Equine Emergencies: Treatment and Procedures

1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title Page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Dedication - p. ix 7. Preface - p. x 8. Acknowledgments - p. xi 9. Part I Emergency Procedures and Diagnostics - p. xi 10. Section I Important Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures for Emergency Care - p. xi 11. Chapter 1 Blood Collection - p. 2 12. Chapter 2 Medication Administration and Alternative Methods of Drug Administration - p. 5 13. Chapter 3 Intravenous Catheter Placement - p. 9 14. Chapter 4 Venous Access via Cutdown - p. 12 15. Chapter 5 Regional Perfusion, Intraosseous, and Resuscitation Infusion Techniques - p. 16 16. Chapter 6 Biopsy Techniques* - p. 19 17. Chapter 7 Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy - p. 25 18. Chapter 8 Complementary Therapies in Emergencies - p. 28 19. Section II Emergency Imaging, Endoscopy, Laboratory Diagnostics, and Monitoring - p. 29 20. Chapter 9 Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial, Fungal, Viral, and Parasitic Pathogens - p. 30 21. Chapter 10 Emergency and Critical Care Monitoring - p. 33 22. Chapter 11 Cytology - p. 37 23. Chapter 12 Emergency Diagnostic Endoscopy - p. 61 24. Chapter 13 Gene Testing - p. 70 25. Chapter 14 Imaging Techniques and Indications for the Emergency Patient - p. 73 26. Chapter 15 Emergency Laboratory Tests and Point-of-Care Diagnostics - p. 110 27. Part II Emergency Examination and Management of Organ Systems - p. 115 28. Section I Body and Organ Systems - p. 115 29. Chapter 16 Blood Coagulation Disorders - p. 118 30. Chapter 17 Cardiovascular System - p. 124 31. Chapter 18 Gastrointestinal System - p. 157 32. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures - p. 157 33. Aging Guidelines - p. 162 34. Upper Gastrointestinal Emergencies - p. 171 35. Lower Gastrointestinal Emergencies - p. 191 36. Acute Diarrhea - p. 220 37. Chapter 19 Integumentary System - p. 238 38. Chapter 20 Liver Failure, Anemia, and Blood Transfusion - p. 268 39. Chapter 21 Musculoskeletal System - p. 289 40. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures - p. 289 41. Pediatric Orthopedic Emergencies - p. 301 42. Adult Orthopedic Emergencies* - p. 314 43. Chapter 22 Nervous System - p. 339 44. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures - p. 339 45. Neurologic Emergencies - p. 341 46. Chapter 23 Ophthalmology - p. 379 47. Chapter 24 Reproductive System - p. 418 48. Chapter 25 Respiratory System - p. 450 49. Chapter 26 Urinary System - p. 485 50. Section II Pregnancy, Perinatal/Neonatal Period - p. 496 51. Chapter 27 Monitoring the Pregnant Mare - p. 497 52. Chapter 28 Emergency Foaling - p. 504 53. Chapter 29 Foal Resuscitation - p. 509 54. Chapter 30 Perinatology and the High-Risk Pregnant Mare - p. 520 55. Chapter 31 Neonatology - p. 528 56. Physical Examination of the Newborn Foal - p. 528 57. Triage of the Critically Ill Foal: Emergency Stabilization - p. 541 58. Generalized Weakness, Loss of Suckle - p. 542 59. Dysphagia - p. 559 60. Colic - p. 559 61. Congenital Malformations of the Neonatal Foal - p. 563 62. Genetic Disorders of the Neonatal Foal - p. 564 63. Section III Shock, Temperature-Related Problems, SIRS, and MODS - p. 564 64. Chapter 32 Shock and Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - p. 565 65. Chapter 33 Temperature-Related Problems - p. 573 66. Part III Toxicology - p. 577 67. Chapter 34 Toxicology - p. 580 68. Part IV Special Problem Emergencies - p. 606 69. Section I Special Problems - p. 606 70. Chapter 35 Burns, Acute Soft Tissue Swellings, Pigeon Fever, and Fasciotomy - p. 608 71. Chapter 36 Caring for the Down Horse - p. 626 72. Chapter 37 Disaster Medicine and Technical Emergency Rescue - p. 634 73. Chapter 38 Emergency Treatment of Mules and Donkeys - p. 646 74. Chapter 39 Emergency Problems Unique to Draft Horses - p. 652 75. Chapter 40 Emergency Diseases Outside the Continental United States - p. 656 76. Chapter 41 Flood Injury in Horses - p. 687 77. Chapter 42 Foot Injuries - p. 693 78. Chapter 43 Laminitis - p. 697 79. Chapter 44 Emergencies of the Racing Athlete - p. 713 80. Chapter 45 Snake Envenomation - p. 724 81. Chapter 46 Thoracic Trauma - p. 728 82. Section II Anesthesia - p. 734 83. Chapter 47 Anesthesia for Out of Hospital Emergencies - p. 735 84. Chapter 48 Euthanasia/Humane Destruction* - p. 746 85. Chapter 49 Pain Management - p. 749 86. Section III Nutrition - p. 763 87. Chapter 50 Medical Management of the Starved Horse - p. 764 88. Chapter 51 Nutritional Guidelines for the Injured, Hospitalized, and Postsurgical Patient - p. 768 89. Section IV Biosecurity - p. 776 90. Chapter 52 Contagious and Zoonotic Diseases - p. 777 91. Chapter 53 Standard Precautions and Infectious Disease Management - p. 791 92. Appendices - p. 796 93. Appendix 1 Reference Values - p. 798 94. Appendix 2 Calculations in Emergency Care - p. 804 95. Appendix 3 Equivalents - p. 808 96. Appendix 4 Adverse Drug Reactions, Air Emboli, and Lightning Strike - p. 812 97. Appendix 5 Specific Acute Drug Reactions and Recommended Treatments - p. 817 98. Appendix 6 Quick Reference Protocols for Emergency and Clinical Conditions - p. 823 99. Appendix 7 Drug Trade Name Index - p. 828 100. Appendix 8 Drug Category Index - p. 831 101. Appendix 9 Equine Emergency Drugs: Approximate Dosages and Adverse Drug Reactions* - p. 835 102. Web Appendix 1 Product Manufacturers - p. e1 103. Web Appendix 2 Long Bone Physeal Fusion Times and Growth Plate Closures - p. e6 104. Web Appendix 3 Adult Horse Laboratory Reference Values - p. e7 105. Web Appendix 4 Induction of Parturition - p. e13 106. Index - p. 861 107. Emergency Drug Charts* - p. IBC6 108. Emergency Information* - p. IBC7