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Abstract
The new edition of the hugely successful Emergency Procedures for the Small Animal Veterinarian gives you all the information you need to form a diagnosis quick and accurately, establish a prognosis and recommend treatment for a patient suffering and illness, injury or toxic event.
Easy-to-read bullet-point text gives quick access to the most essential information needed to treat emergency cases quickly and efficiently. Loads of practical appendices of commonly used drugs and supplements, drugs in special circumstances (e.g. safe drugs in pregnancy, drugs to avoid in renal failure, etc.), clinical chemistry and laboratory data, conversion tables, and many more, are included for easy reference to essential data.
With step-by-step coverage of cardiopulmonary emergencies, trauma gastrointestinal emergencies, toxicological events, a greatly expanded chapter on exotic pets, and much more, Emergency Procedures for the Small Animal Veterinarian gives you the facts you need to help you save more lives faster!
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | cover | ||
| Half title page | i | ||
| Dedication | ii | ||
| Emergency Procedures for the Small Animal Veterinarian | iii | ||
| Copyright Page | iv | ||
| Table Of Contents | v | ||
| Preface | vii | ||
| Acknowledgments | viii | ||
| List of contributors | ix | ||
| 1 Supportive therapy | 1 | ||
| Acid–base disturbances | 1 | ||
| Respiratory acidosis | 1 | ||
| Respiratory alkalosis | 3 | ||
| Nonrespiratory acidosis (metabolic acidosis) | 4 | ||
| Nonrespiratory alkalosis (metabolic alkalosis) | 5 | ||
| Strong ion approach | 5 | ||
| Oxygen therapy | 7 | ||
| Hypoxemia | 7 | ||
| Assessment of hypoxemia | 8 | ||
| A – a gradient | 9 | ||
| : ratio (or P:F ratio) | 9 | ||
| FiO2 x 5 | 9 | ||
| Pulse oximetry | 9 | ||
| Venous | 10 | ||
| Supplemental oxygen therapy | 10 | ||
| Fluid therapy | 16 | ||
| Fluid types | 18 | ||
| Routes of fluid therapy | 24 | ||
| How much fluid? | 26 | ||
| Fluid rate during anesthesia | 28 | ||
| Blood pressure assessment | 28 | ||
| Intra-abdominal pressure | 33 | ||
| Nutritional support | 35 | ||
| Enteral nutrition | 35 | ||
| Parenteral nutrition (PN) | 40 | ||
| Analgesia | 44 | ||
| References / further reading | 49 | ||
| Acid–base disturbances | 49 | ||
| Oxygen therapy | 49 | ||
| Fluid therapy | 50 | ||
| Blood pressure assessment | 50 | ||
| Intra-abdominal pressure | 51 | ||
| Nutritional support | 51 | ||
| Analgesia | 52 | ||
| 2 Shock | 53 | ||
| Introduction | 53 | ||
| Causes and types of shock | 53 | ||
| Hypovolemic or circulatory shock | 54 | ||
| Diagnosis | 54 | ||
| Prognosis | 56 | ||
| Treatment | 56 | ||
| Cardiogenic shock | 57 | ||
| Distributive shock | 58 | ||
| Anaphylactic shock and acute allergic reactions | 58 | ||
| Sources | 58 | ||
| Diagnosis | 58 | ||
| Prognosis | 59 | ||
| Treatment | 59 | ||
| Septic shock and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) | 61 | ||
| Etiology | 61 | ||
| Diagnosis | 62 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 65 | ||
| Prognosis | 65 | ||
| Treatment | 65 | ||
| References / further reading | 71 | ||
| Hypovolemic or circulatory shock | 71 | ||
| Cardiogenic shock | 71 | ||
| Distributive shock | 72 | ||
| Septic shock and SIRS | 72 | ||
| 3 Cardiovascular emergencies | 73 | ||
| Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) | 73 | ||
| Basic life support | 74 | ||
| A = airway | 74 | ||
| B = breathing | 74 | ||
| C = cardiac massage | 75 | ||
| Future possibilities | 77 | ||
| Internal cardiac massage (ICM) | 77 | ||
| Arrhythmias | 79 | ||
| Defibrillation | 80 | ||
| Advanced life support | 81 | ||
| D = drug therapy (See Table 3.1) | 81 | ||
| E = evaluate status | 85 | ||
| Care of the patient post-resuscitation | 86 | ||
| Congestive heart failure | 90 | ||
| Diagnosis | 90 | ||
| Prognosis | 91 | ||
| Treatment | 91 | ||
| Canine cardiomyopathy | 93 | ||
| I. Dilated form (DCM) | 93 | ||
| Diagnosis | 93 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 94 | ||
| Prognosis | 94 | ||
| Treatment | 94 | ||
| II. hypertrophic form (HCM) | 96 | ||
| Diagnosis | 96 | ||
| Prognosis | 97 | ||
| Treatment | 97 | ||
| Feline cardiomyopathy | 97 | ||
| Hypertrophic form (hcm) | 97 | ||
| Diagnosis | 97 | ||
| Prognosis | 98 | ||
| Treatment | 98 | ||
| Dilated form | 99 | ||
| Diagnosis | 100 | ||
| Prognosis | 100 | ||
| Treatment | 100 | ||
| Arterial thrombosis or thromboembolism | 101 | ||
| Clinical signs | 102 | ||
| Diagnostic procedures | 102 | ||
| Prognosis | 103 | ||
| Therapeutic plan | 104 | ||
| Pericardial effusion | 105 | ||
| Etiology | 105 | ||
| Diagnosis | 106 | ||
| Prognosis | 107 | ||
| Treatment | 107 | ||
| Hypertensive crisis | 108 | ||
| History | 108 | ||
| Clinical signs | 108 | ||
| Laboratory tests | 108 | ||
| Diagnostic imaging | 109 | ||
| Other diagnostics | 109 | ||
| Prognosis | 109 | ||
| Treatment | 109 | ||
| Caval syndrome of heartworm disease | 110 | ||
| Diagnosis | 110 | ||
| Prognosis | 111 | ||
| Treatment | 111 | ||
| Syncope | 112 | ||
| Etiology | 112 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 113 | ||
| Diagnosis | 113 | ||
| Prognosis | 114 | ||
| Treatment | 114 | ||
| References / further reading | 115 | ||
| Cardiopulmonary resuscitation | 115 | ||
| Congestive heart failure | 117 | ||
| Canine cardiomyopathy | 117 | ||
| Feline cardiomyopathy | 118 | ||
| Arterial thromboembolism | 118 | ||
| Pericardial effusion | 118 | ||
| Hypertensive crisis | 119 | ||
| Caval syndrome of heartworm disease | 119 | ||
| Syncope | 119 | ||
| 4 Respiratory emergencies | 120 | ||
| Upper airway obstruction (choking) | 120 | ||
| Laryngeal obstructions | 120 | ||
| Diagnosis | 120 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 120 | ||
| Prognosis | 120 | ||
| Treatment | 120 | ||
| Tracheal and tracheobronchial obstructions | 121 | ||
| Diagnosis | 121 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 122 | ||
| Prognosis | 122 | ||
| Treatment | 122 | ||
| Laryngeal paralysis | 123 | ||
| Etiology | 123 | ||
| Diagnosis | 124 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 124 | ||
| Prognosis | 124 | ||
| Treatment | 124 | ||
| Tracheal collapse | 125 | ||
| Diagnosis | 125 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 126 | ||
| Prognosis | 126 | ||
| Emergency treatment | 126 | ||
| Medical management | 127 | ||
| Infectious tracheobronchitis | 128 | ||
| Diagnosis | 128 | ||
| Prognosis | 128 | ||
| Treatment – uncomplicated | 129 | ||
| Treatment – complicated | 129 | ||
| Aspiration pneumonitis and pneumonia | 129 | ||
| Etiology | 129 | ||
| Diagnosis | 130 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 130 | ||
| Prognosis | 130 | ||
| Treatment | 131 | ||
| Pulmonary thromboembolism | 131 | ||
| Etiology | 131 | ||
| Diagnosis | 132 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 132 | ||
| Prognosis | 133 | ||
| Treatment | 133 | ||
| Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema | 133 | ||
| Etiology | 133 | ||
| Diagnosis | 134 | ||
| Prognosis | 134 | ||
| Treatment | 134 | ||
| Acute lung injury and respiratory distress syndrome | 135 | ||
| Etiology | 135 | ||
| Diagnosis | 136 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 137 | ||
| Prognosis | 137 | ||
| Treatment | 137 | ||
| Feline chronic bronchial disease (feline asthma) | 138 | ||
| Diagnosis | 138 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 138 | ||
| Prognosis | 138 | ||
| Treatment (acute) | 138 | ||
| Treatment (maintenance) | 139 | ||
| Pleural effusion | 139 | ||
| Diagnosis | 139 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 140 | ||
| Prognosis | 141 | ||
| Treatment | 141 | ||
| References / further reading | 143 | ||
| Upper airway obstruction (choking) | 143 | ||
| Laryngeal paralysis | 143 | ||
| Tracheal collapse | 143 | ||
| Infectious tracheobroncHitis | 144 | ||
| Aspiration pneumonia | 144 | ||
| Pulmonary thromboembolism | 144 | ||
| Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema | 144 | ||
| Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome | 144 | ||
| Feline chronic bronchial disease (feline asthma) | 144 | ||
| Pleural effusion | 144 | ||
| 5 Traumatic emergencies | 145 | ||
| HBC (hit by car / auto accident victims) | 145 | ||
| Diagnosis | 145 | ||
| A = airway | 145 | ||
| C and R = cardiovascular and respiratory | 145 | ||
| A = abdomen | 145 | ||
| S = spine | 145 | ||
| H = head | 145 | ||
| P = pelvis | 146 | ||
| L = limbs | 146 | ||
| A = (peripheral) arteries | 146 | ||
| N = (peripheral) nerves | 146 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 147 | ||
| Prognosis | 147 | ||
| Treatment (depending on severity of injuries) | 147 | ||
| Four-quadrant peritoneal tap | 154 | ||
| Diagnostic peritoneal tap | 154 | ||
| Diagnostic peritoneal lavage | 155 | ||
| Peritoneal fluid analysis | 155 | ||
| Pneumothorax | 156 | ||
| Diagnosis | 156 | ||
| Prognosis | 157 | ||
| Treatment | 157 | ||
| Traumatic diaphragmatic hernias | 159 | ||
| Diagnosis | 160 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 160 | ||
| Prognosis | 160 | ||
| Treatment | 161 | ||
| Degloving injuries | 162 | ||
| Diagnosis | 162 | ||
| Prognosis | 163 | ||
| Treatment | 163 | ||
| Bite wounds and lacerations | 164 | ||
| Diagnosis | 164 | ||
| Prognosis | 165 | ||
| Treatment | 165 | ||
| Gunshot wounds | 167 | ||
| Etiology | 167 | ||
| Diagnosis | 167 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 168 | ||
| Prognosis | 168 | ||
| Treatment | 168 | ||
| Fractures | 170 | ||
| Diagnosis | 170 | ||
| Prognosis | 170 | ||
| Treatment | 170 | ||
| Amputations | 172 | ||
| Diagnosis | 172 | ||
| Prognosis | 172 | ||
| Treatment | 172 | ||
| Coxofemoral luxation | 173 | ||
| Elbow luxation | 174 | ||
| Dehiscence | 176 | ||
| Etiology | 176 | ||
| Diagnosis | 176 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 176 | ||
| Prognosis | 176 | ||
| Treatment | 177 | ||
| References / further reading | 177 | ||
| HBC (hit by car / auto accident victims) | 177 | ||
| Pneumothorax | 178 | ||
| Traumatic diaphragmatic hernias | 178 | ||
| Bite wounds and bite wounds | 179 | ||
| Degloving injuries | 179 | ||
| Gunshot wounds | 179 | ||
| Fractures | 179 | ||
| Amputations | 180 | ||
| Coxofemoral luxation | 180 | ||
| Elbow luxation | 180 | ||
| Dehiscence | 180 | ||
| 6 Environmental emergencies | 181 | ||
| Drowning (immersion injury) | 181 | ||
| Diagnosis | 181 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 182 | ||
| Prognosis | 182 | ||
| Treatment | 182 | ||
| Electrocution | 183 | ||
| Diagnosis | 183 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 183 | ||
| Prognosis | 183 | ||
| Treatment | 183 | ||
| Heat stress and heat stroke | 184 | ||
| Diagnosis | 184 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 185 | ||
| Prognosis | 186 | ||
| Treatment | 186 | ||
| Hypothermia and frostbite | 187 | ||
| Diagnosis | 188 | ||
| Clinical signs of hypothermia | 188 | ||
| Clinical signs of frostbite | 188 | ||
| Treatment | 188 | ||
| Treatment of hypothermia | 188 | ||
| Treatment of frostbite | 189 | ||
| Smoke inhalation | 189 | ||
