This book focuses on management of the more common emergency and critical care conditions encountered in clinical practice, collated in a concise manual. There are chapters on emergencies affecting each body system, on toxicology and other environmental causes, and on critical care techniques ranging from patient monitoring, anesthesia and analgesia to fluid therapy, transfusion medicine and nutritional support, plus a chapter describing clinical skills and procedures. The text is illustrated by top-quality color photos, imaging, and diagrams, and key information is highlighted in tabular form.
Zusammenfassung
Emergency and critical care medicine is one of the fastest growing fields of veterinary practice. Virtually every life-threatening disease can present for emergency evaluation, requiring knowledge of internal medicine, neurology, cardiology, oncology, anesthesia, and much more. Rapid and effective application of this knowledge can mean the differen
Inhalt
Overview of Emergency Medicine. Cardiac Emergencies. Respiratory Distress. Neurological Emergencies. Gastrointestinal Emergencies. Haematological Emergencies. Renal Emergencies. Metabolic Emergencies. Environmental Emergencies. Reproductive Emergencies. Trauma. Toxicological Emergencies. Supportive Nursing Care.