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SECTION ONE: EMERGENCY CARE 1. Prehospital Management of the Injured Animal * Survey the Scene * Initial Examination * Preparation for Transport 2. Initial Emergency Examination, Management, and Triage * Primary Survey and Emergency Resuscitation Measures * Ancillary Diagnostic Evaluation * Summary of Patient Status * The Rapidly Decompensating Patient 3. Emergency Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures * Abdominal Paracentesis and Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage * Bandaging and Splinting Techniques * Blood Component Therapy * Central Venous Pressure Measurement * Fluid Therapy * Orogastric Lavage * Oxygen Supplementation * Pulse Oximetry * Capnometry (End-Tidal Co2 Monitoring) * Thoracocentesis * Tracheostomy * Urohydropulsion * Vascular Access Techniques 4. Pain: Assessment, Prevention, and Management * Physiologic Impact of Untreated Pain * Recognition and Assessment of Pain * Acute Pain Management for Emergent, Critical/Intensive Care and Trauma Patients * Pharmacologic Means to Analgesia: Major Analgesics * Analgesia: Minor Analgesics * Adjunctive Analgesics Drugs * Local and Regional Techniques for Emergent Patients 5. Emergency Management of Specific Conditions * Acute Abdomen * Anaphylactic (Anaphylactoid) Shock * Angioneurotic Edema and Urticaria * Anesthetic Complications and Emergencies * Bleeding Disorders * Burns * Cardiac Emergencies * Ear Emergencies * Electrocution/Electric Shock * Emergencies of the Female Reproductive Tract and Genitalia * Emergencies of the Male Genitalia and Reproductive Tract * Environmental and Household Emergencies * Fractures and Musculoskeletal Trauma * Gastrointestinal Emergencies * Hypertension: Systemic * Metabolic Emergencies * Neurologic Emergencies * Ocular Emergencies * Oncologic Emergencies * Poisons and Toxins * Respiratory Emergencies * Pulmonary Diseases * Superficial Soft Tissue Injuries * Shock * Thromboembolism: Systemic * Urinary Tract Emergencies SECTION 2: PATIENT EVALUATION AND ORGAN SYSTEM EXAMINATION 6. Patient Evaluation * Owner Assessment: The "Beettt" Test * Clinician Assessment: The "Problem List" 7. The Medical Record * Medical Record Content 8. Organ System Examination * Alimentary Tract * Cardiovascular * Integument (Skin, Haircoat, and Nails) * Lymph Nodes and Thyroid Glands * Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic * Nervous System * Ophthalmic (Ocular) * Otic (Ear) * Reproductive Tract - Female * Reproductive Tract - Male * Respiratory Tract - Upper * Respiratory Tract - Lower * Normal Breeding Behavior Urinary Tract SECTION 3: CLINICAL SIGNS 9. Abdominal Enlargement (With Ascites)(!) 10. Abdominal Enlargement (Without Ascites)(!) 11. Aggression 12. Alopecia (See Hair Loss) 13. Ataxia (See Incoordination) 14. Blindness (See Vision Loss) 15. Blood In Urine: Hematuria 16. Coma: Loss of Consciousness(!) 17. Constipation and Obstipation (See Also Straining to Defecate) 18. Cough 19. Coughing Blood: Hemoptysis (See Also Difficulty Breathing)(!) 20. Deafness or Hearing Loss 21. Decreased Urine Production: Oliguria & Anuria(!) 22. Diarrhea, Acute Onset 23. Diarrhea, Chronic 24. Difficulty Breathing or Respiratory Distress: Cyanosis(!) 25. Difficulty Breathing or Respiratory Distress: Dyspnea(!) 26. Difficulty Swallowing: Dysphagia 27. Hair Loss: Alopecia 28. Hemorrhage (See Spontaneous Bleeding)(!) 29. Icterus (See Yellow Skin)(!) 30. Incoordination: Ataxia 31. Increased Urination and Water Consumption: Polyuria 32. Polydipsia 33. Itching or Scratching: Pruritus (See Also Hair Loss) 34. Jaundice (See Yellow Skin)...
