Zoo animal and wildlife immobilization and anesthesia /

• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Ames, Iowa : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2014.
• Έκδοση: Second edition.
• Θέματα: Anesthesia > veterinary.; Animals, Wild.; Animals, Zoo.; Immobilization > veterinary.; Veterinary anesthesia.; Animal immobilization.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Animal Husbandry.; Immobilization > Veterinary.; Electronic books.

Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia, Second Edition is a fully updated and revised version of the first comprehensive reference on anesthetic techniques in captive and free-ranging wildlife. Now including expanded coverage of avian and aquatic species, this exhaustive resource pres...

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• Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Section I: General; 1: Clinical Pharmacology; Introduction; Pharmacokinetics; Pharmacodynamics; Inhalant Anesthetics; Physics of Gases and Vapors; Control of the Partial Pressure of Delivered Anesthetic; Minimum Alveolar Concentration (MAC); General Pharmacological Actions of Inhalant Anesthetics; Clinically Useful Inhalant Anesthetics; Injectable Anesthetics; Barbiturates; Propofol; Dissociative Anesthetics; Miscellaneous Anesthetics; Opioids; Opioid Receptors; Endogenous Opioid Receptor Ligands.
• Opioid Receptor Signaling and Mechanisms of AnalgesiaOpioid Receptor Distribution and Therapeutic Implications; Adverse Effects of Clinically Used Opioids; Opioid Agonists; Opioid Agonist-Antagonists and Partial Agonists; Opioid Antagonists; Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatories; The Cyclooxygenases and Prostaglandin Synthesis; The NSAIDs and Mechanisms of Analgesia; The NSAIDs and Fever; The NSAIDs and Endogenous Antiinflammatory Mechanisms; Other Pharmacologic Considerations for NSAID Use; Contraindications for NSAIDs; NSAIDs used in Veterinary Medicine.
• NSAIDs Not Approved for Use in Veterinary Medicine (Off-Label Use)Alpha-2 Adrenergic Receptor Agonists and Antagonists; Introduction; Alpha-2 Adrenergic Agonist Effects; Specific Drugs; Alpha-2 Adrenergic Receptor Antagonists; Phenothiazines and Butyrophenones; Introduction; References; 2: Monitoring; Introduction; Monitoring Basics; Why Is Monitoring Important?; What Should be Monitored?; Monitoring the Respiratory System; Pulse Oximetery; Capnography; Monitoring the Cardiovascular System; Blood Pressure; References; 3: Airway Management; Introduction; General Principles of Airway Management.
• Signs of Airway ObstructionApproaches to Airway Management; Unsupported Airway; Awake Intubation; Intubation Following Induction; Planning Airway Management; Maintenance of the Airway during Anesthesia; Patient Positioning; Supraglottic Airway Devices; Infraglottic Devices; Subglottic Devices; Aids to Tracheal Intubation; Laryngoscope; Optical Stylets; Flexible Endoscopes; Bougies and Stylets; Gags and Ropes; Methods of Tracheal Intubation; Direct Visualization; Blind Intubation; Palpation Intubation; Retrograde Intubation; Confirmation of Tracheal Intubation; Extubation.
• Airway Idiopathic TraumaCleaning and Disinfection; References; 4: Thermoregulation; Monitoring Body Temperature; Hypothermia; Perioperative Heat Loss; Consequences of Hypothermia; Perioperative Hypothermia: Prevention and Treatment; Hyperthermia; References; 5: Oxygen Therapy; Why O2?; Hypoxemia and Hypoxia; What Causes Hypoxemia?; What Causes Hypoxia?; Oxygen Sources; High Pressure Oxygen Cylinders; Portable Oxygen Concentrators; Liquid Oxygen Containers; Methods of Administering Oxygen; Intranasal Oxygen; Flow-by Oxygen; Intra/Transtracheal Oxygen; Humidification or Not?