Small Animal Critical Care Medicine 3rd Edition

Your Definitive Resource for Small Animal Critical Care, 3rd Edition

Small Animal Critical Care Medicine is your #1 go-to resource for veterinary critical care. This significantly updated 3rd edition focuses on diagnostic and management strategies for the sickest veterinary patients, providing clear and practical guidelines for underlying clinical findings, pathophysiology, and long-term care.

Key Features

• Comprehensive Coverage: Over 200 concise, thoroughly updated chapters cover all the clinical areas needed for evaluating, diagnosing, managing, and monitoring a critical veterinary patient.
• New Chapters: Includes new chapters on high-flow nasal oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation, and critical care topics such as assessment of intravascular volume and infectious disease control in the ICU.
• Expert Authorship: More than 150 recognized experts offer in-depth, authoritative guidance on emergency and critical care clinical situations from a variety of perspectives.
• Problem-Based Approach: A problem-based approach focuses on clinically relevant details, making therapeutic decisions easier.
• Enhanced Visuals: Hundreds of full-color illustrations with updated photos and videos depict various emergency procedures, such as chest tube placement.
• 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.
• Enhanced eBook: An enhanced eBook, included with the purchase of a new print copy of the book, provides online access to a fully searchable version of the text and makes its content available on various devices.
• Updated Content: Includes expanded coverage of increasingly prevalent problems seen in the intensive care unit, such as coagulation disorders, feline aortic thromboembolism, and oxygen toxicity.
• Burnout Prevention: A new chapter on the prevention of compassion fatigue and burnout addresses this major challenge currently affecting the veterinary profession.