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James A. Orsini, Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Thomas J. Divers earned his DVM from the University of Georgia and completed an internship in large animal medicine at the University of California at Davis. Dr. Divers returned to the University of Georgia for a residency in large animal internal medicine and ambulatory practice and later worked for 2 years as an assistant professor in the large animal medicine and ambulatory practice at the college. Dr. Divers then moved to the University of Pennsylvania for 10 years, where he was an associate professor of large animal medicine and served as chief of the section of medicine at the New Bolton Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Currently Dr. Divers is Professor of Medicine and co-Chief of the Section of Large Animal Medicine at Cornell University. He has been the recipient of teaching awards at three universities, has received the Educator of the Year Award from both the AAEP and ACVECC and recently received the Cornell University Hospital for Animals Distinguished Service Award for service to referring veterinarians. He is a diplomate of both the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. He is co-author of three textbooks, has authored numerous book chapters, and has more than 190 peer-reviewed scientific publications. Dr. Divers is currently consulting editor of Veterinary Clinics of North America-Equine Practice. Dr. Divers' current research focuses on newly discovered hepatitis viruses in horses. Other research activities have included bacterial and toxic causes of liver failure in horses, equine neurological diseases including equine motor neuron disease and equine protozoal myelitis, equine lyme disease, equine leptospirosis, diseases of the urinary system, and advances in internal medicine and critical care for horses, foals, and dairy cattle

Klappentext
Ideal for use in the clinic and in the field, Equine Emergencies: Treatment and Procedures, 4th Edition, offers practical step-by-step guidelines for effectively managing a wide range of emergency situations. Thoroughly updated content keeps you informed of the latest advances in horse care in a portable, convenient format.

• Essential examination, diagnostic, and treatment information for each body system is presented ****in a logical format so you can quickly find answers during equine emergencies

• What to Do and What Not to Do boxes guide you through the step-by-step treatment of an emergency and draw your attention to important steps to take and those to avoid

• High-quality photographs and illustrations visually ****clarify key concepts and guide you through procedures step by step

• NEW! Chapter covering bacterial and viral diseases arms you with critical information on diagnostic labs, collection, submission, and interpretation

• NEW! Chapter on emergency diagnostic procedures keeps you up-to-date on all the tests needed to determine the most effective treatment

• NEW! Chapter on gene testing provides information on which gene tests and labs should be performed

• NEW! Chapter on biopsy techniques highlights the different instruments available, endoscopic and laparoscopic techniques, as well as how to perform a pleuritis examination

• NEW! Chapter on laboratory submission offers the latest information on tests, laboratory charts, guidelines for making an appropriate submission, and blood drawing

• NEW! Chapters on feeding and starvation and flood injury supply the latest guidelines for nutrition, disaster medicine, and snake bites/envenomation

Zusammenfassung
Encompasses a range of evolving topics in horse care, with thorough, step-by-step procedures for the emergency treatment.

Inhalt

**PART 1: EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND DIAGNOSTICS
***Section I: Important Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures for Emergency Care

1. Blood Collection
2. Medication Administration and Alternative Methods of Drug Administration
3. Intravenous Catheter Selection, Sites for Placement and Maintenance
4. Venous Cutdown
5. Intraosseous and Regional Perfusion
6. Biopsy Techniques
7. Hyperbaric Oxygen Indications in Emergencies
8. Alternative Therapies in Emergencies: Acupuncture
   **Section II: Emergency Imaging, Endoscopy, Laboratory Diagnostics and Monitoring **
9. Bacterial, Fungal and Viral Diagnostic Samples ****
10. Critical and Emergency Care Monitoring Techniques
11. Cytology
12. Emergency Diagnostic Endoscopy ****
13. Gene Testing ****
14. Imaging Techniques and Indications for the Emergency Patient
15. Laboratory Tests and Point of Care Diagnostics

PART 2: EMERGENCY EXAMINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ORGAN SYSTEMS
Section I: Body and Organ Systems
16. Blood Coagulation Disorders ****
17. Cardiovascular System
18. Gastrointestinal System
19. Integumentary System
20. Liver Failure, Anemia and Blood Transfusion
21. Musculoskeletal System
22. Nervous System ****
23. Ophthalmology
24. Reproduction System
25. Respiratory System
26. Urinary System
***Section II: Pregnancy, Perinatal/Neonatal Period *****
27. Monitoring the Pregnant Mare
28. Emergency Foaling
29. Foal Resuscitation
30. Perinatology
31. Neonatology
Section III: Shock, Temperature Related Problems, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Muti-Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
32. Shock, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS), Multi-Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS)
33. Temperature Related Problems: Hypothermia and Hyperthermia

PART 3: TOXICOLOGY
34. Toxicology

PART 4: SPECIAL PROBLEM EMERGENCIES
Section I: Special Problems
35. Burns, Acute Soft Tissue Swellings. Pigeon Fever
36. Caring for the Down Horse
37. Disaster Medicine
38. Diseases Unique to Donkeys and Miniature Horses
39. Diseases Unique to Draft Horses
40. Emergency Diseases Unique to Countries Outside the Continental United States
41. Flood Injury
42. Foot Injuries
43. Laminitis ****
44. Orthopedic Emergencies of the Racing Athlete
45. Snake Envenomination
46. Thoracic Trauma
Section II: Anesthesia
47. Anesthesia for Out-of-Hospital Emergencies
48. Euthanasia/Humane Destruction
49. Pain Management
Section III: Nutrition
50. Approach to the Feed and Starvation Emergency
51. Nutritional Guidelines for the Injured, Hospitalized and Postsurgical Patient
Section IV: Biosecurity
52. Contagious and Zoonotic Diseases
53. Standard Precautions and Infectious Disease Management

APPENDICES
1: Commonly Used Formulas and Calculations in Emergency Care
2: Important Equivalents and Conversions for Clinical Practice
3: Miscellaneous Charts and Tables Useful in Clinical Practice
4: Reference Values
5: Clinical Pharmacology and Emergency Drug Facts

A. Emergency Drugs, Recommended Dosages and Adverse Drug Events
B. Drugs for Specific Emergencies, Protocols and Clinical Situations ****
Antibiotics - Concentration Dependent vs. Time Dependent Drugs
Anesthetic Induction
Cardio-Respiratory Resuscitation
Cardiac Arrhythmia Drugs and Protocols
Pharmacologic Adjuncts to Intubation
Physical and Chemical Restraint
Pressors
Prokinetics
Seizure Control
Sepsis
Shock
C. Adverse Drug Events and Management
D. Clinical Signs and Overdose Response of Commonly Used Medications and
Recommended Treatments