Veterinary Technician's Manual for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

THE EDITOR CHRISTOPHER L. NORKUS, BS, CVT, VTS (ECC), VTS (AA), DVM, DACVAA, CVPP, is a staff anesthesiologist and emergency and critical care fellow at Allegheny Veterinary Emergency Trauma and Specialty (AVETS) in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA.

"The second edition of the Veterinary Technician’s Manual for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care is a comprehensive and practical guide for veterinary technicians of all levels of experience....Written by technicians for technicians, each chapter is authored by veterinary technician specialists from around the world who have a unique and accurate perspective of what technicians in the field of ECC need and want to know....Overall, this book is an excellent, fairly priced, evidence-based resource for veterinary technicians in ECC settings and a must have for VTS(ECC) candidates." JAVMA, MAR 15, 2019, VOL 254, NO. 6"This is a great addition to the library of books focusing on small animal emergency and critical care. It is comprehensive and thorough, covering a wide variety of topics, including compassion fatigue and burnout. The book is more practical than others I have read on this topic, and this update has several new chapters and expanded sections on individual diseases. I would highly recommend it to fellow veterinary technicians, especially those studying for boards." Doody's Book Review, April 2019

• Contributors xiForeword xiiiHarold DavisPreface xvAcknowledgment xviiAbout the Companion Website xixSection 1 Initial Patient Management1 Triage and Initial Assessment of the Emergency Patient 3Amy L. Newfield2 Shock and Initial Stabilization 17Jacklyn M. Arenth and Christopher L. Norkus3 Venous Access 35Kara B. Trent4 Monitoring the Critical Patient 45Trish A. Farry and Christopher L. Norkus5 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 65Brandy L. Helewa and Liz F. HughstonSection 2 Specific Organ System Disorders6 Cardiovascular Emergencies 87Christopher L. Norkus7 Respiratory Emergencies 111Dana J. Heath, Lori B. Atkins, and Christopher L. Norkus8 Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, and Pancreatic Emergencies 133Amy B. Campbell and Christopher L. Norkus9 Urogenital Emergencies 159Andrea M. Steele10 Endocrine and Metabolic Emergencies 175Angela J. Thorp11 Hemolymphatic, Immunological, and Oncology Emergencies 191April J. Bays and Kelly M. Foltz12 Neurological Emergencies 223Sally R. Powell and Christopher L. Norkus13 Integumentary and Musculoskeletal Emergencies 239Nicholas L. Rivituso14 Environmental Emergencies 257Nicholas L. Rivituso15 Reproductive Emergencies 271Jaime M. Maher16 Ocular Emergencies 283Jonathan A. Esmond17 Toxicological Emergencies 295Christopher L. NorkusSection 3 Select Emergency/Critical Care Topics and Therapies18 Critical Care Pharmacology 317David J. Liss and Christopher L. Norkus19 Exotic Pet Emergencies 361Heather E. Darbo‐McClellan20 Fluid Therapy, Electrolyte Abnormalities, and Acid–Base Disorders 385David J. Liss and Christopher L. Norkus21 Mechanical Ventilation 417Kenichiro Yagi22 Emergency and Critical Care Anesthesia 439Jennifer K. Sager and Christopher L. Norkus23 Pain Management for the Emergency and Critical Care Patient 479Alison J. Gottlieb24 Transfusion Medicine 505Kenichiro Yagi and Lindan A. Spromberg25 Nutrition for the Critically Ill 531Ann E. Wortinger26 Renal Replacement Therapy 545Emily‐Ione I.Kinney27 Caring for the Caregivers 555Louise M. O’Dwyer and Christopher L. Norkus28 Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Nursing Skills 563Shannon R. Babyak and Jeffrey B. BackusAppendices 591Index 597