| Diagnosis | 189 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 191 | ||
| Treatment | 191 | ||
| References / further reading | 193 | ||
| Drowning (immersion injury) | 193 | ||
| Electrocution | 194 | ||
| Heat stress and heat stroke | 194 | ||
| Hypothermia and frostbite | 194 | ||
| Smoke inhalation | 194 | ||
| 7 Dermatologic emergencies | 195 | ||
| Abscessation | 195 | ||
| Diagnosis | 195 | ||
| Prognosis | 195 | ||
| Treatment | 195 | ||
| Burns | 196 | ||
| Diagnosis | 196 | ||
| Prognosis | 197 | ||
| Treatment | 197 | ||
| Cutaneous foreign bodies | 199 | ||
| Etiology | 199 | ||
| Diagnosis | 199 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 200 | ||
| Prognosis | 200 | ||
| Treatment | 200 | ||
| (Acute moist) dermatitis (pyotraumatic dermatitis) | 201 | ||
| Diagnosis | 201 | ||
| Prognosis | 202 | ||
| Treatment | 202 | ||
| Toxic epidermal necrolysis and erythema multiforme | 202 | ||
| Diagnosis | 202 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 203 | ||
| Prognosis | 203 | ||
| Treatment | 203 | ||
| Juvenile cellulitis (juvenile pyoderma, puppy strangles) | 203 | ||
| Etiology | 203 | ||
| Diagnosis | 203 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 204 | ||
| Prognosis | 204 | ||
| Treatment | 204 | ||
| Aural (or auricular) hematoma | 204 | ||
| Etiology | 204 | ||
| Diagnosis | 205 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 205 | ||
| Prognosis | 205 | ||
| Treatment | 205 | ||
| Acute otitis externa | 206 | ||
| Etiology | 206 | ||
| Diagnosis | 207 | ||
| Prognosis | 208 | ||
| Treatment | 208 | ||
| Anal sac disease | 209 | ||
| Etiology | 209 | ||
| Diagnosis | 210 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 210 | ||
| Prognosis | 210 | ||
| Treatment | 210 | ||
| References / further reading | 211 | ||
| Abscesses | 211 | ||
| Burns | 211 | ||
| (Acute moist) dermatitis (pyotraumatic dermatitis) | 211 | ||
| Toxic epidermal necrolysis and erythema multiforme | 211 | ||
| Juvenile cellulitis (juvenile pyoderma, puppy strangles) | 211 | ||
| Aural (or auricular) hematoma | 211 | ||
| Acute otitis externa | 212 | ||
| Anal sac disease | 212 | ||
| 8 Hematologic emergencies | 213 | ||
| Canine anemia | 213 | ||
| Etiology | 213 | ||
| Diagnosis | 213 | ||
| Prognosis | 215 | ||
| Treatment | 215 | ||
| Long-term therapy | 219 | ||
| Feline anemia | 219 | ||
| Etiology | 219 | ||
| Diagnosis | 220 | ||
| Prognosis | 221 | ||
| Treatment | 221 | ||
| Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia (imt, itp) | 224 | ||
| Diagnosis | 224 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 226 | ||
| Prognosis | 226 | ||
| Treatment | 226 | ||
| Coagulopathies | 228 | ||
| Etiology | 228 | ||
| Diagnosis | 228 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 230 | ||
| Prognosis | 230 | ||
| Treatment | 230 | ||
| Epistaxis | 231 | ||
| Etiology | 231 | ||
| Diagnosis | 232 | ||
| Prognosis | 232 | ||
| Treatment | 233 | ||
| Disseminated intravascular coagulation (dic) | 233 | ||
| Diagnosis | 233 | ||
| Prognosis | 235 | ||
| Treatment | 235 | ||
| Hemoperitoneum | 236 | ||
| Etiology | 236 | ||
| Diagnosis | 236 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 237 | ||
| Prognosis | 237 | ||
| Treatment | 237 | ||
| References / further reading | 238 | ||
| Canine anemia | 238 | ||
| Feline anemia | 239 | ||
| Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia | 239 | ||
| Coagulopathies | 240 | ||
| Epistaxis | 240 | ||
| Disseminated intravascular coagulation | 241 | ||
| Hemoperitoneum | 241 | ||
| 9 Gastrointestinal emergencies | 242 | ||
| Salivary mucoceles and ranulas | 242 | ||
| Etiology | 242 | ||
| Diagnosis | 242 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 242 | ||
| Prognosis | 242 | ||
| Emergency treatment | 243 | ||
| Esophageal foreign bodies | 243 | ||
| Diagnosis | 243 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 244 | ||
| Prognosis | 244 | ||
| Treatment | 244 | ||
| Acute abdominal pain | 247 | ||
| Etiology | 247 | ||
| Diagnosis | 247 | ||
| Prognosis | 250 | ||
| Treatment | 250 | ||
| Peritonitis | 255 | ||
| Forms of secondary peritonitis | 255 | ||
| Diagnosis | 256 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 258 | ||
| Prognosis | 258 | ||
| Treatment | 258 | ||
| Gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV) | 264 | ||
| Etiology | 264 | ||
| Diagnosis | 264 | ||
| Prognosis | 265 | ||
| Treatment | 266 | ||
| Acute canine (viral) gastroenteritis | 270 | ||
| Diagnosis | 270 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 272 | ||
| Prognosis | 272 | ||
| Treatment | 272 | ||
| Gastrointestinal obstruction and intussusception | 278 | ||
| Etiology | 278 | ||
| Diagnosis | 278 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 280 | ||
| Prognosis | 280 | ||
| Treatment | 280 | ||
| Feline diarrhea | 284 | ||
| Etiology | 284 | ||
| Diagnosis | 284 | ||
| Prognosis | 285 | ||
| Treatment | 285 | ||
| Hemorrhagic gastroenteritis (hge) | 286 | ||
| Diagnosis | 286 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 287 | ||
| Prognosis | 287 | ||
| Treatment | 287 | ||
| Colitis | 288 | ||
| Diagnosis | 288 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 289 | ||
| Prognosis | 289 | ||
| Treatment | 289 | ||
| Rectal prolapse | 290 | ||
| Etiology | 290 | ||
| Diagnosis | 290 | ||
| Prognosis | 291 | ||
| Treatment | 291 | ||
| Perineal hernia | 292 | ||
| Diagnosis | 292 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 292 | ||
| Prognosis | 292 | ||
| Treatment | 293 | ||
| Acute hepatic failure | 293 | ||
| Etiology | 293 | ||
| Diagnosis | 294 | ||
