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Cover image
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Title page
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Table of Contents
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American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine Series
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Copyright
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Contributors
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Preface
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Abbreviations
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Section I. Ethical, regulatory, and scientific considerations
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Chapter 1. Ethics
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I. Introduction
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II. Consequentialist ethics in laboratory animal use
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III. Minimizing harms and maximizing pleasures for animals in laboratories
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IV. The Three Rs approach to minimizing harms to animals
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V. Justifying harms to animals, beyond the Three Rs
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VI. Veterinarians as anesthesia and analgesia experts and advocates: responsibilities and authority
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VII. Significant unalleviated pain and distress (Category E experiments)
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VIII. Ethics of uncertainty
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IX. Critical anthropomorphism
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X. Conclusion
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Chapter 2. Regulatory issues
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I. Introduction
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II. Regulations, standards, and policies on humane animal care in the United States
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III. Drug enforcement regulations and policies
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IV. Occupational health and safety considerations
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V. International considerations
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Chapter 3. Optimizing anesthesia and analgesia for specific research projects
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I. General implications of anesthesia and analgesia on study design
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II. Specific implications of anesthesia and analgesia on study design
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III. Conclusions
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Section II. Principles of anesthesia and analgesia
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Chapter 4. Injectable anesthetics
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I. Introduction
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II. γ-aminobutyric acid receptor agonists
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III. NMDA-antagonists
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IV. Miscellaneous agents
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V. Anesthetic combinations
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VI. Injectable anesthetic delivery systems
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Chapter 5. Tranquilizers, sedatives, local anaesthetics and antimuscarinic agents
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I. Tranquilizers and sedatives
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II. Local anesthetics
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III. Muscarinic antagonists
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IV. Conclusion
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Chapter 6. Inhalant anesthetics and safety
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I. Veterinary pharmacology of inhalation anesthetics
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II. Single circuit and multi circuit design
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III. Vaporizers
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IV. Anesthesia machines and workstations
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V. Induction chambers
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VI. Choosing inhalants for research
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VII. Waste anesthetic gas
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VIII. Summary and conclusions of waste anesthetic gas
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Chapter 7. Pharmacology of Analgesics
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I. Introduction
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II. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
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III. Opioids
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IV. α2-adrenergic agonists
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V. N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists
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VI. Gabapentinoids
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VII. Future prospects
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Chapter 8. Neuromuscular blocking agents
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I. Introduction
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II. Indications for use of neuromuscular blocking agents
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III. Contraindications for use of NMBA
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IV. Welfare implications of using neuromuscular blocking agents
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V. Neuromuscular junction anatomy and physiology
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VI. Mechanism of action of NMBA
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VII. Clinical use and monitoring
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VIII. Monitoring of neuromuscular function
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IX. Clinical pharmacology and use of reversal agents
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X. Future and upcoming agents
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Section III. Anesthetic equipment and monitoring
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Chapter 9. Anesthesia delivery systems
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I. Introduction
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II. Anesthesia machine
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III. Patient interface
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Chapter 10. Monitoring of anesthesia
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I. Introduction
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II. Monitoring of the anesthetized patient
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III. Special circumstances
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IV. Summary and conclusions
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Section IV. Periprocedural care
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Chapter 11. General care: periprocedural management considerations for research animals
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I. Introduction
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II. Oversight, planning, and organization
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III. Medical recordkeeping and veterinary care
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IV. Interventions for care and well-being
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V. Humane endpoint considerations
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Chapter 12. Pain assessment in laboratory species
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I. Introduction
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II. Types of pain
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III. Why prevent pain?
