Essentials of Small Animal Anesthesia and Analgesia, Second Editionpresents the fundamentals of managing small animal anesthesia patients in a clinically relevant, accessible manual. The bulk of the book is distilled fromLumb and Jones' Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesiato provide authoritative information in a quick-reference format, with references toLumb 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 Editionprovides veterinary care providers and students with key information on anesthetic and analgesic pharmacology, physiology, patient assessment, and clinical case management.

Contributors vii

Contributors to Lumb and Jones& Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia, Fourth Edition viii

Preface xii

1 Patient evaluation and risk management 3
William W. Muir, Steve C. Haskins, and Mark G. Papich

2 Anesthetic physiology and pharmacology 15
William 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. Keegan

3 Pain physiology, pharmacology, and management 82
Peter W. Hellyer, Sheilah A. Robertson, Anna D. Fails, Leigh A. Lamont, Karol A. Mathews, Roman T. Skarda, Maria Glowaski, Dianne Dunning, and Duncan X. Lascelles

4 Chronic pain management 147
Duncan X. Lascelles and James S. Gaynor

5 Anesthesia equipment 158
Craig Mosley

6 Patient monitoring 197
Steve C. Haskins

7 Acid&base balance and fluid therapy 240
William W. Muir, Helio S. A. de Morais, and David C. Seeler

8 Anesthesia management of dogs and cats 274
Richard M. Bednarski

9 Anesthesia and immobilization of small mammals 300
Paul A. Flecknell, Claire A. Richardson, Aleksandar Popovic, Rachael E. Carpenter, and David B. Brunson

10 Local anesthetics and regional analgesic techniques 326
Roman T. Skarda and William J. Tranquilli

11 Anesthesia for patients with cardiovascular disease 378
Tamara L. Grubb and Stephen A. Greene

12 Anesthesia for patients with respiratory disease and/or airway compromise 387
Tamara L. Grubb and Stephen A. Greene

13 Anesthesia for patients with neurological disease 400
Stephen A. Greene and Tamara L. Grubb

14 Anesthesia for small animal patients with renal disease 412
Stuart Clark-Price

15 Anesthesia for patients with liver disease 422
Fernando Garcia

16 Anesthesia for patients with gastrointestinal disease 434
Jennifer G. Adams

17 Anesthesia for patients with endocrine disorders 455
Stephen A. Greene and Tamara L. Grubb

18 Anesthetic considerations for special procedures 461
Marjorie 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. Marks

19 Anesthetic emergencies and accidents 509
A. Thomas Evans and Deborah V. Wilson

Index 528