Emergency and Critical Care. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Hassel, Diana M
• Contents: Front Cover; Emergency andCritical Care; Copyright; Contributors; Contents; Veterinary Clinics Of North America: Equine Practice; Preface; Field Triage of the Neonatal Foal; Key points; Introduction; Physical examination of the newborn foal; Dysphagia/Loss of Suckle/Milk Regurgitation; Triage of the weak neonatal foal; Sepsis; PAS; Prematurity/Dysmaturity; Specific Treatment of Sepsis; Specific Treatment of PAS; Specific Treatment of Prematurity; General therapy for the weak recumbent foal; Nutrition Support; Partial parenteral nutrition; Enteral feeds; FPT; IV Fluid Support of the Foal. Maintenance fluid therapySupportive Care; Respiratory Support; Other common disorders of the neonate; Neonatal Isoerythrolysis; Disorders of the Lungs; Pneumonia; Treatment; Apneustic breathing; Treatment; Disorders of the Umbilicus and Urinary Tract; Patent urachus; Treatment; Omphalophlebitis; Treatment; Dysuria; Urinary tract rupture and uroabdomen; Clinical signs; Diagnosis; Treatment; Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System; Flexor tendon laxity; Treatment; Septic arthritis/septic osteomyelitis; Clinical signs; Diagnosis septic arthritis/osteomyelitis; Treatment septic arthritis. Treatment septic osteomyelitisRib fractures; Treatment; Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract; Colic; Diagnostic aids for colic; Meconium impaction; Treatment; Oral laxatives; IV fluids; Analgesics/prokinetics; Atresia coli; Ileocecocolic aganglionosis (overo lethal white syndrome); Enterocolitis/diarrhea; Nutritional causes of colic and diarrhea; Overfeeding; Lactose intolerance; Seizures; Causes of Seizures; Clinical Signs; Treatment Options; Additional Support for Seizures; References; CPR in the Neonatal Foal; Key points; What is RECOVER?; Causes for CPA in equine neonates. CPR training and team dynamicsPreparation; CPR-basic and advanced life support; Basic life support; What to Do; Patient Positioning; Ventilation; RECOVER Recommendations for Ventilation; Thoracic Compressions; RECOVER Recommendations; Recommendation; Advanced life support; Vasopressor and Vagolytic Therapy; Epinephrine dose; Vasopressin Versus Epinephrine; Atropine; Defibrillation; Defibrillation Technique; Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy; Electrolyte Therapy; Other Therapies; Intratracheal Drug Administration; Open Chest CPR; Monitoring; Monitoring Patients During CPA; When to Stop. Post-cardiac arrest careResuscitation at the time of foaling; Summary; References; Update on the Management of Neonatal Sepsis in Horses; Key points; Introduction; The septic neonatal foal; Management strategies in neonatal sepsis; Infection Control; Antimicrobials; Plasma therapy; Hemodynamic Support; Fluid therapy; Vasoactive agents; Respiratory support; Antimediator Therapy; Supportive therapy; Tight Glucose Control; Corticosteroid Replacement Therapy; Summary; References; Is it the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome or Endotoxemia in Horses with Colic?; Key points; Introduction; SIRS.
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (225 pages)
• Subjects: 636.1089; Horses -- Diseases; Horses -- Wounds and injuries; Veterinary critical care; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry; Horses -- Diseases; Horses -- Wounds and injuries; Veterinary critical care; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323320474; 0323320473
• Related ISBNs: 9780323320283; 0323320287
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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