Emergency And Critical Care An Issue Of Veterinary Clinics Of North America Exotic Animal Practice E Book

This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice focuses on Emergency and Critical Care. Articles include:. Basic Shock Physiology and Critical Care;Common Emergencies in Pet Birds; Emergency and Critical Care in Pet Birds; Common Emergencies of Small Mammals; Critical Care, Analgesia and Anesthesia of Small Mammals; Toxicologic Emergencies in Exotics; Common Wildlife Emergencies; Arachnid and Insect Emergency Care, Rabbit Physiology and Treatment for Shock? and more!

In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Lily Parkinson brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Critical Care. With today’s improved emergency care, further advanced, nuanced, and prolonged critical care is required. Focusing on the critical care of exotic animal patients after the initial emergency triage and stabilization, this issue discusses aspects of critical care as they relate to many different species, which all have unique physiologies and requirements for their optimal care. Contains 13 practice-oriented topics including mental status and coma scores; cardiovascular monitoring and assessment; point of care ultrasound; nutritional support; water quality and dissolved gases; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews of exotic animal critical care, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest edited by Dr. Elisa Mazzaferro, focuses on Emergency and Critical Care of Small Animals. This is one of six issues each year. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Small Animals; Transfusion Medicine in Small Animals; Extracorporeal Therapies in the ER and ICU; Respiratory Emergencies; Ocular Emergencies in the Small Animal Patient; Biosecurity Measures in Small Animal Practice; Albumin Therapy in Critical Illness; Canine Parvoviral Enteritis; Therapeutic Strategies in IMHA; Use of Antithrombotics in Critical Illness; Use of Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Clinical Practice; Use of Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Clinical Practice; Resuscitative Strategies for the Small Animal Trauma Patient; Use of Thromboelastography in Clinical Practice; Nutritional Support of the Critical Patient; Update on Anticonvulsant Therapy for the Small Animal Patient; Total Intravenous Anesthesia for the Small Animal Critical Patient; and Cageside Ultrasound in the ER and ICU.

This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest edited by Dr. Paul Raiti, is focused on Geriatrics. This is one of three issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. Jörg Mayer. Article topics include: Geriatric Freshwater and Marine fish; Geriatric Reptiles and Amphibians; Geriatric Psittacines; Geriatric raptors; Geriatric Rats, Mice, Hamsters, and Gerbils; Geriatric Ferrets; Geriatric Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, Chinchillas; Geriatric Invertebrates; Geriatric Hedgehogs; End of Life Decisions: Palliative Care, Hospice, and Euthanasia for Exotic Animals; and Pathology of Diseases of Geriatric Exotic Mammals.

This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest edited by Dr. Christal Pollock, focuses on Renal Disease. This is one of three issues each year selected by the series consulting editor, Dr. Jorg Mayer. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Anatomy and physiology of the avian renal system; Diseases of the avian renal system; Laboratory evaluation of renal function; Diagnostic imaging of the avian renal system; Clinical management of avian renal disease; Anatomy and physiology of the reptile renal system; Clinical management of reptile renal disease; Diagnostic imaging of the renal system in exotic companion mammals; Renal disease in amphibians; Renal disease in fish; Diseases of the reptile renal system; Diagnostic imaging of the reptile urinary system; and Renal disease in exotic companion mammals.

In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Amanda Ardente brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Exotic Animal Nutrition. Top experts discuss topics such as key nutritional factors of commercially available diets for companion small rodents; key nutritional factors and obesity prevention in companion psittacine birds; insectivore nutrition; interpretation of serum analytes for nutritional evaluation; and more. Contains 10 relevant, practice-oriented topics, including important nutritional considerations for hindgut fermenters; key nutritional factors in ferret nutrition; important considerations for chelonian nutrition; effective weight loss and long-term maintenance programs for companion potbellied pigs; assisted enteral nutrition (i.e., tube feeding) of companion exotic animals; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on exotic animal nutrition, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, guest edited by Dr. Dottie Laflamme, is dedicated to Small Animal Nutrition. Topics in this issue include, but are not limited to, Discussing nutrition with clients; Pros and cons of commercial pet foods; Pros and cons of home-prepared and raw pet foods; Sustainability and pet food; Nutrition for pocket pets; The microbiome and how diet can influence it; Calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D; Senior pet nutrition and management; Update on obesity management; Nutritional management for patients with GI diseases; Nutritional management for patients with renal disease; Nutritional management for patients with cognitive and brain disorders; Nutritional Concerns for Cancer, Cachexia, and Frailty; and Nutritional management for intensive care, rehabilitation, and recovery.

In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest editors Drs. J. Jill Heatley and Karen E. Russell bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Exotic Animal Clinical Pathology. Clinical pathology is crucial in the exotic animal veterinary medicine field in order to diagnose disease in these animals via lab testing. In this issue, top experts provide comprehensive, current articles on such topics as diagnostic clinical pathology of the bearded dragon, endocrine diagnostics for exotic animals, clinical lipidology of psittacine birds, digital cytology, clinical pathology of box turtles, hemostatic testing in exotic mammals, and more. Contains 16 practice-oriented topics including review of bile acid utility in exotic animals, avian inflammatory markers, viscoelastic coagulation testing in exotic animals, diagnostic use of lactate in exotic animals, and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on exotic animal clinical pathology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.