Contributors. Preface. Abbreviations. 1 Equipment required for inhalant anesthesia. 2 Perioperative blood works and urine analysis. 3 Preanesthetic medication: drugs and dosages. 4 Intravenous injection techniques and intravenous anesthetic agents. 5 Inhalant anesthetic agents.

6 Anesthesia monitoring and management. 7 Fluid therapy. 8 Blood transfusion medicine. 9 Injectable sedative and anesthesia-analgesia combinations in dogs and cats. 10 Anesthetic considerations for specific diseases.11 Airway management and ventilation. 12 Anesthetic considerations for upper airway and thoracic surgical patients. 13 Anesthetic Considerations for upper and lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures.

14 Anesthesia considerations for minimally invasive surgical procedures. 15 Anesthetic considerations for neurological patients. 16 Anesthetic Considerations for Ophthalmic Surgeries. 17 Anesthesia and sedation for radiography/ultrasound, CT and MRI patients. 18 Anesthetic considerations for orthopedic surgical patients. 19 Anesthetic considerations for dental and oral maxillary surgeries. 20 Analgesics and Sedation of emergency/intensive care unit patients. 21 Anesthetic emergencies and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

22 Cardiac arrhythmias and treatments under general anesthesia. 23 Local anesthetic agents and anesthetic techniques. 24 Acute pain management. 25 Low level light therapy in pain management. 26 Management of Neuropathic Pain in Dogs and Cats. 27 Oncologic Pain management and Radiation Therapy. 28 Chronic pain management for osteoarthritis in dogs and cats. 29 Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine for Pain Management in Dogs and Cats.

30 Rehabilitation and pain management for veterinary patients. 31 Anesthesia in shelter medicine and high volume/high quality spay and neuter programs. 32 Euthanasia. Appendix Anesthetic dosage reference ranges. Index.