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
Tabla de materias
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), Dip AVN (Medical & Surgical), RVN
6 Disorders of Phosphorus 66
Louise O’Dwyer, MBA BSc (Hons), VTS (Anaesthesia & ECC), Dip AVN (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
Sobre el autor
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.
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