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Veterinary Emergency Medicine Secrets

  • 2nd Edition - September 15, 2000
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Wayne E. Wingfield
  • Language: English

The fact that all veterinarians see emergencies on a regular basis, and the increasing importance of emergency medicine and critical care in veterinary medicine, have helped mak… Read more

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The fact that all veterinarians see emergencies on a regular basis, and the increasing
importance of emergency medicine and critical care in veterinary medicine, have helped
make this one of the best-selling books in The Secrets Series and in veterinary medicine
and critical care. Dr. Wingfield is one of the preeminent authorities in this field, and the
new edition is completely revised and updated, featuring a number of new authors,
with new chapters on disaster medicine and the transfusion trigger. Critical care
management of dogs and cats are also covered.

Key features

  • Over 120 chapters covering virtually every emergency condition encountered by
  • veterinarians
  • Dr. Wingfield is one of the top authorities in veterinary emergency medicine
  • Emergency Procedures is contained within one separate section

    Readership

    Veterinarians, Veterinary Students

    Table of contents

    I LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCIES

    1. Decision Making in Veterinary Emergency Medicine

    2. Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Resuscitation in Small Animals

    3. Respiratory Distress

    4. Pathophysiology of Congestive Heart Failure

    5. Shock

    6. Acute Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus

    7. Anaphylaxis

    8. Hypothermia

    9. Heat Stroke

    II TRAUMA

    10. Treatment Priorities in Trauma

    11. Arterial Bleeding

    12. Respiratory Emergencies

    13. Traumatic Myocarditis

    14. Fluid Selection in Trauma

    15. Blood Transfusions

    16. Brain Injuries

    17. Acute Spinal Cord Injuries

    18. Peripheral Nerve Trauma

    19. Extremity Trauma

    20. Abdominal Injuries

    21. Pain Management in Emergencies

    22. Disaster Preparedness and the Veterinarian

    III COMMON PRIMARY COMPLAINTS

    23. Vomiting

    24. Diarrhea

    25. Syncope vs. Seizures

    26. Ataxia

    27. Anorexia

    28. Fever

    29. Stranguria

    30. Obstipation and Constipation

    31. Fractured Tooth

    32. Abscesses and Cellulitis

    33. Rattlesnake Envenomation

    34. Lameness

    35. Infectious Disease

    IV OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCIES

    36. Acute Ocular Trauma

    37. Ocular Hemorrhage

    38. Sudden Blindness

    39. Uveitis

    40. Glaucoma

    41. Vision-Threatening Corneal Ulcers

    V RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIES

    42. Allergic Airway Disease (Asthma) in Cats

    43. Aspiration Pneumonitis

    44. Dirofilariasis

    45. Pulmonary Thromboembolism

    46. Laryngeal Paralysis

    47. Near Drowning

    48. Pulmonary Edema

    49. Hemoptysis

    50. Smoke Inhalation and Burn Injuries

    VI CARDIOVASCULAR EMERGENCIES

    51. Mitral Valvular Insufficiency Due to Endocardiosis

    52. Dilated Cardiomyopathy

    53. Cardiac Arrhythmias

    54. Cardiac Pacemakers

    55. Pericardial Effusion

    56. Feline Myocardial Disease

    57. Systemic Arterial Thromboembolism

    VII ONCOLOGIC AND HEMATOLOGIC EMERGENCIES

    58. Neutropenia, Sepsis, and Thrombocytopenia in Patients with Cancer

    59. Acute Tumor Lysis Syndrome

    60. Coagulation Disorders

    61. Metabolic Emergencies in Patients with Cancer

    62. Cancer Treatment-induced Congestive Heart Failure

    63. Chemotherapy-induced Anaphylaxis

    64. Extravasation of Chemotherapeutic Drugs

    65. Chemotherapy-induced Acute Renal Failure

    66. Anemia, Thrombocytopenia, and Hypoproteinemia

    VIII NEUROLOGIC EMERGENCIES

    67. Intervertebral Disk Disease

    68. Seizures

    69. Meningitis and Encephalitis

    70. Coma

    71. Acute Progressive Lower Motor Neuron Disease

    72. Brain Death

    IX METABOLIC EMERGENCIES

    73. Diabetes Mellitus

    74. Hypoglycemia

    75. Acute Pancreatitis

    76. Hypoandrenocorticism

    77. Peritonitis

    78. Potassium Abnormalities

    79. Magnesium Abnormalities

    80. Hypoproteinemia

    81. Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy

    82. Acid-Base Disorders

    83. Portosystemic Shunts

    84. Hepatic Lipidosis and Acute Hepatitis

    85. Transfusion Trigger

    X DIGESTIVE EMERGENCIES

    86. Foreign Bodies in the Digestive System

    87. Canine Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis

    88. Esophageal Disorders

    89. Canine Parvovirus

    90. Intussusception

    91. Colitis

    XI REPRODUCTIVE EMERGENCIES

    92. Pyometritis

    93. Paraphimosis

    94. Eclampsia

    95. Dystocia

    96. Abortion

    XII UROLOGIC EMERGENCIES

    97. Acute Bacterial Prostatitis and Prostatic Abscess

    98. Urinary Tract Infection and Acute Pyelonephritis

    99. Acute Renal Failure

    100. Obstructive Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease

    101. Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis

    XIII TOXICOLOGY

    102. General Toxicology and Approaches

    103. Ethylene Glycol Intoxication

    104. Lead Poisoning

    105. Organophosphate and Carbamate Toxicity

    106. Anticoagulant Rodenticide Toxicity

    107. Cholecalciferol Toxicity

    108. Toxin-Induced Seizures

    109. Bites and Stings

    110. Over-the-Counter Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Intoxication

    XIV EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

    111. Temporary Tracheostomy

    112. Thoracic Drainage

    113. Pericardiocentesis

    114. Emergency Venous Access

    115. Urethral Catheterization

    116. Abdominal Paracentesis

    117. Cerebrospinal Fluid Collection and Assessment

    118. Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring

    119. Indirect Arterial Blood Pressure Monitoring

    120. Mechanical Ventilation

    121. Initial Ophthalmic Evaluation

    Product details

    • Edition: 2
    • Latest edition
    • Published: September 15, 2000
    • Language: English

    About the author

    WW

    Wayne E. Wingfield

    Affiliations and expertise
    Professor and Chief, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Colorado State University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Fort Collins, Colorado

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