Questions and answers in small animal anesthesia /

"Provides practical and logical guidance for a wide range of anesthesia questions commonly faced in veterinary medicine"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Smith, Lesley J., 1962- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Ames, Iowa] : John Wiley and Sons, Inc., [2016]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Patient evaluation
  • Owner concerns
  • Patient preparation
  • Anesthetic machine and equipment check
  • Pre-anesthetic sedative drugs
  • Opioids and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
  • Anticholinergic drugs
  • Time to premedicate
  • Intravenous access and fluid administration
  • Intravenous anesthetic induction drugs
  • Inhalant inductions
  • Induction techniques for the really sick patient
  • Inhalant anesthetics
  • Total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA)
  • Anesthetic monitoring basics
  • Normal values for anesthetized patients
  • Troubleshooting hypotension
  • Troubleshooting hypoxemia
  • Troubleshooting hypercapnia and hypocapnia
  • Troubleshooting hypothermia and hyperthermia
  • Common arrhythmias in anesthetized patients
  • Constant rate infusions
  • Loco-regional anesthesia
  • Troubleshooting anesthetic recovery
  • Recognition and assessment of pain in dogs
  • Recognition and assessment of pain in cats
  • Postoperative analgesia : approaches and options
  • Anesthetic considerations for dental prophylaxis and oral surgery
  • Anesthetic considerations for neurologic disease
  • Anesthetic considerations for ocular disease
  • Anesthetic considerations for upper and lower respiratory disease
  • Anesthetic considerations for cardiovascular disease
  • Anesthetic considerations for gastrointestinal disease
  • Anesthetic considerations for hepatic disease
  • Anesthetic considerations for renal disease
  • Anesthetic considerations for post-renal urinary tract disease
  • Anesthetic considerations for endocrine disease
  • Anesthetic considerations for orthopedic surgery
  • Anesthetic management of common emergencies in small animals
  • Anesthetic management of brachycephalic breeds
  • Anesthetic considerations for other canine breeds
  • Anesthetic considerations for cats
  • Anesthetic management of rabbits and ferrets
  • Anesthetic management of birds.