List of Contributors viiPreface ixAcknowledgments xiAbout the companion website xiiiSection I: General topics in anesthesia and analgesia 11 Anesthetic process 3Yishai Kushnir and Carolyn M. McKune2 Anesthesia equipment and monitoring 28Jennifer Sager and Carolyn M. McKune3 Adverse events/anesthetic complications 52Carolyn M. McKune and Angela Borchers4 Anesthetic considerations for specific procedures 93Amanda M. Shelby and Carolyn M. McKune5 Anesthesia in patients with concurrent disease 141Sharon Tenenbaum Shih6 Anesthesia and analgesia in the exotic patient 197Amanda M. Shelby and Carolyn M. McKune7 Nonopioid analgesia alternatives and locoregional blocks 231Vaidehi Paranjape and Stephen CitalSection II: Drug formulary 277Dario A. Floriano and Amanda M. Shelby Appendices 385Appendix A: Pain scale options 385Appendix B: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation 393Appendix C: Constant-rate infusion calculations 396Appendix D: Creating dilutions and reconstituting solutions 397Appendix E: Abdominal tap 399Appendix F: Drugs to withhold or continue in the perianesthetic period (see drug formulary, Section II) 400Appendix G: Calculating fluid drip rates 403Appendix H: Epidural calculations 403Appendix I: Conversions 403Index 405
The EditorsAmanda M. Shelby, BSc, RVT, VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia), Jurox, Inc., North Kansas City, Missouri, USACarolyn M. McKune, DVM, DACVAA, is a Veterinary Anesthesiologist and Independent Contractor with her company Mythos Veterinary LLC (www.mythosvet.com) located in Gainesville, Florida, USA.