Kirk & Bistner's Handbook of Veterinary Procedures and Emergency Treatment

Section 1: Emergency Care

Prehospital management of the injured animal

Initial emergency examination, management, and triage

Emergency diagnostic and therapeutic procedures

Pain: assessment, prevention, and management

Emergency management of specific conditions

Section 2: Patient Evaluation and Organ System Examination

Patient evaluation

The medical record

The organ system examination

Section 3: Clinical Signs

Abdominal enlargement with ascites

Abdominal enlargement without ascites

Aggression

Alopecia (See hair loss)

Ataxia (See incoordination)

Blindness (See vision loss)

Blood in urine: hematuria, hemoglobinuria, myoglobinuria

Coma: loss of consciousness

Constipation (obstipation)

Cough

Coughing blood: hemoptysis

Deafness or hearing loss

Decreased urine production: oliguria and anuria

Diarrhea, acute-onset

Diarrhea, chronic

Difficulty breathing or respiratory distress: cyanosis

Difficulty breathing or respiratory distress: dyspnea

Difficulty swallowing: dysphagia

Hair loss: alopecia

Hemorrhage (See spontaneous bleeding)

Icterus (See yellow skin)

Incoordination: ataxia

Increased urination and water consumption: polyuria and polydipsia

Itching or scratching: pruritus

Jaundice (See yellow skin)

Joint swelling: arthropathy

Loss of appetite: anorexia

Lymph node enlargement: lymphadenomegaly

Pain

Painful urination: dysuria (See straining to urinate)

Painful defecation: dyschezia (See straining to defecate)

Rectal and anal pain (See straining to defecate)

Regurgitation

Seizures (convulsions or epilepsy)

Sneezing and nasal discharge

Spontaneous bleeding: hemorrhage

Straining to defecate: dyschezia

Straining to urinate: dysuria

Swelling of the limbs: peripheral edema

Uncontrolled urination: urinary incontinence

Vision loss: total blindness

Vomiting

Vomiting blood: hematemesis

Weakness, lethargy, fatigue

Weight loss: emaciation, cachexia

Yellow skin or mucous membranes: icterus (or jaundice)

Section 4: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures

Routine Procedures

Dermatologic Procedures

Advanced Procedures

Section 5: Laboratory Diagnosis and Test Protocols

Common reference range values

Sample handling

Submission requirements for rabies suspects

Histopathology and cytopathology

Biochemistry--routine

Routine biochemical testing

Special diagnostic tests and test protocols

Hemostasis and coagulation

Endocrinology

Immunology

Infectious disease serology and microbiology

Urine

Section 6: Charts and Tables

6-1: Emergency Hotlines

6-2: Dog Breeds Recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC)

6-3: Cat Breeds Recognized by the Cat Fanciers Association (CFA)

6-4: Useful Information for Rodents and Rabbits

6-5: Determination of the Sex of Mature and Immature Rodents and Rabbits

6-6: Blood Values and Serum Chemical Constituents for Rodents and Rabbits

6-7: Ferrets--Physiologic, Anatomic, and Reproductive Data

6-8: Hematologic Values for Normal Ferrets

6-9: Serum Chemistry Values for Normal Ferrets

6-10: Electrocardiographic Data for Normal Ferrets

6-11: Conversion of Body Weight in Kilograms to Body Surface Area in Meters Squared for Dogs

6-12: Conversion of Body Weight in Kilograms to Body Surface Area in Meters Squared for Cats

6-13: French Scale Conversion Table

6-14: International System of Units (SI) Conversion Guide

6-15: Units of Length, Volume, and Mass in the Metric System

6-16: Vaccines Licensed for Use in Dogs in the United States

6-17: Vaccines Licensed for Use in Cats in the United States

6-18: Canine Vaccination Recommendations-Initial Puppy Series

6-19: Canine Vaccination Recommendations-Adult

6-20: Feline Vaccination Recommendations-Initial Kitten Series

6-21: Feline Vaccination Recommendations-Adult

6-22: Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2005, National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc. (NASPHV)

6-23: Prescription Writing Reference... Dos and Donts

6-24: Common Drug Indications and Dosages