Equine Emergencies
Treatment and Procedures
- 3rd Edition - November 9, 2007
- Imprint: Saunders
- Authors: James A. Orsini, Thomas J. Divers
- Language: English
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Respond quickly and confidently to emergency situations with the only text dedicated entirely to equine emergency treatment. The latest edition of this reliable manual is vastly expanded to encompass a wide range of new and evolving topics in horse care, with thorough, step-by-step procedures for the most effective emergency treatment. Portable for use in the clinic or in the field and presented for the first time in full color, it's your one-source guide for complete equine emergency support.
- Unique focus provides your only single-source guide devoted to equine emergency management.
- Bulleted format makes information easily retrievable, presenting detailed procedures in concise, step-by-step outlines.
PART ONE EMERGENCY MEDICAL AND SURGICAL PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES
Section I. General Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
1. Blood Collection
2. Medication Administration
3. Intravenous Catheter Placement
4. Intraosseous Infusion Technique
5. Regional Perfusion
6. Bacterial, Fungal, and Viral Infection Diagnoses
7. Biopsy Techniques
8. Endoscopy Techniques
Section II. Ultrasonography
9. General Principles, System and Organ Examination
PART TWO ORGAN SYSTEM EXAMINATION, NEONATOLOGY, SHOCK, AND TEMPERATURE-RELATED PROBLEMS
Section I Organ System Examination and Related Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
10. Cardiovascular System
11. Gastrointestinal System
12. Integumentary System
13. Liver Failure and Hemolytic Anemia
14. Blood Coagulation Disorders
15. Musculoskeletal System
16. Nervous System
17. Ophthalmology
18. Reproductive System
19. Respiratory System
20. Urinary System
Section II Neonatology
21. Neonatology
22. Perinatology/Monitoring the Pregnant Mare
23. Foal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Section III Shock and Temperature-Related Problems
24. Shock and Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
25. Shock and Temperature-Related Problems
PART THREE LABORATORY TESTS
26. Emergency Measurement of Complete Blood Cell Count, Serum Chemistry Values, Blood Gases, and Body Fluids in Equine Practice
27. Cytology
PART FOUR TOXICOLOGY
28. Toxicology
PART FIVE MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL PROBLEMS
29. Laminitis
30. Disaster Medicine
31. Pain Management
32. Anesthesia for Field Emergencies and Euthanasia
33. Nutritional Guidelines for the Injured, Hospitalized and Post Surgical Patient
34. Emergency Diseases Seen in Europe
35. Emergency Diseases Seen in Australia and New Zealand -- NEW
36. Emergency Diseases Seen in South America -- NEW
37. Emergency Diseases Seen in the Middle East -- NEW
38. Foot Emergencies -- NEW
39. Mules, Donkeys and Miniataure Horses -- NEW
40. Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases -- NEW
41. Biosecurity – NEW
42. Show and Racetrack Emergencies -- NEW
43. Bull Fight Injuries -- NEW
EQUINE EMERGENCY DRUGS: APPROXIMATE DOSAGES, ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS
PART SIX RESOURCE INFORMATION/APPENDICES
Appendix I: Reference Values
Appendix II: Age Related Changes in CBC and Chemistries
Appendix III: Calculations in Emergency Care
Appendix IV: Equivalents
Appendix V: Product Manufacturers
Appendix VI: Long Bone Physeal Fusion Times etc.
Appendix VII: Adverse Drug Reactions
Appendix VIII: Specific Drug Reactions and Recommended Treatments
Section I. General Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
1. Blood Collection
2. Medication Administration
3. Intravenous Catheter Placement
4. Intraosseous Infusion Technique
5. Regional Perfusion
6. Bacterial, Fungal, and Viral Infection Diagnoses
7. Biopsy Techniques
8. Endoscopy Techniques
Section II. Ultrasonography
9. General Principles, System and Organ Examination
PART TWO ORGAN SYSTEM EXAMINATION, NEONATOLOGY, SHOCK, AND TEMPERATURE-RELATED PROBLEMS
Section I Organ System Examination and Related Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
10. Cardiovascular System
11. Gastrointestinal System
12. Integumentary System
13. Liver Failure and Hemolytic Anemia
14. Blood Coagulation Disorders
15. Musculoskeletal System
16. Nervous System
17. Ophthalmology
18. Reproductive System
19. Respiratory System
20. Urinary System
Section II Neonatology
21. Neonatology
22. Perinatology/Monitoring the Pregnant Mare
23. Foal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Section III Shock and Temperature-Related Problems
24. Shock and Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
25. Shock and Temperature-Related Problems
PART THREE LABORATORY TESTS
26. Emergency Measurement of Complete Blood Cell Count, Serum Chemistry Values, Blood Gases, and Body Fluids in Equine Practice
27. Cytology
PART FOUR TOXICOLOGY
28. Toxicology
PART FIVE MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL PROBLEMS
29. Laminitis
30. Disaster Medicine
31. Pain Management
32. Anesthesia for Field Emergencies and Euthanasia
33. Nutritional Guidelines for the Injured, Hospitalized and Post Surgical Patient
34. Emergency Diseases Seen in Europe
35. Emergency Diseases Seen in Australia and New Zealand -- NEW
36. Emergency Diseases Seen in South America -- NEW
37. Emergency Diseases Seen in the Middle East -- NEW
38. Foot Emergencies -- NEW
39. Mules, Donkeys and Miniataure Horses -- NEW
40. Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases -- NEW
41. Biosecurity – NEW
42. Show and Racetrack Emergencies -- NEW
43. Bull Fight Injuries -- NEW
EQUINE EMERGENCY DRUGS: APPROXIMATE DOSAGES, ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS
PART SIX RESOURCE INFORMATION/APPENDICES
Appendix I: Reference Values
Appendix II: Age Related Changes in CBC and Chemistries
Appendix III: Calculations in Emergency Care
Appendix IV: Equivalents
Appendix V: Product Manufacturers
Appendix VI: Long Bone Physeal Fusion Times etc.
Appendix VII: Adverse Drug Reactions
Appendix VIII: Specific Drug Reactions and Recommended Treatments
- Edition: 3
- Published: November 9, 2007
- Imprint: Saunders
- Language: English
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James A. Orsini
James A. Orsini, Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, USATD
Thomas J. Divers
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
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Large Animal Medicine,Department of Clinical Studies,Cornell University,Ithaca, New YorkRead Equine Emergencies on ScienceDirect