Practical Approach to the Small Animal Emergency P atient

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Written by board-certified emergency and critical care specialist Michael Verschoor-Kirss, the book follows a problem-oriented approach, guiding readers through common emergency presentations using logical clinical reasoning. It highlights the critical questions clinicians should ask to determine appropriate diagnostics, stabilization priorities, treatment options, and hospitalization decisions.

The book covers topics including:

• Triage and initial patient assessment
• Clinical decision-making in emergency medicine
• Stabilization of critically ill patients
• Fluid therapy
• Fluid selection and administration
• Electrolyte abnormalities
• Sedation and analgesia
• Shock recognition and management
• Trauma management
• Motor vehicle accidents
• Bite wounds and penetrating trauma
• Respiratory emergencies
• Dyspnea
• Cardiovascular emergencies
• Neurological emergencies
• Seizures
• The "down dog" approach
• Gastrointestinal emergencies
• Surgical versus medical abdominal disease
• Diagnostic imaging in emergency patients
• Endocrine emergencies
• Diabetic ketoacidosis
• Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome
• Hypoglycemia
• Urinary emergencies
• Reproductive emergencies
• Hospitalization versus outpatient management
• Practical case-based decision making

Instead of presenting exhaustive disease reviews, the book teaches clinicians how to rapidly prioritize problems, interpret clinical findings, and make sound diagnostic and therapeutic decisions under pressure. This practical approach makes it particularly valuable for new graduates, emergency clinicians, and general practitioners who regularly encounter urgent and critical cases.

Who is this book for?

• Small animal veterinarians
• Emergency and critical care veterinarians
• General practitioners
• Veterinary interns and residents
• Veterinary students
• Veterinary technicians and nurses working in emergency practice