Fundamentals of Small Animal Surgery

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By Fred Anthony Mann , Gheorghe M. Constantinescu, Hun-Young Yoon

Fundamentals of Small Animal Surgery PDF is One of The Best Veterinary Books Online. It offers a thorough introduction to the surgical principles essential to good veterinary practice. With many high-quality pencil drawings and clinical photographs to complement the detailed descriptions, the book is a useful resource for building basic surgery skills. Fundamentals of Small Animal Surgery PDF is designed to provide a grounding in the foundations of veterinary surgical practice and an understanding of the practical application of surgical techniques. Covering topics ranging from assessment and surgical pack preparation to aseptic technique and postoperative pain management, the book is a valuable reference for surgical procedure training in veterinary or veterinary technician schools, and serves as a refresher for veterinarians and technicians in practice.

Fundamentals of Small Animal Surgery Features:

Introduces the reader to the basics of veterinary surgical practice
Includes many pencil drawings and clinical photographs to accompany the text
Provides a useful resource for building basic surgery skills
Covers key topics for surgical procedures such as positioning, draping, and instrument handling
Serves as a valuable reference for gaining confidence in surgical procedures
Offers detailed descriptions of common tube placement techniques and a comprehensively illustrated step-by-step canine ovariohysterectomy technique

Table of Contents

Fundamentals of Small Animal Surgery Table of Contents

Section 1 Communication Case Studies 1

Case 1.1 Comsmunicating about a Progressive Diagnosis and Prognosis 5
Julia A. Walch

Case 1.2 Diagnosis/Prognosis Uncomplicated Death at Home 12
Constance Dahlin

Case 1.3 Accommodating Religiosity and Spirituality in Medical Decision-Making 18
Jennifer Gentry

Case 1.4 Discussing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation When it May Be Useful 26
Kelli Gershon

Case 1.5 Discussing CPR When it is a Non-Beneficial Intervention 33
Judy Passaglia

Case 1.6 Discussing Brain Death, Organ Donation, and Donation after Cardiac Death 41
Christine Westphal and Rebecca Williams

Case 1.7 Discussing Physiological Futility 52
Judy C. Wheeler

Case 1.8 Wounded Families: Decision-Making in the Setting of Stressed Coping and Maladaptive Behaviors in Health Crises 60
Kerstin McSteen

Case 1.9 Notification of an Expected Death 68
Peg Nelson

Case 1.10 Death Notification after Unexpected Death 73
Garrett K. Chan

Section 2 Symptom Management Case Studies 83Case 2.1 Pain: Cancer in the Home 87
Constance DahlinCase 2.2 Treating an Acute, Severe, Cancer Pain Exacerbation 98
Patrick J. Coyne

Case 2.3 Pain and Advanced Heart Failure 104
Margaret L. Campbell

Case 2.4 Dyspnea and Advanced COPD 110
Margaret L. Campbell

Case 2.5 Dyspnea and Heart Failure 117
Garrett K. Chan

Case 2.6 Treating Dyspnea during Ventilator Withdrawal 128
Margaret L. Campbell

Case 2.7 Cough Associated with COPD and Lung Cancer 138
Peg Nelson

Case 2.8 Hiccups and Advanced Illness 145
Marian Grant

Case 2.9 Treating Nausea Associated with Advanced Cancer 152
Judy C. Wheeler

Case 2.10 Nausea Associated with Bowel Obstruction 161
Terri L. Maxwell

Case 2.11 Nausea Related to Uremia, Dialysis Cessation 168
Linda M. Gorman

Case 2.12 Opioid-Induced Pruritus 176
Richelle Nugent Hooper

Case 2.13 Pruritus in End-Stage Renal Disease 183
Linda M. Gorman

Case 2.14 Opioid-Induced Constipation 190
Grace Cullen Oligario