, and peritoneal dialysis.

Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care also includes chapters on critical care medicine, including resuscitation, shock, and multiorgan failure. The book is accompanied by a companion website that offers the protocols in Word for editing and use in practice, as well as the figures from the book in PowerPoint.

This second edition of Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care is an essential resource for veterinarians and veterinary students seeking to improve their knowledge and skills in emergency and critical care medicine. With its comprehensive coverage, detailed instructions, and user-friendly design, the book is sure to become a staple in the libraries of veterinary clinics and hospitals worldwide.

Weight: 666g
ISBN-13: 9781119581413
Edition number: 2nd Edition