Small Animal Critical Care Medicine

Description:

The 3^rd edition of your #1 go-to resource for veterinary critical care, Small Animal Critical Care Medicine, has been significantly updated to focus specifically on diagnostic and management strategies for the sickest veterinary patients. It covers critical care medical therapy, monitoring, and prognosis - from assessment and stabilization through the entire course of intensive care treatment. To make therapeutic decisions easier, clear and practical guidelines address underlying clinical findings, pathophysiology, outpatient follow-up, and long-term care. Editors Deborah Silverstein and Kate Hopper, along with leading experts from the veterinary emergency and critical care profession, have created this indispensable resource to help you and your team provide the highest standard of care for your critically ill patients.

Features:

• Over 200 concise, thoroughly updated chapters cover all the clinical areas needed for evaluating, diagnosing, managing, and monitoring a critical veterinary patient.
• More than 150 recognized experts and many new authors offer in-depth, authoritative guidance on emergency and critical care clinical situations from a variety of perspectives.
• A problem-based approach focuses on clinically relevant details.
• Hundreds of full-color illustrations with updated photos and videos depict various emergency procedures, such as chest tube placement.
• Handy appendices offer quick access to the most often needed calculations, conversion tables, continuous rate infusion determinations, reference ranges, and more.
• Practical, user-friendly format makes reference quick and easy with summary tables, boxes highlighting key points, illustrations, and algorithmic approaches to diagnosis and management.

New To This Edition:

• NEW! Coverage of high-flow nasal oxygen therapy and both core and advanced concepts for mechanical ventilation helps you deliver high-quality care to patients with respiratory failure.
• NEW! Chapters on current critical care topics include Assessment of Intravascular Volume, Urine Osmolality and Electrolytes, and Infectious Disease Control in the ICU.
• NEW! Chapters on novel procedures offer coverage of tracheal stents, urinary diversion techniques, and an in-depth review of point-of-care ultrasound with extensive figures and images.
• NEW! Coverage of increasingly prevalent problems seen in the intensive care unit includes coagulation disorders of the critically ill patient, feline aortic thromboembolism, oxygen toxicity, and treatment of severe hypertension.
• NEW! Chapters on shock fluid therapy and transfusion therapy provide cutting edge information on how to prevent complications and maximize resources.
• NEW! Prevention of Compassion Fatigue and Burnout chapter addresses this major challenge currently affecting the veterinary profession.
• NEW! Algorithms and figures throughout the text clarify key concepts and aid in diagnosis and treatment.
• NEW! Enhanced Digital, included with the purchase of a new print copy of the book, provides online access to a fully searchable version of the text and makes its content available on various devices.
• UPDATED! Coagulation section includes chapters on hemostasis, management of the bleeding patient, coagulation and platelet monitoring, and viscoelastic monitoring.
• EXPANDED! Pharmacology section offers coverage of cannabis, trazadone, gabapentin, pimobendane, and appetite stimulants.

Table Of Contents:

