"Written as a condensed handbook with concise bullet points and topics organized alphabetically, Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care maintains the acclaimed Five-Minute Veterinary Consult format for quick reference to important information in a fast-paced emergency room or critical care environment. Topics have been pulled from the Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine and Feline and have been expanded to provide additional information, as well as valuable clinical images and useful diagrams. Contents include cardiorespiratory and neurologic conditions; reproductive, ophthalmic, and renal/urologic emergencies; acute problems of the digestive track; metabolic disorders; toxicology; infectious diseases; hepatology; hematology; and other problems such as hypothermia, heat stroke and near-drowning. This text serves as an ideal purchase for general veterinary practitioners and students, veterinary technicians, and hospital and emergency clinic staff"--Provided by publisher.