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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827162903321

Titolo

Blackwell's five-minute veterinary consult clinical companion Small animal toxicology / / Lynn R. Hovda [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, Iowa : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-119-03657-7

1-119-03652-6

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (987 p.)

Collana

Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult

Disciplina

615.900724

Soggetti

Veterinary toxicology

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 at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Small Animal Toxicology; Dedications; Contents; Contributor List; Preface; ORGANIZATION AND FORMAT; KEY FEATURES; About the Companion Website; section I Clinical Toxicology; chapter 1 Decontamination and Detoxification of the Poisoned Patient; DEFINITION/OVERVIEW; Ocular Decontamination; Dermal Decontamination; Inhalant Decontamination; Injection Decontamination; Gastrointestinal Decontamination; Effectiveness of Emesis Induction; Recommendations for Home Emesis; Emetic Agents; VETERINARY EMETIC AGENTS; Apomorphine; Xylazine; Gastric Lavage (Fig. 1.1); Whole Bowel Irrigation (WBI)

Activated Charcoal (AC)Cholestyramine; Cathartics; Fluid Therapy; Surgical Decontamination; CONCLUSIONS; Abbreviations; Suggested Reading; chapter 2 Emergency Management of the Poisoned Patient; DEFINITION/OVERVIEW; ABCDs of the Poisoned Patient; Circulation; Dysfunction; SUPPORTIVE CARE AND TREATMENT; Monitoring and Supportive Care; Fluid Therapy; Cardiovascular Support; Gastrointestinal Support; Neurological Support; Analgesics/Sedatives; Miscellaneous Treatment; CONCLUSIONS; Abbreviations; Suggested Reading; chapter 3 Antidotes and Other Useful Drugs; DEFINITION/OVERVIEW

Chemical AntidotesFunctional Antidotes; Skeletal Muscle Relaxants;



Pharmacological or Physiological Antidotes; COMMENTS; Abbreviations; Suggested Reading; chapter 4 Identification and Management of the Unknown Toxicant; DEFINITION/OVERVIEW; PERTINENT INFORMATION; History; Physical Exam; Diagnostics; TOXIDROMES; Cholinergic Toxidrome; Anticholinergic Toxidrome; Sympathomimetic Toxidrome; Serotonin Toxidrome; TREATMENT PLAN; Consultation with Animal Poison Control Center; Decontamination; Case Management; Neurological Signs; Gastrointestinal Signs; Respiratory Signs; Cardiovascular Signs

Toxicological TestingCONCLUSIONS; Suggested Reading; chapter 5 Laboratory Diagnostics for Toxicology; INTRODUCTION; Historical Information; Clinical Signs; Clinical Laboratory Evaluation; Necropsy Lesions; Chemical Analysis; GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR DIAGNOSTIC EFFORT; Abbreviations; Suggested Reading; section II Specific Toxins & Toxicants; Alcohols and Glycol Ethers; chapter 6 Alcohols; DEFINITION/OVERVIEW; ETIOLOGY/PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; Mechanism of Action; Pharmacokinetics - Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion; Toxicity; Systems Affected; SIGNALMENT/HISTORY; Risk Factors

Historical FindingsLocation and Circumstances of Poisoning; CLINICAL FEATURES; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTICS; Clinical Laboratory; Pathological Findings; THERAPEUTICS; Detoxification; Appropriate Health Care; Antidotes; Drugs of Choice; Precautions/Interactions; Nursing Care; Follow-up; Activity; Prevention; COMMENTS; Client Education; Patient Monitoring; Expected Course and Prognosis; Abbreviations; Suggested Reading; chapter 7 Ethylene Glycol and Diethylene Glycol; DEFINITION/OVERVIEW; ETIOLOGY/PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; Mechanism of Action

Pharmacokinetics - Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion

Sommario/riassunto

"Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Toxicology, Second Edition puts all the information needed to rapidly and accurately manage poisonings in small animal patients at the clinician's fingertips.  Provides concise, bulleted information focused on the most important facts needed when treating a poisoned cat or dog Carefully organized for ease of use in an emergency, with important toxicants arranged alphabetically within categories Details clinically relevant information on the most common toxicants encountered by  small animals Presents a wealth of color photographs to aid in plant identification Includes 14 new topics to this edition covering cyclosporine A, sleep aids, tacrolimus, bath salts, synthetic marijuana, poisonous lizards, imidacloprid, spring bulbs, and sodium monofluoroacetate"--



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960344203321

Autore

Michelini Rinaldo C

Titolo

Robot-age knowledge changeover / / Rinaldo C. Michelini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009

ISBN

1-60876-390-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (357 p.)

Collana

Robotics research and technology

Disciplina

629.8/92

Soggetti

Robotics

Automation

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

Intro -- Robot-Age Knowledge Changeover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Presentation -- Preface -- 1. The Industry Paradigms -- Uniqueness of the Capitalism Growth -- Lessons from the Mankind History -- Modes in the Knowledge Challenge -- 2. Industrialism Twilights -- Trends in Manufacture Technologies -- Towards the Knowledge Entrepreneurship -- Engineering Eco-Sound Businesses -- 3. The Knowledge Paradigms -- Paradigms in Robotics Complexity -- Mankind Loyalty and World Citizenship -- Questioning Looks to the Future -- 4. Robot in Manufacture Jobs -- Work Surrounding Structures -- The Shop-Floor Logistics -- The Robot Aids Integration -- 5. Robot in Service Applications -- Action Surrounding Choices -- Remote Overseen/Controlled Aids -- Autonomic Task-Driven Equipment -- 6. Remarks, Prospects and Conclusion -- Making the Globalisation Work -- The Ecologic Consistency Pledge -- The Robot Age Challenge -- An Outlook at the Content -- References -- Chapter 1. The Industry Paradigms -- Chapter 2. The Industrialism Twilights -- Chapter 3. The Knowledge Paradigms -- Chapter 4. Robots in Manufacture Jobs -- Chapter 5. Robots in Service Applications -- Chapter 6. Remarks, Prospects and Conclusion -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The current division between industrialised and developing countries/societies is based on relatively recent paradigms of mankind's growth which have occurred within the so-called industrial revolution. This book explores alternative paradigms and looks at



different pathways to growth in the future.