Essentials of Small Animal Anesthesia and Analgesia

Essentials of Small Animal Anesthesia and Analgesia, Second Edition presents the fundamentals of managing small animal anesthesia patients in a clinically relevant, accessible format. The bulk of the book is distilled from Lumb and Jones' Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia to provide authoritative information in a quick-reference format , with references to Lumb and Jones' throughout for easy access to further detail. Now logically reorganized with an easier-to-use structure, this new edition offers an increased focus on pain management and new chapters on equipment and management of patients with specific conditions written specifically for this book. The Second Edition has been fully updated to reflect current practices in anesthesia and analgesia and a new companion website offers review questions and answers. Essentials of Small Animal Anesthesia and Analgesia, Second Edition provides veterinary care providers and students with key information on anesthetic and analgesic pharmacology, physiology, patient assessment, and clinical case management for small animal patients.

Kurt A. Grimm, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVA, DACVCP, is the Founder of Veterinary Specialist Services, Conifer, Colorado. William J. Tranquilli, DVM, MS, DACVA, is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine and the President of Veterinary Outdoor Recreation and Continuing Education (VORCE), Inc. Leigh A. Lamont, DVM, MS, DACVA, is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island.