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Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine

Self-Assessment Color Review, Second Edition
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Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine is a comprehensive guide designed for veterinary practitioners managing urgent situations involving small animals. This second edition features over 200 new cases presented through integrated questions and detailed answers, fostering rapid decision-making skills in diagnosis and treatment. Covering all key areas of emergency and critical care, it emphasises a coordinated team approach crucial for effective patient management.
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This book is essential for newly qualified veterinarians, veterinary technicians, nurses, students, and examination candidates seeking practical experience in emergency small animal care.

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Managing emergency and critical care situations is a daily challenge for veterinary practitioners caring for small animals. The appropriate treatment must be undertaken as quickly as possible and the most life-threatening problem tackled first.

This second edition of Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine provides more than 200 new randomly organized cases in the form of integrated questions, illustrations, and detailed explanatory answers. The concise, simulation-oriented format helps readers test their skills in emergency situations and gain practice making rapid decisions about diagnosis and treatment plans.

The book covers all aspects of emergency and critical care medicine where a coordinated team approach to patient care is needed. It is an essential reference for newly qualified veterinary practitioners, technicians, nurses, students, and examination candidates.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781482225921

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 February 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: CRC Press Inc

Edition: 2nd edition

Illustration: 34 Tables, black and white; 248 Illustrations, color

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 420g

Pages: 254

About the Author

Rebecca Kirby, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC

Rebecca Kirby is a charter Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care and started the first residency-training program in that specialty. Her articles, textbooks, and clinical research have advanced the veterinary profession and inspired students. She has lectured in over 24 countries and won recognition as Speaker of the Year at the North American Veterinary Conference. Her awards include 2001 Veterinarian of the Year by the AAHA, 2003 Ira Zaslow Distinguished Service Award from the VECCS, and 2005 Hills Award for Excellence in Veterinary Medicine awarded by the WSVA. She is also a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

Elke Rudloff, DVM, DACVECC

Elke Rudloff is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. She has trained 25 ACVECC Diplomates and is currently a clinical instructor at the Lakeshore Veterinary Specialists in Wisconsin. She serves as the IVECCS Program Coordinator. She is the 2008 recipient of the Ira Zaslow Award for distinguished service in the field of veterinary emergency and critical care and is an internationally recognized educator in the field of veterinary emergency and critical care. Her special interests include fluid resuscitation, emergency surgery, and trauma management, topics on which she has published in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters.

Andrew Linklater, DVM, DACVECC

Originally from Canada, Andrew Linklater moved to the US to pursue advanced veterinary training; he is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. He has been actively involved in mentoring critical care interns and residents for over a decade and works at Lakeshore Veterinary Specialists in Wisconsin, where he oversees the management of critically ill and injured patients and performs advanced diagnostics and therapeutics. He is well-published in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks in the field of critical care and continues to lecture nationally and internationally.

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