PART 1: EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND DIAGNOSTICS<br>Section I: Important Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures for Emergency Care<br>1. Blood Collection<br>2. Medication Administration and Alternative Methods of Drug Administration<br>3. Intravenous Catheter Selection, Sites for Placement and Maintenance<br>4. Venous Cutdown<br>5. Intraosseous and Regional Perfusion<br>6. Biopsy Techniques<br>7. Hyperbaric Oxygen Indications in Emergencies<br>8. Alternative Therapies in Emergencies: Acupuncture<br>Section II: Emergency Imaging, Endoscopy, Laboratory Diagnostics and Monitoring <br>9. Bacterial, Fungal and Viral Diagnostic Samples <br>10. Critical and Emergency Care Monitoring Techniques<br>11. Cytology<br>12. Emergency Diagnostic Endoscopy <br>13. Gene Testing <br>14. Imaging Techniques and Indications for the Emergency Patient<br>15. Laboratory Tests and Point of Care Diagnostics<br><br>PART 2: EMERGENCY EXAMINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ORGAN SYSTEMS<br>Section I: Body and Organ Systems<br>16. Blood Coagulation Disorders <br>17. Cardiovascular System<br>18. Gastrointestinal System<br>19. Integumentary System<br>20. Liver Failure, Anemia and Blood Transfusion<br>21. Musculoskeletal System<br>22. Nervous System <br>23. Ophthalmology<br>24. Reproduction System<br>25. Respiratory System<br>26. Urinary System<br>Section II: Pregnancy, Perinatal/Neonatal Period <br>27. Monitoring the Pregnant Mare<br>28. Emergency Foaling<br>29. Foal Resuscitation<br>30. Perinatology<br>31. Neonatology<br>Section III: Shock, Temperature Related Problems, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Muti-Organ Dysfunction Syndrome<br>32. Shock, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS), Multi-Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS)<br>33. Temperature Related Problems: Hypothermia and Hyperthermia<br><br>PART 3: TOXICOLOGY<br>34. Toxicology<br><br>PART 4: SPECIAL PROBLEM EMERGENCIES <br>Section I: Special Problems<br>35. Burns, Acute Soft Tissue Swellings. Pigeon Fever<br>36. Caring for the Down Horse<br>37. Disaster Medicine<br>38. Diseases Unique to Donkeys and Miniature Horses<br>39. Diseases Unique to Draft Horses<br>40. Emergency Diseases Unique to Countries Outside the Continental United States<br>41. Flood Injury<br>42. Foot Injuries<br>43. Laminitis <br>44. Orthopedic Emergencies of the Racing Athlete<br>45. Snake Envenomination<br>46. Thoracic Trauma<br>Section II: Anesthesia<br>47. Anesthesia for Out-of-Hospital Emergencies<br>48. Euthanasia/Humane Destruction<br>49. Pain Management<br>Section III: Nutrition<br>50. Approach to the Feed and Starvation Emergency<br>51. Nutritional Guidelines for the Injured, Hospitalized and Postsurgical Patient<br>Section IV: Biosecurity<br>52. Contagious and Zoonotic Diseases<br>53. Standard Precautions and Infectious Disease Management<br><br>APPENDICES<br>1: Commonly Used Formulas and Calculations in Emergency Care<br>2: Important Equivalents and Conversions for Clinical Practice<br>3: Miscellaneous Charts and Tables Useful in Clinical Practice<br>4: Reference Values<br>5: Clinical Pharmacology and Emergency Drug Facts<br><br>A. Emergency Drugs, Recommended Dosages and Adverse Drug Events<br>B. Drugs for Specific Emergencies, Protocols and Clinical Situations <br>Antibiotics – Concentration Dependent vs. Time Dependent Drugs<br>Anesthetic Induction<br>Cardio-Respiratory Resuscitation<br>Cardiac Arrhythmia Drugs and Protocols<br>Pharmacologic Adjuncts to Intubation<br>Physical and Chemical Restraint<br>Pressors<br>Prokinetics<br>Seizure Control<br>Sepsis<br>Shock<br>C. Adverse Drug Events and Management<br>D. Clinical Signs and Overdose Response of Commonly Used Medications and<br>Recommended Treatments
