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Abstract
Ideal for use in the clinic and in the field, Equine Emergencies: Treatment and Procedures, 4th Edition, offers practical step-by-step guidelines for effectively managing a wide range of emergency situations. Thoroughly updated content keeps you informed of the latest advances in horse care in a portable, convenient format.
- Essential examination, diagnostic, and treatment information for each body system is presented in a logical format so you can quickly find answers during equine emergencies.
- What to Do and What Not to Do boxes guide you through the step-by-step treatment of an emergency and draw your attention to important steps to take and those to avoid.
- High-quality photographs and illustrations visually clarify key concepts and guide you through procedures step by step.
- NEW! Chapter covering bacterial and viral diseases arms you with critical information on diagnostic labs, collection, submission, and interpretation.
- NEW! Chapter on emergency diagnostic procedures keeps you up-to-date on all the tests needed to determine the most effective treatment.
- NEW! Chapter on gene testing provides information on which gene tests and labs should be performed.
- NEW! Chapter on biopsy techniques highlights the different instruments available, endoscopic and laparoscopic techniques, as well as how to perform a pleuritis examination.
- NEW! Chapter on laboratory submission offers the latest information on tests, laboratory charts, guidelines for making an appropriate submission, and blood drawing.
- NEW! Chapters on feeding and starvation and flood injury supply the latest guidelines for nutrition, disaster medicine, and snake bites/envenomation.
Table of Contents
Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
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Front cover | cover | ||
Companion Website Ad | IFC2 | ||
Equine Emergencies, 4/e | i | ||
Copyright page | ii | ||
Contributors | iii | ||
Dedication | ix | ||
Preface | x | ||
Acknowledgments | xi | ||
Table of Contents | xii | ||
I Emergency Procedures and Diagnostics | 1 | ||
I Important Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures for Emergency Care | 2 | ||
1 Blood Collection | 2 | ||
Venipuncture of the External Jugular Vein | 2 | ||
II Emergency Examination and Management of Organ Systems | 117 | ||
I Body and Organ Systems | 118 | ||
16 Blood Coagulation Disorders | 118 | ||
Hypercoagulation: Thrombophilia and Thrombosis | 118 | ||
Hypocoagulation: Bleeding Disorder and Diathesis Tendencies | 119 | ||
Clinical Signs of Hemorrhage and Thrombosis | 119 | ||
Laboratory Assessment of Coagulation | 119 | ||
Blood Clotting Disorders | 121 | ||
Thrombocytopenia | 121 | ||
Clinical Presentation | 121 | ||
Clotting Factor Deficiencies | 121 | ||
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) | 122 | ||
Therapeutic Intervention of Hemostasis and Anticoagulation | 122 | ||
References | 123 | ||
17 Cardiovascular System | 124 | ||
Physical Examination | 124 | ||
Auscultation of the Heart | 124 | ||
Other Aspects of the Physical Examination | 124 | ||
Electrocardiogram | 124 | ||
Echocardiogram | 125 | ||
Arrhythmias | 125 | ||
Bradyarrhythmias | 126 | ||
Complete (Third-Degree) Atrioventricular Block | 126 | ||
Auscultation | 126 | ||
Electrocardiogram | 126 | ||
Advanced (Second-Degree) Atrioventricular Block | 129 | ||
III Toxicology | 579 | ||
34 Toxicology | 580 | ||
Problem | 580 | ||
Presentation | 580 | ||
General Decontamination Procedures | 582 | ||
Toxicants Predominantly Affecting the Gastrointestinal Tract | 582 | ||
Amitraz | 582 | ||
Mechanism of Toxic Action | 582 | ||
IV Special Problem Emergencies | 607 | ||
I Special Problems | 608 | ||
35 Burns, Acute Soft Tissue Swellings, Pigeon Fever, and Fasciotomy | 608 | ||
Thermal Injury Burns | 608 | ||
History and Physical Examination | 608 | ||
Clinical Signs | 608 | ||
Laboratory Findings | 609 | ||
Classification of Burns | 609 | ||
First-Degree (Superficial) Burns | 609 | ||
Second-Degree (Partial-Thickness) Burns | 609 | ||
Superficial Second-Degree Burns | 609 | ||
Deep Second-Degree Burns | 610 | ||
