Contents: The role of the veterinary nurse in anaesthesia / JoanFreeman -- Physiology relevant to anaesthesia / MaryFraser -- Preoperative assessment and preparation of thepatient / Joan Duncan -- Anaesthetic machines andventilators / Craig Johnson -- Breathing circuits andairway management / Craig Johnson -- Anaesthetic drugs /Derek Flaherty -- Analgesia / Derek Flaherty and JaniceMacGillivray -- Intravenous access and fluid therapy / LizWelsh -- Monitoring the anaesthetised patient / LouiseClark -- Nursing the patient in recovery / Nichole Hill --Cardiopulmonary cerebral and other emergencies / KirstinBeard -- Rabbits, ferrets, and rodent anaesthesia / SimonGirling -- Avian anaesthesia / Simon Girling -- Reptileanaesthesia / Simon Girling -- Large animal anaesthesia /Fiona Strachan