Collaborative Emergency Medicine for Veterinary Technicians

List of Contributors xi
Preface xii
Abbreviations xiv
Acknowledgments xv

Part I Back to Basics 1

1 What Defines Emergency? 3
Simone Conwell

2 Bloodwork Basics 18
Simone Conwell

3 Fluid Therapy Basics 28
Elizabeth Faux

Part II Preparing to Transfer 39

4 Transferring With Catheters 41
Simone Conwell

5 Stabilizing the Emergent Patient 47
Elizabeth Faux

6 Better Living Through Pharmaceuticals 61
Puja Wright

7 I Can't Pee! - The Blocked Cat 77
Puja Wright

8 Communicating and Supporting Clients While Supporting Yourself 88
Valerie Bogie

Part III Internal Medicine Emergencies 99

9 Diabetes 101
Simone Conwell and Julia Conny

10 Searching for Red Blood Cells - IMHA 110
Danielle Schuler

11 Searching for Platelets: IMTP 123
Danielle Schuler

12 Not So Simple: AHDS 132
Simone Conwell

13 Gasping for Breath - Feline Asthma 141
Danielle Schuler

14 Communication Across Cultures: How Language Helps 148
Máriam Ordoñez and Simone Conwell

Part IV Common Surgical Emergencies 153

15 Forbidden Snackies: There's No Way He Ate That! 155
Fernanda Flynn-Galicia

16 Don't Flip Over a GDV 168
Puja Wright

17 Trauma Llama 187
Allison Snow

18 Managing Difficult Financial Discussions in Emergency Care 200
Ashley Salango

19 Tail-End Tactics 215
Talia Sundstrom

Index 223