Third-Degree (Full-Thickness) Burns | 610 | ||
Fourth-Degree Burns | 611 | ||
Burn Shock: Life-Threatening | 612 | ||
Chemical Burns | 613 | ||
Smoke Inhalation | 613 | ||
Corneal Ulceration and Eyelid Burns | 614 | ||
Nutrition | 614 | ||
Complications | 614 | ||
Wound Infection | 614 | ||
Pruritic Wounds | 614 | ||
Other Short-Term Complications | 614 | ||
Acute Swelling: Edema | 614 | ||
Acute Onset of Edema in All Four Limbs of More Than One Horse | 615 | ||
Appendices | 797 | ||
Appendix 1 Reference Values | 798 | ||
Reference Values for Selected* Blood Chemistries in Adults | 798 | ||
Age-Related Changes in Serum Electrolyte Concentrations in Foals (Mean ± 2 SD) | 798 | ||
Age-Related Changes in Serum Iron and Related Parameters in Foals | 798 | ||
Age-Related Changes in Erythrocyte Values in Foals | 799 | ||
Age-Related Changes in Normal Hematologic Values in Foals | 799 | ||
Age-Related Changes in Serum Enzyme Activities in Foals | 800 | ||
Age-Related Changes in Leukocyte Counts in Foals | 800 | ||
Age-Related Changes in Serum Protein Values in Foals | 801 | ||
Age-Related Changes in Serum Basal Cortisol and Serum Basal ACTH in Foals | 801 | ||
Age-Related Changes in Serum Chemistry Concentrations: Small Organic Molecules in Foals | 802 | ||
Summary of Important Age-Related Changes in Complete Blood Cell Count and Chemistries | 802 | ||
Arterial Blood Gas Parameters in Young and Old Horses | 803 | ||
Arterial Blood Gas Parameters in Foals at Sea Level and 1500-Meter Altitude | 803 | ||
Appendix 2 Calculations in Emergency Care | 804 | ||
A-a Gradient | 804 | ||
Albumin Deficit | 804 | ||
Anion Gap | 804 | ||
Base Deficit | 804 | ||
Blood Transfusion | 804 | ||
Body Weight | 804 | ||
Carbonic Anhydrase Equation | 804 | ||
Cardiac Output | 804 | ||
Cardioversion | 804 | ||
Cerebral Perfusion Pressure | 804 | ||
Colloid Osmotic Pressure | 804 | ||
Continuous Rate Infusion | 805 | ||
Crystalloid Fluid Rate Calculation | 805 | ||
Dead Space Ventilation Fraction | 805 | ||
Dehydration Correction | 805 | ||
Extracellular Fluid Volume | 805 | ||
Fick Equation | 805 | ||
Fractional Excretion of Quantity “X” | 805 | ||
Global Oxygen Delivery | 805 | ||
Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation | 805 | ||
Intracellular Fluid Volume | 805 | ||
K+Max | 805 | ||
Mean Arterial Pressure | 805 | ||
Milliequivalents | 805 | ||
Molality | 806 | ||
Molarity | 806 | ||
Oxygen Consumption | 806 | ||
Oxygen Content (Arterial) | 806 | ||
Oxygen Extraction Ratio | 806 | ||
Oxygen Index (Arterial) | 806 | ||
Percent Solution | 806 | ||
Plasma Osmolality | 806 | ||
Plasma Volume | 806 | ||
Poiseuille’s Law of Flow | 806 | ||
Resting Energy Requirement | 806 | ||
Shunt Fraction | 806 | ||
Sodium Correction Rate | 806 | ||
Starling Equation | 806 | ||
Strong Ion Difference—Stewart | 806 | ||
Systemic Vascular Resistance | 806 | ||
Tissue Oxygen Consumption | 807 | ||
Total Body Water | 807 | ||
Water Deficit* | 807 | ||
Appendix 3 Equivalents | 808 | ||
Needle and Catheter Reference Chart | 808 | ||
Physical Equivalents | 809 | ||
Weight Equivalents | 809 | ||
Volume Equivalents | 809 | ||
Pressure Equivalents | 809 | ||
Temperature Conversion | 809 | ||
Weight-Unit Conversion Factors | 809 | ||
Conversion Factors | 809 | ||
Length-Unit Conversion Factors | 810 | ||
Conversion of Grams to Milliequivalents of Common Substances* | 811 | ||
Appendix 4 Adverse Drug Reactions, Air Emboli, and Lightning Strike | 812 | ||
Important Adverse Drug Reference Information | 812 | ||
Intracarotid Injections | 812 | ||
Water-Soluble Drugs—Intracarotid Administration | 812 | ||
Index | 861 | ||
A | 861 | ||
B | 864 | ||
C | 866 | ||
D | 869 | ||
E | 871 | ||
F | 873 | ||
G | 875 | ||
H | 876 | ||
I | 878 | ||
J | 880 | ||
K | 880 | ||
L | 880 | ||
M | 881 | ||
N | 883 | ||
O | 885 | ||
P | 885 | ||
Q | 889 | ||
R | 889 | ||
S | 891 | ||
T | 894 | ||
U | 896 | ||
V | 897 | ||
W | 898 | ||
X | 898 | ||
Y | 898 | ||
Z | 898 | ||
Emergency Drug Charts* | IBC6 | ||
Foal | IBC6 | ||
Adult | IBC6 | ||
Emergency Information* | IBC7 | ||
General Resources | IBC7 | ||
Veterinarian and Veterinary Technician Resources | IBC7 | ||
Horse Owners Resources | IBC7 |