Description
Book SynopsisEquine Anesthesia and Pain Management: A Color Handbook brings together key information for clinicians in an easy-to-use, problem-orientated format. It disseminates a wealth of knowledge about horse, donkey and mule anesthesia and pain management in a quick reference style, with a focus on clinical practice. Fifteen chapters by expert contributors cover everything from anesthetic equipment, premedication and physical restraint, to total intravenous anesthesia, inhalant anesthesia and partial intravenous anesthesia, recovery, complications and euthanasia. Over 250 superb color photographs and diagrams bring the material to life.
This book will be invaluable to all those who need practical information easily to hand, whether equine practitioner, veterinary technician or nurse, or veterinary student.
Table of Contents1 Anesthesia Equipment. 2 Preanesthetic evaluation. 3 Sedation and Restraint for Standing Procedures. 4 Induction of Anesthesia. 5 Total Intravenous Anesthesia. 6 Inhalant Anesthesia and Partial Intravenous Anesthesia. 7 Anesthesia monitoring and management. 8 Fluid therapy. 9 Anesthetic Recovery. 10 Complications of Equine Anesthesia. 11 Specific Diseases and Procedures. 12 Pain. 12.1 Physiology, Recognition, and Local Anesthetic Techniques. 12.2 Rehabilitation Techniques. 12.3 Equine Acupuncture. 12.4 Chiropractic. 13 Anesthesia and analgesia for donkeys, mules and foals. 14 Anesthetic Outcome and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. 15. Euthanasia 16 REFERENCE TABLES. 16.1 Equine Blood Values. 16.2 Equine Drug Dose Ranges.
