College of Veterinary Medicine Research Guide

Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care: Case Studies in ClientCommunication, Morbidity and Mortality provides a uniqueopportunity to learn from real-life case examples. Presented as acollection of short case studies, the book examines a wide range ofsituations likely to arise in emergency practice. The approach is modeled on the Morbidity and MortalityConferences which were first established as a training andeducational tool for medical doctors. They have now beensuccessfully adopted in veterinary medicine as a forum for casereview and learning opportunities, encouraging thorough review fromdifferent perspectives. Each chapter presents a real case, and highlights the pitfallsthat both novice and experienced veterinarians can encounter. A keytheme of the book is on communication issues. Owner perspectivesare discussed, as well as how communications betweenclinicians and owners can be optimized to allow veterinarians tobetter meet owner expectations. The cases were provided by a variety of experiencedveterinarians, primarily specialists in veterinary emergency andcritical care, as well as other specialties, general practice,universities, and private institutions. This highly readable book is suitable either to absorb fromcover to cover, or for reference to a specific case or situation.It highlights a number of common clinical problems andcommunication issues that either did or may lead to difficulties incase management, helping you to avoid these situations.

Blackwell?s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care is a condensed handbook with concise bulletnbsp;points and alphabetically-organized topics. Using the popular Five-Minutenbsp; Veterinary Consult format, the book provides rapid access to up-to-datenbsp;information in the fast-paced emergency room or critical care environment.nbsp;Topics have been pulled from the Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine andnbsp;Feline and expanded to include more information, valuable clinical images, and useful diagrams, with many other chapters completely new to this book. With more than sixty-five expert chapter authors, the book offers reliablenbsp; information to help promote quick decision making in diagnosing andnbsp;treating emergency conditions. This clinical companion serves as an idealnbsp;purchase for general veterinary practitioners and students, veterinarynbsp;technicians, and hospital and emergency clinic staff.

Feline Emergency and Critical Care Medicine is the firstbook to focus specifically on feline-specific emergency andcritical care.  Designed as a quick-access manual of emergencyand critical care procedures, information is presented in aneasy-to-follow outline format. With an emphasis on theunique considerations for treating cats, this book providesall the information needed to confidently manage the felinecritical patient.

This practical "cookbook" is designed to provide quick, accurate emergency medicine and critical care information to the student, technician or practitioner. The handbook provides the practicing emergency veterinarian with rapid access to brief but complete protocols on the most common emergencies encountered in a veterinary practice. The protocols covered in this title provide a set of clear, concise guidelines to streamline the treatment process of emergency medicine. The history, clinical signs, diagnostic recommendations, treatment and prognosis is listed each of 165 protocols featured in the book. The 15 step-by-step, illustrated techniques for common procedures, provides veterinarians with a convenient, easy to follow quick reference guide. Techniques for triage, stabilization and patient management are emphasized in this presentation. This book is set up in sections in alphabetical order and each disease entity within a section is also alphabetized. Tabs divide each section so that information can be accessed quickly and easily. Four wall charts covering CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and canine and feline drug dosages are included in this presentation. This handy, durable book that efficiently captures the information needed to properly manage the emergency patient, thus making it a valuable resource for veterinarians and technicians. Published by Teton New Media in the USA and distributed by Manson Publishing outside of North America.

The second edition of a bestseller, this book presents essential information on common emergencies in small animals using a concise, practical outline format. A thorough update to this classic reference, the second edition provides new chapters on orthopedic injuries and wound management, significant revisions to the treatment protocols, and expanded toxicology information, as well as new references and drug information. The book retains its logical division into two parts, the first covering initial stabilization and the second offering a systems approach to specific conditions.

Emergency care is one of the most important areas of veterinary medicine. Building on the success of the bestselling first edition, the international editors and authors have revised and updated the Manual to reflect the continued growth in knowledge in this vital area. The Manual remains a highly practical resource. A new chapter on vascular access details the placement and maintenance of intravenous, arterial and intraosseous catheters. Other new chapters feature: electrolyte abnormalities and acid-base imbalance; and transfusion medicine. The growing body of knowledge and range of techniques in analgesia is reflected in a new stand-alone chapter. Medical and surgical treatments for gastrointestinal emergencies have also been separated to allow a clearer picture. To aid fast access to practical information, techniques such as tube placement are now found within the relevant chapters. Additional photographs and illustrations serve to increase useability still further.

The busy practitioner will find this up-to-date issue packed with useful, practical information on trauma and emergency care techniques. Topics include smoke inhalation and fire injury, flood injury, thoracic wounds, field fracture management, reproductive emergencies, ophthalmic emergencies, gastrointestinal emergencies, evenomation and poisoning, and much more!