SECTION I Introduction 1 Triage 2 The small animal emergency room 3 ICU design SECTION II Cardiovascular 4 Catheterization of the venous compartment 5 Arterial puncture and catheterization 6 Principles of electrocardiography 7 Electrocardiogram interpretation 8 Fluid-filled hemodynamic monitoring systems 9 Direct systemic arterial blood pressure monitoring 10 Noninvasive arterial blood pressure monitoring 11 Central venous pressure monitoring 12 Cardiac output monitoring 13 Bedside echocardiography 14 Pericardiocentesis 15 Monitoring tissue perfusion: clinicopathologic aids and advanced techniques 16 Cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation 17 Open-chest cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation 18 Defibrillation 19 Temporary cardiac pacing SECTION III Respiratory 20 Oxygen therapy 21 Pulse oximetry and CO-oximetry 22 Blood gas analysis 23 Tracheal intubation 24 Temporary tracheostomy 25 Artificial airway management 26 Capnography 27 Mechanical ventilation 28 Ventilator waveform analysis 29 High-frequency ventilation 30 Pleural space drainage SECTION IV Urinary and abdominal 31 Urethral catheterization 32 Urinalysis in acutely and critically ill dogs and cats 33 Peritoneal dialysis 34 Technical management of hemodialysis patients 35 Peritoneal evaluation 36 Specialized gastrointestinal techniques 37 Postoperative peritoneal drainage techniques SECTION V Nutrition 38 Nutritional requirement critical illness 39 Enteral diets for critically ill patients 40 Assisted enteral feeding 41 Parenteral nutrition SECTION VI Analgesia and anesthesia 42 Pain recognition and management 43 Systemic analgesia 44 Local analgesia 45 Monitoring the anesthetized patient 46 Nursing care of the long-term anesthetized patient SECTION VII Clinicopathologic techniques 47 Blood sample collection and handling 48 In-house hematologic evaluation 49 Electrolyte evaluation 50 Acid-base evaluation 51 Osmolality and colloid osmotic pressure 52 Cytology 53 Blood typing and cross-matching SECTION VIII Infection control 54 Minimizing nosocomial infection 55 Care of indwelling device insertion sites 56 Antiseptics, disinfectants, and sterilization 57 Personnel precautions for patients with zoonotic disease SECTION IX Specific nursing considerations 58 Drug administration 59 Administration of biological products 60 Blood glucose monitoring and glycemic control 61 Care of the patient with intracranial disease 62 Care of the environmentally injured animal 63 Safe handling and care of patients exposed to radioactive and antineoplastic agents 64 Medical charting 65 Compassion fatigue: healing with a heart