List of Contributors xxiv Preface xxvi 1 Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics 1 Phillip Lerche and Jeffrey Lakritz 2 Pharmacogenetics in Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia 13 Jeffrey Lakritz 3 Veterinary Regulatory Concerns Associated with Anesthesia and Analgesia for Food Animals 31 Jeffrey Lakritz 4 α2 Receptor Agonists and Antagonists 36 Lydia Love 5 Phenothiazines and Butyrophenones 55 John A.E. Hubbell 6 Benzodiazepines 60 Sébastien Hyacinthe Bauquier 7 Opioid Agonists and Antagonists 75 Phillip Lerche 8 Barbiturates 96 Bonnie L. Hay Kraus 9 Induction Drugs 106 Jennifer E. Carter 10 Inhalant Anesthetic Agents 123 Phillip Lerche and Linda Barter 11 Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs 138 Craig Willette 12 Local Anesthetics 164 Turi K. Aarnes 13 Anticholinergics 171 Phillip Lerche 14 CNS Stimulants 177 Caitlin Tearney 15 Centrally Acting Muscle Relaxants 183 Bonnie L. Hay Kraus 16 Neuromuscular Blocking Agents 202 Manuel Martin-Flores and Daniel M. Sakai 17 Anticholinesterase Drugs and Reversal of Neuromuscular Blockade 215 Manuel Martin-Flores and Daniel M.
Sakai 18 Sympathomimetics and Vasopressin 221 Phillip Lerche 19 Antihypertensives 236 Gianluca Bini 20 Antiarrhythmic Therapies and Calcium Channel Blockers 252 Lance C. Visser 21 Peripheral Vasodilators 266 Martin Kennedy 22 Behavior Drugs 283 Erin Wendt-Hornickle 23 Adjunctive Analgesic Pharmaceuticals 303 Reza Seddighi 24 Diuretics 315 Andrew Claude 25 Antiepileptics 324 Laurie Cook and Ashley C. Hechler 26 Antihistamines 339 S. Bryce Dooley 27 Anti-nausea, Antacid, and Prokinetic Drugs 350 Phillip Lerche 28 Insulin 357 Phillip Lerche 29 Electrolytes 362 Teresa A. Burns 30 IV Fluids 370 Anusha Balakrishnan 31 Blood and Blood Products 382 Julien Guillaumin Index 392.