Battaglia & Steele's Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care for Veterinary Technicians

by Elsevier Health Sciences

Overview

Master the veterinary technician’s role in caring for critically ill or injured pets! Battaglia & Steele's Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care for Veterinary Technicians, Fifth Edition, provides quick access to dozens of common, lifesaving protocols and procedures. Each treatment technique is described in step-by-step detail and illustrated in full color. To prepare you for the veterinary setting, a team approach is emphasized. With two new chapters and practical, easy-to-apply medical math and scenario-based exercises, this resource sets you up for success on the VTNE, in veterinary practices, and in animal hospital emergency departments.

• NEW! Two additional chapters, High-Flow Nasal Oxygen and Renal Replacement Therapy, provide the latest information on these vital areas in emergency and critical care
• NEW! Updated and expanded content throughout keeps you current with the latest advances in small animal emergency and critical care
• Step-by-step instructions demonstrate how to perform specific procedures and techniques, guiding you through key assessment and treatment techniques
• Comprehensive coverage of pain management, respiratory emergencies, and urologic emergencies provides cutting-edge treatment options for a wide variety of commonly seen presenting problems
• Coverage of equipment and techniques includes the latest advances in basic lab equipment, fluid therapy, and oxygen therapy
• Review and preparation for the VTNE (Veterinary Technician National Examination) includes Medical Math exercises and questions based on real-world scenarios
• Technician Notes highlight specific procedures with diagrams, photos, and detailed instructions, providing you with at-a-glance guidance

• Two new chapters, High-Flow Nasal Oxygen and Renal Replacement Therapy, provide the latest information on these vital areas in emergency and critical care
• New and expanded content throughout

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780443278266
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	12/26/2025
Edition description:	5th ed.
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

About the Author

Andrea M. Steele, MSc, RVT, VTS(ECC)-Life, Chair of Animal Care Programs, Conestoga College, Kitchener, Ontario.

Affiliations and Expertise: Over 20 years experience in emergency and critical care at the Ontario Veterinary College’s Intensive Care Unit.

Table of Contents

SECTION I: CRITICALLY ILL SMALL ANIMALS
1. Critical Thinking Skills
2. Basic Monitoring of the Emergency Patient
3. Patient's Lifeline: Intravenous Catheter
4. Fluid Therapy
5. Transfusion Medicine
6. Nutritional Support for the Critically Ill Patient
7. Oxygen Therapy Techniques
8. High-Flow Nasal Oxygen
9. Mechanical Ventilation
10. Renal Replacement Therapy
11. Pain Assessment and Treatment
12. Supporting the Critically ill or Injured through Physical Rehabilitation Techniques
13. Anesthesia in the Critically Ill or Injured
14. Isolation Techniques in Clinical Practice

SECTION II: EMERGENCY CARE FOR SMALL ANIMALS
15. Emergency Receiving
16. Management of Patients in Shock
17. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
18. Traumatic Emergencies
19. Hematologic Emergencies
20. Cardiovascular Emergencies
21. Respiratory Emergencies
22. Gastrointestinal Emergencies
23. Metabolic and Endocrine Emergencies
24. Urologic Emergencies
25. Reproductive Emergencies
26. Ocular Emergencies
27. Neurologic Emergencies
28. Toxicologic Emergencies — Dogs and Cats
29. Avian and Exotic Emergencies
30. Disaster Medicine

SECTION III: PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
31. Fostering Wellbeing, Mental Health, and Resilience in the ER and ICU
32. The Art of Scheduling
33. Client Communication in an Emergency
34. Managing Pharmaceuticals in the ER

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Master the veterinary technician’s role in caring for critically ill or injured pets