Anticonvulsants
Chapter 186 Anticonvulsants Manuel Boller, Dr. med vet., DACVECC, Deborah Silverstein, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • The first-line drug for control of status epilepticus is diazepam. In animals refractory to…
Antifungal Therapy
Chapter 199 Antifungal Therapy Marie E. Kerl, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Antifungal drug therapy for systemic fungal infections requires administration for months to resolve disease. • Amphotericin antifungal…
Aerosolized Medications
Chapter 192 Aerosolized Medications Carrie J. Miller, DVM, DACVIM KEY POINTS • The use of inhaled aerosol medications has stemmed primarily from the need to manage a variety of respiratory…
Anticoagulants
Chapter 187 Anticoagulants Elizabeth Rozanski, DVM, DACVIM (Internal Medicine), DACVECC, Daniel L. Chan, DVM, DACVECC, DACVN, MRCVS KEY POINTS • Thromboembolic complications may be a significant contributor to morbidity and…
Viral Infections
Chapter 111 Viral Infections Jane E. Sykes, BVSc(Hons), PhD, DACVIM KEY POINTS • A number of viral infections may be associated with acute and severe illness leading to presentation of…
Gastrointestinal Protectants
Chapter 181 Gastrointestinal Protectants Michael D. Willard, DVM, MS, DACVIM KEY POINTS • Histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs) are competitive inhibitors of gastric acid secretion, meaning that they lower gastric acid…
Antihypertensives
Chapter 178 Antihypertensives Mary Anna Labato, DVM, DACVIM KEY POINTS • Hypertension is divided into two categories: primary and secondary. • Primary hypertension results from an imbalance between cardiac output…
Vasoactive Catecholamines
Chapter 176 Vasoactive Catecholamines Jeffery P. Simmons, DVM, MS, DACVECC, James S. Wohl, DVM, MPA, DACVIM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Naturally occurring catecholamines include dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine. They share…
