SOMMAIRE : Patient Management : Airway maintenance / Oxygenation and ventilation / Blood gas and acid-base analysis / Electrolytes / Fluid Therapy / Blood and Blood Products / The Autonomic Nervous System Patient Preparation : Preoperative Evaluation / Premedication / Anesthesia Machines / Anesthetic Circuits / Vaporizers Pharmacology : Opioids / Alpha-2 agonists / Tranquilizers / Intravenous Anesthetics / Inhaled Anesthetics / Local Anesthetics / Neuromuscular Blocking Agents Patient Monitoring : Respiratory Monitoring / Pulse Oximetry / Neuromuscular Monitoring / Monitoring the EEG Perianesthetic Complications : Hypoxemia / Hypotension / Cardiac Dysrhythmias / Hypothermia / Hyperthermia Anesthesia and systemic disease : Anesthesia of Patients with Cardiac Disease / Aspiration / Pulmonary Diseases Perioperative Management of Patients with Liver Disease / Renal Disease / Anesthesia for Patients with Neurologic Disease / Endocrine Disease / Ocular Disease / Approach to Trauma Patients Special Anesthetic Considerations : Neonatal Anesthesia / Anesthesia of Geriatric Patients / Obesity / Pregnancy / Canine Breed-specific Problems / Feline Anesthesia / Equine Anesthesia / Ruminant Anesthesia / Anesthesia in South American Camelids / Porcine Anesthesia / Avian Anesthesia / Reptile Anesthesia and Analgesia / Anesthesia of Urban Wildlife and Farmed Game / Laboratory Animal Anesthesia / Euthanasia Regional Anesthesia : Dental Nerve Blocks / Epidural Analgesia / Other Local Anesthetic Techniques Pain Management for Small Animals : Physiology of Acute Pain / Recognition of Pain in Small Animals / Pre-emptive Analgesia / Post-operative Analgesic Techniques ./ Analgesic Combinations / Physiology of Chronic Pain / Management of Chronic Pain / Acupuncture Analgesia