Title Critical care management for laboratory mice and rats / F. Claire Hankenson

Published Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 253 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) Series The laboratory animal pocket reference series Laboratory animal pocket reference series. Contents General approaches for critical care -- Critical care management for laboratory mice -- Critical care management for laboratory rats -- Special considerations for critical care management in laboratory rodents -- Resources and additional information Summary General approaches for critical careoverviewobtaining a clinical history and medical recordsbody condition scoringrelocation for physical examinationsmonitoring critically ill rodentspain recognition and assessmentssupportive care for surgical proceduressupplemental heat provisiondrug therapyreferencescritical care management for laboratory miceintroductionoverall assessmentsgeneral medical approaches to physical examination and health assessmentsveterinary care measuresabnormal, critical, and emergent conditionsresearch-related medical issueseuthanasiareferencescritical care management for laboratory ratsintroductionoverall assessmentsgeneral medical approaches to physical examination and health assessmentsveterinary care measuresabnormal, critical, and emergent conditionsresearch-related medical issueseuthanasiareferencesspecial considerations for critical care management in laboratory rodentsintroductionaging animal model considerationsblood loss considerationschronic indwelling device considerationsdepilatory cream considerationsequipment considerations for rodent surgeryand emergency procedureseuthanasia considerationsexperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and demyelinating disease model considerationsfasting considerationsfluid therapy considerationsfood and fluid regulation procedureshumane or "clinical" endpoint considerationsnutritional therapy considerationsperioperative care considerationsregulatory considerationsrestraint collar considerationstracheostomy considerationstumor development and monitoring considerationswound management considerationsreferencesresources and additional informationintroductionorganizationspublicationselectronic resourcescommercial resourcesappendix A: glossary of acronyms and termsappendix B: suggested medical supplies for rodentcritical careappendix C: rodent formularyIndex Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record Subject Laboratory animals -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Veterinary critical care -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Laboratory animals. Mice. Rats. Animals, Laboratory Laboratory Animal Science -- methods Mice Rats TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Animal Husbandry. Rats Mice Laboratory animals Veterinary critical care Genre/Form handbooks. manuals (instructional materials) Handbooks and manuals Handbooks and manuals. Guides et manuels. Form Electronic book ISBN 1322666660 9781322666662 9781420004083 1420004085

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