Contributors ix
Preface xiii
Glossary xv
About the Companion Website xvii
Section 1 Foundational Knowledge 1
1 Veterinary Anesthesia 3
Gareth Zeiler and Daniel Pang
2 Patient Assessment, Planning, and Preparation 9
Tim Bosmans, Roxanne Buck, and Gareth Zeiler
3 Pain Physiology, Assessment, and Principles of Treatment 29
Jo Murrell and Daniel Pang
4 Principles of Anesthetic Monitoring and Monitoring Equipment 49
H. Nicole Trenholme and Daniel Pang xvii
5 Inhalation Anesthetic Delivery Apparatus 69
Eugene P. Steffey and Gareth E. Zeiler
6 Introduction to Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy 97
Gareth Zeiler and Daniel Pang
7 Injectable Drugs Used for Premedication, Induction, and Maintenance of General Anesthesia 113
Khursheed Mama and Gareth Zeiler
8 Inhalational Anesthetic Drugs 131
Nigel Caulkett and Daniel Pang
9 Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs, Local Anesthetic Drugs, and Adjunct Drugs Used for Pain Management 145
H. Nicole Trenholme, Gareth Zeiler, and Daniel Pang
10 Other Drugs Used During the Peri-anesthetic Period 159
Abdur Kadwa, Keagan Boustead, Justin Grace, Daniel Pang, and Gareth Zeiler
Section 2 Fundamental Aspects of Clinical Anesthesia 181
11 Standards of Practice for Performing Veterinary Anesthesia 183
Matthew Gurney, Robert Meyer, Stijn Schauvliege, and Daniel Pang
12 Approach to Healthy Dog and Cat Anesthesia and Analgesia, and Selected Disease Processes and Procedures 189
Pamela Murison and Gareth Zeiler
13 Approach to Healthy Horse, Donkey, and Mule Anesthesia and Analgesia 227
John Hubbell, Nora Matthews, and Daniel Pang
14 Anesthesia and Analgesia of Healthy Exotic Companion Mammals, Ruminants, and Pigs 247
Hugo van Oostrom, Samantha Swisher, and Gareth Zeiler
15 Approach to Neonatal, Pediatric, and Geriatric Patients 283
Sabine Kästner and Gareth Zeiler
16 Approach to a Patient in Shock 311
Benjamin M. Brainard, H. Nicole Trenholme, and Daniel Pang
17 Approach to a Patient with Cardiac Pathology 339
Jonathan Lichtenberger, Alicia Skelding, and Daniel Pang
18 Approach to a Patient with Respiratory Pathology 363
Carolyn Kerr and Gareth Zeiler
19 Approach to a Patient with Renal, Urinary, or Hepatobiliary Disease 399
Chantal McMillan and Gareth Zeiler
20 Anesthetic Complications and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 425
Tamara Grubb, Daniel Pang, and Gareth Zeiler
Appendix 1: RECOVER CPR Algorithms 441
Appendix 2: RECOVER CPR Emergency Drug Dose Charts 443
Appendix 3: Checklists 445
Appendix 4: Peri-anesthetic Monitoring Sheets 453
Index 455
