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

• Pubblicazione: Ames, Iowa : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016; ©2016
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (987 p.)
• Disciplina: 615.900724
• Soggetto topico: Veterinary toxicology
• Persona (resp. second.): HovdaLynn R.
• 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"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Blackwell's five-minute veterinary consult clinical companion
• ISBN: 1-119-03657-7; 1-119-03652-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827162903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult