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The 3rd edition of your #1 go-to resource for veterinary critical care, Small Animal Critical Care Medicine, has been significantly updated to focus specifically on diagnostic and management strategies for the sickest veterinary patients. It covers critical care medical therapy, monitoring, and prognosis - from assessment and stabilization through the entire course of intensive care treatment. To make therapeutic decisions easier, clear and practical guidelines address underlying clinical findings, pathophysiology, outpatient follow-up, and long-term care. Editors Deborah Silverstein and Kate Hopper, along with leading experts from the veterinary emergency and critical care profession, have created this indispensable resource to help you and your team provide the highest standard of care for your critically ill patients.

• Over 200 concise, thoroughly updated chapters cover all the clinical areas needed for evaluating, diagnosing, managing, and monitoring a critical veterinary patient

• More than 150 recognized experts and many new authors offer in-depth, authoritative guidance on emergency and critical care clinical situations from a variety of perspectives

• A problem-based approach focuses on clinically relevant details

• Hundreds of full-color illustrations with updated photos and videos depict various emergency procedures, such as chest tube placement

• Handy appendices offer quick access to the most often needed calculations, conversion tables, continuous rate infusion determinations, reference ranges, and more

• Practical, user-friendly format makes reference quick and easy with summary tables, boxes highlighting key points, illustrations, and algorithmic approaches to diagnosis and management

• NEW! Coverage of high-flow nasal oxygen therapy and both core and advanced concepts for mechanical ventilation helps you deliver high-quality care to patients with respiratory failure

• NEW! Chapters on current critical care topics include Assessment of Intravascular Volume, Urine Osmolality and Electrolytes, and Infectious Disease Control in the ICU

• NEW! Chapters on novel procedures offer coverage of tracheal stents, urinary diversion techniques, and an in-depth review of point-of-care ultrasound with extensive figures and images

• NEW! Coverage of increasingly prevalent problems seen in the intensive care unit includes coagulation disorders of the critically ill patient, feline aortic thromboembolism, oxygen toxicity, and treatment of severe hypertension

• NEW! Chapters on shock fluid therapy and transfusion therapy provide cutting edge information on how to prevent complications and maximize resources

• NEW! Prevention of Compassion Fatigue and Burnout chapter addresses this major challenge currently affecting the veterinary profession

• NEW! Algorithms and figures throughout the text clarify key concepts and aid in diagnosis and treatment

• NEW! Enhanced eBook, included with the purchase of a new print copy of the book, provides online access to a fully searchable version of the text and makes its content available on various devices

• UPDATED! Coagulation section includes chapters on hemostasis, management of the bleeding patient, coagulation and platelet monitoring, and viscoelastic monitoring

• EXPANDED! Pharmacology section offers coverage of cannabis, trazadone, gabapentin, pimobendane, and appetite stimulants

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PART I Key Critical Care Concepts
1 Evaluation and Triage of the Critically Ill Patient
2 Physical Examination and Daily Assessment of the Critically Ill Patient
3 Hemostasis
4 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
5 Postcardiac Arrest Care
6 Classification and Initial Management of Shock States
7 SIRS, MODS, and Sepsis
8 Oxygen Toxicity
9 The Endothelial Surface Layer
10 Hyperthermia and Fever
11 Interstitial Edema
12 Patient Suffering in the Intensive Care Unit
13 Predictive Scoring Systems in Veterinary Medicine

PART II Respiratory Disorders
14 Control of Breathing
15 Oxygen Therapy
16 Hypoxemia
17 Hypoventilation
18 Upper Airway Disease
19 Tracheal Collapse: Management & Indications for Tracheal Stents
20 Feline Bronchopulmonary Disease
21 Lower Airway Disease in Dogs
22 Pulmonary Hypertension
23 Pulmonary Edema
24 Pneumonia
25 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
26 Pulmonary Contusions and Hemorrhage
27 Pulmonary Thromboembolism
28 Chest Wall Disease
29 Pleural Space Disease
30 Respiratory Distress Look-Alikes

PART III Advanced Respiratory Support
31 High Flow Nasal Oxygen
32 Mechanical Ventilation-Core Concepts
33 Mechanical Ventilation-Advanced Concepts
34 Jet Ventilation
35 Ventilator Waveforms
36 Anesthesia and Monitoring of the Ventilator Patient
37 Nursing Care of the Ventilator Patient
38 Discontinuing Mechanical Ventilation
39 Ventilator-induced Lung Injury
40 Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Part IV Cardiovascular Disorders
41 Mechanisms of Heart Failure
42 Ventricular Failure and Myocardial Infarction
43 Feline Cardiomyopathy
44 Canine Cardiomyopathy
45 Canine Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease
46 Blunt Cardiac Injury
47 Pericardial Diseases
48 Bradyarrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances
49 Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias
50 Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias
51 Myocarditis
52 Cardiac Biomarkers
53 Systemic Hypertension
54 Cardiopulmonary Bypass

PART V Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disturbances
55 Sodium Disorders
56 Potassium Disorders
57 Calcium Disorders
58 Magnesium and Phosphate Disorders
59 Traditional Acid-Base Analysis
60 Nontraditional Acid-Base Analysis
61 Hyperlactatemia
62 Urine Osmolality and Electrolytes

PART VI Fluid Therapy
63 Assessment of Hydration
64 Assessment of Intravascular Volume
65 Crystalloids and Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen-Carrying Solutions
66 Colloid Solutions
67 Daily Intravenous Fluid Therapy
68 Shock Fluids and Fluid Challenge
69 Transfusion Medicine
70 Blood Types, Pretransfusion Compatibility, and Transfusion Reactions
71 Hemorrhagic Shock

PART VII Endocrine Disorders
72 The Diabetic Patient in the ICU
73 Diabetic Ketoacidosis
74 Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome
75 Hypoglycemia
76 Diabetes Insipidus
77 Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion
78 Thyroid Storm
79 Hypothyroid Crisis in the Dog
80 Pheochromocytoma
81 Critical Illness-Related Corticosteroid Insufficiency
82 Hypoadrenocorticism

PART VIII Neurologic Disorders
83 Neurological Evaluation of the ICU Patient
84 Seizures and Status Epilepticus
85 Intracranial Hypertension
86 Tetanus
87 Hepatic Encephalopathy

Part IX Infectious Disorders
88 Hospital-Associated Infections and Zoonoses
89 Febrile Neutropenia
90 Sepsis and Septic Shock
91 Bacterial Infections
92 Fungal Infections
93 Viral Infections
94 Canine Parvovirus Infection
95 Infective Endocarditis
96 Urosepsis
97 Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
98 Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections
99 Multidrug-Resistant Infections
100 Infectious Disease Control in the ICU

PART X Hematologic Disorders
101 Hypercoagulable States
102 Feline Aortic Thromboembolism
103 Platelet Disorders
104 Coagulopathy in the ICU
105 Management of the Bleeding Patient in the ICU
106 Anemia in the ICU
107 Dyshemoglobinemias
108 Acute Hemolytic Disorders

PART XI Intraabdominal Disorders
109 Acute Abdominal Pain
110 Acute Pancreatitis
111 Acute Cholecystitis
112 Hepatitis and Cholangiohepatitis
113 Hepatic Failure
114 Portal Hypertension
115 Portosystemic Shunt Management
116 Acute Gastroenteritis
117 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
118 Regurgitation and Vomiting
119 Diarrhea
120 Peritonitis

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