Table of Contents

Contributors ix Preface xi

Acknowledgment xiii

Section 1: Initial Patient Management

1: Triage and Initial Assessment of the Emergency Patient 5
Amy N. Breton

2: Shock and Initial Stabilization 25
Jennifer Keefe

3: Venous Access 45
Kara B. Trent

4: Monitoring the Critical Patient 63
Trish Farry

5: Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation 83
Christopher L. Norkus

Section 2: Specifi c Organ System Disorders

6: Cardiovascular Emergencies 101
Christopher L. Norkus

7: Respiratory Emergencies 127
Dana Heath and Lori Baden Atkins

8: Gastrointestinal Emergencies 151
Amy Campbell

9: Urogenital Emergencies 177
Andrea M. Steele

10: Endocrine and Metabolic Emergencies 197
Angela Randels

11: Hemolymphatic, Immunologic, and Oncology Emergencies 221
Mary Tefend Campbell

12: Neurological Emergencies 263
Sally R. Powell

13: Musculoskeletal, Integumentary, and Environmental Emergencies 283
David Liss

14: Toxicological Emergencies 313
Christopher L. Norkus

15: Reproductive Emergencies 337
Jaime Maher

16: Ocular Emergencies 355
Jonathan A. Esmond

17: Special Species and Avian Emergencies 369
Kimm Wuestenberg

Section 3: Select Emergency/Critical Care Topics and Therapies

18: Critical Care Pharmacology 389
David Liss

19: Fluid Therapy, Electrolyte, and Acid?Base Disorders 433
David Liss

20: Anesthesia and Analgesia 465
Jennifer K. Sager

21: Transfusion Medicine 495
Lindan Spromberg

22: Nutrition for the Critically Ill 523
Ann Elise Wortinger

Appendices 543

Glossary 553

Index 559

About the Author

Christopher Norkus, BS, CVT, VTS (Emergency & Critical Care), VTS (Anesthesia), received his DVM degree from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine. He is an intern at The Animal Medical Center of New York.

Reviews

"A comprehensive reference on emergency and critical are for vettechnicians. From patient triage to stabilization and monitoring,this offers recommended best practices, techniques, case studies,and plenty of supportive illustration to provide a fine review ofthe most common emergencies experienced in hospitals andclinics." (The Bookwatch, 1 November 2012) The text is clearly written and well supported byhigh-quality photographs and images. ( BookNews, 1 April 2012) Based on the knowledge required to pass the Academy ofVeterinary Emergency and Critical Care Technicians exam, this bookprovides in a very thorough and logical format with everything youneed to deal with these stressful situations. (Vet Nurses Today, 1 April 2012)