This is a fully revised new edition of this essential text covering anaesthesia and analgesia in all large and small animal species. The new edition has greatly expanded sections on anaesthesia of exotic species such as small mammals, llamas, camels and many more, and also has a new section on anaesthesia of wild animals, both large and small, and birds.
The book is divided into 3 sections; the first, Principles and Procedures covers pharmacology and pharmacokinetics, monitoring, sedation and premedication and much more. The second section comprises chapters on anaesthesia in all the main species and the third section covers anaesthesia in special cases, complications and crises !
Almost 200 prints and line illustrations enhance the comprehensive text, and make the new edition of Veterinary Anaesthesia 10/e an essential purchase for all vets !
1 General Considerations
2 Patient Monitoring and Clinical Measurement
3 Introduction to General Anaesthesia: Pharmacodynamics & Pharmacokinetics
4 Principles of Sedation, Analgesia and Premedication
5 General Pharmacology of Injectable Agents used in Anaesthesia
6 General Pharmacology of the Inhalation Anaesthetics
7 Relaxation of the Skeletal Muscles
8 Pulmonary Gas Exchange: Artificial Ventilation of the Lungs
9 Apparatus for the Administration of Anaesthetics
10 General Principles of Local Analgesia
Section II Anaesthesia of the Species
11 Anaesthesia of the Horse
12 Anaesthesia of Cattle
13 Anaesthesia of Sheep, Goats and other ruminants
14 Anaesthesia of the Pig
15 Anaesthesia of the Dog
16 Anaesthesia of the Cat
17 Anaesthesia of Birds, Laboratory Animals and Wild Animals
Section III Special Anesthesia
18 Anaesthesia for Obstetrics
19 Anaesthesia for Intrathoracic Surgery
20 Presentation & Management of Anaesthetic Accidents and Crises
Appendices
I Glossary of abbreviations
II UK and US approved names of some drugs used in anaesthesia