American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care (ACVECC)
For information about preparing for the ACVECC exam at NC State, visit the NCSU CVM Emergency & Critical Care Residency page.
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| Required Reading List: Textbooks | Supplemental Reading List: Textbooks |
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ACVECC Knowledge List 2021
Required Reading List: The following list of references contain the material that residents/fellows are expected to learn with retention and comprehension during their training. To facilitate this, a recent edition of appropriate resources from each section must be provided on site at each Residency Training Facility. Computer access to the common veterinary and human medical databases must also be available on site at each Residency Training Facility.
Large Animal Candidates sitting the examination in September 2021 are responsible for journal articles from the calendar year 2016-2020, and book titles published during or before 2020, and the Large Animal Additional article list.
Small Animal Candidates sitting the examination in September 2021 are responsible for journal articles from calendar years 2018-2020, and book titles published during or before 2020, and the Small Animal Additional article list.
Both Large Animal (LA) and Small Animal (SA) candidates sitting the General MCQ examination in September 2021 are responsible for journal articles from calendar years 2018-2020, and the journal articles that appear in both the Small Animal and Large Animal additional article lists.
Reading List: Journals
Articles germane to the field of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care for the appropriate species should be reviewed from the following journals. Relevant articles from the required journal list are considered testable material for the ACVECC board examination. The supplemental article list provides candidates with a list of other publications in which useful articles may be published. Articles from the supplemental article list are not considered required knowledge for the board examination unless specifically listed separately on the Additional Article List.
*Note: Frontiers in Veterinary Science will be added to the required journal list for candidates taking taking the board examination in 2022 and onward.
Required Journal List
Supplemental Journal List
| Journal Title |
|---|
| Australian Veterinary Journal |
| The Canadian Veterinary Journal |
| Chest |
| Critical Care Clinics |
| Current Opinion in Critical Care [Not available at NC State Libraries. Request articles via Tripsaver] |
| Intensive Care Medicine |
| Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association |
| Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery |
| The Journal of Small Animal Practice |
| The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery |
| Journal of Veterinary Cardiology |
| Shock |
| Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia |
| Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice (SA Candidates) |
| Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice (LA Candidates) |
| Veterinary Clinical Pathology |
| Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound |
| Veterinary Surgery (SA Candidates) |
Required Reading List: Textbooks
Please note that expected knowledge is duplicated in many of these references: it is not necessary or expected that residents will be familiar with every text listed. However, several suitable texts are listed to ensure that residents have access to all pertinent information. For each knowledge category in the Required Reading List, at least one edition of a textbook that covers the appropriate species of interest and is published within the last 10 years should be available for study and reference. (LA – Large animal, SA – Small animal, LA/SA – All species, Human – Human beings). Titles highlighted in yellow have been newly added to the list.
| Anesthesia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| LA | Equine Anesthesia: Monitoring and Emergency Therapy Print Digital | Muir and Hubbell | 2nd ed. | 2008 |
| LA/SA | Handbook of Veterinary Anesthesia Print | Muir and Hubbell | 5th ed. | 2012 |
| LA/SA | Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia Print Digital | Grimm, Lamont, Tranquilli, Green, and Robertson | 5th ed. | 2015 |
