I LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCIES<br>1. Decision Making in Veterinary Emergency Medicine<br>2. Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Resuscitation in Small Animals<br>3. Respiratory Distress<br>4. Pathophysiology of Congestive Heart Failure<br>5. Shock<br>6. Acute Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus<br>7. Anaphylaxis<br>8. Hypothermia<br>9. Heat Stroke<br><br>II TRAUMA<br>10. Treatment Priorities in Trauma<br>11. Arterial Bleeding<br>12. Respiratory Emergencies<br>13. Traumatic Myocarditis<br>14. Fluid Selection in Trauma<br>15. Blood Transfusions<br>16. Brain Injuries<br>17. Acute Spinal Cord Injuries<br>18. Peripheral Nerve Trauma<br>19. Extremity Trauma<br>20. Abdominal Injuries<br>21. Pain Management in Emergencies<br>22. Disaster Preparedness and the Veterinarian<br><br>III COMMON PRIMARY COMPLAINTS<br>23. Vomiting<br>24. Diarrhea<br>25. Syncope vs. Seizures<br>26. Ataxia<br>27. Anorexia<br>28. Fever<br>29. Stranguria<br>30. Obstipation and Constipation<br>31. Fractured Tooth<br>32. Abscesses and Cellulitis<br>33. Rattlesnake Envenomation<br>34. Lameness<br>35. Infectious Disease<br><br>IV OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCIES<br>36. Acute Ocular Trauma<br>37. Ocular Hemorrhage<br>38. Sudden Blindness<br>39. Uveitis<br>40. Glaucoma<br>41. Vision-Threatening Corneal Ulcers<br><br>V RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIES<br>42. Allergic Airway Disease (Asthma) in Cats<br>43. Aspiration Pneumonitis<br>44. Dirofilariasis<br>45. Pulmonary Thromboembolism<br>46. Laryngeal Paralysis<br>47. Near Drowning<br>48. Pulmonary Edema<br>49. Hemoptysis<br>50. Smoke Inhalation and Burn Injuries<br><br>VI CARDIOVASCULAR EMERGENCIES<br>51. Mitral Valvular Insufficiency Due to Endocardiosis<br>52. Dilated Cardiomyopathy<br>53. Cardiac Arrhythmias<br>54. Cardiac Pacemakers<br>55. Pericardial Effusion<br>56. Feline Myocardial Disease<br>57. Systemic Arterial Thromboembolism<br><br>VII ONCOLOGIC AND HEMATOLOGIC EMERGENCIES<br>58. Neutropenia, Sepsis, and Thrombocytopenia in Patients with Cancer<br>59. Acute Tumor Lysis Syndrome<br>60. Coagulation Disorders<br>61. Metabolic Emergencies in Patients with Cancer<br>62. Cancer Treatment-induced Congestive Heart Failure<br>63. Chemotherapy-induced Anaphylaxis<br>64. Extravasation of Chemotherapeutic Drugs<br>65. Chemotherapy-induced Acute Renal Failure<br>66. Anemia, Thrombocytopenia, and Hypoproteinemia<br><br>VIII NEUROLOGIC EMERGENCIES<br>67. Intervertebral Disk Disease<br>68. Seizures<br>69. Meningitis and Encephalitis<br>70. Coma<br>71. Acute Progressive Lower Motor Neuron Disease<br>72. Brain Death<br><br>IX METABOLIC EMERGENCIES<br>73. Diabetes Mellitus<br>74. Hypoglycemia<br>75. Acute Pancreatitis<br>76. Hypoandrenocorticism<br>77. Peritonitis<br>78. Potassium Abnormalities<br>79. Magnesium Abnormalities<br>80. Hypoproteinemia<br>81. Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy<br>82. Acid-Base Disorders<br>83. Portosystemic Shunts<br>84. Hepatic Lipidosis and Acute Hepatitis<br>85. Transfusion Trigger<br><br>X DIGESTIVE EMERGENCIES<br>86. Foreign Bodies in the Digestive System<br>87. Canine Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis<br>88. Esophageal Disorders<br>89. Canine Parvovirus<br>90. Intussusception<br>91. Colitis<br><br>XI REPRODUCTIVE EMERGENCIES<br>92. Pyometritis<br>93. Paraphimosis<br>94. Eclampsia<br>95. Dystocia<br>96. Abortion<br><br>XII UROLOGIC EMERGENCIES<br>97. Acute Bacterial Prostatitis and Prostatic Abscess<br>98. Urinary Tract Infection and Acute Pyelonephritis<br>99. Acute Renal Failure<br>100. Obstructive Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease<br>101. Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis<br><br>XIII TOXICOLOGY<br>102. General Toxicology and Approaches<br>103. Ethylene Glycol Intoxication<br>104. Lead Poisoning<br>105. Organophosphate and Carbamate Toxicity<br>106. Anticoagulant Rodenticide Toxicity<br>107. Cholecalciferol Toxicity<br>108. Toxin-Induced Seizures<br>109. Bites and Stings<br>110. Over-the-Counter Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Intoxication<br><br>XIV EMERGENCY PROCEDURES<br>111. Temporary Tracheostomy<br>112. Thoracic Drainage<br>113. Pericardiocentesis<br>114. Emergency Venous Access<br>115. Urethral Catheterization<br>116. Abdominal Paracentesis<br>117. Cerebrospinal Fluid Collection and Assessment<br>118. Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring<br>119. Indirect Arterial Blood Pressure Monitoring<br>120. Mechanical Ventilation<br>121. Initial Ophthalmic Evaluation