Monitoring and Intervention for the Critically Ill Small Animal

The editors Rebecca Kirby, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC, was formerly an Associate Professor and Director of Emergency Services at the University of Pennsylvania, and was the owner of the Animal Emergency Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA for 21 years. Andrew Linklater, DVM, DACVECC, was trained at the Animal Emergency Center and is currently a Clinical Instructor at Lakeshore Veterinary Specialists in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

"Although this is one of many books available for practitioners in emergency and critical care, it has a unique method of presenting essential concepts for the complete care of the critical care patient. It is not meant to be a reference to all the most recent journal literature, but it does include recent research which is helpful for clinicians who want to stay current. This will be helpful to clinicians who want a quick reference on the shelf, but don't necessarily want to invest a lot of time and effort to understand the pathophysiology of diseases." (Doody Enterprises 15/03/2017)"Monitoring and Intervention for the Critically Ill Small Animal: The Rule of 20 is a book in which the rule of 20 for human patients has been adapted for monitoring dogs and cats receiving intensive care"....."Each chapter contains an excellent in-depth review of the physiology and pathophysiology of the topic being discussed. For this reason, it will be an especially useful reference for critical care residents, board-certified specialists, and emergency clinicians. The additional chapters on veterinary nursing care of critical patients, wound management, and bandaging make this book beneficial for veterinary technicians and nurses in intensive care units"......"This book is excellent, and I highly recommend it as required reading for all emergency and critical care residents. It will also be a useful reference for emergency clinicians and nurses and small animal general practitioners." (Reviewed by Laura Najman, DVM, DACVECC, Veterinary Medical and Surgical, Group, San Juan Capistrano AVMA 15th June 2017)

• Contributors ixPreface xiAcknowledgments xiii1 An introduction to SIRS and the Rule of 20 1Rebecca Kirby2 Fluid balance 9Rebecca Kirby and Elke Rudloff3 Blood pressure 29Lauren Sullivan4 Albumin and colloid osmotic pressure 43Adesola Odunayo5 Glucose 55Natara Loose6 Electrolytes 73Linda Barton and Rebecca Kirby7 Acid–base status 95Ryan Wheeler and Jan Kovacic8 Oxygenation and ventilation 109Christin Reminga and Lesley G. King9 Coagulation 137Andrew Linklater10 Red blood cells and hemoglobin 157Andrew Linklater and Veronica Higgs11 Heart rate rhythm and contractility 177Dennis E. Burkett12 Neurological status 207Christine Iacovetta13 The renal system 225Lee Herold14 White blood cells, immune status, and antimicrobial stewardship 247Carol E. Haak15 Gastrointestinal system motility and integrity 267Jennifer Klaus16 Nutritional status 285Caroline Tonozzi17 Temperature 303Conni Wehausen18 Drug selection and dosing regimens 319Dawn Merton Boothe19 Pain management 333Armi Pigott20 Veterinary nursing care 349Heather Darbo and Cheryl Page21 Wounds and bandages 373Jennifer J. Devey, Andrew Linklater and Rebecca Kirby22 Anesthesia of the critical patient 389Susan E. LeonardIndex 401