Battaglia, Andrea creator author. Steele, Andrea M. author. text pau 2021 Fourth edition monographic eng

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420 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. Master the veterinary technician’s role in caring for critically ill or injured pets! Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care for Veterinary Technicians, 4th Edition provides quick access to dozens of common, life-saving protocols and procedures. Each treatment technique is described in step-by-step detail and illustrated in full color. To prepare you for the veterinary setting, a team approach is emphasized. This edition adds three new chapters and includes practical, easy-to-apply medical math and scenario-based exercises. Written by experienced veterinary technicians Andrea Battaglia and Andrea Steele, this resource prepares you for success on the VTNE, in veterinary practices, and in animal hospital emergency departments. Section I: Critically Ill Small Animals -- Introduction -- 1: Critical Thinking—Skill of Observation and Interpretation -- 2: Monitoring of the Critically Ill or Injured Patient -- 3: Patient’s Lifeline: Intravenous Catheter -- 4: Fluid Therapy -- 5: Transfusion Medicine -- 6: Nutritional Support for the Critically Ill Patient -- 7: Oxygen Therapy Techniques -- 8: Mechanical Ventilation -- 9: Pain Assessment and Treatment -- 10: Supporting the Critically Ill or Injured Through Physical Rehabilitation Techniques -- 11: Anesthesia in the Critically Ill or Injured Patient -- 12: Isolation Techniques in Clinical Practice -- 13: Emergency Receiving -- 14: Management of Patients in Shock -- 15: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation -- 16: Traumatic Emergencies -- 17: Hematologic Emergencies -- 18: Cardiovascular Emergencies -- 19: Respiratory Emergencies -- 20: Gastrointestinal Emergencies -- 21: Metabolic and Endocrine Emergencies -- 22: Urologic Emergencies -- 23: Reproductive Emergencies -- 24: Ocular Emergencies -- 25: Neurologic Emergencies -- 26: Toxicologic Emergencies: Dogs and Cats -- 27: Avian and Exotic Emergencies -- 28: Disaster Medicine -- Section III: Practice Management -- 29: Fostering Wellbeing in the ER and ICU -- 30: The Art of Scheduling -- 31: Client Communication in an Emergency -- 32: Management of Pharmaceuticals in the ER -- Drug Shortages -- Controlled Drugs -- IV Compatibility -- Conclusion -- Index. Andrea Battaglia, Andrea M. Steele. Includes index. Emergencies Veterinary Handbooks Animal Technicians Handbooks Critical Care Veterinary Handbooks SF778 .S54 2021 9780323673129 2020936402 DLC 200403 20230510160938.0 21489647 eng