Small Animal Anesthesia and Analgesia provides concise yet comprehensive information about anesthetic equipment, anesthetic and analgesic drugs and techniques, and monitoring.

Particular emphasis is placed on indications and contraindications for drugs and techniques. Anesthesia with concurrent conditions and for chronic pain is also covered.

Key Features

• An enormous amount of information distilled into one easy to use text
• Information for troubleshooting problems and "pearls" of wisdom
• Provides background and evidence for facts
• Includes a chapter on physical medicine technique to complement standard medical pain therapy
• Text boxes in each section contain key points

Contents

1. Anesthesia Equipment
2. Monitoring
3. Ventilation
4. Preoperative Preparation
5. Premedicants
6. Induction Agents and Total Intravenous Anesthesia
7. Inhalant Anesthetics
8. Local Anesthetic and Analgesic Techniques
9. Analgesia
10. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs
11. Support
12. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
13. Anesthesia for Patients with Special Concerns
14. Physical Medicine and Its Role in Recovery
15. Clinical Techniques for Anesthesia

Appendices

• Recommended Resources
• Blood Transfusions

Index

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