BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Emergency and Critical Care, 2nd edition has been revised and updated to reflect the continued growth in knowledge in this vital area.

A new chapter on vascular access details the placement and maintenance of intravenous, arterial and intraosseous catheters. Other new chapters feature: electrolyte abnormalities and acid-base imbalance; and transfusion medicine.

The growing body of knowledge and range of techniques in analgesia is reflected in a new stand-alone chapter. Medical and surgical treatments for gastrointestinal emergencies have also been separated to allow a clearer picture.

To aid fast access to practical information, techniques such as tube placement are now found within the relevant chapters. Additional photographs and illustrations serve to increase useability still further.

Contents

1. Vascular access techniques
2. Assessment and diagnosis of shock
3. Triage and initial assessment
4. Fluid therapy
5. Electrolyte and acid-base balance
6. Cardiovascular emergencies
7. General approach to dyspnoea
8. Neurological emergencies
9. Approach to GI emergencies
10. Haematological emergencies
11. Transfusion medicine
12. Endocrine emergencies
13. Dermatological emergencies
14. Toxicological emergencies
15. Reproductive and paediatric emergencies
16. Acute management of orthopaedic and external soft tissue injuries
17. Cardiopulmonary - cerebral resuscitation
18. Anaesthetic considerations in the critical patient
19. Analgesia in the critical patient
20. Nutritional support
21. Antibiotic therapy in the critical patient
22. Imaging techniques in the critical patient
23. Emergency and critical care nursing
24. Gastrointestinal emergencies
25. Renal and urinary tract emergencies
26. Ophthalmological emergencies
27. Emergency abdominal surgery

Index

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