Pain Management, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice

1st Edition, Volume 26-1 - November 19, 2022
Editor: David Sanchez-Migallon Guzman
Language: English
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In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. David Sanchez-Migallon Guzman brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Pain Management. Pain management is an important component of exotic veterinary care, and major advances have been made in this area in recent years. With this issue, readers will lean how to recognize, assess, and treat pain in zoological companion species through clinically oriented and evidence-based articles by top experts in the field.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Forthcoming Issues
Preface
Pain Recognition in Fish
Key points
Introduction
Recognizing pain in fish
Species-specific responses to pain
Automated recognition of pain
Assessment of pain
Summary
Clinics care points
Treatment of Pain in Fish
Key points
Introduction
General considerations
Clinical analgesia
Pain Recognition in Reptiles
Key points
Introduction
Reptile pain physiology
Biases and limitations in reptile cognition research
Pain recognition in the field
Clinical assessment tools
Updates on pain behaviors from classic models
Summary
Clinics care points
Treatment of Pain in Reptiles
Key points
Introduction
General considerations
Clinical analgesia
Summary
Pain Recognition and Assessment in Birds
Key points
Introduction
The physiology of pain in birds
Behavioral and physiologic alterations with pain in birds
Types of pain
Clinical considerations
Future directions for improving assessment of avian pain
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Treatment of Pain in Birds
Key points
Introduction
General considerations
Opioids and opioidlike drugs
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Other drugs
Local anesthetics and regional techniques
Dietary supplements
Physical rehabilitation
Nursing and supporting care
Disclosure
Pain Recognition in Rodents
Key points
Introduction
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Treatment of Pain in Rats, Mice, and Prairie Dogs
Key points
Introduction
Summary
Disclosure
Hystricomorph Rodent Analgesia
Key points
Introduction
Opioid drugs
Tramadol
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Gabapentin
Cannabidiol
Local anesthetics
Multimodal analgesia
Summary
Clinics care points
Pain Recognition in Rabbits
Key points
Introduction
Recognizing pain in rabbits
Subjective and objective clinical signs
Behavioral assessment
The rabbit grimace scale
Composite pain scales
Summary
Clinics care points
Treatment of Pain in Rabbits
Key points
Introduction
Pharmacologic pain management
Opioid drugs
Tramadol
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Gabapentin
Alpha-2 adrenergic agonist
Ketamine
Other drugs
Local anesthetics
Locoregional techniques
Infraorbital nerve block
Maxillary nerve block
Palatine nerve block
Inferior alveolar nerve block
Mental nerve block
Retrobulbar block
Greater auricular and auriculotemporal nerve blocks
Intratesticular block
Brachial plexus block
Radial, ulnar, musculocutaneous, and median nerve block
Femoral and sciatic nerves blocks
Epidural
Summary
Clinics care points
Pain Recognition in Ferrets
Key points
Introduction
Summary
Treatment of Pain in Ferrets
Key points
Introduction
Clinics care points
Acupuncture in Zoological Companion Animals
Key points
Introduction
History
Mechanism of action
Role of acupuncture in pain management
Methods of stimulation
Clinical use and integration into practice
Safety and contraindications
Clinical application in zoologic companion animals
Summary
Clinics care points
Physical Rehabilitation in Zoological Companion Animals
Key points
Introduction
Summary
Clinics care points

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