| Prognosis | 296 | ||
| Treatment | 296 | ||
| Hepatic encephalopathy | 298 | ||
| Etiology | 298 | ||
| Diagnosis | 298 | ||
| Prognosis | 300 | ||
| Treatment | 300 | ||
| Feline hepatic lipidosis | 301 | ||
| Etiology | 301 | ||
| Diagnosis | 302 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 302 | ||
| Prognosis | 303 | ||
| Treatment | 303 | ||
| Feline cholangiohepatitis | 305 | ||
| Etiology | 305 | ||
| Diagnosis | 306 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 307 | ||
| Prognosis | 307 | ||
| Treatment | 307 | ||
| Pancreatitis | 308 | ||
| Etiology | 308 | ||
| Diagnosis | 308 | ||
| Diagnostic imaging | 310 | ||
| Complications and sequelae | 311 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 311 | ||
| Prognosis | 311 | ||
| Treatment | 311 | ||
| References / further reading | 314 | ||
| Salivary mucocoeles and ranulas | 314 | ||
| Esophageal foreign bodies | 315 | ||
| Acute abdominal pain | 315 | ||
| Peritonitis | 315 | ||
| Gastric dilatation and volvulus | 316 | ||
| Acute canine (viral) gastroenteritis | 317 | ||
| Gastrointestinal obstruction and intussusception | 317 | ||
| Feline diarrhea | 318 | ||
| Hemorrhagic gastroenteritis | 318 | ||
| Colitis | 318 | ||
| Rectal prolapse | 318 | ||
| Perineal hernia | 319 | ||
| Acute hepatic failure | 319 | ||
| Hepatic encephalopathy | 319 | ||
| Feline hepatic lipidosis | 320 | ||
| Feline cholangiohepatitis | 320 | ||
| Pancreatitis | 320 | ||
| 10 Metabolic and endocrine emergencies | 322 | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | 322 | ||
| Diagnosis | 322 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 323 | ||
| Prognosis | 323 | ||
| Treatment | 323 | ||
| Diabetic ketoacidosis | 325 | ||
| Diagnosis | 325 | ||
| Prognosis | 326 | ||
| Treatment | 326 | ||
| Hyperglycemia hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome of diabetes mellitus (hhs) | 330 | ||
| Prognosis | 331 | ||
| Treatment | 331 | ||
| Hypoglycemia | 332 | ||
| Diagnosis | 332 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 333 | ||
| Prognosis | 334 | ||
| Treatment | 334 | ||
| Hypoadrenocorticism (addisonian crisis) | 335 | ||
| Diagnosis | 335 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 336 | ||
| Prognosis | 336 | ||
| Treatment | 337 | ||
| Shar pei fever syndrome | 338 | ||
| Diagnosis | 338 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 338 | ||
| Prognosis | 338 | ||
| Treatment | 338 | ||
| References / further reading | 339 | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | 339 | ||
| Diabetic ketoacidosis | 340 | ||
| Hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome of diabetes mellitus | 340 | ||
| Hypoglycemia | 340 | ||
| Hypoadrenocorticism (addisonian crisis) | 341 | ||
| Shar pei fever syndrome | 341 | ||
| 11 Urinary emergencies and electrolyte disorders | 342 | ||
| Acute renal failure (ARF) | 342 | ||
| Etiology | 342 | ||
| Diagnosis | 343 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 345 | ||
| Prognosis | 345 | ||
| Treatment | 346 | ||
| Chronic renal failure (CRF) | 351 | ||
| Etiology | 351 | ||
| Diagnosis | 352 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 353 | ||
| Prognosis | 354 | ||
| Treatment | 354 | ||
| Pyelonephritis | 358 | ||
| Diagnosis | 358 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 359 | ||
| Prognosis | 359 | ||
| Treatment | 360 | ||
| Hematuria and hemoglobinuria | 360 | ||
| Diagnosis | 360 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 361 | ||
| Prognosis | 362 | ||
| Treatment | 362 | ||
| Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) (not obstructed) | 363 | ||
| Etiology | 363 | ||
| Diagnosis | 363 | ||
| Prognosis | 364 | ||
| Treatment | 364 | ||
| Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) (urethral obstruction) | 365 | ||
| Etiology | 365 | ||
| Diagnosis | 365 | ||
| Prognosis | 366 | ||
| Treatment | 366 | ||
| Canine urolithiasis | 370 | ||
| Etiology | 370 | ||
| Diagnosis | 371 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 373 | ||
| Prognosis | 374 | ||
| Treatment | 374 | ||
| Uroabdomen | 377 | ||
| Etiology | 377 | ||
| Diagnosis | 378 | ||
| Differential diagnoses | 379 | ||
| Prognosis | 379 | ||
| Treatment | 379 | ||
| Hypercalcemia | 380 | ||
| Etiology | 380 | ||
| Diagnosis | 380 | ||
| Prognosis | 380 | ||
| Treatment | 380 | ||
| Hypocalcemia | 381 | ||
| Etiology | 381 | ||
| Diagnosis | 381 | ||
| Prognosis | 382 | ||
| Treatment | 382 | ||
| Hyperkalemia | 383 | ||
| Etiology | 383 | ||
| Diagnosis | 384 | ||
| Prognosis | 385 | ||
| Treatment | 385 | ||
| Hypokalemia | 387 | ||
| Etiology | 387 | ||
| Diagnosis | 387 | ||
| Prognosis | 388 | ||
| Treatment | 388 | ||
| Hypernatremia | 389 | ||
| Etiology | 389 | ||
| Diagnosis | 389 | ||
| Prognosis | 390 | ||
| Treatment | 390 | ||
| Hyponatremia | 391 | ||
| Etiology | 391 | ||
| Diagnosis | 391 | ||
| Prognosis | 392 | ||
| Treatment | 392 | ||
| Hypophosphatemia | 392 | ||
| Etiology | 392 | ||
| Diagnosis | 393 | ||
| Prognosis | 393 | ||
| Treatment | 393 | ||
| Hypomagnesemia | 394 | ||
| Etiology | 394 | ||
| Diagnosis | 394 | ||
| Prognosis | 395 | ||
| Treatment | 395 | ||
| References / further reading | 395 | ||
| Acute renal failure | 395 | ||
| Chronic renal failure | 396 | ||
| Pyelonephritis | 396 | ||
| Hematuria and hemoglobinuria | 397 | ||
| Feline lower urinary tract disease: not obstructed | 397 | ||
| Feline lower urinary tract disease: obstructed | 397 | ||
| Canine urolithiasis | 398 | ||
| Uroabdomen | 398 | ||
| Hypercalcemia | 398 | ||
| Hypocalcemia | 399 | ||
| Hyperkalemia | 399 | ||
