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Veterinary anesthesia and pain management secrets
xiii, 369 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Pt. 1. Patient management -- Airway maintenance -- Oxygenation and ventilation -- Electrolytes -- Fluid therapy -- Blood and blood products -- The autonomic nervous system (ANS) -- Pt. 2. Patient preparation -- Preanesthetic evaluation -- Premedication -- Anesthetic machines -- Anesthetic circuits -- Vaporizers -- Pt. 3. Pharmacology -- Opioids -- α₂-agonists -- Tranquilizers -- Intravenous anesthetics -- Inhalant anesthetics -- Local anesthetics -- Neuromuscular blocking agents -- Pt. 4. Patient monitoring -- Respiratory monitoring -- Pulse oximetry -- Neuromuscular monitoring -- Monitoring the electroencephalogram -- Pt. 5. Perianesthetic complications -- Hypotension -- Cardiac dysrhythmias -- Hypothermia -- Hyperthermia -- Pt. 6. Anesthesia and systemic disease -- Anesthesia of patients with cardiac disease -- Aspiration -- Respiratory diseases -- Perioperative management of patients with liver disease -- Renal disease -- Anesthesia for the patient with neurologic disease -- Endocrine disease -- Ocular disorders -- Approach to trauma patients -- Pt. 7. Special anesthetic considerations -- Neonatal anesthesia -- Anesthesia of geriatric patients -- Obesity -- Pregnancy -- Canine breed-specific problems -- Feline anesthesia -- Equine anesthesia -- Ruminant anesthesia -- Anesthesia in South American camelids -- Porcine anesthesia -- Avian anesthesia -- Reptile anesthesia and analgesia -- Anesthesia of urban wildlife and farmed game -- Laboratory animal anesthesia -- Euthanasia -- Pt. 8. Regional anesthesia -- Dental nerve blocks -- Epidural anesthesia -- Other local anesthetic techniques -- Pt. 9. Pain management for small animals -- Physiology of acute pain -- Recognition of pain in small animals -- Pre-emptive analgesia -- Postoperative analgesic techniques -- Analgesic combinations -- Physiology of chronic pain -- Management of chronic pain -- Acupuncture analgesia.
Includes bibliographical references and index.