DESCRIPTION:
Early recognition of problems by owners, appropriate first aid, and timely referral by field veterinarians improve the chance of survival for horses requiring emergency management and critical care. With a view toward improving patient outcome, Equine Emergency and Critical Care Medicine is written by a team of enthusiastic equine specialists who explore a host of conditions that the equine veterinarian will encounter.
Areas covered include:
- Digestive, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, urogenital, and nervous systems
- Neonatal diseases
- Lacerations, wounds, and skin diseases requiring emergency care
- Emergency ophthalmological problems
- Toxicology
- Antimicrobial drugs and nutritional support
- Fluid, inotrope, and vasopressor therapy
- Sedation and analgesia
- Systemic inflammatory response
- The postoperative colic patient
- Critical care of the pregnant mare and neonate
- The recumbent horse
For each disease or condition, the book includes an overview, key points, etiology/pathogenesis, clinical features, differential diagnosis, diagnosis, and management/treatment. It also provides step-by-step instructions on frequently performed procedures for the emergency/critical care patient. The text features a concise, bullet-point style to facilitate quick assimilation, along with color photos and useful charts and diagrams. Equine veterinarians will find this book an essential addition to their libraries.
Features:
- Explores all the major equine body systems
- Provides an overview of toxicities requiring emergency care
- Presents guidelines for antimicrobial drug use and nutritional support
- Discusses sedation and analgesia
- Describes fluid, inotrope, and vasopressor therapy
- Reviews systemic inflammatory response
- Covers the postoperative colic patient, the neonate, the pregnant mare, and the recumbent horse
- Features a concise, bullet-point style to facilitate quick assimilation
- Includes color photos and useful charts and diagrams
- Provides step-by-step descriptions of frequently performed emergency procedures
CONTENTS:
Emergency medicine
1. Digestive system and peritoneal disease
2. Musculoskeletal system
3. Respiratory tract
4. Cardiovascular system
5. Urogenital system
6. Skin
7. Neurology
8. Eye and associated structures
9. Neonatology
10. Toxicology
Critical care
11. Monitoring
12. Fluid therapy
13. Inotrope and vasopressor therapy
14. Sedation and analgesia
15. Nutritional support
16. Antimicrobial drugs
17. The systemic inflammatory response
18. Postoperative colic patient
19. The pregnant mare
20. The neonate
21. The recumbent horse
