Monitoring and Intervention for the Critically Ill Small Animal - by Rebecca Kirby & Andrew Linklater Paperback

Book Synopsis

Monitoring and Intervention for the Critically Ill Small Animal: The Rule of 20 offers guidance for assessing the patient, interpreting diagnostic test results, and selecting appropriate monitoring procedures.

• Based on Rebecca Kirby's time-tested Rule of 20, with a chapter devoted to each item on the checklist
• Provides comprehensive guidance for monitoring a critically ill small animal patient
• Emphasizes the interplay of each parameter with one another
• Designed for fast access on the clinic floor, with potentially life-saving ideas, tips, lists and procedures
• Presents tables, schematics, algorithms, and drawings for quick reference

From the Back Cover

Monitoring and Intervention for the Critically Ill Small Animal
THE RULE OF 20

Monitoring and Intervention for the Critically Ill Small Animal: The Rule of 20 is a comprehensive resource for the approach to a critical patient in small animal practice. Ideally suited for quick reference in the clinical setting, the book offers guidance for assessing the patient, interpreting diagnostic test results, and selecting appropriate monitoring procedures. Tables, schematics, algorithms, and drawings are provided for quick reference and can serve as decision-making tools for medical intervention.

Chapters are logically organized using Rebecca Kirby's Rule of 20, with a chapter dedicated to each parameter. Common problems and complications encountered in ICU patients are highlighted throughout. Taking a consistent format, the book presents information on etiologies, monitoring, and intervention for each of the measures. Monitoring and Intervention for the Critically Ill Small Animal is an invaluable resource for any veterinarian or veterinary technician seeking more information on this time-tested method for monitoring the critical patient.

Key features

• Based on Rebecca Kirby's time-tested Rule of 20, with a chapter devoted to each item on the checklist
• Provides comprehensive guidance for monitoring a critically ill small animal patient
• Emphasizes the interplay of each parameter with one other
• Designed for fast access on the clinic floor, with potentially life-saving ideas, tips, lists, and procedures
• Presents tables, schematics, algorithms, and drawings for quick reference

Review Quotes

"Although this is one of many books available for practitioners in emergency and critical care, it has a unique method of presenting essential concepts for the complete care of the critical care patient. It is not meant to be a reference to all the most recent journal literature, but it does include recent research which is helpful for clinicians who want to stay current. This will be helpful to clinicians who want a quick reference on the shelf, but don't necessarily want to invest a lot of time and effort to understand the pathophysiology of diseases." (Doody Enterprises 15/03/2017)

"Monitoring and Intervention for the Critically Ill Small Animal: The Rule of 20 is a book in which the rule of 20 for human patients has been adapted for monitoring dogs and cats receiving intensive care"....."Each chapter contains an excellent in-depth review of the physiology and pathophysiology of the topic being discussed. For this reason, it will be an especially useful reference for critical care residents, board-certified specialists, and emergency clinicians. The additional chapters on veterinary nursing care of critical patients, wound management, and bandaging make this book beneficial for veterinary technicians and nurses in intensive care units"......"This book is excellent, and I highly recommend it as required reading for all emergency and critical care residents. It will also be a useful reference for emergency clinicians and nurses and small animal general practitioners." (Reviewed by Laura Najman, DVM, DACVECC, Veterinary Medical and Surgical, Group, San Juan Capistrano AVMA 15th June 2017)

About the Author

The editors

Rebecca Kirby, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC, was formerly an Associate Professor and Director of Emergency Services at the University of Pennsylvania, and was the owner of the Animal Emergency Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA for 21 years.

Andrew Linklater, DVM, DACVECC, was trained at the Animal Emergency Center and is currently a Clinical Instructor at Lakeshore Veterinary Specialists in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.