Full Description
Monitoring and Intervention for the Critically Ill Small Animal: The Rule of 20 offers guidance for assessing the patient, interpreting diagnostic test results, and selecting appropriate monitoring procedures.
Based on Rebecca Kirby's time-tested Rule of 20, with a chapter devoted to each item on the checklist
Provides comprehensive guidance for monitoring a critically ill small animal patient
Emphasizes the interplay of each parameter with one another
Designed for fast access on the clinic floor, with potentially life-saving ideas, tips, lists and procedures
Presents tables, schematics, algorithms, and drawings for quick reference
Contents
Contributors ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
1 An introduction to SIRS and the Rule of 20 1
Rebecca Kirby
2 Fluid balance 9
Rebecca Kirby and Elke Rudloff
3 Blood pressure 29
Lauren Sullivan
4 Albumin and colloid osmotic pressure 43
Adesola Odunayo
5 Glucose 55
Natara Loose
6 Electrolytes 73
Linda Barton and Rebecca Kirby
7 Acid-base status 95
Ryan Wheeler and Jan Kovacic
8 Oxygenation and ventilation 109
Christin Reminga and Lesley G. King
9 Coagulation 137
Andrew Linklater
10 Red blood cells and hemoglobin 157
Andrew Linklater and Veronica Higgs
11 Heart rate rhythm and contractility 177
Dennis E. Burkett
12 Neurological status 207
Christine Iacovetta
13 The renal system 225
Lee Herold
14 White blood cells, immune status, and antimicrobial stewardship 247
Carol E. Haak
15 Gastrointestinal system motility and integrity 267
Jennifer Klaus
16 Nutritional status 285
Caroline Tonozzi
17 Temperature 303
Conni Wehausen
18 Drug selection and dosing regimens 319
Dawn Merton Boothe
19 Pain management 333
Armi Pigott
20 Veterinary nursing care 349
Heather Darbo and Cheryl Page
21 Wounds and bandages 373
Jennifer J. Devey, Andrew Linklater and Rebecca Kirby
22 Anesthesia of the critical patient 389
Susan E. Leonard
Index 401
