SOMMAIRE : Table of Contents Pt. I Life support initial stabilization, monitoring and intensive care of the critically ill patient 1 Approach to the emergency patient 3 2 Emergency room readiness 12 3 Cardiopulmonary-cerebral resuscitation (CPCR) 16 4 Shock 27 5 Anesthetic protocols for short procedures 38 6 Fluid therapy 55 7 Monitoring critical patients 71 8 Nutritional support of critical patients 89 Pt. II Specific protocols and procedures for emergency conditions 9 Respiratory emergencies 115 10 Cardiac emergencies 160 11 Gastrointestinal emergencies 189 12 Urologic emergencies 226 13 Neurologic emergencies 251 14 Hematologic emergencies 279 15 Endocrine and metabolic emergencies 296 16 Reproductive emergencies 334 17 Pediatric emergencies 341 18 Ocular emergencies 353 19 Dermatologic emergencies 373 20 Toxicologic emergencies 384 21 Miscellaneous emergencies 402 App. A Calibration tables for the Schiotz tonometer 417 App. B Normal values for the canine and feline electrocardiogram 418 App. C CPCR guidelines 419 App. D Common equations 421 App. E Constant rate infusions 422 App. F Conversion tables 427 App. G Normal values for oxygen and hemodynamic parameters 429 App. H Toxicology 432 App. I Transfusion guide 436 App. J Drug formulary 438 App. K Guidelines for anesthesia in animals with critical problems 485