"This book provides an in-depth and cutting-edge, yet easy-to-navigate, reference on emergency and critical care for veterinary paraprofessionals of all skill levels"--Provided by publisher.

Section 1 : Initial patient management. Triage and initial assessment of the emergency patient -- Shock and initial stabilization -- Venous access -- Monitoring the critical patient -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- Section 2 : Specific organ system disorders. Cardiovascular emergencies -- Respiratory emergencies -- Gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, and pancreatic emergencies -- Urogenital emergencies -- Endocrine and metabolic emergencies -- Hemolymphatic, immunological, and oncology emergencies -- Neurological emergencies -- Integumentary and musculoskeletal emergencies -- Environmental emergencies -- Reproductive emergencies -- Ocular emergencies -- Toxicological emergencies -- Critical care pharmacology -- Exotic pet emergencies -- Fluid therapy, electrolyte abnormalities, and acid-base disorders -- Mechanical ventilation -- Emergency and critical care anesthesia -- Pain management for the emergency and critical care patient -- Transfusion medicine -- Nutrition for the critically ill -- Renal replacement therapy -- Caring for the caregivers -- Emergency medicine and critical care nursing skills -- Appendices.