Title: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine: Self-Assessment Color Review (Second Edition)
Authors: Rebecca Kirby, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC; Elke Rudloff, DVM, DACVECC; Andrew K. J. Linklater, DVM, DACVECC
Publisher: CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group)
Publication Year: 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4822-2594-5 (eBook – PDF)
Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine: Self-Assessment Color Review, Second Edition offers a dynamic, case-driven approach designed to reinforce clinical decision-making when seconds count in the emergency room and intensive care unit. Authored by internationally recognized leaders in veterinary emergency and critical care, this fully illustrated text presents authentic, problem-based clinical scenarios covering a wide spectrum of acute canine and feline presentations. It serves as an invaluable revision and self-study tool for practicing veterinary surgeons, emergency clinicians, veterinary nurses, and candidates preparing for specialty board certification.
Key Topics Covered:
- Rapid Triage & Initial Patient Stabilization: Systematic approaches to evaluating acute collapse, respiratory distress, circulatory shock, and urgent cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) algorithms.
- Problem-Based Clinical Scenarios: Step-by-step case management addressing life-threatening presentations across trauma, metabolic crises, sepsis, and acute abdominal emergencies.
- Emergency Diagnostic Interpretation: High-yield analysis of point-of-care laboratory data, emergency blood gas profiles, electrolyte panels, focused ultrasonography (POCUS), and radiographic imaging under pressure.
- Advanced Critical Care Protocols: Evidence-based strategies for fluid resuscitation, targeted multimodal analgesia, mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic monitoring, and ongoing post-resuscitation care.
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