PART I: KEY CRITICAL CARE CONCEPTS

1. Evaluation and Triage of the Critically Ill Patient

2. Physical Examination and Daily Assessment of the Critically Ill Patient

3. Hemostasis

4. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

5. Post-Cardiac Arrest Care

6. Classification and Initial Management of Shock States

7. SIRS, MODS and Sepsis

8. Oxygen Toxicity

9. Endothelial Surface Layer

10. Hyperthermia and Fever

11. Interstitial Edema

12. Patient Suffering in the Intensive Care Unit

13. Predictive Scoring Systems in Veterinary Medicine

PART II: RESPIRATORY DISORDERS

14. Control of Breathing

15. Oxygen Therapy

16. Hypoxemia

17. Hypoventilation

18. Upper Airway Disease

19. Tracheal Collapse: Management and Indications for Tracheal Stents

20. Feline Bronchopulmonary Disease

21. Canine Lower Airway Disease

22. Pulmonary Hypertension

23. Pulmonary Edema

24. Pneumonia

25. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

26. Pulmonary Contusions and Hemorrhage

27. Pulmonary Thromboembolism

28. Chest Wall Disease

29. Pleural Space Disease

30. Respiratory Distress Look-Alikes

PART III: ADVANCED RESPIRATORY SUPPORT

31. High-Flow Nasal Oxygen

32. Mechanical Ventilation - Core Concepts

33. Mechanical Ventilation - Advanced Concepts

34. Jet Ventilation

35. Ventilator Waveforms

36. Anesthesia and Monitoring of the Ventilator Patient

37. Nursing Care of the Ventilator Patient

38. Discontinuing Mechanical Ventilation

39. Ventilator Induced Lung Injury

40. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

PART IV: CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS

41. Mechanisms of Heart Failure

42. Ventricular Failure and Myocardial Infarction

43. Feline Cardiomyopathy

44. Canine Cardiomyopathy

45. Canine Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease

46. Blunt Cardiac Injury

47. Pericardial Diseases

48. Bradyarrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances

49. Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias

50. Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias

51. Myocarditis

52. Cardiac Biomarkers

53. Systemic Hypertension

54. Cardiopulmonary Bypass

PART V: ELECTROLYTE AND ACID-BASE DISTURBANCES

55. Sodium Disorders

56. Potassium Disorders

57. Calcium Disorders

58. Magnesium and Phosphate Disorders

59. Traditional Acid-Base Analysis

60. Non-Traditional Acid-Base Analysis

61. Hyperlactatemia

62. Urine Osmolality and Electrolytes

PART VI: FLUID THERAPY

63. Assessment of Hydration

64. Volume Assessment

65. Crystalloids and Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen-Carrying Solutions

66. Colloid Solutions

67. Daily Intravenous Fluid Therapy

68. Shock Fluids and Fluid Challenge

69. Transfusion Medicine

70. Blood Types, Pre-transfusion Compatibility and Transfusion Reactions

71. Hemorrhagic Shock

PART VII: ENDOCRINE DISORDERS

72. The Diabetic Patient in the ICU

73. Diabetic Ketoacidosis

74. Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome

75. Hypoglycemia

76. Diabetes Insipidus

77. Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone

78. Thyroid Storm

79. Hypothyroid Crisis in the Dog

80. Pheochromocytoma

81. Critical Illness-Related Corticosteroid Insufficiency

82. Hypoadrenocorticism

PART VIII: NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS

83. Neurological Evaluation of the ICU Patient

84. Seizures and Status Epilepticus

85. Intracranial Hypertension

86. Tetanus

87. Hepatic Encephalopathy

PART IX: INFECTIOUS DISORDERS

88. Hospital-Associated Infections and Zoonoses

89. Febrile Neutropenia

90. Sepsis and Septic Shock

91. Bacterial Infections

92. Fungal Infections

93. Viral Infections

94. Canine Parvovirus Infection

95. Infective Endocarditis

96. Urosepsis

97. Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections

98. Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection

99. Multi-Drug Resistant Infections

100. Infectious Disease Control in the ICU

PART X: HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS

101. Hypercoagulable States

102. Feline Aortic Thromboembolism

103. Platelet Disorders

104. Coagulopathy in the ICU

105. Management of the Bleeding Patient in the ICU

106. Anemia in the ICU

107. Dyshemoglobinemia

108. Acute Hemolytic Disorders

PART XI: INTRAABDOMINAL DISORDERS

109. Acute Abdominal Pain

110. Acute Pancreatitis

111. Acute Cholecystitis

112. Hepatitis and Cholangiohepatitis

113. Hepatic Failure

114. Portal Hypertension

115. Portosystemic Shunt Management

116. Acute Gastroenteritis

117. Gastrointestinal hemorrhage

118. Regurgitation and Vomiting

119. Diarrhea

120. Peritonitis

PART XII: UROGENITAL DISORDERS

121. Acute Kidney Injury

122. Chronic Kidney Disease

123. Kidney Transplantation

124. Nutritional Assessment

125. Nutritional Modulation of Critical Illness

126. Enteral Nutrition

127. Parenteral Nutrition

PART XIII: TRAUMA

128. Traumatic Brain Injury

129. Wound Management

130. Thermal Burn Injury

PART XIV: ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MANAGEMENT

131. Pain Assessment

132. Sedation of the Critically Ill Patient

133. Anesthesia in the Critically Ill Patient

134. Analgesia and Constant Rate Infusions

135. Physical Rehabilitation for the Critical Care Patient

136. Integrative Veterinary Medicine for the Intensive Care Unit Patient

PART XV: ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES

137. Smoke Inhalation

138. Hypothermia

139. Heat Stroke

140. Drowning and Submersion Injury

PART XVI: MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS

141. Anaphylaxis

142. Gas Embolism

143. Subcutaneous Emphysema

144. Ocular Disease in the Intensive Care Unit

145. Critically Ill Neonatal and Pediatric Patients

146. Critically Ill Geriatric Patients

PART XVII: PHARMACOLOGY

147. Catecholamines

148. Vasopressin

149. Antihypertensives

150. Pimobendan

151. Diuretics

152. Appetite Stimulants

153. Gastrointestinal Protectants

154. Antiemetics and Prokinetics

155. Opioid Agonists and Naloxone

156. Benzodiazepines

157. Alpha-2 Agonists and Antagonists

158. Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

159. Gabapentin

160. Tramadol

161. Trazodone

162. Cannabinoid Medicine in Intensive Care Unit Patients

163. Anticonvulsants

164. Antiplatelet Drugs

165. Anticoagulants

166. Thrombolytic Agents

167. Hemostatic Drugs

168. Antiarrhythmic Agents

169. Inhaled Medications

170. Complications of Chemotherapeutic Agents

171. Antitoxins and Antivenoms

PART XVIII: ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY

172. Antimicrobial Use in the Critical Care Patient

173. Beta Lactam Antimicrobials

174. Aminoglycosides

175. Fluoroquinolones

176. Antifungal Therapy

177. Inhaled Medications

PART XIX: Extracorporeal Therapy

178. Renal Replacement Therapies

179. Apheresis

180. Extracorporeal Therapies for Blood Purification

PART XX: MONITORING

181. Hemodynamic Monitoring

182. Cardiac Output Monitoring

183. Electrocardiogram Evaluation

184. Oximetry Monitoring

185. Colloid Osmotic Pressure and Osmolality Monitoring

186. Coagulation and Platelet Monitoring

187. Viscoelastic Monitoring

188. Intraabdominal Pressure Monitoring

189. Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the ICU

190. Capnography

191. Intracranial Pressure Monitoring

192. Urine Output

PART XXI: PROCEDURES

193. Peripheral Venous Catheterization

194. Intraosseous Catheterization

195. Central Venous Catheterization

196. Blood Film Evaluation

197. Endotracheal Intubation and Tracheostomy

198. Thoracocentesis

199. Thoracostomy Tube Placement and Drainage

200. Abdominocentesis

201. Arterial Catheterization

202. Blood Gas Sampling

203. Temporary Cardiac Pacing

204. Cardioversion

205. Defibrillation

206. Cerebrospinal Fluid Sampling and Interpretation

207. Urinary Catheterization

208. Urinary Diversion Techniques

PART XXII: ICU DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT

209. ICU Facility Design

210. Management of the Intensive Care Unit

211. Client Communication, Grief, and Veterinary Wellness

212. Prevention of Compassion Fatigue and Burnout
Appendices