This edition provides practical theory for veterinary nursing students and covers a range of topics including:-

• A review of the cardiovascular/respiratory physiology
• Calculations used for the anaesthetist
• Record keeping
• Preparing for anaesthetic
• Intravenous access
• Airway maintenance
• Equipment
• Monitoring (ECG, Blood gases, pulse oximetry and temperature, blood pressure and end-tidal CO2.
• Fluid therapy
• Blood products
• Premedication, sedation and induction drugs
• Inhalant anaesthetics
• Recovery, complications and emergencies
• Small animal patients (ventilation)
• Anaesthesia for a range of disease/disorders e.g. Opthalmology, Cardiac Disease, head trauma, renal disease, endocrine, liver diseases, geriatrics, birthing
• Anaesthesia for exotics
• Pain and management