Main 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