Monitoring and Intervention for the Critically Ill Small Animal: The Rule of 20 offers guidance for assessing the patient, interpreting diagnostic test results, and selecting appropriate monitoring procedures.

• Based on Rebecca Kirby’s time-tested Rule of 20, with a chapter devoted to each item on the checklist


• Provides comprehensive guidance for monitoring a critically ill small animal patient


• Emphasizes the interplay of each parameter with one another


• Designed for fast access on the clinic floor, with potentially life-saving ideas, tips, lists and procedures


• Presents tables, schematics, algorithms, and drawings for quick reference