Acid-Base and Electrolyte Handbook for Veterinary Technicians

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-118-64654-0
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 431 g

Acid-Base and Electrolyte Handbook for Veterinary Technicians provides an easy to understand yet comprehensive approach to acid-base and electrolyte balance.
* Covers the physiology of fluids and their effect on acid-base and electrolyte balance
* Offers detailed information on managing acid-base and electrolyte derangements in disease
* Includes access to a companion website with case studies and multiple choice questions

Autoren/Hrsg.

Randels-Thorp, Angela

Liss, David

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin: Tierpflege, Tierernährung
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin: Sonstige Disziplinen
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin Veterinärmedizin: Innere Medizin, Gynäkologie & Reproduktion

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Contributors vii

Foreword - Stephen P. DiBartola viii

About the Companion Website x

1 Introduction to Acid?-Base and Electrolytes 1
Angela Randels?-Thorp CVT VTS (ECC SAIM) and David Liss RVT VTS (ECC SAIM)

2 Disorders of Sodium 13
Angela Chapman BSc (Hons) RVN Dip HE CVN Dip AVN VTS (ECC)

3 Disorders of Chloride 34
Meri Hall RVT LVT CVT LATG VTS (SAIM)

4 Disorders of Potassium 44
Dave Cowan BA CVT VTS (ECC)

5 Disorders of Magnesium 57
Louise O'Dwyer MBA BSc (Hons) VTS (Anaesthesia & ECC) DipAVN (Medical & Surgical) RVN

6 Disorders of Phosphorus 66
Louise O'Dwyer MBA BSc (Hons) VTS (Anaesthesia & ECC) DipAVN (Medical & Surgical) RVN

7 Disorders of Calcium 79
Katherine Howie RVN VTS (ECC)

8 Traditional Acid?-Base Physiology and Approach to Blood Gas 102
Jo Woodison RVT and Angela Randels?-Thorp CVT VTS (ECC SAIM)

9 Metabolic Blood Gas Disorders 121
Eric Zamora?-Moran MBA RVT VTS (Anesthesia & Analgesia)

10 Respiratory Acid?-Base Disorders 136
Paula Plummer LVT VTS (ECC SAIM)

11 Mixed Acid?-Base Disorders 152
Brandee Bean CVT VTS (ECC)

12 Strong Ion Approach to Acid?-Base 163
Angela Randels?-Thorp CVT VTS (ECC SAIM)

13 Companion Exotic Animal Electrolyte and Acid?-Base 175
Jody Nugent?-Deal RVT VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia & Clinical Practice?]Exotic Companion Animal) and Stephen Cital RVT RLAT SRA

Index 207

Über Autor(innen)

Angela Randels-Thorp, CVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM), is Team Director for 1st Pet Veterinary Centers, an emergency, specialty, and general practice hospital with three locations in Arizona. She is a published author and routinely lectures internationally on both critical care and internal medicine topics, including acid-base and electrolyte imbalances. David Liss, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM), is Program Director of a Veterinary Technology program at Platt College in Los Angeles, California, is an ICU technician at VCA Veterinary Specialists of the Valley in Woodland Hills, CA, and is the owner of a consulting business, Veterinary Training and Consulting, Inc. He routinely lectures nationally on critical care topics, and is a widely regarded educator and teacher.