Master the veterinary technician’s role in caring for critically ill or injured pets! Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care for Veterinary Technicians, 4th Edition provides quick access to dozens of common, life-saving protocols and procedures. Each treatment technique is described in step-by-step detail and illustrated in full color. To prepare you for the veterinary setting, a team approach is emphasized. This edition adds three new chapters and includes practical, easy-to-apply medical math and scenario-based exercises. Written by experienced veterinary technicians Andrea Battaglia and Andrea Steele, this resource prepares you for success on the VTNE, in veterinary practices, and in animal hospital emergency departments.
1. Introduction - p. 1 2. 1 Critical Thinking—Skill of Observation and Interpretation - p. 2 3. 2 Monitoring of the Critically Ill or Injured Patient - p. 8 4. 3 Patient’s Lifeline: Intravenous Catheter - p. 34 5. 4 Fluid Therapy - p. 47 6. 5 Transfusion Medicine - p. 60 7. 6 Nutritional Support for the Critically Ill Patient - p. 80 8. 7 Oxygen Therapy Techniques - p. 92 9. 8 Mechanical Ventilation - p. 100 10. 9 Pain Assessment and Treatment - p. 107 11. 10 Supporting the Critically Ill or Injured Through Physical Rehabilitation Techniques - p. 123 12. 11 Anesthesia in the Critically Ill or Injured Patient - p. 132 13. 12 Isolation Techniques in Clinical Practice - p. 149 14. Section II: Emergency Care for Small Animals - p. 158 15. Introduction - p. 159 16. 13 Emergency Receiving - p. 160 17. 14 Management of Patients in Shock - p. 171 18. 15 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - p. 181 19. 16 Traumatic Emergencies - p. 191 20. 17 Hematologic Emergencies - p. 206 21. 18 Cardiovascular Emergencies* - p. 223 22. 19 Respiratory Emergencies - p. 241 23. 20 Gastrointestinal Emergencies - p. 251 24. 21 Metabolic and Endocrine Emergencies - p. 264 25. 22 Urologic Emergencies - p. 280 26. 23 Reproductive Emergencies - p. 292 27. 24 Ocular Emergencies - p. 301 28. 25 Neurologic Emergencies - p. 309 29. 26 Toxicologic Emergencies: Dogs and Cats - p. 321 30. 27 Avian and Exotic Emergencies - p. 333 31. 28 Disaster Medicine - p. 358 32. Section III: Practice Management - p. 371 33. Introduction - p. 372 34. 29 Fostering Wellbeing in the ER and ICU - p. 373 35. 30 The Art of Scheduling - p. 380 36. 31 Client Communication in an Emergency - p. 385 37. 32 Management of Pharmaceuticals in the ER - p. 391 38. Index - p. 398
Master the veterinary technician’s role in caring for critically ill or injured pets! Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care for Veterinary Technicians, 4th Edition provides quick access to dozens of common, life-saving protocols and procedures. Each treatment technique is described in step-by-step detail and illustrated in full color. To prepare you for the veterinary setting, a team approach is emphasized. This edition adds three new chapters and includes practical, easy-to-apply medical math and scenario-based exercises. Written by experienced veterinary technicians Andrea Battaglia and Andrea Steele, this resource prepares you for success on the VTNE, in veterinary practices, and in animal hospital emergency departments.
1. Introduction - p. 1 2. 1 Critical Thinking—Skill of Observation and Interpretation - p. 2 3. 2 Monitoring of the Critically Ill or Injured Patient - p. 8 4. 3 Patient’s Lifeline: Intravenous Catheter - p. 34 5. 4 Fluid Therapy - p. 47 6. 5 Transfusion Medicine - p. 60 7. 6 Nutritional Support for the Critically Ill Patient - p. 80 8. 7 Oxygen Therapy Techniques - p. 92 9. 8 Mechanical Ventilation - p. 100 10. 9 Pain Assessment and Treatment - p. 107 11. 10 Supporting the Critically Ill or Injured Through Physical Rehabilitation Techniques - p. 123 12. 11 Anesthesia in the Critically Ill or Injured Patient - p. 132 13. 12 Isolation Techniques in Clinical Practice - p. 149 14. Section II: Emergency Care for Small Animals - p. 158 15. Introduction - p. 159 16. 13 Emergency Receiving - p. 160 17. 14 Management of Patients in Shock - p. 171 18. 15 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - p. 181 19. 16 Traumatic Emergencies - p. 191 20. 17 Hematologic Emergencies - p. 206 21. 18 Cardiovascular Emergencies* - p. 223 22. 19 Respiratory Emergencies - p. 241 23. 20 Gastrointestinal Emergencies - p. 251 24. 21 Metabolic and Endocrine Emergencies - p. 264 25. 22 Urologic Emergencies - p. 280 26. 23 Reproductive Emergencies - p. 292 27. 24 Ocular Emergencies - p. 301 28. 25 Neurologic Emergencies - p. 309 29. 26 Toxicologic Emergencies: Dogs and Cats - p. 321 30. 27 Avian and Exotic Emergencies - p. 333 31. 28 Disaster Medicine - p. 358 32. Section III: Practice Management - p. 371 33. Introduction - p. 372 34. 29 Fostering Wellbeing in the ER and ICU - p. 373 35. 30 The Art of Scheduling - p. 380 36. 31 Client Communication in an Emergency - p. 385 37. 32 Management of Pharmaceuticals in the ER - p. 391 38. Index - p. 398
