Manual of Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine

Blackwell Publishing has acquired 85 titles from LWW's veterinary medicine book list. To place an order or get additional product information go to www.blackwellpublishing.com/vet. This manual provides clear, concise management advice from a team of leaders in emergency veterinary medicine, making it a valuable text for the classroom and an indispensable resource for emergency situations in daily veterinary practice. Written in an easy-to-follow outline format, this book gives you rapid access to essential information needed to stabilize and treat the emergency and critical care patient. The first part of the book outlines initial care of the trauma or critical patient, followed by coverage that ranges from triage to basic fluid therapy, monitoring, and continuous care. The second part of the book features emergency care coverage organized by body system, beginning with the general approach to patients with emergent signs in each system and followed by protocols for specific conditions. In this manual you'll find-- • An easy-to-use outline format and hands-on approach that make quick work of locating procedures and clinical information during emergency situations• An extensively indexed and cross-referenced text to provide thorough coverage of emergency conditions Two-part organization-Part 1: Life Support, Initial Stabilization, Monitoring, and Intensive Care of the Critically Ill Patient, provides an in-depth overview of caring for the critically ill patient; Part 2: Specific Protocols and Procedures for Emergency Conditions, provides a systems-based approach to common emergencies A wide range of useful formulas, tables, drug dosages, and illustrations make this book a vital resource for practicing veterinarians and veterinary students alike.