| Hypokalemia | 399 | ||
| Hypernatremia | 400 | ||
| Hyponatremia | 400 | ||
| Hypophosphatemia | 400 | ||
| Hypomagnesemia | 400 | ||
| 12 Reproductive emergencies | 401 | ||
| Dystocia | 401 | ||
| Etiology | 401 | ||
| Diagnosis | 401 | ||
| Prognosis | 402 | ||
| Treatment | 402 | ||
| Fading neonatal syndromes (neonatal mortality) | 404 | ||
| Etiology | 404 | ||
| Diagnosis | 405 | ||
| Prognosis | 406 | ||
| Treatment | 406 | ||
| Mastitis | 407 | ||
| Diagnosis | 407 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 407 | ||
| Prognosis | 407 | ||
| Treatment | 407 | ||
| Pyometra (pyometritis) | 408 | ||
| Diagnosis | 408 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 408 | ||
| Prognosis | 409 | ||
| Treatment | 409 | ||
| Vaginal edema (hyperplasia) or prolapse and uterine prolapse | 410 | ||
| Diagnosis | 410 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 410 | ||
| Prognosis | 410 | ||
| Treatment | 410 | ||
| Paraphimosis | 411 | ||
| Diagnosis | 411 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 412 | ||
| Prognosis | 412 | ||
| Treatment | 412 | ||
| Acute prostatitis | 413 | ||
| Diagnosis | 413 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 413 | ||
| Prognosis | 413 | ||
| Treatment | 414 | ||
| References / further reading | 414 | ||
| Dystocia | 414 | ||
| Fading neonatal syndromes (neonatal mortality) | 414 | ||
| Mastitis | 414 | ||
| Pyometra (pyometritis) | 415 | ||
| Vaginal edema (hyperplasia) or prolapse and uterine prolapse | 415 | ||
| Paraphimosis | 415 | ||
| Acute prostatitis | 415 | ||
| 13 Neurologic and ocular emergencies | 416 | ||
| Head trauma | 416 | ||
| Diagnosis | 416 | ||
| Prognosis | 418 | ||
| Treatment | 418 | ||
| (Acute) myelopathies (paraparesis / paraplegia) | 420 | ||
| Diagnosis | 420 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 421 | ||
| Prognosis | 421 | ||
| Treatment | 421 | ||
| Lower motor neuron diseases | 423 | ||
| I. Polyradiculoneuritis (‘coonhound paralysis’) | 423 | ||
| Prognosis | 423 | ||
| Treatment | 423 | ||
| II. Myasthenia gravis | 424 | ||
| Prognosis | 425 | ||
| Treatment | 425 | ||
| III. Botulism | 425 | ||
| Prognosis | 426 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 426 | ||
| Treatment | 426 | ||
| IV. Tick paralysis | 426 | ||
| Prognosis | 427 | ||
| Treatment | 427 | ||
| V. Other illnesses | 427 | ||
| Tetanus | 427 | ||
| Diagnosis | 427 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 428 | ||
| Prognosis | 428 | ||
| Treatment | 429 | ||
| Vestibular disorders | 431 | ||
| Diagnosis | 431 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 432 | ||
| Prognosis | 432 | ||
| Treatment | 432 | ||
| Shaking and tremors | 433 | ||
| Definitions | 433 | ||
| Diagnosis | 433 | ||
| Differential diagnoses | 433 | ||
| Prognosis | 434 | ||
| Treatment | 434 | ||
| Canine seizures | 434 | ||
| Diagnosis | 434 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 435 | ||
| Prognosis | 436 | ||
| Treatment | 436 | ||
| Feline seizures | 440 | ||
| Diagnosis | 440 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 440 | ||
| Prognosis | 441 | ||
| Treatment | 441 | ||
| Altered mentation and coma | 443 | ||
| Definitions | 443 | ||
| Diagnosis | 443 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 443 | ||
| Prognosis | 444 | ||
| Treatment | 444 | ||
| Acute ulcerative keratitis | 444 | ||
| Etiology | 444 | ||
| Diagnosis | 445 | ||
| Prognosis | 445 | ||
| Treatment | 445 | ||
| Corneal foreign bodies | 447 | ||
| Diagnosis | 447 | ||
| Prognosis | 447 | ||
| Treatment | 447 | ||
| Anterior uveitis | 448 | ||
| Etiology | 448 | ||
| Diagnosis | 448 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 449 | ||
| Prognosis | 449 | ||
| Treatment | 449 | ||
| Hyphema | 450 | ||
| Definition | 450 | ||
| Etiology | 450 | ||
| Diagnosis | 451 | ||
| Prognosis | 451 | ||
| Treatment | 451 | ||
| Proptosed globe | 452 | ||
| Diagnosis | 452 | ||
| Prognosis | 452 | ||
| Treatment | 453 | ||
| Acute glaucoma | 454 | ||
| Diagnosis | 454 | ||
| Prognosis | 455 | ||
| Treatment | 455 | ||
| Sudden blindness | 456 | ||
| Diagnosis | 456 | ||
| Differential diagnoses | 456 | ||
| Prognosis | 457 | ||
| Treatment | 457 | ||
| References / further reading | 457 | ||
| Head trauma | 457 | ||
| Acute myelopathies | 457 | ||
| Lower motor neuron diseases | 458 | ||
| Vestibular disorders | 459 | ||
| Shaking and tremors | 459 | ||
| Canine seizures | 459 | ||
| Feline seizures | 460 | ||
| Altered mentation or coma | 460 | ||
| Tetanus | 461 | ||
| Acute ulcerative keratitis | 461 | ||
| Corneal foreign bodies | 461 | ||
| Anterior uveitis | 461 | ||
| Hyphema | 462 | ||
| Proptosed globe | 462 | ||
| Acute glaucoma | 462 | ||
| Sudden blindness | 462 | ||
| 14 Toxicologic emergencies | 464 | ||
| Acetaminophen toxicosis | 464 | ||
| Mode of action | 464 | ||
| Sources | 464 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 465 | ||
| Diagnosis | 465 | ||
| Dogs | 465 | ||
| Cats | 465 | ||
| Prognosis | 465 | ||
| Treatment | 466 | ||
| Albuterol | 468 | ||
| Mode of action | 468 | ||
| Sources | 468 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 468 | ||
| Diagnosis | 468 | ||
| Prognosis | 469 | ||
| Treatment | 469 | ||
| Amitraz toxicosis | 469 | ||
| Mode of action | 469 | ||
| Sources | 470 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 470 | ||
| Diagnosis | 470 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 470 | ||
| Prognosis | 470 | ||
| Treatment | 470 | ||
| Amphetamine toxicosis | 472 | ||
| Mode of action | 472 | ||
| Sources | 472 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 473 | ||
