Table of contents
section I
APPROACH TO THE CRITICAL PATIENT
Sabrina N. Hoehne
Chapter 1 Triage of the critical cat
Sabrina N. Hoehne
Chapter 2 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Sabrina N. Hoehne
Chapter 3 Shock
Christine I. Wong
Chapter 4 Fluid therapy
Christine I. Wong
Chapter 5 Hypoxemia
Guillaume L. Hoareau
Chapter 6 Hypercapnia
Guillaume L. Hoareau
Chapter 7 Basics of mechanical ventilation
Guillaume L. Hoareau
Chapter 8 Sedation and anesthesia
Marta E. Kantyka and Sabrina N. Hoehne
Chapter 9 Analgesia
Marta E. Kantyka and Sabrina N. Hoehne
Chapter 10 ICU care and monitoring
Simon P. Hagley
section II
CARDIORESPIRATORY
Lisa L. Powell
Chapter 11 Approach to dyspnea
Lisa L. Powell
Chapter 12 Upper airway obstruction
Catriona M. MacPhail
Chapter 13 Feline asthma
Elizabeth Rozanski
Chapter 14 Parenchymal disease
Claire R. Sharp
Chapter 15 Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome
Ashley P. Anderson and Amy E. DeClue
Chapter 16 Pyothorax
Christiana Fischer and Lori S. Waddell
Chapter 17 Cardiomyopathies and heart failure
Christina Bové
Chapter 18 Endocarditis
Christina Bové
Chapter 19 Feline aortic thromboembolism
Armelle deLaforcade
Chapter 20 Hypertension
Allison Mazepa
section III
TRAUMA
Kelly E. Hall
Chapter 21 Approach to polytrauma
Kelly E. Hall
Chapter 22 Trauma-induced coagulopathy
Kelly E. Hall and Julien Guillaumin
Chapter 23 Head trauma
Sophie Adamantos
Chapter 24 Spinal trauma
Kristin M. Zersen
Chapter 25 Thoracic trauma
Michael S. Tivers and Sophie Adamantos
Chapter 26 Diaphragmatic herniation
Catriona M. MacPhail and Sarah J. Marvel
Chapter 27 Abdominal and pelvic trauma
Amanda A. Cavanagh
Chapter 28 Urinary tract trauma
Julien Guillaumin
Chapter 29 Bite wounds and crush injuries
Nolan V. Chalifoux and Erica L. Reineke
Chapter 30 Wound management
Sarah J. Marvel and Catriona M. MacPhail
Chapter 31 Open fractures
Anna M. Massie
section IV
INFECTIOUS & SEPSIS
Massimo Giunti
Chapter 32 Sepsis and septic shock
Roberta Troìa
Chapter 33 Bacterial infections
Julie Menard
Chapter 34 Mycoplasma, Nocardia, and Actinomyces
Crystal M. Cooley and Christopher G. Byers
Chapter 35 Fungal infections
Andrew S. Hanzlicek
Chapter 36 Vector borne diseases
Leah A. Cohn
Chapter 37 Feline infectious peritonitis
Francesco Dondi
Chapter 38 Respiratory viral disease
Jessica A. Florey
Chapter 39 Feline panleukopenia.
Massimo Giunti
Chapter 40 Feline leukemia virus infection
Mara Battilani
Chapter 41 Feline immunodeficiency virus infection
Massimo Giunti and Andrea Balboni
Chapter 42 Tetanus
Teresa Gagliardo and Gualtiero Gandini
section V
ENVIRONMENTAL AND TOXICOLOGY
Céline Pouzot-Nevoret
Chapter 43 Triage of the poisoned patient
Megan Work and Ludivine Boiron
Chapter 44 Intravenous lipid emulsion therapy
Joris H. Robben
Chapter 45 Ethylene glycol
Anthony Barthélemy
Chapter 46 Acetaminophen intoxication
Alexandra Nectoux and Céline Pouzot-Nevoret
Chapter 47 Rodenticides
Anthony Barthélemy
Chapter 48 Carbon monoxide
Laurence M. Saint-Pierre and Guillaume L. Hoareau
Chapter 49 Methemoglobinemia.
