Monitoring and Intervention for the Critically Ill Small Animal, The Rule of 20

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Monitoring and Intervention for the Critically Ill Small Animal, The Rule of 20

By ebecca Kirby and Andrew Linklater

Monitoring and Intervention for the Critically Ill Small Animal: The Rule of 20 PDF offers guidance for assessing the patient, interpreting diagnostic test results, and selecting appropriate monitoring procedures.Based on Rebecca Kirby’s time-tested Rule of 20, with a chapter devoted to each item on the checklist Provides comprehensive guidance for monitoring a critically ill small animal patient Emphasizes the interplay of each parameter with one another Designed for fast access on the clinic floor, with potentially life-saving ideas, tips, lists and procedures Presents tables, schematics, algorithms, and drawings for quick reference.

Table of Contents

Contributors ix

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xiii

1 An introduction to SIRS and the Rule of 20 1
Rebecca Kirby

2 Fluid balance 9
Rebecca Kirby and Elke Rudloff

3 Blood pressure 29
Lauren Sullivan

4 Albumin and colloid osmotic pressure 43
Adesola Odunayo

5 Glucose 55
Natara Loose

6 Electrolytes 73
Linda Barton and Rebecca Kirby

7 Acid–base status 95
Ryan Wheeler and Jan Kovacic

8 Oxygenation and ventilation 109
Christin Reminga and Lesley G. King