Description:This book provides the busy veterinary practitioner with a guide to managing emergency and critical care situations. Life threatening problems must be handled immediately and decisions have to be made quickly regarding diagnostic and treatment plans. For easy reference, the text is organized by body-system and covers all essential areas, including cardiac emergencies, respiratory distress, neurological emergencies, trauma and poisoning. This book will be useful to veterinarians in practice and working in emergency clinics. It will also appeal to veterinary students and nurses.