Part I Emergency Procedures and Diagnostics Section I Important Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures for Emergency Care 1. Blood Collection 2. Medication Administration - Traditional and Alternative Methods of Drug Administration 3.IV Catheter Placement and Venous Access 4. Regional Perfusion, Intraosseous, and Resuscitation Infusion Techniques 5. Aspirate and Biopsy Techniques 6. Technique of Negative Pressure Wound Treatment 7. Abdominal Palpation Per Rectum Section II Lab diagnostics, monitoring, and emergency I maging and endoscopy 8.
Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial, Fungal, Viral, and Parasitic Pathogens 9. Emergency Lab Tests and Point-of-Care Diagnostics 10. Fluid Analysis and Cytology 11. Emergency and Critical Care Monitoring 12. Imaging Techniques and Indications for the Emergency Patient 13. Emergency Diagnostic Endoscopy Part II Differentials and Triage of Common Presentations Section I Problem-based differentials Section II Triage and Stabilization of Most Common Emergencies 14. Ataxia/Acute Neuro 15. Colic 16.
Collapse 17. Down Horse (adult) 18. Dyspnea/Respiratory Distress 19. Fever 20. Nasal Discharge 21. Reluctance to Move 22. Shock 23. Sick Neonatal Foal Part III Emergency Conditions by Body System Section I Cardiovascular 24.
Exam 25. Arrhythmias 26. Murmurs 27. Myocarditis 28. Congestive Heart Failure 29. Pericardial Effusion Section II Gastrointestinal 30. Workup and Procedures 31. Oral Cavity 32.
Esophagus 33. Stomach 34. Small Intestine 35. Large Colon and Cecum 36. Small Colon and Rectum 37. Peritoneal Cavity 38. Diarrhea Section III Hemolymphatic 39. Workup and Procedures 40.
Causes of Anemia 41. Cause of External Hemorrhage 42. Internal Hemorrhage 43. Snake Bite 44. Guttural Pouch Hemorrhage Section IV Hepatic 45. Workup and Procedures 46. Causes of Acute Hepatic Disease 47. Cause of Hepatic Failure Section V Musculoskeletal 48.
Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Lameness Workup 49. Adults 50. Myopathies - Adults 51. Pediatrics Section VI Neonatology 52. Workup and Procedures 53. Newborn Foal Evaluation and Resuscitation 54. Special Situations Section VII Neurologic 55. Workup and Procedures 56.
Acute Cranial Nerve Signs 57. Acute Mental Change/Seizure/Cerebral 58. Acute Ataxia 59. Acute Peripheral Nerve Section VIII Ophthalmic 60. Workup and Procedures 61. Trauma 62. Causes of Uveitis/Keratitis 63. Swollen Eye 64.
Miscellaneous - Neoplasia, Habronema, etc. Section IX Renal 65. Workup and Procedures 66. Causes of Acute Renal Failure 67. Causes of Discolored Urine 68. Renal Tubular Acidosis 69. Causes of Uroperitoneum or Uroretroperitoneum Section X Reproductive 70. Workup and Procedures 71.
Male Reproductive Issues 72. Female Reproductive Issues Section XI Respiratory 73. Workup and Procedures 74. Causes of Upper Airway Obstruction 75. Causes of Nasal Discharge 76. Causes of Epistaxis 77. Causes of Dyspnea without URT Noise Section XII Shock, SIRS, and MODS 78. Workup and Procedures 79.
Therapies Section XIII Skin and Wounds and Burns, Anaphylaxis, Heat Stroke 80. Workup and Procedures 81. Generalized or Regional Swellings 82. Pruritus 83. Miscellaneous Lumps and Bumps 84. Wounds 85. Miscellaneous Skin Conditions 86. Heat Stroke Part IV Toxicology Section I Decontamination and Diagnostic Procedures Section II Toxins Listed by Body System and a Table of Geography Section III Specific Acute Adverse Drug Reactions and Recommended Treatments Part V Additional Emergency Considerations Section I CPR Section II IV, Enteral, and Rectal Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion Section III Field Anesthesia and Euthanasia 87.
Field Anesthesia 88. Euthanasia Section IV Analgesia Section V Nutrition 89. Medical Management of the Starved Horse 90. Nutritional Guidelines for the Injured, Hospitalized, PostSurgical Patient Section VI Biosecurity, Public Health Considerations, and Zoonoses 91. Contagious and Zoonotic Diseases in North America 92. Global Contagious Diseases 93. Standard Precautions and Infectious Disease Management 94. Public Health Considerations Section VII Considerations in Specific Types of Horses 95.
Draft Horses 96. Miniature Horses 97. Donkeys 98. Geriatric Horses Section VIII Disaster Medicine and Technical Emergency Rescue 99. Triage and Stabilization of Patients 100. Basic Overview of How to Set up Emergency Site 101. Technical Rescue Appendix 1. Reference Values 2.
Equivalents and Calculations 3. Caring for the Down Horse 4. Critical Care Monitoring 5. Drug Trade Name and Category Table 6. Equine Emergency Drugs: Approximate Dosages and Adverse Drug Reactions 7. Telemedicine 8. Records and Electronic Medical Records (EMR) for the Equine Emergency.