Essentials of Small Animal Anesthesia and Analgesia, Second Edition presents the fundamentals of managing small animal anesthesia patients in a clinically relevant, accessible manual. The bulk of the book is distilled from Lumb and Jones' Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia to provide authoritative information in a quick-reference format, with references to Lumb and Jones' throughout for easy access to further detail. Logically reorganized with an easy-to-use structure and an increased focus on pain management, this new edition features new chapters on equipment and managing specific conditions. The Second Edition has been updated to reflect current practices in anesthesia and analgesia, and a new companion website offers review questions and answers, video clips, and an image bank with additional figures not found in the printed book.
Essentials of Small Animal Anesthesia and Analgesia, Second Edition provides veterinary care providers and students with key information on anesthetic and analgesic pharmacology, physiology, patient assessment, and clinical case management.
Key Features
- Practical, user-friendly distillation of Lumb and Jones’ Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia
- Combines the authority of Lumb and Jones’ with the accessibility of a quick-reference manual
- Allows readers to easily delve deeper into the subject matter by referencing information to Lumb and Jones’
- Offers new chapters on equipment and management of patients with specific conditions
- Fully revised throughout, with updated chapters and an increased focus on pain management
- Includes access to a companion website with review questions, videos, and an image bank at www.wiley.com/go/grimm
Contents
- 1 Patient evaluation and risk management
- 2 Anesthetic physiology and pharmacology
- 3 Pain physiology, pharmacology, and management
- 4 Chronic pain management
- 5 Anesthesia equipment
- 6 Patient monitoring
- 7 Acid–base balance and fl uid therapy
- 8 Anesthesia management of dogs and cats
- 9 Anesthesia and immobilization of small mammals
- 10 Local anesthetics and regional analgesic techniques
- 11 Anesthesia for patients with cardiovascular disease
- 12 Anesthesia for patients with respiratory disease and/or airway compromise
- 13 Anesthesia for patients with neurological disease
- 14 Anesthesia for small animal patients with renal disease
- 15 Anesthesia for patients with liver disease
- 16 Anesthesia for patients with gastrointestinal disease
- 17 Anesthesia for patients with endocrine disorders
- 18 Anesthetic considerations for special procedures
- 19 Anesthetic emergencies and accidents
- Index
About the Authors
- Kurt A. Grimm, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVA, DACVCP, is the Founder of Veterinary Specialist Services, Conifer, Colorado.
- William J. Tranquilli, DVM, MS, DACVA, is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine and the President of Veterinary Outdoor Recreation and Continuing Education (VORCE) Inc.
- Leigh A. Lamont, DVM, MS, DACVA, is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island.
Product Details
- Paperback: 544 pages
- Publisher: Blackwell Pub; 2 edition (October 25, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0813812364
- ISBN-13: 978-0813812366
List Price: $69.99