Julie Combet-Curt and Céline Pouzot-Nevoret
Chapter 50 Serotonin syndrome
Mariana A. Pardo
Chapter 51 Methylxanthine intoxication
Mariana A. Pardo
Chapter 52 Lilies
Maxime Cambournac
Chapter 53 Grapes and raisins
Maxime Cambournac
Chapter 54 Pyrethrins and pyrethroids
Ivayla D. Yozova and Janelle R. Wierenga
Chapter 55 Organophosphates and carbamates
Janelle R. Wierenga and Ivayla D. Yozova
Chapter 56 Calcium channel blocker intoxication
Carlos Pizarro and Luis Bosch
Chapter 57 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Mark W. Kim
Chapter 58 Smoke inhalation
Ran Nivy and Yaron Bruchim
Chapter 59 Lightening and electrocution
Ludivine Boiron
Chapter 60 Thermal injury
Guillaume L. Hoareau and Laurence M. Saint-Pierre
Chapter 61 Hyperthermia and heatstroke
Yaron Bruchim and Ran Nivy
section VI
HEMATOLOGY, ONCOLOGY & TRANSFUSION MEDICINE
Christopher G. Byers
Chapter 62 Approach to bleeding
Danielle M. Hundley
Chapter 63 Hemolytic anemia
Christopher G. Byers
Chapter 64 Thrombocytopenia
Dana N. LeVine
Chapter 65 Coagulation disorders
Elizabeth B. Davidow
Chapter 66 Basic principles of transfusion medicine
Elizabeth B. Davidow
Chapter 67 Oncologic emergencies
Barbara E. Kitchell
section VII
URINARY, REPRODUCTIVE & PEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES
Stefano Cortellini
Chapter 68 Acute kidney injury
Stefano Cortellini and Laura Cole
Chapter 69 Urologic emergencies
Emily K. Thomas
Chapter 70 Peritoneal dialysis and extracorporeal therapies
Thierry Francey and Ariane Schweighauser
Chapter 71 Renal transplantation
Lillian R. Aronson
Chapter 72 Pyometra
Karen Humm
Chapter 73 Dystocia
Aime K. Johnson
Chapter 74 Neonatal and pediatric emergencies
Maureen A. McMichael and Andrea Henriksson
section VIII
NEUROLOGIC & OPHTHALMIC
Gualtiero Gandini
Chapter 75 Status epilepticus
Antonella Gallucci and Gualtiero Gandini
Chapter 76 Vestibular diseases
Teresa Gagliardo and Gualtiero Gandini
Chapter 77 Ocular emergencies
Rodrigo Pinheiro de Lacerda
section IX
GASTROINTESTINAL, HEPATIC, & ENDOCRINE
Patty A. Lathan
Chapter 78 Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome
Stephanie A. Harris and Katherine K. Gerken
Chapter 79 Thyrotoxicosis
Joanna E. Murdoch and Cynthia R. Ward
Chapter 80 Hypoglycemia
Renee Rucinsky
Chapter 81 Primary hyperaldosteronism
Hans S. Kooistra and Sara Galac
Chapter 82 Acute vomiting
Kendon W. Kuo and Katherine K. Gerken
Chapter 83 General approach to the acute abdomen
Katherine K. Gerken
Chapter 84 Peritonitis
Katherine K. Gerken
Chapter 85 Acute pancreatitis
Juliette Bouillon and Jennifer Loewen
Chapter 86 Acute hepatopathies
Julie E. Trzil and Whitney M. Long
Chapter 87 Hepatic lipidosis
Crystal M. Cooley and Christopher G. Byers
Chapter 88 Acute liver failure and hepatic encephalopathy
Suzanne Gray
section X
PROCEDURES IN EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Kris Gommeren
Chapter 89 Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (POCUS)
Søren Boysen
Chapter 90 Arterial catheterization
Theo van den Herik and Kris Gommeren
Chapter 91 Central venous catheterization
Theo van den Herik and Kris Gommeren
Chapter 92 Intraosseous catheterization
Christopher Kennedy
Chapter 93 Feeding tubes
Lindsey Dodd
Chapter 94 Temporary tracheostomy
Stéphanie M.P. Noël
Chapter 95 Thoracocentesis and thoracostomy tube placement
Julie Menard and Tomas Boullhesen Williams
Chapter 96 Cardioversion and defibrillation
Christopher Kennedy
Chapter 97 Cerebrospinal fluid sampling
Iris Van Soens
Chapter 98 Locoregional analgesia techniques
Angela Briganti
Chapter 99 Urinary stents, tubes, and bypass
Nausikaa Devriendt
Chapter 100 Oxygen therapy
Carla Molina and Luís Bosch