Feline Emergency and Critical Care Medicine

Kenneth J. Drobatz, Erica Reineke, Merilee F. Costello, William T. N. Culp, Kenneth J. Drobatz, Erica Reineke, Merilee F. Costello, William T. N. Culp

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN:
  9781119565871
• eBook ISBN:
  9781119565895
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Veterinary Medicine

A concise and practical quick reference for veterinary practitioners dealing with feline emergencies

The updated Second Edition of Feline Emergency and Critical Care Medicine delivers a practical guide for veterinary practitioners dealing with injured or ill cats.

The book focuses on clinically oriented information tailored to a fast-paced emergency setting. Perfect as a quick reference—with a concise outline format designed to facilitate immediate access to critical information—this edition of the popular book emphasizes the skillful and informed management of feline veterinary emergencies.

The new edition of Feline Emergency and Critical Care Medicine also includes:

• A thorough introduction to veterinary approaches to the care of critically ill cat, cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation, shock, and trauma
• Comprehensive explorations of anesthetic protocols for systemically healthy cats and pain management in critically ill feline patients
• Practical discussions of general approaches to neurologic emergencies, including those involving the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral organs
• In-depth examinations of a wide variety of emergency surgical procedures, including gastrointestinal, urinary, and other surgeries

Feline Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Second Edition is an invaluable resource for feline and small animal veterinary practitioners and emergency and critical care specialists.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• List of Contributors
• Foreword
• 1 Approach to the Critically Ill Cat
• 2 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• 3 Shock
• 4 Trauma
• 5 Anesthesia for Critically Ill Feline Patient
• 6 Anesthetic Protocols for Systemically Healthy Cats
• 7 Analgesia in the Critically Ill Cat
• 8 Fluid Therapy
• 9 Nutritional Support for the Critically Ill Feline Patient
• 10 Respiratory Emergencies and Pleural Space Disease
• 11 Upper Airway Disease
• 12 Lower Airway Disease
• 13 Parenchymal Disease
• 14 Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment of Feline Cardiac Emergencies
• 15 Management of Specific Cardiac Diseases
• 16 Management of Thromboembolic Disease Secondary to Heart Disease
• 17 Management of Life‐Threatening Arrhythmias
• 18 Diagnostic Evaluation of Gastrointestinal Conditions
• 19 General Approach to the Acute Abdomen
• 20 Management of Specific Gastrointestinal Conditions
• 21 Urologic Emergencies—General Approach: Diagnostic Evaluation, Monitoring, and Therapeutic Techniques for the Urological System
• 22 Urologic Emergencies:
• 23 Acute Kidney Injury
• 24 General Approach and Overview of the Neurologic Cat
• 25 Neurologic Emergencies:
• 26 Neurologic Emergencies: Spinal Cord
• 27 Neurologic Emergencies: Peripheral
• 28 Hematologic Emergencies: Bleeding
• 29 Hematologic Emergencies: Anemia
• 30 Management of Specific Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases: Diabetes Mellitus
• 31 Management of Specific Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases
• 32 Electrolyte Disorders
• 33 Reproductive Emergencies
• 34 Pediatric Emergencies
• 35 Geriatric Emergencies
• 36 Ocular Emergencies
• 37 Dermatologic Emergencies
• 38 Toxicological Emergencies
• 39 Environmental Emergencies
• 40 Common Technical Procedures in the ER
• 41 Creating a Minimal‐Stress Emergency Environment
• 42 Surgical Section
• Index
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