| Diagnosis | 473 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 473 | ||
| Prognosis | 473 | ||
| Treatment | 473 | ||
| Anticoagulant rodenticide toxicosis | 475 | ||
| Mode of action | 475 | ||
| Sources | 475 | ||
| Diagnosis | 476 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 477 | ||
| Prognosis | 478 | ||
| Treatment | 478 | ||
| Antihistamine and decongestant toxicosis | 480 | ||
| Mode of action | 480 | ||
| Sources | 480 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 480 | ||
| Diagnosis | 480 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 481 | ||
| Prognosis | 481 | ||
| Treatment | 481 | ||
| Arsenic toxicosis | 483 | ||
| Mode of action | 483 | ||
| Sources | 483 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 483 | ||
| Diagnosis | 483 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 483 | ||
| Prognosis | 484 | ||
| Treatment | 484 | ||
| Aspirin toxicosis | 486 | ||
| Mode of action | 486 | ||
| Sources | 486 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 486 | ||
| Diagnosis | 486 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 487 | ||
| Prognosis | 487 | ||
| Treatment | 487 | ||
| Baclofen intoxication | 492 | ||
| Toxin | 492 | ||
| Sources | 492 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 492 | ||
| Diagnosis | 492 | ||
| Prognosis | 492 | ||
| Treatment | 493 | ||
| Batteries | 493 | ||
| Mode of action | 493 | ||
| Diagnosis | 494 | ||
| Prognosis | 494 | ||
| Treatment | 494 | ||
| Beta blockers | 495 | ||
| Mode of action | 495 | ||
| Sources | 495 | ||
| Diagnosis | 495 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 496 | ||
| Prognosis | 496 | ||
| Treatment | 496 | ||
| Blue-green algae INTOXICATION | 497 | ||
| Toxin | 497 | ||
| Mode of action | 498 | ||
| Sources | 498 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 498 | ||
| Diagnosis | 498 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 499 | ||
| Prognosis | 499 | ||
| Treatment | 499 | ||
| Boric acid / borates / boron toxicosis | 500 | ||
| Mode of action | 500 | ||
| Sources | 500 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 500 | ||
| Diagnosis | 500 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 500 | ||
| Prognosis | 501 | ||
| Treatment | 501 | ||
| Bread dough | 503 | ||
| Toxin | 503 | ||
| Mode of action | 504 | ||
| Sources | 504 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 504 | ||
| Diagnosis | 504 | ||
| Prognosis | 504 | ||
| Treatment | 504 | ||
| Bromethalin toxicosis | 505 | ||
| Mode of action | 505 | ||
| Sources | 505 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 505 | ||
| Diagnosis | 505 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 506 | ||
| Prognosis | 506 | ||
| Treatment | 506 | ||
| Calcium channel BLOCKER INTOXICATION | 509 | ||
| Toxin | 509 | ||
| Mode of action | 509 | ||
| Sources | 509 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 509 | ||
| Diagnosis | 509 | ||
| Prognosis | 510 | ||
| Treatment | 510 | ||
| Carbon monoxide TOXICITY | 512 | ||
| Toxin | 512 | ||
| Mode of action | 512 | ||
| Sources | 512 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 512 | ||
| Diagnosis | 512 | ||
| Prognosis | 512 | ||
| Treatment | 513 | ||
| Chocolate and caffeine toxicosis | 513 | ||
| Mode of action | 513 | ||
| Sources | 513 | ||
| Toxic dosages (Tables 14.2 and 14.3) | 513 | ||
| Diagnosis | 514 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 515 | ||
| Prognosis | 515 | ||
| Treatment | 515 | ||
| Cholecalciferol toxicosis | 517 | ||
| Mode of action | 517 | ||
| Sources | 517 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 517 | ||
| Diagnosis | 517 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 518 | ||
| Prognosis | 518 | ||
| Treatment | 518 | ||
| Citrus oil extract toxicosis (limonene and linalool toxicosis) | 520 | ||
| Mode of action | 520 | ||
| Sources | 520 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 521 | ||
| Diagnosis | 521 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 521 | ||
| Prognosis | 521 | ||
| Treatment | 521 | ||
| Cocaine intoxication | 523 | ||
| Mode of action | 523 | ||
| Sources | 523 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 523 | ||
| Diagnosis | 523 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 523 | ||
| Prognosis | 524 | ||
| Treatment | 524 | ||
| N,N-deithyltoluamide (deet) toxicosis | 526 | ||
| Mode of action | 526 | ||
| Sources | 526 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 526 | ||
| Diagnosis | 526 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 526 | ||
| Prognosis | 526 | ||
| Treatment | 526 | ||
| Ethylene glycol intoxication | 528 | ||
| Mode of action | 528 | ||
| Sources | 528 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 528 | ||
| Diagnosis | 528 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 530 | ||
| Prognosis | 530 | ||
| Treatment | 530 | ||
| Garbage intoxication (enterotoxemia) | 537 | ||
| Mode of action | 537 | ||
| Sources | 538 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 538 | ||
| Diagnosis | 538 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 539 | ||
| Prognosis | 539 | ||
| Treatment | 539 | ||
| Glow jewelry | 542 | ||
| Toxin | 542 | ||
| Mode of action | 542 | ||
| Sources | 543 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 543 | ||
| Diagnosis | 543 | ||
| Prognosis | 543 | ||
| Treatment | 543 | ||
| Grapes and raisins TOXICITY | 543 | ||
| Toxin | 543 | ||
| Mode of action | 544 | ||
| Sources | 544 | ||
| Toxic dosages | 544 | ||
| Diagnosis | 544 | ||
| Differential diagnosis | 544 | ||
| Prognosis | 544 | ||
| Treatment | 545 | ||
| Herb, vitamin and natural supplement toxicosis | 545 | ||
| Definitions | 545 | ||
| Diagnosis | 550 | ||
| Treatment | 550 | ||
| Household product intoxication | 552 | ||
| Bleaches | 552 | ||
| Diagnosis | 552 | ||
| Treatment | 552 | ||
| Corrosives | 553 | ||
| Acids | 553 | ||
| Diagnosis | 553 | ||
| Treatment | 553 | ||
| Alkalis | 554 | ||
| Diagnosis | 554 | ||
| Treatment | 554 | ||
| Disinfectants | 554 | ||
| Phenol and phenolic compounds | 554 | ||
| Diagnosis | 555 | ||
| Treatment | 555 | ||
| Pine oil disinfectants | 555 | ||
| 15 Emergencies in exotic species | 690 | ||
| Avian species | 690 | ||
| Avian cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) | 690 | ||
| Protocol for critically ill avian patients | 690 | ||
| Avian sedation | 690 | ||
| Avian fluid therapy | 691 | ||
| Avian nutritional support | 695 | ||
| Avian emergencies | 695 | ||
| Drug dosages | 707 | ||
| Chinchillas (chinchilla lanigera) | 709 | ||
| Chinchilla fluid therapy | 710 | ||
| Chinchilla nutritional support | 710 | ||
| Common diseases and health problems of chinchillas | 710 | ||
| Recommended drug dosages for chinchillas | 714 | ||
| Ferrets (mustela putorius furo) | 715 | ||
| Ferret nutritional support | 716 | ||
| Venipuncture in ferrets | 716 | ||
| Intravenous catheter placement in ferrets | 717 | ||
| Urethral catheterization of the male ferret | 717 | ||
| Ferret cardiopulmonary resuscitation | 718 | ||
| Common diseases and health problems of ferrets | 718 | ||
| Recommended drug dosages for ferrets | 723 | ||
| Fish | 725 | ||
| Diagnostic procedures | 725 | ||
| Common diseases and health problems of fish | 726 | ||
| Recommended drug dosages for fish | 728 | ||
| Gerbils (meriones unguiculatus) | 729 | ||
| Fluid therapy | 729 | ||
| Nutritional support | 729 | ||
| Common diseases and health problems of gerbils | 730 | ||
| Recommended drug dosages for gerbils | 730 | ||
| Guinea pigs (cavia porcellus) | 731 | ||
| Guinea pig fluid therapy | 732 | ||
| Guinea pig nutritional support | 732 | ||
| Common diseases and health problems of guinea pigs | 732 | ||
| Recommended drug dosages for guinea pigs | 736 | ||
| Hamsters (Golden, mesocricetus auratus, Phodopus spp.) | 737 | ||
| Fluid therapy | 737 | ||
| Nutritional support | 737 | ||
| Common diseases and health problems of hamsters | 738 | ||
| Recommended drug dosages for hamsters | 740 | ||
| Hedgehogs (african, atelerix albiventris) | 740 | ||
| Fluid therapy | 741 | ||
| Nutritional support | 741 | ||
| Common diseases and health problems of hedgehogs | 742 | ||
| Recommended drug dosages for hedgehogs | 743 | ||
| Lizards | 744 | ||
| Clinical pathology | 745 | ||
| Venipuncture in lizards | 745 | ||
| Fluid administration in lizards | 745 | ||
| Surgical techniques | 747 | ||
| Common diseases and health problems of lizards | 747 | ||
| Recommended drug dosages for lizards | 750 | ||
| Pot-bellied pigs (vietnamese) | 751 | ||
| Venipuncture sites | 751 | ||
| Common diseases and health problems of pot-bellied pigs | 752 | ||
| Recommended drug dosages for pot-bellied pigs | 753 | ||
| Rabbits (oryctolagus cuniculus) | 754 | ||
| Endotracheal intubation in the rabbit | 756 | ||
| Rabbit fluid therapy | 756 | ||
| Rabbit nutritional support | 756 | ||
| Rabbit CPR | 757 | ||
| Intravenous catheter placement in the rabbit | 757 | ||
| Venipuncture in the rabbit | 758 | ||
| Common diseases and health problems of rabbits | 758 | ||
| Recommended drug dosages for rabbits | 765 | ||
| Rats (rattus norvegicus) | 766 | ||
| Fluid therapy | 767 | ||
| Nutritional support | 767 | ||
| Common diseases and health problems of rats | 767 | ||
| Recommended drug dosages for rats | 769 | ||
| Snakes | 769 | ||
| Clinical pathology | 769 | ||
| Venipuncture in snakes | 770 | ||
| Fluid administration in snakes | 770 | ||
| Surgical techniques | 771 | ||
| Common diseases and health problems of snakes | 771 | ||
| Recommended drug dosages for snakes | 774 | ||
| Sugar gliders (petaurus breviceps) | 775 | ||
| Venipuncture | 775 | ||
| Fluid therapy | 776 | ||
| Nutritional support | 776 | ||
| Common diseases and health problems of sugar gliders | 776 | ||
| Recommended drug dosages for sugar gliders | 778 | ||
| Tortoises and turtles (chelonia) | 778 | ||
| Fluid therapy | 780 | ||
| Common diseases and health problems of tortoises and turtles | 780 | ||
| Recommended drug dosages for tortoises and turtles | 782 | ||
| References / further reading | 783 | ||
| Avian species | 783 | ||
| Chinchillas | 783 | ||
| Ferrets | 784 | ||
| Fish | 784 | ||
| Guinea pigs | 784 | ||
| Hedgehogs | 784 | ||
| Lizards | 784 | ||
| Pot-bellied pigs | 785 | ||
| Rabbits | 785 | ||
| Rats | 785 | ||
| Snakes | 785 | ||
| Sugar gliders | 786 | ||
| Tortoises and turtles | 786 | ||
| Appendices | 787 | ||
| I. Analgesics | 787 | ||
| II. Blood crossmatching | 789 | ||
| Method A (from Kirk, 1983, with permission of Elsevier) | 789 | ||
| Method B | 789 | ||
| III. Blood component indications | 790 | ||
| IV. Fluid therapy | 791 | ||
| V. Guidelines for potassium supplementation | 793 | ||
| VI. Insulin preparations available | 793 | ||
| VII. Poison control agencies in the USA | 793 | ||
| VIII. Poisonous plants | 793 | ||
| Aconite | 793 | ||
| Almond | 793 | ||
| Aloe | 794 | ||
| Aloe vera | 794 | ||
| Amaryllis | 794 | ||
| Amaryllis hybrid | 794 | ||
| American holly | 794 | ||
| American nightshade | 795 | ||
| American yew | 795 | ||
| Angel’s trumpet | 795 | ||
| Apple | 795 | ||
| Apple of Peru | 795 | ||
