Small Animal Critical Care Medicine - E-BookSmall Animal Critical Care Medicine is a comprehensive, concise guide to critical care, encompassing not only triage and stabilization, but also the entire course of care during the acute medical crisis and high-risk period. This clinically oriented manual assists practitioners in providing the highest standard of care for ICU patients. - More than 150 recognized experts offer in-depth, authoritative guidance on clinical situations from a variety of perspectives. - Consistent, user-friendly format ensures immediate access to essential information. - Organ-system, problem-based approach incorporates only clinically relevant details. - Features state-of-the-art invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and monitoring procedures, as well as an extensive section on pharmacology. - Appendices provide conversion tables, continuous rate infusion determinations, reference ranges, and more. |
Contents
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Cardiovascular Disorders | 62 |
Electrolyte and AcidBase Disturbances | 62 |
Fluid Therapy | 62 |
Endocrine Disorders | 73 |
Intoxications | 111 |
Neurologic Disorders | 195 |
Color Plate Section | 746 |
Annotated References Assessment and Triage | 762 |
Frequently Encountered Problems in the Intensive Care Unit | 765 |
Respiratory Disorders | 5 |
Cardiovascular Disorders | 29 |
Electrolyte and AcidBase Disturbances | 51 |
Fluid Therapy | 60 |
Endocrine Disorders | 66 |
Infectious Disorders | 239 |
Hematologic Disorders | 287 |
Intraabdominal Disorders | 319 |
Urogenital Disorders | 375 |
Surgical and Postoperative Conditions | 409 |
Trauma | 443 |
Anesthesia and Pain Management | 481 |
Miscellaneous Disorders | 505 |
Pharmacology | 541 |
Monitoring | 637 |
Mechanical Ventilation | 685 |
Appendix | 705 |
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Reference Range | 740 |
Conversion Tables | 743 |
Intoxications | 76 |
Neurologic Disorders | 96 |
Infectious Disorders | 105 |
Hematologic Disorders | 116 |
Intraabdominal Disorders | 122 |
Urogenital Disorders | 134 |
Surgical and Postoperative Conditions | 142 |
Trauma | 151 |
Anesthesia and Pain Management | 160 |
Miscellaneous Disorders | 165 |
Pharmacology | 175 |
Monitoring | 201 |
Mechanical Ventilation | 213 |
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