Equine Emergency and Critical Care Medicine

Description

Early recognition of problems by owners, appropriate first aid, and timely referral by field veterinarians improve the chance of survival for horses requiring emergency management and critical care. With a view toward improving patient outcome, Equine Emergency and Critical Care Medicine is written by a team of enthusiastic equine specialists who explore a host of conditions that the equine veterinarian will encounter. Areas covered include:

· Digestive, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, urogenital, and nervous systems
· Neonatal diseases
· Lacerations, wounds, and skin diseases requiring emergency care
· Emergency ophthalmological problems
· Toxicology
· Antimicrobial drugs and nutritional support
· Fluid, inotrope, and vasopressor therapy
· Sedation and analgesia
· Systemic inflammatory response
· The postoperative colic patient
· Critical care of the pregnant mare and neonate
· The recumbent horse

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 for the emergency/critical care patient. The text features a concise, bullet-point style to facilitate quick assimilation, along with color photos and useful charts and diagrams. Equine veterinarians will find this book an essential addition to their libraries.

Features

• Explores all the major equine body systems
• Provides an overview of toxicities requiring emergency care
• Presents guidelines for antimicrobial drug use and nutritional support
• Discusses sedation and analgesia
• Describes fluid, inotrope, and vasopressor therapy
• Reviews systemic inflammatory response
• Covers the postoperative colic patient, the neonate, the pregnant mare, and the recumbent horse
• Features a concise, bullet-point style to facilitate quick assimilation
• Includes color photos and useful charts and diagrams
• Provides step-by-step descriptions of frequently performed emergency procedures

Table of Contents

Emergency medicine
Digestive system and peritoneal disease; Louise L. Southwood
Musculoskeletal system; Liberty M. Getman and Troy N. Trumble
Respiratory tract; Mathew P. Gerard and Pamela A. Wilkins
Cardiovascular system; Melinda Frye, Vanessa Cook, Louise L. Southwood, and Pamela A. Wilkins
Urogenital system; Barbara L. Dallap Schaer and Deitrich Volkmann
Skin; Troy N. Trumble, Louise L. Southwood, and Robert Poppenga
Neurology; Pamela A. Wilkins
Eye and associated structures; Elizabeth J. Davidson and Mary E. Utter
Neonatology; Jane A. Axon and Pamela A. Wilkins
Toxicology; Robert Poppenga

Critical care
Monitoring; K. Gary Magdesian and Louise L. Southwood
Fluid therapy; Vanessa L. Cook and Louise L. Southwood
Inotrope and vasopressor therapy; Brett S. Tennent-Brown and Janice Seahorn
Sedation and analgesia; Janyce Seahorn
Nutritional support; Brett S. Tennent-Brown
Antimicrobial drugs; James A. Orsini
The systemic inflammatory response; Michelle H. Barton and K. Gary Magdesian
Postoperative colic patient; Louise L. Southwood
The pregnant mare; Pamela A. Wilkins
The neonate; Jane Axon and Pamela A. Wilkins
The recumbent horse; Pamela A. Wilkins

Authors

Louise L. Southwood, BVSc, PhD, DACVS, DACVECC
Associate Professor of Large Animal Emergency and Critical Care
Department of Clinical Studies – New Bolton Center
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

Pamela A. Wilkins, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM, DACVECC
Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine
Section Head, Equine Medicine and Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA