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VETERINARY ANESTHESIA AND PAIN MANAGEMENT SECRETS
Veterinary Anesthesia and Pain Management Secrets
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By
Stephen Greene, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVA, Associate Professor of Veterinary Anesthesia, Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

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Description
The highly popular Secrets Series presents an important new resource for veterinarians in this comprehensive, yet focused, coverage of one of the most important and fastest-emerging specialties in veterinary medicine. Among the topics covered are Patient Management, Preparation, Pharmacology, Monitoring, Anesthetic Complications, Anesthesia and Systemic Disease, Special Anesthetic Considerations, Regional Anesthesia, and Pain Management for Small Animals.

Contents


Patient Management

Airway maintenance
Oxygenation and ventilation
Blood gas and acid-base analysis
Electrolytes
Fluid Therapy
Blood and Blood Products
The Autonomic Nervous System



Patient Preparation

Preoperative Evaluation
Premedication
Anesthesia Machines
Anesthetic Circuits
Vaporizers



Pharmacology

Opioids
Alpha-2 agonists
Tranquilizers
Intravenous Anesthetics
Inhaled Anesthetics
Local Anesthetics
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents



Patient Monitoring

Respiratory Monitoring
Pulse Oximetry
Neuromuscular Monitoring
Monitoring the EEG



Perianesthetic Complications

Hypoxemia
Hypotension
Cardiac Dysrhythmias
Hypothermia
Hyperthermia



Anesthesia and systemic disease

Anesthesia of Patients with Cardiac Disease
Aspiration
Pulmonary Diseases
Perioperative Management of Patients with Liver Disease
Renal Disease
Anesthesia for Patients with Neurologic Disease
Endocrine Disease
Ocular Disease
Approach to Trauma Patients




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



Regional Anesthesia

Dental Nerve Blocks
Epidural Analgesia
Other Local Anesthetic Techniques



Pain Management for Small Animals

Physiology of Acute Pain
Recognition of Pain in Small Animals
Pre-emptive Analgesia
Post-operative Analgesic Techniques
Analgesic Combinations
Physiology of Chronic Pain
Management of Chronic Pain
Acupuncture Analgesia

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 369 pages, publication date: DEC-2001
ISBN-13: 978-1-56053-442-6
ISBN-10: 1-56053-442-7
Imprint: HANLEY AND BELFUS MEDICAL PUBLISHERS


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