The Practice of Veterinary Anesthesia Small Animals, Birds, Fish and Reptiles

This title provides practitioners with a practical guide to anesthesia that is easy to use in the office setting. It is organized with the busy practitioner in mind, and in the sequence that anesthesia is performed. The presentation includes step –by- step protocols for restraint, anesthesia and patient monitoring along with over 50 well designed tables covering drugs, complications and specific diseases conditions. This helpful toolcan assist practitioners in problem solving the factors that place some patients at higher risk for anesthesia. Veterinarians will enjoy the convenient, very accessible drug protocol tables which refer to drugs by their generic /brand name along with information about availability in North America, Europe, and the UK. This practical, concise guide to small animal and small exotic anesthesia for the non-specialist is an indispensible resource for the busy practitioner.Published by Teton New Media in the USA and distributed byCRC Pressoutside of North America.

Chapter 1 The Preanesthetic PeriodGeneral ConsiderationsPhysical StatusClassification of Risk StatusPatient EvaluationRisk Assessment of the Injured PatientHospitalizationPain Management: It starts before anesthesia!Preanesthetic MedicationTranquilizersAlpha2 Adrenergic Receptor AgonistsReceptor AntagonistsNeuroleptanalgesia and NeuroleptanesthesiaPentobarbital as PremedicationNonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory DrugsPain Management from a Surgeon’s PerspectiveChapter 2 The Induction PeriodEquipmentPlacement TechniqueMethods of InductionLaryngoscopy and Endotracheal IntubationChapter 3 The Anesthetic PeriodAnesthetic MachinesBreathing SystemsSystemsAssessment of Anesthetic SystemsProtocol for Machine Check Pre-AnesthesiaCleaning and MaintenanceFlow Rates for Circle Anesthetic SystemsScavenging Systems for Waste Anesthetic GasesOccupational Exposure to Waste Anesthetic GasesHazards of Anesthetic MachinesGeneral Principles of Inhalation AnesthesiaMinimum Alveolar Concentration (MAC)Metabolism of Inhalation AnestheticsCharacteristics of Inhalation AnestheticsMechanical Ventilators for Small Animal PatientsAgentsReactivity, Stability and FlammabilityChapter 4 The Anesthetic Period: MaintenanceThe Anesthetic RecordProcedures Following Induction and IntubationPerioperative Monitoring of the Anesthetized PatientFluid TherapyBlood Gases and Acid-Base RelationshipsChapter 5 The Anesthetic Period: Predictable ProblemsStandard Surgical Anesthetic ProceduresShock Patient and High Risk AnesthesiaBalanced AnesthesiaMuscle RelaxationModifications for BreedsModifications for Specific ProceduresModifications for Specific ConditionsChapter 6 The Anesthetic Period: Other Small AnimalsBirdsGuinea Pig, Hamster, Rat, Mouse, GerbilRabbitsNon-Domestic CarnivoresAnesthesia of Freshwater and Saltwater FishesAnesthesia and Analgesia of ReptilesChapter 7 The "Nobody Wins" Period: Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationCardiac EmergencyRecognitionResuscitationCrash Cart or BoxAssessmentChapter 8 The Recovery PeriodPain ManagementAnesthesia RecoveryRecovery ProceduresComplicationsSummaryIndex