Veterinary Anesthesia and Pain Management Secrets [Paperback]

The highly popular Secrets Series? presents an important new resource for veterinarians in this comprehensive, yet focused, coverage of one of the most important and fastest-emerging specialties in veterinary medicine. Among the topics covered are Patient Management, Preparation, Pharmacology, Monitoring, Anesthetic Complications, Anesthesia and Systemic Disease, Special Anesthetic Considerations, Regional Anesthesia, and Pain Management for Small Animals.

Emerging area of pain management is covered as well as anesthesia

Greene one of the major authorities on pain management

Proven Secrets format makes this a unique offering

Patient Management
Airway maintenance
Oxygenation and ventilation
Blood gas and acid-base analysis
Electrolytes
Fluid Therapy
Blood and Blood Products
The Autonomic Nervous System

Patient Preparation
Preoperative Evaluation
Premedication
Anesthesia Machines
Anesthetic Circuits
Vaporizers

Pharmacology
Opioids
Alpha-2 agonists
Tranquilizers
Intravenous Anesthetics
Inhaled Anesthetics
Local Anesthetics
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents

Patient Monitoring
Respiratory Monitoring
Pulse Oximetry
Neuromuscular Monitoring
Monitoring the EEG

Perianesthetic Complications
Hypoxemia
Hypotension
Cardiac Dysrhythmias
Hypothermia
Hyperthermia

Anesthesia and systemic disease
Anesthesia of Patients with Cardiac Disease
Aspiration
Pulmonary Diseases
Perioperative Management of Patients with Liver Disease
Renal Disl3!