Table of Contents
Contributors x
Preface xvi
Section I Introduction 3
1 Triage 5Harold Davis
2 The small animal emergency room 11Martin D. Miller and Sean D. Smarick
3 ICU design 24Joris H. Robben and Julie A. Eveland-Baker
Section II Cardiovascular 49
4 Catheterization of the venous compartment 51Mary Tefend Campbell and Douglass K. Macintire
5 Arterial puncture and catheterization 69Elisa M. Mazzaferro and Cindy Hauser
6 Principles of electrocardiography 82Joao Orvalho
7 Electrocardiogram interpretation 89Matthew S. Mellema and Casey J. Kohen
8 Fluid-filled hemodynamic monitoring systems 107Jamie M. Burkitt Creedon and Marc R. Raffe
9 Direct systemic arterial blood pressure monitoring 122Edward Cooper and Stacey Cooper
10 Noninvasive arterial blood pressure monitoring 134Jill A. Williamson and Stephanie Leone
11 Central venous pressure monitoring 145Rosalind S. Chow and Pamela Dilley
12 Cardiac output monitoring 159Steve C. Haskins
13 Bedside echocardiography 177Romain Pariaut
14 Pericardiocentesis 190Meredith L. Daly
15 Monitoring tissue perfusion: clinicopathologic aids and advanced techniques 198Brian C. Young
16 Cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation 217Sean D. Smarick
17 Open-chest cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation 227Janelle R. Wierenga
18 Defibrillation 235Matthew S. Mellema, Craig Cornell, and Casey J. Kohen
19 Temporary cardiac pacing 245Craig Cornell
Section III Respiratory 261
20 Oxygen therapy 263Jennifer Boyle
21 Pulse oximetry and CO-oximetry 274Devon A. Ayres
22 Blood gas analysis 286Sarah Gray and Lisa L. Powell
23 Tracheal intubation 293Jeni Dohner and Rebecca S. Syring
24 Temporary tracheostomy 306F.A. (Tony) Mann and Mary M. Flanders
25 Artificial airway management 318Lila K. Sierra and Lesley G. King
26 Capnography 340Linda S. Barter
27 Mechanical ventilation 349Kate Hopper
28 Ventilator waveform analysis 357Deborah Silverstein
29 High-frequency ventilation 374Jessica Schavone and Elizabeth Rozanski
30 Pleural space drainage 378Rosemary Lombardi, Emily Savino, and Lori S. Waddell
Section IV Urinary and abdominal 393
31 Urethral catheterization 395Janet Aldrich
32 Urinalysis in acutely and critically ill dogs and cats 409David J. Polzin and Carl A. Osborne
33 Peritoneal dialysis 421Diane M. Welsh and Mary Anna Labato
34 Technical management of hemodialysis patients 431Karen Poeppel and Cathy Langston
35 Peritoneal evaluation 449Linda Barton and Amanda Adams
36 Specialized gastrointestinal techniques 457Lisa Smart
37 Postoperative peritoneal drainage techniques 470Margo Mehl
Section V Nutrition 475
38 Nutritional requirements in critical illness 477Daniel L. Chan
39 Enteral diets for critically ill patients 485Sally C. Perea
40 Assisted enteral feeding 496Scott Campbell and Natalie Harvey
41 Parenteral nutrition 513Jennifer Larsen
Section VI Analgesia and anesthesia 523
42 Pain recognition and management 525Chiara Valtolina and Robert Goggs
43 Systemic analgesia 540Sarah L. Haldane and Michelle Storay
44 Local analgesia 559Vicki L. Campbell and Amy Rodriguez
45 Monitoring the anesthetized patient 572Benjamin M. Brainard and Julie Denton-Schmiedt
46 Nursing care of the long-term anesthetized patient 589Yekaterina Buriko and Bridget Lyons
Section VII Clinicopathologic techniques 599
47 Blood sample collection and handling 601Lori Baden Atkins
48 In-house hematologic evaluation 611Karl E. Jandrey and Carine Laporte
49 Electrolyte evaluation 637Louisa J. Rahilly
50 Acid-base evaluation 651Steve C. Haskins
51 Osmolality and colloid osmotic pressure 665Elke Rudloff and Angel Rivera
52 Cytology 672Rebecca J. Greer and Timothy Koors
53 Blood typing and cross-matching 682Nicole M. Weinstein and Carolyn A. Sink
Section VIII Infection control 693
54 Minimizing nosocomial infection 695Amanda K. Boag and Katherine Jayne Howie
55 Care of indwelling device insertion sites 708Elana Moss Benasutti
56 Antiseptics, disinfectants, and sterilization 719Jennifer Devey and Connie M. Schmidt
57 Personnel precautions for patients with zoonotic disease 728Megan Patterson Melcher and Christopher G. Byers
Section IX Specific nursing considerations 743
58 Drug administration 745Jane Quandt and Elizabeth Olmstead
59 Administration of biological products 759Jennifer E. Prittie
60 Blood glucose monitoring and glycemic control 776Erica L. Reineke
61 Care of the patient with intracranial disease 789Marie K. Holowaychuk and Sara M. Ostenkamp
62 Care of the environmentally injured animal 799Michael S. Lagutchik and Adrian Ford
63 Safe handling and care of patients exposed to radioactive and antineoplastic agents 814Michael S. Kent and Paul Primas
64 Medical charting 820Karl E. Jandrey and Sharon Fornes
65 Compassion fatigue: healing with a heart 836Katherine Dobbs
Index 846