Title: Practical Approach to the Small Animal Emergency Patient
Author: Michael Verschoor-Kirss, DVM, DACVECC
Practical Approach to the Small Animal Emergency Patient is a clinically oriented, rapid-action guide designed to navigate clinicians through high-stakes veterinary emergencies. Authored by board-certified emergency and critical care specialist Dr. Michael Verschoor-Kirss, this text translates complex emergency protocols into structured, algorithmic bedside workflows. It serves as an essential, high-yield reference for general practitioners, emergency room clinicians, interns, and veterinary technicians requiring fast, reliable guidance when diagnosing and stabilizing critically ill dogs and cats.
Key Topics Covered:
- Rapid Emergency Triage & Assessment: Systematic methodologies for immediate patient stabilization, ABC (Airway, Breathing, Circulation) prioritization, and critical triage categorization in fast-paced clinical environments.
- Acute Shock & Resuscitation Protocols: Diagnostic evaluation and targeted management of hypovolemic, distributive, cardiogenic, and septic shock utilizing modern fluid resuscitation and inotropic support strategies.
- Point-of-Care Diagnostics: Practical interpretation of emergency blood gas profiles, electrolyte panels, lactate levels, and focused point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS/FAST scans) for acute thoracic and abdominal presentations.
- Life-Threatening Organ System Emergencies: Decision-making frameworks for managing respiratory distress, acute polytrauma, urethral obstruction, coagulopathies, severe toxin exposures, and cardiopulmonary arrest (CPR).
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