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
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.
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