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

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.