Small Animal Technician's Guide to the Intensive Care Unit 1st Edition
Small animal intensive care units (ICUs) demand precision, critical thinking, and advanced technical skills. Small Animal Technician’s Guide to the Intensive Care Unit addresses the need for an all-in-one resource tailored specifically to veterinary technicians. Structured for both accessibility and depth, this guide emphasizes hands-on procedures, medical math, pharmacology, and the day-to-day nursing tasks that ensure high-quality patient care.
Autor: Author(s)Rebecca J. Roesler; Angela M. Secchi
| Nakladatel | Wiley-Blackwell |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781394343775 |
| Vydání | 2026 |
| Vazba | brožovaná |
| Počet stran | 320 |
Contents:
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Special Thanks
Disclaimer
Introduction
1 Medical Abbreviations and Shorthand
1.1 Administration Routes
1.2 Anatomy
1.3 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
1.4 Diagnostics
1.5 Differentials and Diagnoses
1.6 Miscellaneous
1.7 Nursing Notes
1.8 Pharmacology
1.9 Physical Exam
1.10 Procedures
1.11 Professional Acronyms
1.12 Signalment
1.13 Time Frequencies
1.14 Tubes and Catheters
Further Reading
2 Treatment Chart Anatomy
2.1 Basics
2.2 Diagnostics
2.3 Fluids
2.4 Food/Water Intake
2.5 Medications
2.6 Treatments
2.7 Vitals
2.8 Walk/Litter Box
2.9 Alerts
References
3 Pharmacology
3.1 Additives
3.2 Analgesia, Induction, and Sedation
3.3 Antibiotics
3.4 Antihistamines
3.5 Antiparasitic
3.6 Appetite stimulants
3.7 Blood products
3.8 Cardiac
3.9 Chemotherapeutics
3.10 Emergency
3.11 Euthanasia
3.12 Fluids
3.13 Gastrointestinal
3.14 Immune Modulators
3.15 Insulin
3.16 Miscellaneous
3.17 Neurologic
3.18 Ophthalmic
3.19 Paralytics
3.20 Pressors
3.21 Respiratory
3.22 Reversals
References
4 Medical Math
4.1 Basic Math Review
4.2 Percentages
4.3 Ratios and Proportions
4.4 Dose Calculations
4.5 Maintenance Rates
4.6 Dehydration Rates
4.7 Shock Rates
4.8 Additives
4.9 Dilutions
4.10 Constant Rate Infusions
References
5 Commonly Hospitalized Diseases and Disorders
5.1 Bacterial
5.2 Cardiac
5.3 Endocrine
5.4 Fungal
5.5 Gastrointestinal
5.6 Hepatobiliary
5.7 Immune‐Mediated
5.8 Miscellaneous
5.9 Neoplasia
5.10 Neurologic
5.11 Ophthalmologic
5.12 Parasitic
5.13 Reproductive
5.14 Respiratory
5.15 Surgical
5.16 Toxins
5.17 Trauma
5.18 Urinary
5.19 Viral
References
6 Nursing Care
6.1 Aggressive Animal Handling
6.2 Bailey Chair
6.3 Bandage Care
6.4 Barrier Nursing and Isolation
6.5 Feeding Tubes
6.6 Hand Hygiene
6.7 Nutrition
6.8 Ophthalmic Medications
6.9 Pain Assessment
6.10 Recumbency Care
6.11 Thrombocytopathy
6.12 Tracheostomy Tubes
6.13 Ventilation
References
7 Procedures
7.1 Abdominocentesis
7.2 Arterial Lines and Sampling
7.3 Bandaging
7.4 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
7.5 Central/PICC Lines
7.6 Chest Tubes (Figures 7.14–7.16)
7.7 Closed‐Suction Drains
7.8 Continuous Glucose Monitoring
7.9 Continuous Suction
7.10 Doppler BP
7.11 Enema
7.12 Fentanyl Patch
7.13 Gavage Feeding
7.14 High‐Flow Oxygen [6]
7.15 Indwelling Urinary Catheters
7.16 Intraosseous Catheters
7.17 Nasal Cannulas [8]
7.18 Nasogastric/Nasoesophageal Tubes
7.19 Nebulization
7.20 Pulse Oximetry (SPO2)
7.21 Thoracocentesis
7.22 Transfusions [12]
References
8 Case Studies
8.1 Anaphylaxis
8.2 Anticoagulant Rodenticide Toxicity
8.3 Gall Bladder Mucocele
8.4 Tetanus
References
Index
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