Bøker av William W. Muir

A review of pain management and anesthesia for the equine practitioner. It includes articles on: opioids as pain therapy, alpha-2 agonists as pain therapy, anti-inflammatories as pain therapy, local anesthetics, epidural and regional drugs, NMDA inhibitors and behavior modifiers, and treatment of visceral pain and colic.

Suitable for administering safe and effective anesthesia to small and large animals, including exotic pets, this book describes drugs used perioperatively and their clinical applications in detail and pays special attention to complementary and integrative approaches to pain management.

Suitable for veterinary team members involved in the everyday care of horses that require anesthesia or special emergency care. This book offers information that is needed to prepare, conduct, and monitor the administration of drugs in order to produce safe and effective anesthesia, treat pain, and monitor emergency and critical care treatment.