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IV. Pain assessment
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V. Pain assessment methods
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VI. Challenges in assessment of pain
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VII. Documentation and record-keeping
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VIII. Summary
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Chapter 13. Basic considerations for pain management in laboratory animals
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I. Rationale for pain mitigation
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II. Considerations for prescription of analgesia
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III. Nonpharmacological treatments for pain
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IV. Operational aspects of pain management
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Section V. Practical considerations by species
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Chapter 14. Anesthesia and analgesia in laboratory rodents
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I. Introduction
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II. Pre-procedural considerations
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III. Anesthesia
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IV. Historic anesthetic regimens used for special purposes
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V. Use of neuromuscular blocking agents and antagonists
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VI. Anesthesia for specific situations
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VII. Post-procedural recovery and care
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VIII. Analgesia
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Chapter 15. Anesthesia and analgesia in rabbits
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I. Introduction
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II. Preoperative considerations
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III. Anesthesia
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IV. Anesthetic circuits, monitoring and support
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V. Postoperative analgesia
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Chapter 16. Anesthesia, restraint and analgesia in laboratory fishes
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I. Introduction
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II. Preprocedural considerations
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III. Restraint
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IV. Analgesia, anesthesia and balanced anesthesia
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V. Postprocedural recovery and care
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VI. Pain and welfare assessment
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Chapter 17. Anesthesia and analgesia in laboratory pigs
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I. Introduction
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II. Preprocedural considerations and planning
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III. Sedation
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IV. General anesthesia
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V. Animal preparation
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VI. Anesthetic monitoring and support
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VII. Common anesthetic emergencies
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VIII. Postprocedural recovery and care
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IX. Analgesia
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Chapter 18. Anesthesia and analgesia in nonhuman primates
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I. Introduction
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II. Preprocedural considerations
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III. Chemical restraint
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IV. Anesthesia
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V. Analgesia
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VI. Special considerations
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VII. Responding to emergencies
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VIII. Postprocedural recovery and care
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Chapter 19. Anesthesia and analgesia in dogs and cats
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I. Introduction
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II. Preprocedural considerations
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III. Chemical restraint (sedation)
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IV. General anesthesia
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V. Anesthetic management and monitoring
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VI. Common anesthetic emergencies
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VII. Anesthesia for specific situations
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VIII. Postprocedural recovery and care
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IX. Pain assessment and analgesia
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Chapter 20. Anesthesia and analgesia in ruminants
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I. Introduction
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II. Preprocedural considerations
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III. Pain assessment and the need for analgesia
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IV. Sedation and premedication
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V. Anesthesia
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VI. Maintenance of anesthesia
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VII. Anesthesia monitoring
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VIII. Intraoperative support
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IX. Analgesia
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Chapter 21. Analgesia and anesthesia in ferrets
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I. Introduction
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II. Preprocedural considerations
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III. Chemical restraint (sedation) principles
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IV. General anesthesia principles
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V. Support and monitoring of the patient
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VI. Drugs used for sedation and anesthesia
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VII. Common anesthetic emergencies and treatment
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VIII. Postanesthetic considerations
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IX. Analgesia
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X. Anesthesia and analgesia for specific situations
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Chapter 22. Anesthesia and analgesia in other mammals
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I. Marsupialia: marsupials
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II. Scandentia and Eulipotyphla: insectivores
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III. Rodentia: nontraditional species of laboratory rodents
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V. Xenarthra: edentates (nine-banded armadillo—Dasypus novemcinctus)
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VI. Chiroptera: bats
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VIII. Prosimii: gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus)
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Chapter 23. Anesthesia and analgesia in birds
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I. Avian physiology and anatomy relevant to anesthesia and analgesia
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II. Preprocedural considerations
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III. Preoperative management
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IV. Anesthetic agents
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V. Anesthetic monitoring, management and emergencies
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VI. Anesthetic recovery
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VII. Analgesia
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VIII. Anesthesia for specific situations
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Chapter 24. Anesthesia and analgesia in reptiles
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I. Introduction
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II. Reptilian anatomy and physiology of anesthetic and analgesic relevance
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III. Preprocedural considerations
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IV. Chemical restraint versus anesthesia
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V. Anesthesia
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VI. Anesthesia for specific situations
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VII. Postanesthetic recovery and care
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VIII. Analgesia
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IX. Euthanasia
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Chapter 25. Anesthesia and analgesia in amphibians
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I. Introduction
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II. Anatomy and physiology relevant to anesthesia
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III. Preprocedural considerations
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IV. Chemical restraint versus anesthesia
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V. Chemical restraint
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VI. Monitoring
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VII. Analgesia
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VIII. Anesthesia and analgesia for specific situations
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IX. Postprocedural recovery and care
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X. Euthanasia
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Chapter 26. Anesthesia and analgesia in invertebrates
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I. Introduction
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II. Anesthesia
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III. Pain and analgesia in invertebrates
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IV. Euthanasia
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Section VI. Special topics
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Chapter 27. Management of chronic pain
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I. Introduction
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II. Recognition and assessment of chronic pain
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III. Treatment
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Chapter 28. Anesthesia and analgesia in the fetus and neonate
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I. Introduction
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II. Anesthesia of the dam for fetal surgery
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III. Neuraxial analgesia/anesthesia
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IV. Prevention of post-operative pre-term labor
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V. Functional maturity of key organ systems in newborn animals
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VI. Anesthesia of neonatal animals
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VII. Supportive measures during neonatal anesthesia
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VIII. Postanesthetic period
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IX. Neonatal analgesia
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Chapter 29. Anesthesia for in vivo imaging studies: practical considerations for experimental outcomes and animal welfare
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I. Introduction
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II. Imaging modalities
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III. Animal preparation and experimental planning
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IV. Management of anesthesia in imaging studies
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V. Conclusions
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Chapter 30. Preclinical pain testing: a short guide to where we are and where we are going
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I. Why the need for animal use in pain research?
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II. Animal models (assays) of pain
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III. Pain measures
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IV. Organismic and environmental factors
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V. External and internal validity
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VI. The future of preclinical pain research
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Index