The Veterinary ICU Book
The Veterinary ICU Book

Author: Wayne E. Wingfield

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2020-06-03

Total Pages: 1225

ISBN-13: 0429607369

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book is dedicated to the fundamental clinical signs of astute observation, careful differential diagnosis and analytical therapeutic decision-making in emergency veterinary settings. It clearly defines the physiological and clinical principles fundamental to the management of the critically ill small animal patient. With clear guidelines for organizing an emergency/critical care unit, the book also discusses ethical and legal concerns. The 80 expert authors have created a clinically specific resource for the specialist, residents in training, veterinary practitioners, technicians and students.Published by Teton New Media in the USA and distributed by CRC Press outside of North America.

The Veterinary ICU Book
The Veterinary ICU Book

Author: Wayne Wingfield

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2020-06-03

Total Pages: 1360

ISBN-13: 0429612885

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book is dedicated to the fundamental clinical signs of astute observation, careful differential diagnosis and analytical therapeutic decision-making in emergency veterinary settings. It clearly defines the physiological and clinical principles fundamental to the management of the critically ill small animal patient. With clear guidelines for organizing an emergency/critical care unit, the book also discusses ethical and legal concerns. The 80 expert authors have created a clinically specific resource for the specialist, residents in training, veterinary practitioners, technicians and students.Published by Teton New Media in the USA and distributed by CRC Press outside of North America.

Practical Emergency and Critical Care Veterinary Nursing
Practical Emergency and Critical Care Veterinary Nursing

Author: Paul Aldridge

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-03-04

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0470656816

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Your step-by-step guide to key emergency and critical care procedures and hands-on nursing care. Whether you need to know how to prioritise your response to a patient with multiple injuries, or you need a quick practical guide to fluid therapy, this is the go-to resource. Colour photographs of real life cases take you through the procedures and after-care, detailing essential skills. This book provides vital information for emergency and critical care situations, whether you’re looking for confidence in handling emergency cases in a first-opinion practice, or a relevant, succinct guide for an emergency clinic. Be inspired to become more confident in your clinical skills and abilities, and learn how to apply your existing skills to an emergency situation. A companion website provides additional resources useful in the management of emergency and critical patients. Visit the website to find information charts and video clips of procedures. Written by a veterinary nurse and a veterinary surgeon who work together in the largest UK emergency clinic, this book is a practical, how-to manual with a nursing focus. Suitable as a complete reference for nurses studying towards qualifications, or as a practical guide for daily use by veterinary nurses working in veterinary emergency and critical care.

Equine Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
Equine Emergency and Critical Care Medicine

Author: Louise Southwood

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2014-10-24

Total Pages: 865

ISBN-13: 1840766522

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Early recognition of problems by owners, appropriate first aid, and timely referral by field veterinarians improves the survival chance of horses requiring emergency management and critical care. With a view towards improving patient outcome, this text is written by a team of enthusiastic equine specialists who explore a host of conditions that the equine veterinarian will encounter. For each disease or condition, the book includes an overview, key points, etiology/pathogenesis, clinical features, differential diagnosis, diagnosis, and management/treatment. It also provides step-by-step instructions on frequently performed procedures when managing the emergency/critical care patient. The text features a concise, bullet-point style to facili

Marino's The ICU Book
Marino's The ICU Book

Author: Paul L. Marino

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2014-05-27

Total Pages: 1113

ISBN-13: 1469892219

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A fundamental and respected resource book in critical care, The ICU Book, Fourth Edition, continues to provide the current and practical guidance that have made it the best-selling text in critical care. The text addresses both the medical and surgical aspects of critical care, delivering the guidance needed to ensure sound, safe, and effective treatment for patients in intensive care—regardless of the specialty focus of the unit. This version does not include the updates and other functionality included in the tablet version that accompanies the print edition.

Critical Care Medicine
Critical Care Medicine

Author: Joseph E. Parrillo

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2007-12-12

Total Pages: 4581

ISBN-13: 0323070957

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Here’s the most clinically oriented critical care text focusing on the adult patient. In full-color and superbly illustrated with clinical photographs, imaging studies, and management algorithms, and with a broad multidisciplinary focus, this text will help you enhance your skills at any level of training. Stands alone as a clinically oriented comprehensive reference. Completely updated and authorship expanded to reflect the evolution in critical care practice. In color for the first time, with new color schematics and treatment algorithms for greater ease of reference. Utilizes key points lists at the end of chapter, to help you make decisions rapidly and easily. Delivers key references that list other useful resources for information. Includes these seven new chapters to keep you on the cutting edge of your specialty: Assessment of Cardiac Filling and Blood Flow Mechanical Ventilation of Obstructive Airways Disease Mechanical Ventilation of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Severe Sepsis and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Stroke Delirium, Psychosis, Sleep and Depression in the ICU ICU Education

Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine

Author: Rebecca Kirby

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2015-02-05

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1482225948

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Written by a team of highly skilled authors, this book contains new cases covering all aspects of emergency and critical care medicine where a co-ordinated team approach to patient care is needed. By providing over 200 randomly organised cases in the form of integrated questions, illustrations and explanations, it allows readers to test skills in emergency situations, making rapid decisions, diagnostic and treatment plans. Detailed explanatory answers are then provided which will guide them through each clinical situation.

Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care
Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Author: Jamie M. Burkitt Creedon

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-04-03

Total Pages: 896

ISBN-13: 1118242084

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care is a comprehensive yet practical reference, providing hands-on information essential to veterinarians and veterinary technicians involved in emergency and critical care. Written by an expert team of veterinarians and veterinary technicians, this well-referenced book offers step-by-step protocols for performing advanced emergency and critical care procedures and monitoring techniques. Packed with practical guidance in an easy-to-use format, this book is ideally suited for quick access in emergency rooms or intensive care units. Organized primarily by body system, each chapter covers general principles, indications, equipment, techniques, basic interpretation, troubleshooting, and contraindications. Standardized protocols supply equipment lists and step-by-step instructions throughout, and a companion website offers images from the book in PowerPoint and protocols as downloadable Word files. Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care is a valuable resource for any veterinary staff member with an interest in improving the standard of care in emergency and critical care medicine.

Critical Care Medicine: An Algorithmic Approach
Critical Care Medicine: An Algorithmic Approach

Author: Alexander Goldfarb-Rumyantzev

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2021-12-24

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 0323696236

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Make confident, evidence-based decisions in everyday critical care practice with Critical Care Medicine: An Algorithmic Approach. This first-of-its-kind decision making tool provides concise, practical guidance on key aspects of critical care in the form of easy-to-follow diagnostic and treatment algorithms, diagrams, and tables. The unique format saves you time as it guides you through best practices and reliable data to improve patient outcomes in the ICU. Chapters cover a particular organ system and are organized by disorder for easy reference. Each chapter includes a brief overview of the disorder, diagnostic algorithms, treatment algorithms, potential complications and strategies for overcoming them, and supporting references. Helpful mnemonics and advice from critical care experts are provided throughout. Key topics include ventilatory failure: ARDS, pulmonary embolism, asthma and COPD; ABG analysis; pleural effusion; acute respiratory failure; cardiac critical care; acute kidney injury, water and electrolyte management, acid-base disorders; infectious disease; COVID-19; critical care issues related to other medical specialties; and much more.