Textbook of Small Animal Emergency Medicine offers an in-depth understanding of emergency disease processes and the underlying rationale for the diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and prognosis for these conditions in small animals. Featuring contributions from leading experts around the world, the book provides practical clinical information in the context of a solid understanding of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and pharmacology. Detailed and comprehensive, this text will allow veterinary emergency clinicians to truly advance the practice of emergency medicine.
Filled with all the vital information that every emergency veterinarian needs, Textbook of Small Animal Emergency Medicine covers such topics as common conditions in the emergency room; emergency conditions by system; trauma and resuscitation; fluid and blood product therapy; emergency room procedures; anesthesia and analgesia for the emergency room patient; and unique emergency medicine topics. This text is:
- A comprehensive reference on a major topic in veterinary medicine
- The only book in this discipline to cover the pathophysiology of disease in depth
- Edited by four respected experts in veterinary emergency medicine
- A core text for those studying for specialty examinations
- Includes access to a website with video clips, additional figures, and the figures from the book in PowerPoint
Textbook of Small Animal Emergency Medicine is an important book for emergency specialists, emergency residents and interns, emergency veterinarians, and veterinary students alike.
Textbook of Small Animal Emergency Medicine offers an in-depth understanding of emergency disease processes and the underlying rationale for the diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and prognosis for these conditions in small animals. Featuring contributions from leading experts around the world, the book provides practical clinical information in the context of a solid understanding of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and pharmacology. Detailed and comprehensive, this text will allow veterinary emergency clinicians to truly advance the practice of emergency medicine.
Filled with all the vital information that every emergency veterinarian needs, Textbook of Small Animal Emergency Medicine covers such topics as common conditions in the emergency room; emergency conditions by system; trauma and resuscitation; fluid and blood product therapy; emergency room procedures; anesthesia and analgesia for the emergency room patient; and unique emergency medicine topics. This text is:
- A comprehensive reference on a major topic in veterinary medicine
- The only book in this discipline to cover the pathophysiology of disease in depth
- Edited by four respected experts in veterinary emergency medicine
- A core text for those studying for specialty examinations
- Includes access to a website with video clips, additional figures, and the figures from the book in PowerPoint
Textbook of Small Animal Emergency Medicine is an important book for emergency specialists, emergency residents and interns, emergency veterinarians, and veterinary students alike.
About the Author
The Editors
Kenneth J. Drobatz, DVM, MSCE, Diplomate ACVIM, Diplomate ACVECC, is Professor of Critical Care and Director of Emergency Services at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Kate Hopper, BVSc, PhD, Diplomate ACVECC, is Associate Professor at the University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine in Davis, California, USA.
Elizabeth Rozanski, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM, Diplomate ACVECC, is Associate Professor at Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in North Grafton, Massachusetts, USA.
Deborah C. Silverstein, DVM, Diplomate ACVECC, is Professor of Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