| Apple of Sodom | 795 | ||
| Apricot | 796 | ||
| Asparagus fern | 796 | ||
| Autumn crocus | 796 | ||
| Avocado | 796 | ||
| Azalea | 796 | ||
| Baby’s breath | 797 | ||
| Barbados pride | 797 | ||
| Begonia | 797 | ||
| Bird of paradise | 797 | ||
| Bird’s eye primrose | 797 | ||
| Bittersweet | 797 | ||
| Black walnuts | 798 | ||
| Blue cardinal flower | 798 | ||
| Buckeye | 798 | ||
| Bull nettles | 798 | ||
| Buttercup | 798 | ||
| Calla lily | 798 | ||
| Cardboard palm | 799 | ||
| Cardinal flower | 799 | ||
| Carnation | 799 | ||
| Carolina allspice | 799 | ||
| Carolina horse nettle | 799 | ||
| Castor bean | 800 | ||
| Castor oil plant | 800 | ||
| Cherry | 800 | ||
| Chinaberry | 800 | ||
| Chinese jade | 800 | ||
| Choke cherry | 801 | ||
| Chrysanthemum | 801 | ||
| Climbing lily | 801 | ||
| Corn plant | 801 | ||
| Crab-eyes | 801 | ||
| Crocus | 802 | ||
| Crowfoot | 802 | ||
| Cyclamen | 802 | ||
| Daffodil | 802 | ||
| Daisy | 802 | ||
| Day lily | 802 | ||
| Devil’s ivy | 803 | ||
| Desert azalea (desert rose) | 803 | ||
| Diffenbachia | 803 | ||
| Dog laurel | 803 | ||
| Dumbcane | 803 | ||
| Dwarf poinciana | 803 | ||
| Easter lily | 804 | ||
| Elderberry | 804 | ||
| Elephant’s ear | 804 | ||
| English holly | 804 | ||
| English ivy | 804 | ||
| English walnut | 805 | ||
| Eucalyptus | 805 | ||
| European mistletoe | 805 | ||
| Feverfew | 805 | ||
| Field garlic | 805 | ||
| Flag | 805 | ||
| Foxglove (purple) | 806 | ||
| Gardenia | 806 | ||
| Garlic | 806 | ||
| Geisha girl | 806 | ||
| Geranium | 806 | ||
| German primrose | 807 | ||
| Gladiola | 807 | ||
| Gloriosa lily | 807 | ||
| Glory lily | 807 | ||
| Grapefruit | 807 | ||
| Heavenly bamboo | 807 | ||
| Hedge plant | 808 | ||
| Hellebore (Christmas rose) | 808 | ||
| Holly | 808 | ||
| Hops | 808 | ||
| Hyacinth | 808 | ||
| Hydrangea | 808 | ||
| Indian tobacco | 809 | ||
| Iris | 809 | ||
| Jamestown weed (jimson weed) | 809 | ||
| Japanese yew | 809 | ||
| Jequirity bean | 809 | ||
| Jerusalem cherry | 810 | ||
| Jessamine (yellow) | 810 | ||
| Jonquil | 810 | ||
| Kalanchoe | 810 | ||
| Kidney bean tree | 810 | ||
| Lantana | 810 | ||
| Lily | 811 | ||
| Lily-of-the-valley | 811 | ||
| Lovage | 811 | ||
| Love apple | 811 | ||
| Lupin, lupine | 811 | ||
| Macadamia nut | 811 | ||
| Manchineel | 812 | ||
| Marguerite | 812 | ||
| Marijuana | 812 | ||
| Mescal | 812 | ||
| Mistletoe | 812 | ||
| Monkshood | 813 | ||
| Mother in law plant | 813 | ||
| Mountain laurel | 813 | ||
| Mushrooms | 813 | ||
| Naked lady | 813 | ||
| Nettle spurge | 813 | ||
| Nightshade | 814 | ||
| Nipplefruit | 814 | ||
| Norfolk pine | 814 | ||
| Oleander | 814 | ||
| Onion | 814 | ||
| Orange (calamondin) | 815 | ||
| Palma christi | 815 | ||
| Peach | 815 | ||
| Pencil cactus | 815 | ||
| Peyote | 815 | ||
| Pieris (lily-of-the-valley bush) | 815 | ||
| Philodendron | 816 | ||
| Plum | 816 | ||
| PoinsettIa | 816 | ||
| Poison hemlock | 816 | ||
| Poison ivy | 816 | ||
| Poison oak | 817 | ||
| Poison sumac | 817 | ||
| Poke | 817 | ||
| Pokeweed | 817 | ||
| Potato | 817 | ||
| Pothos | 817 | ||
| Precatory bean | 818 | ||
| Prim | 818 | ||
| Primula | 818 | ||
| Privet | 818 | ||
| Rhododendron | 818 | ||
| Rosary pea | 818 | ||
| Sago palm (false) | 819 | ||
| Schefflera | 819 | ||
| Sloe | 819 | ||
| Star potato vine | 819 | ||
| Stinging nettle | 820 | ||
| Thorn apple | 820 | ||
| Tobacco | 820 | ||
| Trumpet vine | 820 | ||
| Tulip | 820 | ||
| Vinca | 820 | ||
| Wahoo (burning bush, spindle tree) | 821 | ||
| Water hemlock | 821 | ||
| Wisteria / wistaria | 821 | ||
| Wolfsbane | 821 | ||
| Yaupon | 821 | ||
| Yew | 822 | ||
| IX. Relatively nontoxic ingestions | 822 | ||
| X. Drugs with potential adverse effects during pregnancy | 823 | ||
| XI. Drugs safe for use during pregnancy | 825 | ||
| XII. Drugs to avoid in severe renal failure | 825 | ||
| XIII. Drugs requiring dose reduction in patients with renal failure | 826 | ||
| XIV. Commonly used formulae | 827 | ||
| XV. Constant rate infusion formulae | 828 | ||
| XVI. Drugs commonly administered by CRI | 829 | ||
| XVII. Metric conversion chart (approximations) | 830 | ||
| XVIII. Body surface area table for dogs and cats | 831 | ||
| XIX. Commonly used emergency drugs (approximate dosage) | 832 | ||
| References / further reading | 859 | ||
| I Analgesics | 859 | ||
| II Blood cross matching | 859 | ||
| III Blood component indications | 859 | ||
| IV Fluid therapy | 860 | ||
| V Guidelines for potassium supplementation | 860 | ||
| VI Insulin preparations available | 860 | ||
| VIII Poisonous plants | 860 | ||
| IX Relatively nontoxic ingestions | 860 | ||
| X Drugs with potential adverse affects during pregnancy | 861 | ||
| XI Drugs safe for use during pregnancy | 861 | ||
| XII Drugs to avoid in severe renal failure | 861 | ||
| XIII Drugs requiring dose reduction in patients with renal failure | 861 | ||
| XIV Commonly used formulae | 861 | ||
| XV Constant rate infusion formulae | 861 | ||
| XVI Drugs commonly administered by CRI | 861 | ||
| XVII Metric conversions chart (approximations) | 861 | ||
| XVIII Body surface area tables | 861 | ||
| XIX Commonly used emergency drugs (approximate dosages) | 861 | ||
| Index | 862 | ||
| A | 862 | ||
| B | 865 | ||
| C | 866 | ||
| D | 869 | ||
| E | 870 | ||
| F | 872 | ||
| G | 873 | ||
| H | 874 | ||
| I | 877 | ||
| J | 877 | ||
| K | 878 | ||
| L | 878 | ||
| M | 879 | ||
| N | 880 | ||
| O | 881 | ||
| P | 882 | ||
| R | 884 | ||
| S | 886 | ||
| T | 887 | ||
| U | 888 | ||
| V | 889 | ||
| W | 890 | ||
| X | 890 | ||
| Y | 890 | ||
| Z | 890 |