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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830047703321

Autore

Aldridge Paul

Titolo

Practical emergency and critical care veterinary nursing / / Paul Aldridge, Louise O'Dwyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, : John Wiley & Sons, 2013

Chichester, West Sussex : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2013

ISBN

1-78539-376-6

1-118-78287-9

1-299-15891-9

1-118-48347-2

1-118-48348-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

636.089/073

636.089073

636.0896025

Soggetti

Veterinary nursing

Veterinary emergencies

Veterinary critical care

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Triage and assessment of emergency patient -- Monitoring critical patients -- Vascular access -- Shock and intravenous fluid therapy -- Blood gas, acid-base analysis, and electrolyte abnormalities -- Analgesia and anaesthesia of the emergency and critical patient -- Practical laboratory techniques -- Techniques for oxygen supplementation -- The dyspnoeic patient -- Nursing the cardiac patient -- Nursing the acute abdomen patient -- Nursing urinary tract emergencies -- Nursing the poisoned patient -- Nursing the trauma patient -- Nursing the reproductive patient -- Small animal critical care and hospitalised patient nutrition -- Nursing the emergency ophthalmology patient -- Cardiopulmonary arrest and resuscitation -- Nursing considerations in the critical patient.

Sommario/riassunto

Your step-by-step guide to key emergency and critical care procedures



and hands-on nursing care. Whether you need to know how to prioritise your response to a patient with multiple injuries, or you need a quick practical guide to fluid therapy, this is the go-to resource.  Colour photographs of real life cases take you through the procedures and after-care, detailing essential skills. This book provides vital information for emergency and critical care situations, whether you're looking for confidence in handling emergency cases in a first-opinion practice, or a relevant, succinct guide for