| LA/SA | Veterinary Anesthetic and Monitoring Equipment Digital | Cooley and Johnson | 1st ed. | 2018 |
| Cardiovascular | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| SA | Cardiovascular Disease in Small Animal Medicine Print Digital | Ware | 2nd ed. | 2018 |
| LA | Cardiology of the Horse Print Digital | Marr and Bowen | 2nd ed. | 2011 |
| SA | Manual of Canine and Feline Cardiology Print | Smith, Tilley, Oyama, and Sleeper | 5th ed. | 2015 |
| Clinical Pathology | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| LA/SA | Duncan and Prasse’s Veterinary Laboratory Medicine: Clinical Pathology Print Digital | Latimer | 5th ed. | 2011 |
| LA/SA | Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Pathology Print Digital | Stockham and Scott | 2nd ed. | 2008 |
| SA | Small Animal Clinical Diagnosis by Laboratory Methods Print Digital | Willard and Tvedten | 5th ed. | 2012 |
| Emergency/Critical Care | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| Human | Marino’s the ICU Book Print Digital | Marino | 4th ed. | 2014 |
| Human | Critical Care Medicine: Principles of Diagnosis and Management in the Adult Print | Parrillo and Dellinger | 5th ed. | 2019 |
| Human | Textbook of Critical Care Print | Vincent, Abraham, Kochanek, Moore, and Fink | 7th ed. | 2017 |
| LA | The Equine Hospital Manual Print Digital | Corley and Stephen | 1st ed. | 2009 |
| LA | Equine Emergencies: Treatment and Procedures Print Digital | Orsini and Divers | 4th ed. | 2014 |
| LA | Equine Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Print | Southwood and Wilkins | 1st ed. | 2014 |
| SA | Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Print Digital | Burkett Creedon and Davis | 1st ed. | 2012 |
| SA | Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Procedures Print | Hackett and Mazzaferro | 2nd ed. | 2012 |
| SA | Manual of Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Print Digital | Drobatz et al | 2nd ed. | 2012 |
| SA | Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Manual Print | Mathews | 3rd ed. | 2018 |
| SA | Small Animal Critical Care Medicine Digital | Silverstein and Hopper | 2nd ed. | 2014 |
| Fluid Therapy, Acid-Base, Electrolyte | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| Human | Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Physiology: A Problem-Based Approach Digital | Halperin and Kamel | 5th ed. | 2017 |
| Human | Clinical Physiology of Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders (not available at NC State Libraries; request via Tripsaver) | Rose, Post, and Stokes | 5th ed. | 2000 |
| SA | Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disorders in Small Animal Practice Print Digital | DiBartola | 4th ed. | 2012 |
| LA | Equine Fluid Therapy Digital | Fielding and Magdesian | 1st ed | 2015 |
| Hematology and Transfusion Medicine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| LA/SA | Manual of Veterinary Transfusion Medicine and Blood Banking Print Digital | Yagi and Holowaychuk | 1st ed. | 2016 |
| Imaging | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| LA/SA | Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology Print Digital | Thrall | 7th ed. | 2018 |
| SA | Focused Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner Digital | Lisciandro | 1st ed. | 2014 |
| Infectious Disease | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| LA | Equine Infectious Diseases Print Digital | Sellon and Long | 2nd ed. | 2014 |
| LA | Infectious Diseases of the Horse Print | Van de Kolk and Veldhuis Kroeze | 1st ed. | 2013 |
| SA | Canine and Feline Infectious Diseases Print Digital | Sykes | 1st ed. | 2014 |
| SA | Infectious Diseases of the Dog and Cat Print Digital | Greene | 4th ed. | 2012 |
| Internal Medicine | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| LA | Equine Internal Medicine Print Digital | Reed, Bayly, and Sellon | 4th ed. | 2017 |
| LA | Large Animal Internal Medicine Print Digital | Smith | 6th ed. | 2020 |
| LA | Robinson’s Current Therapy in Equine Medicine Digital | Sprayberry and Robinson | 7th ed | 2015 |
| SA | Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine Print | Ettinger, Feldman, and Cote | 8th ed. | 2017 |
| SA | Clinical Canine and Feline Respiratory Medicine Digital | Johnson | 2nd ed. | 2020 |
| SA | Textbook of Respiratory Disease in Dogs and Cats Print Digital | King | 1st ed. | 2004 |
| SA | Canine and Feline Gastroenterology Print Digital | Washabau and Day | 1st ed. | 2012 |
