Essentials of Small Animal Anesthesia and Analgesia, Second Edition presents the fundamentals of managing small animal anesthesia patients in a clinically relevant, accessible manual. The bulk of the book is distilled from Lumb and Jones' Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia to provide authoritative information in a quick-reference format, with references to Lumb and Jones' throughout for easy access to further detail. Logically reorganized with an easy-to-use structure and an increased focus on pain management, this new edition features new chapters on equipment and managing specific conditions.The Second Edition has been updated to reflect current practices in anesthesia and analgesia, and a new companion website offers review questions and answers, video clips, and an image bank with additional figures not found in the printed book. Essentials of Small Animal Anesthesia and Analgesia, Second Edition provides veterinary care providers and students with key information on anesthetic and analgesic pharmacology, physiology, patient assessment, and clinical case management.

Contributors viiContributors to Lumb and Jones' Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia, Fourth Edition viiiPreface xii1 Patient evaluation and risk management 3William W. Muir, Steve C. Haskins, and Mark G. Papich2 Anesthetic physiology and pharmacology 15William W. Muir, Wayne N. McDonell, Carolyn L. Kerr, Kurt A. Grimm, Kip A. Lemke, Keith R. Branson, Hui-Chu Lin, Eugene P. Steffey, Khursheed R. Mama, Elizabeth A. Martinez, and Robert D. Keegan3 Pain physiology, pharmacology, and management 82Peter W. Hellyer, Sheilah A. Robertson, Anna D. Fails, Leigh A. Lamont, Karol A. Mathews, Roman T. Skarda, Maria Glowaski, Dianne Dunning, and Duncan X. Lascelles4 Chronic pain management 147Duncan X. Lascelles and James S. Gaynor5 Anesthesia equipment 158Craig Mosley6 Patient monitoring 197Steve C. Haskins7 Acid-base balance and fl uid therapy 240William W. Muir, Helio S. A. de Morais, and David C. Seeler8 Anesthesia management of dogs and cats 274Richard M. Bednarski9 Anesthesia and immobilization of small mammals 300Paul A. Flecknell, Claire A. Richardson, Aleksandar Popovic, Rachael E. Carpenter, and David B. Brunson10 Local anesthetics and regional analgesic techniques 326Roman T. Skarda and William J. Tranquilli11 Anesthesia for patients with cardiovascular disease 378Tamara L. Grubb and Stephen A. Greene12 Anesthesia for patients with respiratory disease and/or airway compromise 387Tamara L. Grubb and Stephen A. Greene13 Anesthesia for patients with neurological disease 400Stephen A. Greene and Tamara L. Grubb14 Anesthesia for small animal patients with renal disease 412Stuart Clark-Price15 Anesthesia for patients with liver disease 422Fernando Garcia16 Anesthesia for patients with gastrointestinal disease 434Jennifer G. Adams17 Anesthesia for patients with endocrine disorders 455Stephen A. Greene and Tamara L. Grubb18 Anesthetic considerations for special procedures 461Marjorie E. Gross, Elizabeth A. Giuliano, Marc R. Raffe, Rachael E. Carpenter, Gwendolyn L. Carroll, David D. Martin, Sandra Manfra Marretta, Glenn R. Pettifer, Tamara L. Grubb, Elizabeth M. Hardie, Victoria M. Lukasik, Janyce L. Cornick-Seahorn, Jennifer B. Grimm, and Steven L. Marks19 Anesthetic emergencies and accidents 509A. Thomas Evans and Deborah V. WilsonIndex 528This book has a companion website providing review questions, illustrations, and videos only available online at wiley.com/go/grimm.