Battaglia, Andrea M.

Small animal emergency and critical care for veterinary technicians / Andrea M. Battaglia. - 2nd ed. - St. Louis, Mo. : Saunders Elsevier, c2007. - xvi, 432 pages, [2] p. of plates : illustrations (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Veterinary Technicians

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Critically ill small animals -- Skill of observation and interpretation -- Basic monitoring of the emergency and critical care patient -- Patient's lifeline: intravenous catheter -- Fluid therapy -- Small animal transfusion medicine -- Nutritional support for the critically ill patient -- Oxygen therapy techniques -- Mechanical ventilation -- Pain assessment and treatment -- Anesthesia in the critically ill or injured animal -- Isolation techniques in clinical practice -- Emergency care for small animals -- Management of the patient in shock -- Cardiopulmonary cerebrovascular resuscitation -- Trauma -- Hematologic emergencies -- Cardiovascular emergencies -- Respiratory emergencies -- Gastrointestinal emergencies -- Metabolic and endrocrine emergencies -- Urologic emergencies -- Reproductive emergencies -- Ocular emergencies -- Neurologic system emergencies -- Toxicologic emergencies -- Avian and exotic emergencies -- Disaster medicine -- Practice management -- The art of scheduling -- Risk management and the emergency veterinary technician.

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Veterinary emergencies--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Veterinary critical care--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

SF778 / .B38 2007

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