Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care

Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care: Case Studies in ClientCommunication, Morbidity and Mortality provides a uniqueopportunity to learn from real-life case examples. Presented as acollection of short case studies, the book examines a wide range ofsituations likely to arise in emergency practice.The approach is modeled on the Morbidity and MortalityConferences which were first established as a training andeducational tool for medical doctors. They have now beensuccessfully adopted in veterinary medicine as a forum for casereview and learning opportunities, encouraging thorough review fromdifferent perspectives.Each chapter presents a real case, and highlights the pitfallsthat both novice and experienced veterinarians can encounter. A keytheme of the book is on communication issues. Owner perspectivesare discussed, as well as how communications betweenclinicians and owners can be optimized to allow veterinarians tobetter meet owner expectations.The cases were provided by a variety of experiencedveterinarians, primarily specialists in veterinary emergency andcritical care, as well as other specialties, general practice,universities, and private institutions.This highly readable book is suitable either to absorb fromcover to cover, or for reference to a specific case or situation.It highlights a number of common clinical problems andcommunication issues that either did or may lead to difficulties incase management, helping you to avoid these situations.