This guide contains the list of books and journals recommended as study materials for the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC) examination.
Source: ACVECC Recommended Reading Lists, American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care
This resource updated: 3/3/2022
Textbooks updated to most recent edition: 3/3/2022
Source reading list reviewed: 3/3/2022
Source reading list updated by specialty board: 12/14/2017
."Articles germane to the field of veterinary emergency and critical care for the appropriate species should be reviewed from the following journals:"
LA = Large animal, SA = Small animal, LA/SA = All species, Human = Human beings
Anesthesia | Cardiovascular | Clinical Pathology | Emergency/Critical Care | Fluid Therapy, Acid-Base, Electrolyte | Imaging | Infectious Disease | Internal Medicine | Hematology and Transfusion Medicine | Mechanical Ventilation | Medical Physiology | Neurology | Nutrition | Oncology | Ophthalmology | Pediatrics | Pharmacology | Surgery | Toxicology
Cardiovascular Disease in Small Animal Medicine by 
Duncan and Prasse's Veterinary Laboratory Medicine: Clinical Pathology by 
Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Pathology by 
Small Animal Clinical Diagnosis by Laboratory Methods by 
Critical Care Medicine: Principles of Diagnosis and Management in the Adult by 
Equine Emergencies: Treatment and Procedures by 
Equine Emergency and Critical Care Medicine by 
Advanced Monitoring and Procedures for Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care by 
Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Procedures by 
Manual of Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine by 
Monitoring and Intervention for the Critically Ill Small Animal by 
Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Physiology by 
Clinical Physiology of Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders by 
Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Disorders in Small Animal Practice by 
Focused Ultrasound Techniques for the Small Animal Practitioner by 
Infectious Diseases of the Horse: Diagnosis, Pathology, Management, and Public Health by 
Robinson's Current Therapy in Equine Medicine by 
Manual of Veterinary Transfusion Medicine and Blood Banking by 
Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation, Fourth Edition by 
Pilbeam's Mechanical Ventilation: Physiological and Clinical Applications by 
Principles and Practice of Mechanical Ventilation by 
Veterinary Neuroanatomy and Clinical Neurology by 
Practical Guide to Canine and Feline Neurology by 
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Neurology by 
Essentials of Veterinary Ophthalmology by 
Slatter's Fundamentals of Veterinary Ophthalmology by 
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Reproduction and Neonatology by 
Canine Reproduction and Neonatology: A Practical Guide for Veterinarians, Veterinary Staff, and Breeders by 
Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics by 
Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics by 
Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal Expert Consult by 
Veterinary Toxicology: Basic and Clinical Principles by LA = Large animal, SA = Small animal, LA/SA = All species, Human = Human beings
Anesthesia | Cardiovascular | Coagulation | Emergency/Critical Care | Fluid Therapy, Acid-Base, Electrolyte | Imaging | Infectious Disease | Internal Medicine | Mechanical Ventilation | Medical Physiology | Neurology | Ophthalmology | Pharmacology | Surgery | Toxicology
Veterinary Anaesthesia: Principles to Practice by 
Hemodynamic Monitoring: Evolving Technologies and Clinical Practice by 
Heart Physiology: From Cell to Circulation by 
Small Animal ECGs: An Introductory Guide by 
Critical Care by 
Clinical Blood Gases: Assessment and Intervention by 
All You Really Need to Know to Interpret Arterial Blood Gases by 
Plumer's Principles and Practice of Infusion Therapy by 
Antimicrobial Therapy in Veterinary Medicine by 
Small Animal Gastroenterology by 
Management of the Mechanically Ventilated Patient by 
Rapid Interpretation of Ventilator Waveforms by 
Pilbeam's Mechanical Ventilation: Physiological and Clinical Applications by 
Pulmonary Pathophysiology: The Essentials by 
Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials by 
Veterinary Toxicology: Basic and Clinical Principles by .
"This list contains articles 3-10 years old from core journals and articles within the last 10 years from non-core journals and is designed to bridge a perceived gap in the recommended reading between recent journal articles, non-core journals and textbooks. It contains article the committee deems likely to inform and impact the practice of veterinary ECC. We aim to keep this list to <100 articles and will review and update it annually."
Acid-Base/Fluid/Electrolytes | Anesthesia/Analgesia | Cardiovascular | Coagulation/Transfusion Medicine | Endocrine | Environmental/Toxic | Gastrointestinal/Exocrine Pancreas | Hepatobiliary | Immunology/Hemolymphatic | Integument | Musculoskeletal | Neurology/Special Senses | Nutrition | Renal/Urinary | Reproductive | Respiratory | Sepsis/SIRS/MODS | Shock/Ischemia/CPCR | Trauma
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"This list contains articles 3-10 years old from core journals and articles within the last 10 years from non-core journals and is designed to bridge a perceived gap in the recommended reading between recent journal articles, non-core journals and textbooks. It contains article the committee deems likely to inform and impact the practice of veterinary ECC. We aim to keep this list to <100 articles and will review and update it annually. Large animal candidates should appreciate that the majority of these articles are non-species specific and shared with small animal candidates. This means that they can be used for questions on the general multiple-choice exam."
Acid-Base/Fluid/Electrolytes | Anesthesia/Analgesia | Cardiovascular | Coagulation/Transfusion Medicine | Endocrine | Environmental/Toxic | Gastrointestinal/Exocrine Pancreas | Hepatobiliary | Immunology/Hemolymphatic | Integument | Musculoskeletal | Neurology/Special Senses | Nutrition | Renal/Urinary | Reproductive | Respiratory | Sepsis/SIRS/MODS | Shock/Ischemia/CPCR
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