Veterinary anesthesia and pain management secrets /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Greene, Stephen A., 1956-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : Hanley & Belfus, [2002]
Series:Secrets series.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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.