Small Animal Critical Care Medicine 2nd Edition

Master Small Animal Critical Care Medicine

This book is a comprehensive, concise guide to critical care, encompassing not only triage and stabilization but also the entire course of care during an acute medical crisis. This clinically oriented manual assists practitioners in providing the highest standard of care for ICU patients.

Key Features

• Problem-Based Approach: It focuses on clinically relevant details to help you in providing the highest standard of care for ICU patients.
• All-New Chapters: Includes new chapters on Minimally Invasive Diagnostics and Therapy, Sepsis, and ICU Design and Management.
• Coagulation Section: An updated coagulation section includes chapters on hypercoagulability, platelet function and testing, anticoagulant therapy, and hemostatic drugs.
• Hands-On Skills: The book includes hundreds of full-color illustrations that depict various emergency procedures, such as chest tube placement.
• Up-to-Date Content: It includes coverage of increasingly prevalent problems seen in the Intensive Care Unit, such as multidrug-resistant bacterial infections and coagulation disorders.
• Fluids and Transfusion Therapy: New chapters on fluid therapy and transfusion therapy provide information on how to prevent complications and maximize resources.
• Practical Format: A user-friendly format makes reference quick and easy with summary tables, boxes highlighting key points, and algorithmic approaches to diagnosis and management.
• Expert Authorship: More than 150 recognized experts offer in-depth, authoritative guidance on emergency and critical care clinical situations from a variety of perspectives.