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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |