In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest editor Dr. Lily Parkinson brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Critical Care. With today's improved emergency care, further advanced, nuanced, and prolonged critical care is required. Focusing on the critical care of exotic animal patients after the initial emergency triage and stabilization, this issue discusses aspects of critical care as they relate to many different species, which all have unique physiologies and requirements for their optimal care.
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Contains 13 practice-oriented topics including mental status and coma scores; cardiovascular monitoring and assessment; point of care ultrasound; nutritional support; water quality and dissolved gases; and more.�
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews of exotic animal critical care, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.�
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.�
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Table of Contents
Temperature Monitoring and Thermal Support in Exotic Animal Critical CareNeurologic Assessment and Critical Care of Exotic Animals: Approach to the Neurologic Exam, Species Differences, Prognostic Scales, Commonly Encountered Conditions, Ancillary Diagnostic Tests, and Caring for Neurologically Impaired Patients
Point of Care Ultrasound in Exotic Animal Emergency and Critical Care
Sedation and Anesthesia in Exotic Animal Critical Care
Fluid Therapy in Exotic Animal Emergency and Critical Care
Urine Output Monitoring and Acute Kidney Injury in Mammalian Exotic Animal Critical Care
Urine Output Monitoring and Acute Kidney Injury in Non-mammalian Exotic Animal Critical Care
Nutritive Support for Critical Exotic Patients
Cerebro-Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Postarrest Care in Exotic Animal Critical Care
Coagulation Disorders, Testing, and Treatment in Exotic Animal Critical Care