| SA | BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Endocrinology Print | Mooney and Peterson | 4th ed. | 2012 |
| Mechanical Ventilation | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| Human | Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation Print | Hess and Kacmarek | 4th ed | 2018 |
| Human | Mechanical Ventilation Print | MacIntyre and Branson | 2nd ed. | 2008 |
| Human | Pilbeam's Mechanical Ventilation: Physiological and Clinical Applications Print | Cairo | 7th ed. | 2020 |
| Human | Principles and Practice of Mechanical Ventilation Print | Tobin | 3rd ed. | 2012 |
| Medical Physiology | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| Human | Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology Print | Barrett et al | 26th ed. | 2019 |
| Human | Medical Physiology: A Cellular and Molecular Approach Print Digital | Boron and Boulpaep | 3rd ed. | 2017 |
| Human | Guyton And Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology Print | Hall and Hall | 14th ed. | 2020 |
| Human | Berne & Levy Principles of Physiology Print Digital | Koeppen and Stanton | 7th ed. | 2017 |
| LA/SA | Cunningham’s Textbook of Veterinary Physiology Print Digital | Klein | 6th ed. | 2019 |
| Neurology | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| LA | Equine Neurology Print Digital | Furr and Reed | 2nd ed. | 2015 |
| LA/SA | Veterinary Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurology Print Digital | de Lahunta, Glass, and Kent | 4th ed. | 2014 |
| LA/SA | Handbook of Veterinary Neurology Print Digital | Lorenz, Coates, and Kent | 5th ed. | 2011 |
| SA | A Practical Guide to Canine and Feline Neurology Print | Dewey CW, da Costa RC (eds) | 3rd ed. | 2015 |
| SA | Small Animal Neurological Emergencies Print | Platt and Garosi | 1st ed. | 2012 |
| SA | BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Neurology Print Digital | Platt S, Olby N | 4th ed. | 2013 |
| Nutrition | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| SA | Nutritional Management of Hospitalized Small Animals Digital | Chan | 2015 | 1st ed. |
| Oncology | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Year | Edition |
| SA | Withrow and MacEwen’s Small Animal Clinical Oncology Digital | Thamm, Vail, and Liptak | 6th ed. | 2019 |
| Ophthalmology | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| LA/SA | Essentials of Veterinary Ophthalmology Print Digital | Gelatt | 3rd ed. | 2014 |
| LA/SA | Slatter’s Fundamentals of Veterinary Ophthalmology Print | Maggs and Miller | 6th ed. | 2017 |
| LA | Equine Ophthalmology Print Digital | Gilger | 3rd ed. | 2016 |
| Pediatrics | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| SA | Small Animal Pediatrics: The First 12 Months of Life Print Digital | Peterson and Kutzler | 1st ed. | 2011 |
| SA | BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Reproduction and Neonatology Print Digital | England and von Heimendahl | 2nd ed. | 2010 |
| SA | Canine Reproduction and Neonatology Print | Greer | 1st ed. | 2014 |
| Pharmacology | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| LA | Equine Pharmacology Print Digital | Cole and Bentz | 1st ed. | 2014 |
| LA/SA | Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics Print Digital | Riviere and Papich | 10th ed. | 2018 |
| SA | Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Print Digital | Boothe | 2nd ed. | 2012 |
| SA | Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology Print Digital | Maddison, Page, and Church | 2nd ed. | 2008 |
| Surgery | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| LA | Equine Surgery Print Digital | Auer and Stick | 5th ed. | 2018 |
| SA | Small Animal Surgery Print Digital | Fossum | 5th ed. | 2018 |
| SA | Small Animal Surgical Emergencies Print Digital | Aronson | 1st ed. | 2016 |
| SA | Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal Print Digital | Tobias and Johnston | 2nd ed. | 2017 |
| Toxicology | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| LA/SA | Veterinary Toxicology: Basic and Clinical Principles Digital | Gupta | 3rd ed. | 2018 |
| LA/SA | Clinical Veterinary Toxicology Print Digital | Plumlee | 1st ed. | 2004 |
| SA | Small Animal Toxicology Print Digital | Peterson and Talcott | 3rd ed. | 2013 |
Supplemental Reading List: Textbooks
The following are supplemental reading materials that can also be reviewed for the species of interest.
