Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care is a condensed handbook with concise bullet points and topics organized alphabetically. Using the popular Five-Minute Veterinary Consult format, the book provides rapid access to up-to-date information in the fast-paced emergency room or critical care environment. Topics have been pulled from the Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline and expanded to include more information, valuable clinical images, and useful diagrams, with many other chapters completely new to this book.

Acetaminophen toxicity.
Acidosis-Metabolic.

Acute Renal Failure.

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

Alkalosis-Metabolic.

Amitraz toxicosis.

Anaphylaxis.

Anterior uveitis.

Aortic thromboembolism.

Asthma (Bronchitis).

Atrial fibrillation/fllutter.

Atrial standstill.

Atrioventricular block.

Bleeding Timing.

Blood transfusion reaction.

brachial plexus injury.

Brain injury/head trauma include coma.

Bundle Branch Block (right and left0.

Canine distemper virus.

Canine parvovirus.

Carbamate toxicity.

Cardiopulmonary arrest/CPCR.

Chocolate toxicity.

Chylothorax.

Coagulation disorders (include von Willebrands).

Congestive Heart Failure.

Coonhound paralysis.

Corneal and scleral lacerations.

Diabetes mellitus and DKA.

Diaphragmatic hernia.

Diarrhea (bacterial causes).

Dilated cardiomyopathy.

Disorders of calcium.

Disorders of chloride.

Disorders of glucose.

Disorders of phosphorus.

Disorders of potassium.

Disorders of Sodium.

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation.

Drowning-Near Drowning.

Dystocia and uterine inertia.

Eclampsia.

Epistaxis.

Esophageal foreign bodies.

Ethylene glycol poisoning.

FeLV.

FIP.

FIV.

FLLUTD.

Gastric Dilitation Volvulus.

GI Obstruction.

Glaucoma.

Grape and Raisin Toxicity.

Hematuria.

Hemoabdomen.

Hemothorax.

Hepatic encephalopathy.

Hyperosmolality.

Hypertension.

Hyperthermia/Heat Stroke.

Hypertrophic and restrictive cardiomyopathy.

Hyphema.

Hypoadrenocorticism.

Hypotension.

Hypoxemia.

IMHA.

Intervertebral disk disease.

Intussusception (include cecocolic).

Ivermectin toxicity.

Laryngeal paralysis.

Lily poisoning.

Lower UTI.

Macadamia nut toxicity.

Marijuana toxicity.

Metaldehyde poisoning.

Murmurs.

Mycotoxins.

NSAID toxicity.

Organophosphate toxicity.

Pancreatitis.

Panleukopenia.

paraphimosis.

Pericardial effusion.

Peritonitis.

Pneumonia, aspiration.

Pneumonia, infectious causes (viral, bacterial, fungal).

Pneumothorax.

Pulmonary contusions.

Pulmonary edema-cardiogenic.

Pulmonary edema-noncardiogenic.

Pulmonary thromboembolism.

Pyometra an CEH.

Pyothorax.

Pyrethroid/pyrethrin toxicity.

Retinal detachment andhemorrhage.

Rodenticides (include bromethalin, Vit K, cholecalciferol).

Schiff-Scherington/spinal shock/spinal fracture/trauma.

Seizures and status epilepticus.

Shock-cardiogenic.

Shock-hypovolemic.

Shock-septic.

Sick sinus syndrome.

Smoke inhalation.

Snake envenomation (coral and pit vipers).

Spider envenomation (black widow and brown recluse).

Splenic torsion.

SSRI Toxicity.

Supraventricular tachycardia.

Syncope.

Thrombocytopenia-immune mediated.

Tick paralysis.

Tracheal collapse.

Traumatic myocarditis.

urethral prolapse.

Urolithiasis and urinary obstruction.

Uterine inertia.

Vaginal hyperplasia and prolapse.

Ventricular dysrhythmias.

Vomiting and hematemesis.

Zinc toxicity


Elisa M. Mazzaferro, MS, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVECC, is Director of Emergency Services, Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital, Wheat Ridge, Colorado.