| Anesthesia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| LA/SA | Handbook of Veterinary Pain Management Print Digital | Gaynor and Muir | 3rd ed. | 2014 |
| SA | Small Animal Anesthesia Techniques Print Digital | Shelby and McKune | 1st ed. | 2014 |
| SA | Small Animal Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia Print Digital | Campoy and Read | 1st ed. | 2013 |
| LA/SA | Veterinary Anaesthesia: Principles to Practice Print | Dugdale and Beaumont | 2nd ed. | 2020 |
| SA | Canine and Feline Anesthesia and Co-Existing Disease Print Digital | Snyder and Johnson | 1st ed. | 2014 |
| Cardiovascular | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| Human | Hemodynamic Monitoring: Evolving Techniques and Clinical Practice Print | Lough | 1st ed. | 2015 |
| Human | Cardiovascular Physiology Print | Mohrman and Heller | 9th ed. | 2018 |
| SA | Feline Cardiology Print Digital | Cote, MacDonald, Meurs, and Sleeper | 1st ed. | 2011 |
| SA | Small Animal ECGs: An Introductory Guide Digital | Martin | 3rd ed. | 2015 |
| SA | ECG Interpretation in the Critically Ill Dog and Cat Print | Day | 1st ed. | 2005 |
| Coagulation | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| Human | Hemostasis and Thrombosis. Basic Principles and Clinical Practice Print Digital | Marder et al | 6th ed. | 2012 |
| Emergency/Critical Care | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| SA | Small Animal Critical Care Medicine Digital | Silverstein and Hopper | 1st ed. | 2008 |
| SA | Critical Care Print | Murtaugh | 1st ed. | 2002 |
| SA | Handbook of Canine and Feline Emergency Protocols Digital | McMichael | 2nd ed. | 2014 |
| Fluid Therapy, Acid-Base, Electrolyte | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| Human | Plumer's Principles and Practice of Infusion Therapy Digital | Weinstein and Hagle | 9th ed. | 2014 |
| Imaging | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Year | Edition |
| SA | Atlas of Small Animal Ultrasonography Print Digital | Penninck and d’Anjou | 2nd ed. | 2015 |
| Infectious Disease | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| LA/SA | Antimicrobial Therapy in Veterinary Medicine Print Digital | Giguere, Prescott, and Dowling | 5th ed. | 2013 |
| Internal Medicine | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| Human | Vander’s Renal Physiology (not available at NCSU LIbraries; request via TripSaver) | Eaton and Pooler | 9th ed. | 2018 |
| Human | Renal Physiology Print | Koeppen and Stanton | 6th ed. | 2018 |
| Human | Renal Pathophysiology Print | Rennke and Denker | 5th ed. | 2019 |
| Human | Brenner & Rector’s The Kidney Print | Yu et al. | 11th ed. | 2019 |
| SA | Kirk’s Current Veterinary Therapy Print Digital | Bonagura and Twedt | 14th ed. | 2008. |
| SA | Kirk’s Current Veterinary Therapy Print Digital | Bonagura and Twedt | 15th ed. | 2014. |
| SA | Saunders Solutions in Veterinary Practice: Small Animal Gastroenterology Print Digital | Chandler | 1st ed. | 2011 |
| SA | Small Animal Gastroenterology Print Digital | Steiner | 1st ed. | 2006 |
| SA | BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Endocrinology Print | Mooney C, Peterson M | 4th ed. | 2012 |
| Mechanical Ventilation | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| Human | Management of the Mechanically Ventilated Patient Print | Pierce | 2nd ed. | 2006 |
| Human | Rapid Interpretation of Ventilator Waveforms Print | Harwood et al | 2nd ed. | 2006 |
| Medical Physiology | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| Human | Nunn’s Applied Respiratory Physiology (not available at NC State Libraries; request via Tripsaver) | Lumb | 8th ed. | 2018 |
| Human | West's Pulmonary Pathophysiology: The Essentials Print | West | 9th ed. | 2017 |
| Human | West's Respiratory Physiology Print | West and Luks | 11th ed. | 2020 |
| LA/SA | Review of Veterinary Physiology Print | Engelking | 1st ed. | 2002 |
| Human | Costanzo Physiology (not available at NC State Libraries; request via Tripsaver) | Costanzo | 7th ed. | 2021 |
| Neurology | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Year | Edition |
| LA/SA | Veterinary Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurology Print Digital | de Lahunta and Glass | 5th ed. | 2020 |
| SA | Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Neurology Print | Bagley | 1st ed. | 2005 |
| Pharmacology | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| Human | Opie's Cardiovascular Drugs: a Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease (not available at NC State Libraries; request via Tripsaver) | Bhatt | 9th ed. | 2020 |
| LA | Equine Clinical Pharmacology Print Digital | Bertone and Horspool | 1st ed. | 2004 |
| Surgery | ||||
| Species | Title | Author/Editor | Edition | Year |
| SA | Textbook of Small Animal Surgery Print | Slatter | 3rd ed. | 2003 |
| SA | Complications in Small Animal Surgery Print Digital | Griffon and Hamaide | 1st ed. | 2016 |
Specific Articles
There are lists of specific articles that are recommended reading for both Small and Large Animal residents. If you would like a copy of the list for studying, please contact us at library_vetmed@ncsu.edu and we will be happy to send it to you.
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“This is only a convenience copy of the reading list to help find copies of reading materials in the NCSU Libraries. It does not replace the official reading list. Candidates are responsible for ensuring they use the latest reading list.”
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